The Fayetteville Technical Community College (FTCC) is an invaluable education and workforce development partner, enhancing our economic development efforts and community as a whole. The FTCC Presidential Search Committee has been tasked with finding the next FTCC President in preparation for Dr. Larry Keen retirement. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Chairman David Williford requested that we share the following letter with you. Thank you in advance for your input in this important endeavor.

Dear Business Leader:

Fayetteville Technical Community College, North Carolina’s third-largest community college, is an important part of Cumberland County’s workforce and economic development team. The College provides instruction to about 25,000 students annually and has been led for the last 15 years by its president, Dr. J. Larry Keen. Dr. Keen recently announced his plans to retire at the end of the calendar year, and the College Board of Trustees is beginning the important work of finding the College’s next president.

We seek your advice as we begin the presidential search process. Specifically, we would like to know what you believe are the most important issues our community and college will face in the next decade and what characteristics, skills, and traits you believe the College’s next president should possess. Any thoughts you share with us will be considered as we create the profile of our next president and begin efforts to recruit applicants that align with that profile.

The College invites your participation through the completion of an online survey or through your attendance at a community forum the College will hold in late April. The online survey can be completed in as little as ten to fifteen minutes and the community forums will be held as follows:

• April 26 – 10:30 AM until Noon
  Fayetteville Technical Community College Main Campus
  Cumberland Hall Auditorium
• April 27 – 2:30 PM until 4:00 PM
  Fayetteville Technical Community College Main Campus
  Cumberland Hall Auditorium
• April 28 – 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM
  Fayetteville Technical Community College Main Campus
  Cumberland Hall Auditorium
• April 28 – 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM
  Spring Lake Campus of Fayetteville Technical Community College
  William S. Wellons Auditorium

Thank you for your consideration and for sharing your thoughts with us as we search for the College’s next president.

Sincerely,

David R. Williford
Chairman, Board of Trustees