FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 14, 2008
Contact Ben Chambers, (770) 537-5756
NEW WCTC BOARD LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCED
Douglas County insurance agent Janice Thompson is the new chairman of the West Central Technical College Board of Directors, and Michael Bass, President and CEO of Piedmont Newnan Hospital, is serving as vice chair. Both took office July 1.
“We are excited about the great leadership that is onboard for the coming year,” President Dr. Skip Sullivan said. “Great things are happening at West Central, and both Janice and Michael are excited about being an integral and vital part of the initiatives underway this year.”
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| Janice Thompson |
Thompson has been involved with numerous community groups in Douglas County including the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, Junior League of Douglas County and the Rotary Club. She has served as county campaign chairperson for both the March of Dimes and the United Way was selected at Douglas County Citizen of the Year in both 1987 and 2000. She was WCTC board vice-chair last year.
“I look forward to serving the college, our community and the students,” Thompson said. “I believe the programs and initiatives of the West Central Technical College have been a major factor in Georgia’s – and especially the west metro Atlanta area’s – economic success.” “My commitment is to provide the best educational opportunities possible to each student,” Thompson, a founding board member of the Douglas County Regional Youth Center, said.
Bass said he is especially enthusiastic about taking a leadership role as West Central Technical College actively pursues a stand-alone campus in Coweta County.
“Coweta County citizens need a greater variety of educational opportunities,” he said, “and West Central Tech is committed to finding a way to provide these services to Coweta County. We at Piedmont Newnan have an excellent relationship with West Central Tech, and we look forward to new ways to collaborate in providing skilled healthcare workers in our area.”
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| Michael Bass |
Bass took the helm of Piedmont Newnan in 2005. He has over 35 years of experiencein the hospital, physician practice and consulting environments.
Board certified by the American College of Healthcare Executives, Bass has extensive experience in strategic and business planning; facility master planning and development; operational and fiscal performance improvement planning, including turnaround assessments and planning; and acquisitions and mergers. His experience includes work in the United States, Bermuda, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Vietnam and Trinidad.
West Central Technical College, with campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas and Haralson counties, offers over 90 associate degree, diploma and technical certificate programs of study. A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, West Central last year served over 10,000 students including credit enrollment, adult education, ESL classes, continuing education and corporate training. West Central Tech is one of the fastest-growing colleges in Georgia.
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