Pictured, left to right: Scott Sloan, THEC General Counsel; Rachel Hitt, THEC Associate General Counsel; Dr. John Squires, Cleveland State vice president of Economic and Community Development; Commissioner Mike Ragsdale; Dr. Rebecca Ashford, Chattanooga State president; Dr. Victoria Harpool, THEC senior director of Strategic Managment; Susan Hatto, TCAT Athens president; Commissioner Charles Wood; Dr. Willie Thomas, Cleveland State vice president of Student Affairs; Dr. Steven Gentile, THEC executive director; and Dr. Julie Roberts, THEC chief academic officer.
Cleveland State Community College recently hosted the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
The commissioners were on campus to conduct on-boarding for two new members from east Tennessee: Mike Ragsdale, president of Tennessee Strategies, and Charles Wood, president of Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce.
During the visit, area college presidents joined the commissioners for a welcome reception.