In support of the Theory of Change, the Chancellor is creating a new, leadership program for employees, called the Chancellor’s Leadership Institute (CLI). The annual program begins with its inaugural cohort in fall 2024. Members will meet monthly and host discussions and presentations throughout the year. A new cohort will be selected and launch each fall.

The inaugural cohort of the Austin Community College Chancellor’s Leadership Institute convenes for the first session on Monday, September 16, 2024, at the Highland Campus.
The inaugural cohort of the Austin Community College Chancellor’s Leadership Institute convenes for the first session on Monday, September 16, 2024, at the Highland Campus.

The Charge

Members of the CLI will share in the Chancellor’s approach regarding radical transparency and radical simplicity as the college moves forward with the work on our Theory of Change. The Chancellor’s Leadership Institute is a year-long program for ACC leaders. The objectives are:

  • Create space for relationship building between cohort members and seeding a professional community of mutual support across their divisions of the college.
  • Strengthen relationships between participants and the Chancellor.
  • Build participant understanding of ACC as a complex organization in transition and awareness of the contemporary community college landscape.
  • Provide content and training that improves participants’ ability to build healthy and collaborative teams.
  • Establish a common language for participants to communicate about ACC’s values, North Star, and TOC work within their own verticals and across areas. 
  • Empower participants to identify and address bureaucratic inefficiencies impacting their teams and our college.

Events & Announcements

Food for Thought: Campus Conversations

The CLI will host a campus conversation series in spring 2025 to share insights from recent employee surveys and discuss solutions that can help reshape leadership at ACC. Each session will feature a brief update from members of the CLI followed by special tabling workshops where guests can enjoy food for thought while they take a deeper dive into the ACC Values with colleagues and the CLI team. Come to discuss and learn what it looks like to lead with courage, compassion, joy, and the spirit of yes. Feedback from these sessions will help the CLI develop a blueprint for leadership at the College that everyone can use. View the schedule of campus visits below.

Wednesday, February 26

Service Center @ 10 a.m.
South Austin Campus @ 2 p.m.

Monday, March 10

Riverside Campus @ 10 a.m. — Building G, Room 8100
San Gabriel Campus @ 2 p.m. — Multipurpose Room 1125

Wednesday, March 12

Elgin Campus @ 10 a.m — Building 1000, Room 1143
Cypress Creek Campus @ 2 p.m. — Building 1000, Multipurpose Room 1102

Wednesday, April 2

Round Rock Campus @ 10 a.m. — Building 8000, Room 8202
Eastview Campus @ 2 p.m. — Building 8000, Multipurpose/Presentation Room

Thursday, April 17

Highland Complex @ Highland Business Center @ 10 a.m. — Room 201
Northridge Campus @ 2 p.m.

Tuesday, April 22

Hays Campus @ 10 a.m.
Rio Grande Campus @ 2 p.m.

The CLI Cohort

Austin Community College will follow an inclusive, collaborative, and transparent approach to developing strategies and plans that support the Theory of Change and help both our students and colleagues succeed.

  • CLI Lead » The CLI lead, Missi Patterson, will be responsible for supporting the Chancellor in developing and managing the CLI through curriculum design, facilitation, and participant support. For questions about the CLI, please contact Missi Patterson – mpatters@austincc.edu
  • CLI Cohort 1 Members » Cohort members will represent areas of the Chancellor’s Cabinet and will provide guidance and insights to help prioritize and organize the college’s collective work. Cohort recommendations were presented to the Chancellor’s Cabinet for approval.
The inaugural cohort of the Austin Community College Chancellor’s Leadership Institute (CLI) pose for a group portrait with ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart at the conclusion of the first week of sessions on Friday, September 20, 2024, at the Highland Campus.
The inaugural cohort of the Austin Community College Chancellor’s Leadership Institute (CLI) pose for a group portrait with ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart at the conclusion of the first week of sessions on Friday, September 20, 2024, at the Highland Campus.
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AddaeErasmusAssociate Vice Chancellor, Distance Education
AlmasyNinaAssociate Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences
AntonyDewiDirector, Analytical Data Warehouse
BawcomAmyExecutive Director, ACC Foundation
BenavidesElmaManaging Director, Human Resources
BordenDavidManaging Director, Instructional Operations and Initiatives
ChristopherSteveAssociate Vice Chancellor, Student Access/Social Supp Res
HodgeAngelaVice Chancellor, Business Services
HussainiAzizInterim Vice Chancellor, Facilities and Construction
KinneyDoradoAssociate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management
MarshallJasonChief Information Officer
MartinezWillie (Guillermo)Assoc Vice Chancellor, Student Engagement & Academic Success
Mosser KnightBeth (Elizabeth)Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs
ReinhartRuthAssociate Vice Chancellor, Student Support Services
RummerAnaAssociate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs Operations
VessJessicaAVC, College Relations & Communications
Warner-SanchezSusanAssociate Vice Chancellor, Instructional Services
WhatleyBrandonAssociate Vice Chancellor, Education…
ZunigaMisonAssociate Vice Chancellor, College and
High School Relations

The CLI Experience

You can follow along and learn with the CLI. Check back here for a list of books the cohort is reading and discussing and to find more resources from the CLI curriculum. Learn More