Jeanne Eschbach

Experience

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  Corning Community College

  Jun 2000 - May 2012

  Director of Continuing Education

  • Direct corporate credit programming.• Work with business/industry/military to determine education needs. Make appropriate recommendations. Develop educational plans with employees. Coordinate admission process, advising and registration for employees. Act as liaison with the regional Workforce Development system to acquire funding for corporate credit programming. • Coordinate evening, weekend and summer schedules with academic divisions to meet needs of part-time students, including More After 4:00 program. •Develop new programs/courses/delivery locations in conjunction with academic divisions to meet regional needs.• Manage two off-campus centers, housing Automotive Technology, Auto Body Technology, Machine Tool Technology, High Performance Computing programs as well as corporate training, continuing education and community education programs.• Manage assessment of prior learning activities for the college. Coordinate credit by examination and portfolio assessment with appropriate divisions. Work with students, both in groups and individually, on the requirements for earning college credit for life/work learning. • Coordinate services for part-time adult students with appropriate college departments, including Bachelors Degree Options program with Career Development. • Coordinate periodic market research with part-time, evening students to design appropriate services for this population.• Coordinate community education courses such as SAT Prep, Grant Writing, Leadership Steuben, computer courses, etc.• Supervise non-credits programs in Certified Nurse Aide/Home Health Aide, Pharmacy Technician, Personal Care Aide, Machining Technology, and National Retail Federation Customer Service Training.• Supervise grant with local Department of Social Services to increase educational opportunities for DSS staff. Show less

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  Marist College

  May 2012 - May 2014

  Assistant Dean, School of Global and Professional Programs

  Manage Dean responsibilities since Dean left the school in April 2013.Support the growth and development of the school's academic programs and administrative functions in alignment with the vision, mission and goals of the College. Supervises the Fishkill extension site, Center for Lifetime Study, Special Academic Programs, non-credit programs, certificate initiatives and summer pre-college.Duties:Serves as senior administrator and assists and supports Dean in all executive and administrative functions.Collaborate to reach program growth and revenue objectives for adult programs and assists with strategic planning and implementation.Engage in budget planning and oversight.Plan, direct, and coordinate human resources management activities of the School to maximize the strategic use of human resources while providing supervision and management for school wide services and initiatives including advising and prior learning.Serve as an advocate across campus for effective adult-centered policies and academic practices.Advise and assist school faculty with the development of new academic degrees and certificate programs.Serve as a member of the Integrative Studies Committee.Facilitate assessment programs for undergraduate degree programs with the faculty.Manage all aspects of Special Academic programs.Manage the oversight of summer pre-college program initiatives. Show less

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  Elmira College

  May 2014 - Feb 2016

  Dean of Continuing Education and Graduate Studies

  • Provide leadership for the department’s strategic planning, curriculum, instruction, marketing, and budgeting• Develop and maintain strong links within the College with Department Chairs and faculty• Provide leadership in developing, maintaining and enhancing strong links and collaborations with regional businesses, school districts and government entities to identify opportunities that the College can assist with meeting the educational needs of their employees• Hire, supervise and evaluate adjunct faculty for undergraduate, graduate and non-credit courses.• Work with regional community colleges to strengthen transfer relationships.• Develop, execute and evaluate department strategic marketing plans• Assess markets to develop new programs and certificates that will meet regional educational needs• Serve as the College liaison with the business community, including local Chambers of Commerce• Serve as the College liaison with local government and workforce organizations• Negotiate regional exclusive contract with American Management Association• Contract customized training Show less

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  Corning Community College

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2023

  Executive Director of Workforce Education and Academic Pathways

  Provide leadership and oversight of all aspects of Workforce Education, communityand continuing education programs and services, credit and non-credit courseofferings, facility management, assessment and evaluation, and fiscal management. In collaboration with Associate Deans of Instruction develop, implement, andevaluate new non-credit to credit career pathways in alignment with CCC’s StrategicPlan and the SUNY Performance Improvement Plan (examples include welding,medical billing and coding, cyber security). Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with business, industry and othercommunity agencies. Represent CCC on appropriate community boards andcommittees. Establish benchmarks and business plans to ensure Workforce Education matchescommunity workforce needs and is a flexible, market-oriented, customer-focusedoperation. Keep current with workforce and job market statistics and serve as a resource forsuch information, for use in data-driven decisions and identifying employment trendsand training opportunities. Identify and develop non-credit learning options that align seamlessly with creditoptions. Develop and implement lifelong learning pathways that enable students to leveragetheir non-credit learning for educational advancement, including in credit bearingprograms. Expand credit and non-credit online offerings, ensuring high quality learningexperiences in online delivery. Research and collaborate on grant opportunities to support open enrollment andcorporate training; implement and assist with administration of grants awarded.Executive Director of Workforce Education and Academic Pathways Keep current with best practices in workforce education and learning pathways (i.e.stackable credentials, non-credit to credit pathways). Show less

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  Jeanne Eschbach Solutions

  Sept 2023 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  Jeanne Eschbach Solutions offers leadership development, team building, non-profit management and a variety of workforce training options. Additionally, we offer grant writing and grants management opportunities, especially for small organizations.