BCCCA Executives
BCCCA Board Members
Committees
Members:
Greg Culos: President
Geoff Collier: Vice President
Robert Adams: Treasurer
Alfredo Vazquez: Secretary
Lois McNestry: Past President (Ex Officio)
Purpose:
This committee is working on a common definition of distance education and standarizing this definiion with PCTIA and Student loans.
They are also creating recommendations for SABC funding changes for distance education. They are looking at how to ensure distance education quality in SABC's view so Private Career Trainers have funding parity with publics. This would mean not being required to have an "on site, in the same time period" equivalant course but to be able to offer "accredited" programs without "on site" programs as the publics do.
This committee produced a paper and presented it to the provincial government prior to the Budget. The committee expressed concerns about how HST would impact student finances possibly creating a barrier to their education. In the Ministers budget speach Colin Hansen said that they recognized the posible impact on students and have sent this issue to the Finance Department for recomendations that would mitigate any of negative problems created.
The creation of this committee was in response to the HST announcement but they are also working on the possibility of GST "0" rating which would give private / public closer parity.
Members:
Derek Hamill; Robert Prendergast; Pat Kennedy; Al Holly
Purpose: To identify and promote articulation, transfer credit and laddering opportunities both within the private post-secondary sector and between private and public post secondary institutions.
Members include:
Gwen Donaldson; Alfredo Vazquez
The Student Finance Committee monitors changes in student finance, federal and provincial and presents suggestion for policy and proceedure improvements.
The BCCCA worked on the retroactive cut to the RCA loan remission and was able to encourage SABC to change the cut off date from April 2009 to July 1, 2009. This date was short of the original promised end date of July 31, 2009 announced in the pilot project. The committte continues to encourage SABC to find the funding to fulfill this obligation.
The BCCCA continues to work on getting concession fares for private post secondary
The memebrs are
Ingrid Field; Mitch McCormick
This committee works on the the marketing and CIC processes that will help with the issuance of study permits to international students.
Off campus work permits for graduates of Accredited Colleges is another area of this groups concentration.
Members are:
Greg Culos; Dr. Yourie Pankratz; Dr. Cyril Okoye; Alice Hsu
Purpose: To communicate on a regular basis with government, the press, the public , students and promote the value of Private Career training sector
Members:
Chair: Sue Murthi
Alice Hsu
Greg Culos
Purpose: Work to develop membership and membership value for the BCCCA.
Members:
Daniel Chowne ( Chair)
Robert Adams
Lois McNestry
Greg Culos
Purpose: To develop annual conference that will give the industry information on all aspects of the business of successful education. This committee identifies and responds to industry needs by putting on Professional Development sessions.
Members:
Lois McNestry
MIke Conroy
Purpose: To work with Public trainers and BCCCAT to ensure common high industry standards and articulation between public & private training.
Members:
Geoff Collier (Chair)
Lois McNestry
Robert Adams
Jeanine Reemst
Catherine Morris
Purpose: Work with the industry, government and schools to ensure quality training and to meet industry needs. Presently sit on government committee creating industry common standards and exploring need for licencing.
This group works to promote accredited career colleges to high school counselors
Members:
Greg Culos; Krista Livingston Clark
This committee is convened when there is a need for review of BCCCA Code of Ethics or an ethical issue is brought up about a member. This committee is made up of the President and Board members.
Chair; Geoff Collier
Purpose: To ensure all financial functions are performed accurately and on time. To review annually, the fee schedule and make recommendations for changes.
Members: Greg Culos; Robert Adams
Recognition of Past Board Member
Derek Hamill, B.Comm. C.A.
Derek Hamill is recognized by the BCCCA for his contributions to our board and the sector over many years. He was President, Vice President, and Treasurer of the BCCCA starting in 1994. Derek also was a Director of the National Career Colleges Association from 2000 – 2005. Derek’s appointments have been with the Ministry of Advanced Education as Advisory Committee Member and member of Working Group on Defaulted Loans, Past Chair of PCTIA board, Director of PPSEC.
Derek brought over 30 years of academic and finance experience to the sector. He launched Western Academy of Learning operation in 1990, 2005 became President/ CEO of all 54 Academy of Learning centres.
Robert Prendergast, MBA, CGA
Robert served two terms plus one year on the Board of BCCCA starting in 2001. He is know for his passion for the sucess of a quality private training sector. Working on the board of NACC since 2002, one of Roberts contributions was sucessfully driving the development of a national survey of our sector. He brings 30 years of finance and management experience and has been involved with private education since April 2000 as CFO and President of Ai - CDIS. In 2004, became one of the founders of TEC The Education Company Inc. that operates Stenberg Colleges, the Centre for Trades and Technology, and the Centre for Arts and Technology. Our sector has benifited from Roberts experience in high growth and entrepreneurial organizations.