Dave Askeland, who for the past year has served as the interim vice president for Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge and Dillon, now officially holds the title of vice president.
“I am very pleased that Dave Askeland has agreed to be the head of our campus in Summit County,” said Dr. Charles R. Dassance, interim president of Colorado Mountain College. “As an interim in that role, he demonstrated his ability to provide strong leadership to both campus and community. I am confident that Dave will be an effective advocate for what is needed to serve our students and county.”
Askeland has taught and held administrative roles at Colorado Mountain College for the past 12 years. He has been an adjunct instructor, instructional supervisor and director of operations at the college’s locations in Breckenridge and Dillon, and served CMC collegewide as director of developmental education. Before joining CMC, he was the country director for World Hope, an NGO working on relief and development in Azerbaijan.
“I’ve always been excited to work at CMC with such an amazing group of students, staff and faculty,” Askeland said. “We have the opportunity to change students’ lives and to help them fulfill their dreams.”
Askeland said the campus has been working for the past year on a number of projects, including the expansion of their community gardens, peer mentoring for instructors and creating community partnerships for upper-level internships.
The campus has been selected to host the annual Collective Biodiesel Conference Aug. 15-18. The conference, held at the college’s Breckenridge building, will attract biodiesel leaders from around the country and is open to Colorado Mountain College students and the public.
“We will continue to work on new projects for student success,” Askeland said. “Our campus has provided and continues to provide exceptional educational opportunities for students from our community, the Front Range and around the country.”