October’s Association of Community College Trustees Annual Congress marked the ending of an era for Debbie Novak, executive assistant to Colorado Mountain College’s president and staff secretary to the CMC Board of Trustees.
For the past year Novak has been the president of the Professional Board Staff Network of ACCT, and at the annual congress she passed the presidential baton to Mechell Downy of Seminole State College. Novak has spent the past nine years on the executive committee of the Professional Board Staff Network (PBSN).
During this year’s congress she facilitated a three-hour work session for the PBSN. Also taking part in the session was Pat Chlouber, CMC’s elected trustee from Lake County, as seen at left in this photo. (Novak is on the right.)
“It has been a great honor to serve as president of the PBSN this past year,” Novak said. “This is a group of wonderful professionals always willing and available to help each other.”
The Association of Community College Trustees is a nonprofit educational organization of governing boards that offers a broad range of benefits to community colleges, individual educators and corporations worldwide. Membership consists of more than 520 governing boards and over 6,500 trustees who govern public and private community, technical and junior colleges across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.
Congratulations, Debbie, on the successful conclusion of your office! And thank you for your service and for representing the college in this influential international organization.