Tag: Staff

1000 Words: President Hauser summits Mount Rainier

CMC President Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser accomplished an incredible feat early Friday morning summiting Mount Rainier with CMC faculty member Dr. Jon Kedrowski, who recently summited Mount Everest for the second time. Hauser is an avid outdoorswoman; she has summited Mount Kilimanjaro, climbed to Mount Everest base camp and is nearing completion of Colorado’s 58… Continue reading 1000 Words: President Hauser summits Mount Rainier

Colorado Mountain College names Cairns as campus vice president

Ben Cairns has been named vice president and campus dean for the Colorado Mountain College Leadville and Salida campuses. The Denver area native has a long career in education, which includes serving as principal of Lake County High School since 2016.

After an extensive national search, Colorado Mountain College has named Lake County High School Principal Ben Cairns as the next vice president and campus dean for its Leadville and Salida campuses.

Cairns will begin the transition from the high school to CMC effective August 2.

CMC Leadville and Salida campus leader accepts college president role in Oregon

Rachel Pokrandt, campus vice president for Colorado Mountain College in Leadville and Salida, has accepted the role of president at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Her last day with CMC will be June 18th.

After nearly ten years with Colorado Mountain College, Rachel Pokrandt, vice president and campus dean of the Leadville and Salida campuses, has accepted the role of President at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. “This is a bittersweet moment for me because I absolutely love the Leadville and Salida communities and our amazing, dedicated faculty,… Continue reading CMC Leadville and Salida campus leader accepts college president role in Oregon

Colorado Mountain College names Norling as campus vice president

JC Norling has been named vice president and campus dean for Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs, effective immediately. He has been serving as interim campus leader since September 2020; before that time, he had served the college as an associate dean of academic affairs.

Jonathan “JC” Norling has been appointed as the vice president and campus dean of Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Springs, effective immediately. Norling has been providing interim campus leadership in Steamboat Springs since Sept. 1, 2020, following the retirement of former campus vice president, Kathy Kiser-Miller. Previously he had been the associate dean of academic affairs… Continue reading Colorado Mountain College names Norling as campus vice president

CMC Steamboat Springs leader Kiser-Miller to retire

After 25 years at Colorado Mountain College, Kathy Kiser-Miller, here at CMC Steamboat Springs 2019 commencement, is retiring at the end of August. Whether as faculty member, college-wide vice president of Academic Affairs, or college vice president and Steamboat campus dean, she has made a significant impact at the college. Photo David Watson

Leaves strong legacy in college’s academic offerings, structure

Creating a new college campus

Dan Robertson started in March as the instructional coordinator and business internship instructor at Colorado Mountain College Salida. In his new position he is responsible for building out business internships in the community, teaching business classes and creating a pipeline for local business input into programming. Photo Brooke Larson

Dan Robertson joins CMC Salida