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President
College of the Desert
43500 Monterey Avenue
Palm Desert, CA 92260
760-773-2500 FAX 760-341-9732
jpatton@collegeofthedesert.edu
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Currently:
College of the Desert
Position: President
Responsibilities: Chief Executive Officer
Previous:
(1) Education Administration
Assistant Superintendent/President assisting President in oversight of college operations; acting President in President’s absence.
College of the Desert
Vice President, Finance and Administration responsible for managing areas of administration; chief business and finance officer in these colleges:
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
West Hills College, Coalinga, CA
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
(2) Faculty
Missouri State University – Full-time faculty teaching Financial & Managerial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis; Part-time faculty teaching Business Administration, Management
Breech School of Business, Drury College – Part-time faculty teaching Financial Accounting
MILITARY
Missouri Army National Guard.
Honorable discharge January 1974 as a commissioned officer. Received three achievement awards: the Distinguished Candidate Award, the OCS Staff Award, and the Erickson Trophy.
United States Marine Corps Reserve.
Honorable transfer to the Missouri National Guard in January 1967. Served as non-commissioned training officer at San Mateo, Camp Pendleton, CA.
EDUCATION
Missouri State University
Master of Business Administration
Central Bible College
Bachelor of Arts – Christian Education
Missouri State University
Bachelor of Science – Management/Accounting
SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
CURRENT SERVICE
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Member, CVEP Education Committee
- Member, Association of California Community College Administrators
- Member, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Palm Desert
- Member, Board of Directors, College of the Desert Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors, College of the Desert Alumni Association
- Member, Board of Directors, Coachella Valley Real Estate Housing Trust
- Member, Board of Directors, Coachella Valley Economic Partnership
- Member, Board of Directors, World Affairs Council
- Member, Coachella Valley Education Consortium
- Member, UCR Desert Lyceum
- Member, University Club of the Desert
- Member, Inland Valleys Trustee Association
PAST SERVICE
- President, Association of Chief Business Officers, California Community Colleges (two years)
- President, Community College Committee, Western Association of College and University Business Officers
- Member, National Association of College and University Business Officers
- Member, Western Association of College and University Business Officers
- Member, San Diego Higher Education Chief Business Officers
- Director, Board of Directors, Association of Chief Business Officers
- Member, Advisory Board of Chief Business Officers, Community College League of California
- Director, Board of Directors, Finance Authority, Community College League of California
- Director, Board of Directors, State Wide Association of Community Colleges Consortium
- Member, Finance Committee, State Wide Association of Community Colleges Consortium
- Chair, Governmental Relations Committee, Association of Chief Business Officers
- Chair, Region 10, Association of Chief Business Officers
- Director, Board of Directors, Association of California Community College Administrators
- Member, Legislative and Finance Commission, Association of California Community College Administrators
- California Representative, National Association of Community College Business Officers
- Member, Exemplary Practices Committee, National Association of Community College Business Officers
- Council of Colleges, National Association of College and University Business Officers
- Member of City Public Utilities Advisory Board, Springfield, MO
- Member of Chamber of Commerce Governmental Relations Committee, Springfield, MO
- Secretary of U.S. Postal Customer Council, Springfield, MO
- Member of Mayor's Ad Hoc Committee on Missouri State Stadium Law, Springfield, MO
- Member of Delta Sigma Pi, an honorary business fraternity, Springfield, MO
- Member of several special Ad Hoc committees of city government, Springfield, MO
- Member of Springfield Public Schools Finance Committee, Springfield, MO
- Chair, Public Relations Committee, Central Association of College and University Business Officers, MSU
- Member of Sigma Pi Alumni Association, MSU
- Faculty advisor to Alpha Phi Omega, a national service Fraternity, MSU
- Faculty advisor to Sigma Pi, a national social fraternity, MSU
- Faculty advisor to Sigma Phi Epsilon, a national social fraternity, MSU
- Steering Committee for Springfield's New Community College, Springfield, MO
- Member, Coalinga Chamber of Commerce, Coalinga, CA
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