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CBT Accolades

West Valley Mission District

Logo“The West Valley Mission CCD made an excellent choice when we hired The College Brain Trust (CBT) to conduct a comprehensive organizational review of our District and to provide recommendations of ways to increase revenue and improve operations to help us balance a $9 million budget deficit.

The individuals who comprised the initial CBT team: Rocky Young, Shirley Kelly, Michael Hill and Larry Toy--along with Jean Malone and Lee Belarmino, who later came in to address some specialized areas—were a tremendous group and the best talent available. They successfully met every expectation and I am grateful for their availability, integrity and follow-through.

As former and current senior college administrators, this team had real, hands-on direct knowledge of our situation and they know from decades of experience what it’s like to run a college district. This native intelligence, coupled with their obvious respect for our people, helped them to garner the acceptance of our administrators, faculty and staff, and to sustain incredible buy-in over the course of several months. They communicated insightfully and worked skillfully and inclusively within our shared governance processes to develop the understanding, confidence and support necessary for the acceptance and implementation of their practical, achievable recommendations.

As a result, our people are working together in a more collaborative way. Our colleges and district have made and will continue to make remarkable improvements as they increase revenues while working toward greater efficiencies. I feel confident that our goals will be achieved, and that CBT’s work will positively impact both the short-term and long-term success of our district.

I highly recommend The College Brain Trust to any college who wants to improve their operations and overall institutional effectiveness. CBT knows from experience what it takes to be successful, and they did a great job for us.”

Sincerely,
John E. Hendrickson, Chancellor
West Valley Mission Community College District