HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College

Presidential Search

The Board of Trustees at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, has launched a search to find the next president of the College. The current president, John J. "Ski" Sygielski, MBA, Ed.D., will retire in July 2025. The search consulting firm, Academic Search, has been appointed by the Board to lead a national search for top candidates.

The Presidential Search Committee, with input from the HACC community, developed this position profile:

Download Full Profile (pdf)
Please see the full profile for detailed information about the nomination and application process.

Updates on search progress will be shared with the HACC community via emails and through this website.


Timeline

Phase 1

January-February 2025
• Applications and nominations will be accepted and reviewed.
• The applicants to be interviewed will be contacted.
Phase 2

March-April 2025
• The selected applicants will be interviewed.
• The finalists will be contacted.
• The finalists will be interviewed.
Phase 3

May-June 2025
• A top finalist will be selected and approved by the HACC Board of Trustees.
• The new president will be announced.
Phase 4

July 2025
The new president will begin.

The timeline is tentative and thus subject to change.




Communications and News



Update #1 - Jan. 13, 2025


HACC Launches Search for College’s Eighth President

Update #2 - Jan. 14, 2025


HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, is pleased to partner with Academic Search on the search for our next president. Now that the presidential profile is public and advertisements have been placed, Academic Search has begun the deep networking process of recruiting candidates. Early data show significant interest in the search. We aim to have a pool of candidates for the search committee to begin reviewing by the Feb. 6, 2025, application deadline.

Update #3 - March 6, 2025


The HACC Presidential Search Committee received access to candidate materials in early February and reviewed and evaluated all 81 candidates who applied. This has led to the selection of three finalists, who have been invited to interview on our campuses during the weeks of March 17 and March 24. We will have preliminary schedules finalized soon. Please be on the lookout for your opportunity to (1) meet and listen to the candidates and (2) complete a survey for each candidate that will provide feedback to the HACC Board of Trustees.



Committee


  • Ms. Dawn Adam, Associate Professor, Dental Assisting, Office of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development

  • Ms. Courtney Allen, Director, Community Standards, Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging

  • Mr. Joseph Alsberry, HACC Foundation Board Member

  • Mr. Jonathan Bowser, HACC Board of Trustees Treasurer

  • Mr. John Corrigan, Director, Business Operations, Office of Finance

  • Ms. Julie Davis, Specialist, One-Stop Welcome Center, Office of Student Success and Enrollment Management

  • Mr. Ron Dowey, Professor, Physics/Physical Science, Office of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development

  • Mr. Joel Efekele, Student Government Association

  • Ms. Zarah Fatima, Student Worker, Intercultural Student Success, Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Belonging

  • Mrs. Maureen Gingrich, Member of the HACC Board of Trustees

  • Ms. Aziza Kasmi, Education Specialist, ESL, Office of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development

  • Dr. Marsha Krotseng, Member of the HACC Board of Trustees and Search Committee Chair

  • Mrs. Toni Sharp, HACC Board of Trustees Vice Chair

  • Mr. Don Sites, HACC Foundation Board Chair






FAQs


Dr. Ski is the longest-serving president in HACC’s history, becoming the College’s seventh president in July 2011. He has loved his tenure as HACC’s president and CEO and is looking forward to the next phase of his life.

At this time, we do not anticipate having an interim president. We are planning for a successful search and hope to have a successor named and announced before Dr. Ski retires.

Dr. Ski’s last day is July 18, 2025. The new president’s first day will be July 19, 2025.