President's Staff

President

Dr. George C. Knox
Phone:(620) 421-6700 ext. 1223
Fax:    (620) 421-0921

B.S., Criminal Justice (1981)
M.S., Criminal Justice Administration (1982)
         (Awarded the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award) 
Doctor of Education, Curriculum and Instruction (1993)
         Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Affiliations:
Past President Parsons Chamber of Commerce; Member of the Parsons Chapter of Rotary International; Leadership Parsons; American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) – Member Rural Community College Roundtable; Past Chair, Southeast Kansas Higher Education Consortium (SYSTEM); President-Elect Council of North Central Two Year Colleges; Past President, Jayhawk Athletic Conference; Presidential Representative to the National Junior College Athletic Association (Executive Board); Past Chair Council of Presidents (COP); Past Chair, System Council of Presidents (SCOPS; Past Chair Kansas Campus Compact; Past President, Parsons Habitat for Humanity; Member of Great Plains Redevelopment Authority; Member of Parsons Economic Development Strategy Plan Advisory Board.

Administrative Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees

Megan Fugate
Phone: (620) 421-6700 ext. 1223
Fax:      (620) 421-0921

A.S. - Labette Community College, Parsons, KS. 1998
          (Business Education)
B.S. - Friends University, Wichita, KS 2007
          (Organizational Management & Leadership)

Affiliations:
National Council for Marketing & Public Relations; Association of Kansas Community College Office Professionals (AKCCOP); Leadership Parsons; Parsons High School Business Department Advisory Board Member

Vice President of Finance and Operations

Leanna Newberry
Phone: (620) 421-6700 ext. 1231
Fax:      (620) 421-0180

A.A. - Labette Community College, Parsons, KS.
B.S. - Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

Affiliations:
Parsons Lions Club; Kansas Society of CPA's; Member of Kansas Association of Community College Business Officers; Member of Friends of Crawford State Park

Vice President of Student Affairs

Tammy Fuentez
Phone: (620) 421-6700 ext. 1264
Fax:      (620) 421-2309

B.S. - University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO (1996)
M.S. - Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS (1998)

Affiliations:
Labette County Youth Leadership Board; National Academic Advising Association; Association of Chapter Advisors for Phi Theta Kappa

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Joe Burke
Phone: (620) 421-6700 ext. 1239
Fax:     (620) 421-2786

Affiliations:
President of Parsons Kiwanis Club, National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) - Parsons Unit Representative, Member of Kansas Chief Instructional Administrators (KCIA), Member of System Council of Chief Academic Officers (SCOCAO)

Foundation/Alumni Director

Lindi Forbes
Phone: (620) 421-6700 ext. 1212
Fax:     (620) 421-2786

B.A. - Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

Affiliations:
National Council for Marketing and Public Relations; LCC Student Ambassador Advisor; Labette County Youth Leadership Board; Presbyterian Manor Advisory Council; Parsons Chamber of Commerce Ambassador; Katy Days Publicity Committee; Parsons Young Professionals; Past Leadership Parsons Board Member

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