Name: Douglas Jensen
Representing: National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers
Job Title: President
Institution: Bismarck State College North Dakota’s Polytechnic Institution
Since: 2020
Previous Positions: President, Rock Valley College; President, Alabama Technology Network – MEP; Vice President of Economic Development, Westmoreland County Community College; Chief Academic Officer, Northcentral (Wisconsin) Technical College; Academic Dean, General Studies Division, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College; Assistant Dean, Center South Campus, Community College of Allegheny County
Affiliations and/or Boards: Serves on Sanford Health’s Finance Committee; Board of Directors, National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers; Education & Workforce Advisory Committee of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute. Past member of the Board of Directors, Region 1 Planning Council; past member, Rockford Area Economic Development Council, Executive Committee; past member of the Board of Directors for Rock Valley College Foundation; past member of the board of Growth Dimensions; past board member of Workforce Connection, Alignment Rockford, Transform Rockford, Business Council of Alabama, and Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association
State Engagement: North Dakota University System
Past Professional Development: AACC Future Presidents Workshop; Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship; Wisconsin Leadership Development Institute
Education: Doctorate of Education, Edgewood College, Madison, WI; Master of Science, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA; Associate of Science, Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
Other: Publications: Community College Journal of Research and Practice (Vol. 24, Number 1, January 2000) “Leveraging Private and Public Resources to Promote Economic Development in Pennsylvania”
Presentations: Presentation to North Dakota Senate and House Appropriation – Polytechnic Mission North Dakota State Board of Higher Education – North Dakota Polytechnic Mission Association National Defense Industrial -Community College Education and Manufacturing; Awards: Top 150 Aspen Award for Community Colleges Finalist 2021; National Bellwether Finalist 2011; Urban Area Security Initiatives Award for Higher Education 2010; Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Diversity Award 2006