Name: Jermaine Whirl
Job Title: President
Institution: Augusta Technical College
Since: 2020
Previous Positions: At Greenville Technical College: Vice President for Learning and Workforce Development; Vice President for Economic Development & Corporate Training. At Gwinett Technical College: Dean, School of Business Sciences; Dean, School of Art & Design. Other roles: Dean, Adult Education (Savannah Technical College) Visiting Instructor of Management; Instructor of Business Economics; Assistant Director of Education; Alumni Relations President
Affiliations and/or Boards: TD Bank New Market Tax Credit Advisory Board, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Human Capital Advisory Board, Queensborough National Bank & Trust Board of Directors,
AACC College Readiness Commission Member, The Warrior Alliance Board of Directors, HERDI Board Member, Winthrop University College of Business Advisory Board
State Engagement: CSRA Regional Commission Board-WIOA Board (Education Chair); CSRA Alliance for Fort Gordon Board; Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Board; United Way of the CSRA Board, SRS Community Reuse Organization Board
Past AACC Conventions Attended: 2022, 2019, 2018
Past Professional Development Participation: AACC Future President’s Institute, AACC Commission on College Readiness
Education: Ed.D., Organizational Leadership, Valdosta State University; M.E.d., Adult Education, Georgia Southern University; MBA, Economics/Finance, Charleston Southern University; BA, Economics, Winthrop University; AA, General Studies, Trident Technical College
Other: Served as a thought leader on national media outlets such as Inside Higher Ed, AACC 21st Century Center, ACCT Perspectives Now, and Insights into Diversity Magazine. Recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine’s Georgia’s 500 Most Influential Leaders, GSA Business Review Magazine, Greenville Business Magazine, The League of Innovation in Community College Association, and alumni awards from Charleston Southern University, Georgia Southern University, and Winthrop University.