Jeremiah Riordon

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Jeremiah P. Riordon

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Biography

Mount Wachusett Community College - Sociology

Educator | Trainer | Lifelong Learner
Higher Education
Dr. Jeremiah
Riordon
Greater Boston Area
Dr. Jeremiah P. Riordon is an experienced Cabinet-Level Executive, Senior Manager, College Professor, and Workforce Trainer, with more than 20 years of College Administration and Academic experience. As a Consulting Scholar Practitioner in Contract Interim Posts in Higher Education, he has successfully held positions of Leadership at Springfield Technical Community College (Vice President of Workforce Training), Landmark College (Dean of Students), Worcester State University (Director of the Center for Business and Industry), and Greenfield Community College (Director of Community and Workforce Education) for periods of 3 to 12 months. In these leadership roles, Dr. Riordon's extensive experience, including 18+ years supervising of Credit and Non-credit Faculty, Unit and Non-Unit Administrative Staff, with 11 years of Student Affairs and Residential Life, 7 years as a Chief Judicial Officer and Title IX Investigator, 22 years of teaching Psychology, Sociology and Counseling Methods for college credit, 19 years of instructing and advising Resident and Commuter students, and 19 years designing and delivering online instruction. He has extensive experience managing Budgets up to $7M, has a 96% approval rate for writing grants (74 approvals for 77 submission), and has managed 85+ multi-year grants totaling $22.5M. He has led and participated in many Strategic Planning Initiatives, developed and delivered training for 150+ businesses, and been on multiple NEASC Accreditation teams. As an experienced higher education leader, he has extensive experience in Governance, State-wide Committee Involvement, and Institutional Representation at the Community, State, and Federal levels.


Experience

  • Mount Wachusett Community College

    Adjunct Professor, Teacher and Trainer

    • Instruct 8-10 credit courses each academic year in traditional, online, and hybrid formats.
    • Develop and maintain instructional resources of materials required for delivery of 37.5
    contact hours of lectures for the following credit courses:
    -Introduction to Psychology-PSY 105 (3 Credits)
    -Introduction to Sociology-SOC 105 (3 Credits)
    -Marriage and the Family-SOC 206-(3 Credits)
    -Abnormal Psychology-PSY 240 (3 Credits)
    -Counseling Methods and Interviewing Techniques-HST 140 (3 Credits)
    -First Year Student Success-FSS 101 (2 Credits)
    • Faculty advisor to “Music at the Mount” Student Club, including founding the club, SGA
    recognition, constitution development, budget mentoring and hosting monthly open mic events.
    • Training resource for new instructors on topics of Educational Technology in the classroom,
    BlackBoard Course Development, and Managing Courses for Student Academic Achievement.
    • Member of multiple NEASC Accreditation institutional committees for 10-year “comprehensive”
    report and visit, Self-Study Report creation, and 5-Year interim Report.

  • Mount Wachusett Community College

    Associate Vice President of Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development

    Jeremiah worked at Mount Wachusett Community College as a Associate Vice President of Lifelong Learning and Workforce Development

  • Greenfield Community College

    Director of Community & Workforce Education

    Jeremiah worked at Greenfield Community College as a Director of Community & Workforce Education

  • Landmark College

    Interim Dean Of Students (Consultant Contract)

    • Responsible for the administration of the College’s student conduct program under the
    supervision of the Vice President of Campus Life.
    • Provided counsel and training for Resident Director hearing officers.
    • Advised Residence Life, Campus Safety Officers, and Student Affairs staff charged with
    administering the policies and procedures of the conduct system.
    • Attended weekend reviews each Monday morning on the Student Affairs Leadership Team,
    participated in the prioritization of interventions for students.
    • Scheduled administrative hearing with students, determined culpability, and applied any
    necessary sanctions focused on education intended to prepare the student for better decision making in the future.
    • Maintained the Symplicity Student Advocate online system for student records, consulted with
    parents and guardians as permitted by student privacy waivers, offered alternative forms of dispute
    resolution, and acted as an advisor regarding complex legal and regulatory higher
    education issues.
    • Active on committee reviewing and updating institutional response to student emergencies.
    • Served on the committee to review and update RD Standard Operating Procedures.
    • Assured compliance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
    • Responsible for numerous early interventions on Title IX related incidents, when allegations
    of student-to-student sexual misconduct, relationship violence, or stalking, were reported.
    • Responsible for issuing any necessary “No Contact Orders” documents, determining relocation
    options for residents in crisis to have the option of immediate access to reserved “Safe-Room”
    Assignments, and connected students in crisis with all needed resources.

  • Worcester State University

    Director of the Center for Business and Industry

    -Develop and maintain centralized client relations database system for all CBI services and programs.
    -Assess market needs using a variety of technologies and techniques, including cold calling on potential client organizations.
    -Oversee and supervise the planning and offering of programs for business, industry and non-profits.
    -Work with deans, directors and executives; make recommendations on how to generate increased revenue for the university by enhancing and increasing business and industry services and programs.
    -Provide leadership for and implement an aggressive business and industry marketing and recruitment agenda for programs in the greater Worcester area.
    -Implement and apply University policies and procedures, recommending policy changes when needed.
    -Recommend the appointment of faculty and trainers for CBI programs.
    -Oversee and market offerings to the business, industry and non-profit communities.
    -Develop and administer the budget for the Center for Business and Industry.
    -Assist with the marketing and promotion of the Worcester Center for Crafts.
    -Act as a single-point of contact for business and industry services for the university.

  • Springfield Technical Community College

    Vice President of Workforce Training (12-Month Contracted FT Interim)

    • Member of the President’s Cabinet senior management team.
    • Shared responsibility for management of $54M annual budget, and oversight for 700+ employees,
    and 8,000 students on a designated Hispanic Serving Institution.
    • Supervised five departments of Workforce Development, Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English
    for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in the Springfield Adult Learning Center, the GPSTEM
    Program, the Massachusetts Casino Career Training Institute, and Noncredit Courses.
    • Managed a division budget of $7M, supervised a support staff of 17 professionals, 105 faculty,
    and active participant in all Board of Trustees Meetings, advised the Internal/External Committee,
    and served on the Ways and Means Committee.
    • Served as Chairperson of the statewide Massachusetts Business and Industry Directors Council,
    and co-Chair of the Massachusetts Casino Career Training Institute, and represented the institution
    on many state, local and university committees.
    • Expanded workforce training stackable credentials by 400+ new non-credit course offerings.
    • Collaborated with faculty to develop plans to award credit for prior learning, and create a
    low-risk “ramp” for noncredit student entry into academic program.
    • Recruited 20+ business owners onto advisory committees, and launched three industry-recognized
    credentials intended for immediate workforce entry by program graduates.
    • 12-month contract fulfilled, and permanent VP position retrenched due to planned
    re-organization.

Education

  • Northern Arizona University

    Master's Degree

    Educational Leadership (Concentration: Psychology)

  • Northeastern University

    Doctor of Education

    Education Administration/Higher Education Administration
    Dissertation Topic: Reducing costs for administrative services in a higher education setting by using the proven practices of business process change, and the reduction of common administrative wastes, to speed up the delivery of services, and improve programs and customer services for Students, Faculty, and Staff, while reducing the use of human and material resources.

  • Massasoit Community College

    Associate of Science - AS

    Law Enforcement

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