Organizations Filed Purposes:
Training and education of member organizations' directors to inform about best practices and issues affecting the technical colleges in the state of Georgia.
For the year ended June 30, 2020, TCDA operated the following programs:(i)Courses The standard, developmental Courses that TCDA operates include the following: New Board Member Orientation/Governance, Community Engagement, Interfacing with Elected Officials, Budget and Finance and a host of elected workshops, including Roberts Rules of Order, Public Speaking, and TECH talks. (ii)Leadership Training Conference - TCDA hosts a statewide leadership conference for all college presidents, local board members and college staff to better acquaint the post-secondary community with advances in career paths and student success. Guest speakers include noted speakers in the fields of education, future career trends, new technologies including artificial intelligence and deep fakes, campus security, and legislation effecting post-secondary education. (iii)Fact Book & Directory and Newsletter -The TCDA Fact Book and Board Directory serves as a marketing tool for the colleges profiling the prominent individuals who serve on the Technical College System of Georgia State Board and the local boards of directors. It contains contact information on all current board members and alumni and informs the public of the industry leaders who volunteer their time and expertise in order to make the Technical College System of Georgia the premier two-year college system in the nation. TCDA has colleges who are nationally ranked due to their unique training programs. TCDAs semi-annual newsletter is used as a communication and information tool to advise current and former board members, as well as State Board members, college presidents and staff on current issues of concern in education, be it Pell Grant renewal, Dual Enrollment, or Complete College Georgia, and trends we see emerging in the nation. For example, spaceplanes will be launched in 2022. NASA is seeking trained technicians to manage launch pads, space lawyers, astro miners and space antenna tech. What programs need to be developed and technologies secured to be able to produce the worforce of the future? The newsletter brings questions on future careers to bear. (iv)Technical College System of Georgia State Meetings - In accordance with Georgia Statues 20-4-10, the Technical College System of Georgia has an appointed State Board of 23 individuals responsible for the courses and direction of the 22 colleges in the TCSG system. It is their responsibility to ensure that all colleges provide world-class careers that are both current and well positioned for the next century. All TCSG colleges are SACS accredited and must remain so in order for degrees to transfer to the four-year university system.Local boards of director are mandated by Georgia State Law 20-4-11 to assist and act as an extension to State Board of Directors. The TCDA is responsible for training and developing the 22 local boards of directors to comply and assist the State Board in their mission. The TCDA, in their role as educators of the local boards, helps to support both the State Board and local boards through annual meetings and dissemination of critical information necessary for the success of the colleges. Such events include the ten State Board meetings, annual leadership conference, Student and Adult Learners of the Year Programs and the annual State of the System address from the TCSG Commissioner. Where TCDA programs impact the message, TCDA will provide literature, speakers, technology or food to assist with the particular function. Example for the Student of the Year in 2020, TCDA offered technology to the winner to enable them to continue their bachelor degree at an accredited Georgia University.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Adie Shimandle | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $107,000 |
| Harold Wright | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2 | $0 |
| Neil Bitting | Ex Officio | 2 | $0 |
| William Stone | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Siders | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Cabaniss | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Stephen Sumner | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Judge Chan Caudell | President | 2 | $0 |
| David Danzie | Past President | 2 | $0 |
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