The Alamo College District (ACD) seeks confidential applications and nominations for the position of Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration (VCFA). Reporting to the Chancellor, the VCFA serves as the chief financial officer of ACD. The VCFA provides leadership to ACD managers and administrators in the areas of budget and finance, public safety, facilities, acquisitions, and administration. This is an exceptional opportunity for an accomplished, collaborative, and visionary leader with a strategic mindset and an innovative approach to excellence in financial stewardship and operational efficiency.

ACD is one of the largest community college systems in the nation, the fourth largest in Texas, and the largest provider of higher education in South Texas with more than 100,000 students. ACD includes Palo Alto College, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio College, St. Philip’s College, Northeast Lakeview College, and off-campus locations throughout the San Antonio metropolitan area, serving an eight-county region.

ACD is a nationally recognized community college district. ACD received the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest honor for performance excellence. In 2020, ACD won the Leah Meyer Austin Award given by the Achieving the Dream Network (ATD), recognizing the District’s holistic approach to reducing equity gaps between student groups. ACD was awarded a 2023 National Bellwether Award for its off-campus work-study employment program. ACD received one of the 2024 global Best Awards from The Association of Talent Development for its excellence in fostering talent and professional development. Additionally, in 2024, ACD was recognized by ATD as a Leader College of Distinction and received ATD’s 20^th Anniversary Network Legend Award.

The Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration serves as the chief operating and financial officer responsible for creating institutional efficiency and effectiveness, as well as for providing strategic, financial and operational leadership that that aligns with and supports the mission, vision, values, goals, and objectives of the Alamo Colleges District in student success and performance excellence. The VCFA also provides leadership to ACD administrators in the areas of budget and finance, facilities, public safety, acquisitions/purchasing, and administration.

The VCFA must be a highly collaborative leader with a demonstrated record of excellence in strategic leadership, and organizational and collaborative problem solving, and can develop effective relationships across multiple constituencies. The successful candidate will be an experienced leader with a history of ensuring financial success, facilitating critical conversations, and fostering innovations.

The first review of completed applications is September 4, 2024. The search page, which includes the Executive Search Profile and application and nomination links, is located at https://rhperry.com/alamovcfa.

RH Perry & Associates, a national executive search firm, is assisting ACD in this search. All confidential communications may be directed to our search team: Dr. Joanne Bashford, Senior Consultant, and Mr. Jesse Thompson, Senior Consultant, at AlamoVCFA@rhperry.com.