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Alliance News Bringing You News on Higher Education, Training, Distance Learning, and Research |
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Sylvia Kelley has recently joined the Alliance as the new Director of Marketing and Public Affairs. This position represents an aggregation of her experience with several community colleges and business partnerships, including her previous employment with the Bill Priest Institute for Economic Development (Dallas County Community College District). She served there as the Director of Contract Training and Marketing, and prior to that was the Technical Programs Director for a consortium of schools and businesses working through Collin County Community College.Kelley says, "This position with the Alliance is the perfect opportunity to be at the forefront of the exciting opportunities with new state-of-the-art technologies for the delivery of distance education." She has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Arts degree from The University of Texas at Dallas. She and her husband, Ray, live in McKinney with their daughter, Megan. |
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Karen E. DiConcilio brings her artistic skills in publications and web design to the Alliance from Providence, Rhode Island where she was employed in the State’s School-to-Career office. As the new Publications Coordinator and Marketing Assistant, she has an extensive background in general marketing communications, developing and maintaining websites, and special events planning. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Studies from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. As a new resident of Texas, she proudly sports a bumper sticker on her car that says she wasn’t born here but got here as fast as she could! |
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D. Andrew Copper has found his niche with the Alliance as a radio frequency systems technician responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing radio transmission equipment used for broadcasting classes over the Green Network. Copper has an interesting background with Raytheon located at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX where he worked in a variety of technical areas including systems engineering, proposal and project management, and electronics. Andrew and his wife, Julie, live in Plano. |
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