By: Ashley Higginbotham
-Asst. News Editor-
Board of trustee’s candidate Joan McGivney was elected as a board member after the April 2 election against three other candidates. She was first on the board of trustees after previous seat holder Joan Ordinachev could not fulfill her duties due to family issues. McGivney will have the seat for a full six-year term.
“I am happy that I can continue to serve on the board,” McGivney said.
McGivney has several goals and ideas she will share during her term. Her husband is a dentist and has been working with the same technology for the past 10 years, and she feels technology advances in the college are important.
“Forest Park students are just now getting this technology that my husband has been working with for 10 years,” McGivney said.
Another idea McGivney has is that training is kept up to date.
“I want to make sure that the training we are providing is in sync with real world job needs,” McGivney said.
McGivney said she also wants to stay in contact with important resources.
“I want to continue to meet with state reps and show local businesses how great the community college is,” McGivney said.
McGivney obtained her bachelor’s in journalism from University of Missouri-Columbia, her master’s in urban affairs at Saint Louis University and her graduate certificate in gerontology at University of Missouri-St. Louis.
She also was a volunteer for the United Way Financial Allocation Panel for Health Care Services and Neighborhoods for six years. She was a volunteer for OASIS for four years and a volunteer for Mentor St. Louis City for six years.
McGivney worked at Southwestern Bell Corp. for 17 years as a systems analyst and manager. She was on the Webster Groves Board of Education for six years and on Webster Groves City Council for four years. McGivney also was a member of the St. Louis County Planning Commission for three years.
Unless she cannot fulfill her duties, McGivney will serve a full six-year term.
“I am just glad that I can continue to serve the community college,” McGivney said.
