Page 47 - Delaware Business Times - DE222
P. 47
EDUCATION
Mark Brainard
Delaware Technical Community College
Since 2014, Mark Brainard has served as Delaware Technical Community College’s president and overseen policy at its four campuses that teaches thousands of students every year. But before that, he worked in the Delaware legislature and for the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. In 2002, he was tapped by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner to serve as her chief of staff, staying
for six years and helping to marshal support for the SEED program, which covers full tuition for select high school graduates to get an associate degree.
ALMA MATERS:
BOARDS:
Todd Clark
Widener University Delaware Law School
Todd Clark is the dean of
Widener University Delaware Law School, the oldest and most influential law school in the state. A native
of Ohio, he previously worked as associate dean of academic affairs
at the law school at St. Thomas University as well as teaching at North Carolina Central University School of Law. During his tenure at NCCU, he created and guided the Practice of Law certificate program. Clark has written on the legal issues of employment discrimination, sports, the intersection of hip-hop culture and the law, and corporate justice.
ALMA MATERS:
Q&A:
Phillip Closius
Wilmington University School of Law
Phillip Closius is the founding dean
of Wilmington University School of Law, a major expansion of Wilmington University designed to cater to working adults interested in advancing careers. Closius previously served as the dean of the University of Baltimore School
of Law and The University of Toledo College of Law, where he increased
bar passage rates at both by 30% and job placement rates by 20%, while spearheading the two largest jumps for a law school in the history of the U.S. & World News Report annual rankings. Under his tenure, WilmU is facing its test of accreditation in early 2025.
ALMA MATERS:
Q&A:
Jean Dahlgren
Delaware College of Art and Design
In 2018, Jean Dahlgren became the first female president of Delaware College of Art and Design in its history. The two-year arts college was founded
in 1997, based on the inspiration of how the Savannah College of Art and Design impacted its city. DCAD sees roughly 125 students with 60% of
its student body from Delaware and maintains regional relationships with other art colleges. Dahlgren, who previously taught graphic design, has already expanded DCAD’s majors and non-degree programs to modernize its offerings during her tenure.
ALMA MATERS:
BOARDS:
Q&A:
DelawareBusinessTimes.com | DELAWARE 222 45
