WINONA, Minn. – The search for a new student affairs president at State College Southeast has narrowed to three finalists. Open campus interviews begin next week:
> Rachel Erkkila. At the five-campus Des Moines Community College for 17years, currently dean of enrollment management. Has been registrar at Walden University in Minneapolis and at Dakota County Technical College. Holds degrees from Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, Augsburg University, Metropolitan State and Iowa State University. Her doctoral research centered on career decisions of women entering male-dominated technical fields. Experienced in fund-raising. Open interview: Friday at 10:30 a.m.
> Kristy Lisle. Earlier executive vice president of instruction at Foothill College, vice president of academic and student affairs at Kennedy-King College, and assistant dean at Fairfield University. Her experience includes academic leadership, enrollment management, budget oversight, and community outreach. Holds a doctorate in educational leadership. Has taught courses in education and visual art. Open interview: August 27 at 2:45 p.m.
> Amy Maxeiner. Vice president for instruction at Black Hawk College in Illinois since 2016. Earlier at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois. as taught physical therapy at Northern Illinois University and University of Illinois-Chicago. Holds degrees from Marquette University and Northern Illinois. Open interview: August 22 at 10:30 a.m.
The position has been vacant since mid-summer when Mark Johnson resignged to become academic dean at Hennepin County College in Brooklyn Park. Johnson had been at Southeast 10 months.