BG(R) Blake E. Williams
Appointment: Ex officio Director (NCACCT Representative)
About
- Degrees: AAAS Mechanical Tech; Corning Community College, Corning NY – full time; BS Math/Physics – Elmira College, Elmira, NY (part-time); MBA Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (part-time) (60% complete); MS Industrial Engineering NCSU, Raleigh, NC (part-time); MC Project Management, George Washington University (part-time); MS National Security Studies, US Army War College Carlisle, PA
- Additional military includes: Engineer Officer Basic and Advance School, Command and General Staff College, CAPSTONE Program for General Officers Special Schooling (2008), National Security Studies at George Washington Univ. (2009)
- Affiliation: Chair, Alamance Community College Board of Trustees
- Other Affiliations: Retired twenty-plus years from IBM, moving from Endicott, NY (mother plant) to RTP, NC focusing on Project Management in Business Transformation and Supply Chain Management for the PC Division; Current Board Chair at Alamance CC for 9 years. Appointed to the NCACCT Executive Board for two terms. Support to
Alamance County Veterans Board for 6 years – just timed off this responsibility. - Support: ALCOVETS (Alamance County Veterans as a member), Military Officer Assassination of America (MOAA) long-term member, Reserve Officer Association (ROA) long-term member
- Your connection to community colleges? Former full-time student in the community college system in NY. I worked full-time while going through night school for many years.
- What do you love most about the NC Community College System? The NCACCT system for the 58 schools is extremely well run and organized, aiming to reach ALL COMMUNITIES across our state and allowing every individual an opportunity to succeed in almost anything they desire to do or be.
- A fun fact about you? Three of our five homes I architecturally designed, contracted, and oversaw the building of 2800, 4000, and 5000 sq ft homes, each about 10 years apart.
