Presidential Search Firm

At its October 13 Board of Education meeting, the HFC Board of Trustees selected Academic Search to assist the College in its presidential search.

The Consultants are:

Dr. Shirley Robinson Pippins

Dr. Richard Cummins

Presidential Search Advisory Committee

At its August 5, 2025 special meeting, the Board agreed the Presidential Search Committee would have 24 members. Those members were subsequently selected from a large pool of applicants, and the Committee began its work in November 2025.

Board of Trustees members

Jamal Aljahmi (BOT Subcommittee Chair)
Pat D’Ambrosio
Mary Petlichkoff

Community Members

Rasheed Alnozili
Laila Dakroub
Anthony Guerriero
Hussein Hacham
Mary Lane
Mohammed Rezq
Razan Zaher

Student Members

Richard Cremeans – SC President
Aadil Saifullah – SC Secretary

Administrators

Nathan Baloga – Supervisor, Facilities
Janice Gilliland – Dean, School of STEM

SSA Member

Jeanean Bryant - Enrollment, Student Support Professional

Dearborn Public Schools

Mike Esseily - Executive Director of Special Populations

Henry Ford College Foundation

Denise McDonald - Immediate Past Chair

HFC Full-Time Faculty

Chardin Claybourne (Honors)
Paul Fisher (BEPD)
Kathleen Janczynski (SOLA)
Eric Rader (SOLA)
Jermaine Reese (Senate Representative)

HFC Adjunct Faculty

Lynn Boza (Counseling)
Ashley Berry (SOLA)

Contact information

Contact the HFC Search Liaison, Executive Director Tracye Y. Davis: PresidentialSearch@hfcc.edu