Bret is the Co-Executive Sponsor for the College’s implementation of the Workday Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Student Information System (SIS), the largest technological undertaking in TCC’s history. He was also Executive Sponsor of the College’s partnership with Workday to design the new Workday Student Information System.

Prior to coming to TCC, Bret was the Vice President for Computing and Information Services at Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY).  In addition to responsibilities for all aspects of technology at Vassar, he also oversaw the campus Card Office (including ID cards, door access, vending, video surveillance, and off-campus merchant sales) as well as a retail computer (and computer-related) store.  Prior to Vassar, Bret was the Chief Technology Officer at Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, N.Y).  Prior to that, he held a number of positions at Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR) including Assistant Vice President for Information Technology, Executive Director of Information Technology, and Director of Academic Technologies.  Prior to that, he held a number of positions at Syracuse University, including Manager of the Advanced Applications Group within Computer Services.

Bret received an M.S. degree in psychology and a B.S. degree in psychology from Syracuse University. He has taught graduate courses and served as an academic advisor, and is also a published author. 

Active nationally in the field of educational technology, Bret has served as Chair of the EDUCAUSE Current Issues Committee and serves on the EDUCAUSE Professional Development Committee.  He has served as Chair and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges (CLAC), and as Secretary of the Board of NERCOMP (North East Regional Computing Program).  He also coordinated the EDUCAUSE Small College Constituent group for over a decade.

A frequent presenter on a wide range of topics, Bret has been invited to speak at a number or local, regional, national and international conferences.

During her time at TCC, Heather successfully launched a $10M comprehensive campaign to provide resources for six key areas of the College.  The campaign was concluded after one year, and raised over $14.5M. It also garnered the College’s two largest gifts in its history.  She is also the creator of the popular Cleaver and Cork event series, entering its 8th year in our community, and the creation of a new event – Rock the Roost featuring Luke Bryan.  Both are fundraisers for TCC.

Heather previously served as President & CEO of United Way of the Big Bend, where she led a team to create annual multi-million dollar campaigns to support health and human services in Florida’s Big Bend area. During her almost 10 years at United Way, she led fundraising efforts that provided over $65M in resources. During her tenure, she also led efforts to establish a new innovative homeless shelter that has become a model for other communities.

Heather is a proud graduate of Chipola College and Florida State University and has served on a variety of local boards, including Goodwood Museum & Gardens, Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend, FSU’s Opening Nights Board, the Big Bend Continuum of Care for Homelessness, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, The Tallahassee Economic Development Council, Leadership Tallahassee and Junior League of Tallahassee.

She and her husband, Mark, have been married for 27+ years and have two daughters, Jaynie (24) and Elise (18).

Prior to joining TCC, Shelly was director of Lively Technical College, where she oversaw the post-secondary and secondary career technical education programs for Leon County Schools. Under Shelly's leadership, LTC experienced remarkable growth, with enrollment surging by 33 percent between 2017 and 2023. In the same timeframe, she tripled the number of students participating in career dual enrollment and spearheaded the establishment of the Success for Occupational Area Readiness (SOAR) Program in 2021, a pioneering initiative that provides post-secondary educational opportunities specifically tailored to individuals with intellectual disabilities. In partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, Shelly also introduced the innovative Lively Paratransit Instructional Program (LPIP), offering state-of-the-art, industry-level training to para transit technicians throughout Florida.

Prior to Lively Technical College, Shelly served as principal of Amos P. Godby High School from 2012 to 2017, where she played a pivotal role in expanding workforce education opportunities. At Godby, she spearheaded the development of engineering, aviation, and certified nursing assistant career programs. Shelly's commitment to broadening career options extended beyond Godby, as she collaborated with K-12 schools to also introduce welding programs at Rickards High School; an automotive program at Lincoln High School; and nursing programs at Chiles, Rickards, and SAIL High Schools. In addition, Shelly developed strong relationships with local businesses and organizations to identify current and future workforce needs and successfully established training opportunities designed to cultivate the necessary talent pool.

Shelly's teaching journey began in 1999 at Belle Vue Middle School. Recognizing her leadership potential, Shelly transitioned to school administration in 2003, assuming the role of assistant principal at Wesson Elementary School. Shelly served as principal at the Academy of Academics and Technology in 2007, and in 2008, she took on the role of principal at Elizabeth Cobb Middle School.

Shelly earned a bachelor’s degree in English education in 1999 and later completed a master’s degree in educational leadership in 2002, both from Florida State University. Beyond her professional achievements, Shelly and her husband, Ricky, are the parents of two sons, Parker and Taylor.

Calandra previously held the position of Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs as well as Dean for Curriculum and Instruction at TCC. In that role, she led the institution to be recognized for textbook affordability in the use of Open Education Resources (OER) which saved students approximately $250,000 in textbook costs within one semester of faculty adopting OER. With her student-center approach to leadership, she also developed TCC’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Center, which increased the number of minority students majoring in STEM and transferring to a university by 25%.  She is currently developing a STEM collegiate high school that will simultaneously award A.S. STEM degrees and high school diplomas.

Calandra holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Florida State University, an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Central Florida, and a B.S. in Mathematics from Paine College. She was mathematics faculty for several years as well as a middle school math teacher.  She is a first-generate college graduate who is enthusiastic and focused on student success and believes in meeting students where they are and helping them rise to the next level.

Sheri served over three years in the University of Georgia system, working at an institution in the midst of consolidation and a SACSCOC-level change. She served as the Vice President for Enrollment Management and the Assistant Provost for Student Success until the spring of 2016.

In 2016, Sheri returned to Tallahassee Community College in Florida, where she currently serves as the Vice President for Student Affairs, responsible for providing strategic leadership in the areas of admissions and records, career and academic advising, student services and student life, athletics, international students, veterans success, and enrollment call center. In addition, she has served in leadership roles with the Florida College System Council of Student Affairs and is a graduate of Leadership Tallahassee, Class 36. Sheri also serves as an on-site reviewer for the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, is an Achieving the Dream Coach, and is presently serving a two-year term on the NASPA James E. Scott Academy Board.

Sheri earned a Doctorate in Higher Education from Florida State University (2003), a Master of Arts in Psychological Counseling from Southeast Missouri State University (1992), and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Southeast Missouri State University (1990).

Lei instituted a comprehensive program review process that enabled the institution to identify those programs that epitomize the institution’s mission and define its distinctiveness in the marketplace. She chaired Institutional Effectiveness Committee and co-chaired (with the executive vice president) the Institutional Planning Committee. Lei presented several of her research studies at the Association of Institutional Research.

From 1993 to 2004 Lei was a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Research in Educational Policy at The University of Memphis, a center of excellence in the state of Tennessee.  During that time, the Center received several collaborative grants with Johns Hopkins University from the U.S. Department of Education.  

Lei has published a number of book chapters, articles in scholarly journals and reports. The U.S. Department of Education and the State of Tennessee have used a number of her reports. She is listed in the Policy Expert Guide, and regularly servers on review committees for the Southern Association of School and College Commission on Colleges.    

Lei received her doctoral degree from the University of Memphis. She is a specialist in curriculum and instruction. She is also trained in the areas of statistics and educational research.

Barbara recently completed the League for Innovation’s Executive Leadership Institute and the American Association of Community Colleges’ Future Presidents Institute.

Prior to coming to TCC, Barbara was Assistant Superintendent at Leon County Schools for ten years; managing a $434 million budget, and lead all business operations for the 33,000-student district.  Barbara developed the district’s strategic plan and led the District Advisory Council (parents and teachers) and the Business Advisory Council (local community and business leaders).  Barbara developed the governance, finance, leadership, and administration plans for the first-ever district-wide accreditation.

Preceding the school district, she was Director of the Center for Education Research and Policy Studies at Florida State University. She managed million-dollar grants with research faculty from many disciplines aligned to research educational outcomes.  Her last grant award was a 5-year, $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences. 

Notable community service has included Board of Directors of United Way of the Big Bend and Education Council Chair; delegate for Tallahassee Area Chamber of Commerce; Envision Credit Union Supervisory Committee; Leadership Tallahassee; Leadership Florida; and Executive Board for the Big Bend Continuum of Care.  Barbara was recognized as one of Tallahassee’s 25 Women You Need to Know in 2014.

Barbara has a Bachelors in Political Science; Master’s in Public Administration and Policy; Certificate in Public Management; and Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Florida State University. She is happily married and the proud mother of four; the oldest of which now attends Tallahassee Community College.