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TCC APPOINTS NEW ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES DEAN AT BEACH CAMPUS
Brenda Sedlacek, Chesapeake resident, is geared up for the job

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – (July 28, 2005) – Tidewater Community College announces appointment of Brenda Sedlacek to the position of dean of engineering and industrial technologies at the Virginia Beach Campus.

Sedlacek, who has a background in electrical engineering and information technology, will focus on deepening relationships with Virginia Beach public schools with opportunities such as more dual enrollments and articulation agreements. “I want students to know that they can come to TCC and get a great education in technology and prepare for a good paying job - and they can start that process while they’re still in high school,” Sedlacek says.

Deepening links with business and industry, Sedlacek will work to increase participation in TCC’s advisory committees and to develop additional program offerings that meet real-world needs. “It’s so important to keep our finger on the pulse of industry and to provide training necessary for growth,” she adds.

Sedlacek joined TCC in 1999 as a full-time information systems technology instructor at the Virginia Beach Campus, after serving as an adjunct instructor for three years. She also served as assistant to the dean for information technology at the Chesapeake Campus for three years.

Sedlacek holds a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from University of Southern California and a master’s in information technology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

She fills the dean post vacated by Lyle Bagley, who was appointed associate vice president for workforce development at TCC.