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Registration for April Meeting - Annual Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon

     

    DR. BETTY JO FOSTER

    EXPERIENCE

     
    • Interim President – Danville Community College, January – June 2019
    • Interim President/CEO – Danville/Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, August 2017 – January 2018
    • Adjunct Professor, Danville Community College, January 2007 – Present
    • Professor, Administrative Support Technology, Danville Community College, July 2004 – December 2006
    • Vice President of Academic and Student Services, Danville Community College: August 1993-July 2004 (Retired from this position in July 2004)
    • Interim President, Central Virginia Community College: July-December 1998
    • Acting Director of Continuing Education at Danville Community College:  May-August 1993
    • Director, Center for Business, Industry, and Government, Danville Community College: 1990-August 1993
    • Professor, Office Systems Technology, Danville Community College: 1971-90

    EDUCATION

    • Harvard Graduate School of Education-Institute for the Management of

    Lifelong Learning, Summer 1997

    • ED.D. in Educational Administration, NOVA University, 1993
    • M.S. in Vocational Technical Education, Virginia Tech, 1979
    • B.S. in Business Education, Radford University, 1969
    • Certified “Achieve Global Trainer”
    • Certified “Customer Service Trainer” – National Professional Certification

    PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

     
    • Smart Beginnings – Board of Directors
    • Stratford House – Board of Directors
    • Danville Regional Health System – Board of Directors
    • Institute for Advanced Learning and Research – Past Chair of Board of Directors
    • Danville Regional Foundation – Past Member of Board of Directors
    • Danville Regional Medical Center – Past Chair of Board of Directors
    • Riverview Rotary Club - Past President and Past Assistant Governor
    • Charter Member: Leadership Pittsylvania County
    • Wednesday Club Member

     

    HONORS

    • Outstanding Faculty Award, Danville Community College, 1988
    • Citizen of the Year, Pittsylvania County, 1994
    • 1995 Woman of Distinction, Virginia Skyline Girl Scout Council
    • Leadership Southside Excellence in Leadership Award, 2003

     

    FAMILY

    • Husband (David), Retired, Pittsylvania County Public Schools
    • Son (Brian):  Insurance agent, Foster Insurance Agency
    • Daughter (Tracey): Physical Therapist – Danville Public Schools
    • Granddaughter (Anna – Eighteen years old) and Grandson (Luke – thirteen years old)
    • Active member of Ringgold Baptist Church – WMU, Sunday School teacher, and numerous committees

     

     

     

     

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