OCTC Names Davis as Diversity Director
Owensboro, KY (06/09/2021) — After a national search, Sharmy Davis, has been named the new Director of Diversity for Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC).
Davis was most recently a Success Coach for OCTC students focusing on Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Fine Arts.
She is a graduate of the University of Maryland- Baltimore County, where she obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree in history. Davis earned a Master in Public Administration from Eastern Kentucky University and a Master in Business Administration degree from Midway University.
Davis was recently accepted into the doctoral program at the University of Kentucky where she will study Educational Leadership. She began her career with OCTC in 2019, and previously worked for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Scott Williams OCTC President added, "Our pool of candidates was incredible, and we are thrilled to have Ms. Davis in this new role. Sharmy has the experience, talent, work ethic, and passion to continue advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion on and off campus."
The position is responsible for creating a campus environment that values the exploration and appreciation of diversity while promoting inclusiveness and global awareness.
Davis serves on OCTC's ad hoc committee for Cultural Competency, the Strategic Enrollment Management Team, and was instrumental in developing the details for the new ACE mentoring program, a partnership with the Owensboro Black Expo.
For more information about ACE or other OCTC diveristy initiatives please contact sharmy.davis@kctcs.edu.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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