Pasco-Hernando State College Announces Search for Next President
Pasco-Hernando State College, an open access, multi-campus public college in west Florida, seeks a higher education administrator with substantial and successful leadership experience and a commitment for student success to serve as President. The President is responsible for all campus operations and services to ensure achievement of the strategic plan, mission, vision, and goals. The appointment for this executive position will be effective January 2024.
After a 17-year tenure at Pasco-Hernando State College, President Timothy L. Beard, Ph.D., will retire effective January 31, 2024. As of that date, Beard will have served nearly nine years as the College’s CEO and, previously, more than eight years as PHSC’s Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. A nationwide search for Beard’s successor begins today. The firm Myers McRae Executive Search and Consulting will lead the campaign for the College’s fifth president in collaboration with a committee comprised of community stakeholders and PHSC faculty, staff and students.
Tentative Timeline
February - Profile approved
March 1 - Advertising and email announcements sent
April 10 - Initial Search Committee Meeting
June 1 - Begin qualified applicants ranking
July 1 - Best consideration date
July 25 - Selection of candidates for Zoom interviews
August 8-9 - Zoom Interviews
September 5-9 - Campus visits of finalist
September 19 - Board meeting/selection of finalist/ announcement
Americans With Disabilities Accessibility
Pasco-Hernando State College is committed to ensuring that the web and electronic communications on phsc.edu are accessible to individuals with disabilities. PHSC uses guidelines and standards of the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Levels A and AA. If you have a problem with accessing information on any webpage located on https://phsc.edu, please contact the President's Office at 727-816-3335 or millerl@phsc.edu. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the College by calling the Florida Relay Service at 800-955-8771. PHSC will make reasonable efforts to address the accessibility issue as soon as possible. When contacting PHSC with any access issues, please Include the web address of the page you were on, and describe the problem you encountered.