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ECCC Employees Graduate from MCCLA ECCC employees Alicia Beasley (center) and Tyler Yates (left) completed the Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy in Spring 2022. They received their diplomas and medals of completion from ECCC President Dr. Brent Gregory during a graduation ceremony on the Mississippi State University campus.

Beasley is director of eLearning Education, and Yates is an accountant in the college’s Business Office.

The pair completed an Action Plan as part of the training aimed at improving student awareness about and involvement in events on the ECCC campus in Decatur.

The year-long leadership program consists of workshops designed to strengthen supervisory and management skills, using participants’ current work situations to apply new skills and tools. It is also an opportunity to network and strengthen system-wide collaborative efforts.

CTE Leadership Academy Graduate

LeAnn Shirley, director of the college’s Surgical Technology Program, graduated from the Mississippi Community College Board’s 2022 Career Technical Education Leadership Academy. She is shown with David Case, executive vice president. The yearlong MCCB Career Technical Leadership Academy annually offers practical and hands-on experience for statewide professional career technical administrators.

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