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D r . D onna E verett N amed D ean of H ealthcare E ducation

Dr. Donna Everett is the new Dean of Healthcare Education at East Central. Everett is leading the college’s health-related programs, including the Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing programs, Basic Emergency Technology course, and Surgical Technology program. She also will work closely with the col- lege’s Workforce Development program on other health-related certifications. She has been on the ECCC nursing faculty since 2018, serving as Director of the Nursing Faculty for the ADN program since 2020 and as Interim Dean of Healthcare Education since March 2022. Everett has more than 27 years of nursing experience, includ- ing on the faculty at Meridian Community College; as Director of Nursing at J.G. Alexander Nursing Center in Union, Beverly Healthcare of Carthage, and Bedford Care Center of Newton; and on the nursing staffs at Merit Health Rankin in Brandon, Laird Hospital in Union, and Laird Home Health in Union. Everett received an associate degree in nursing from Merid- ian Community College, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a master’s degree in nursing and a doctor of philosophy from William Carey Univer- sity in Hattiesburg.

C ody S pence is N ew D irector of C areer and T echnical E ducation

ECCC selected Cody Spence as its new Director of Career and Technical Education. The ECCC alumnus replaced Wayne Eason, who retired after 19 years at the college. In this role, Spence is responsible for leadership of the college’s Career and Technical Education programs, includ- ing on the Decatur campus and those offered in the college’s five-county district. ECCC offers certificates and the As- sociate of Applied Science degree in 14 technical programs and certificates in three career programs. Spence has been serving as a Work- force Coordinator at East Central since 2016. Prior to that he was a TAACCCT (Trade Adjustment Assistance Com- munity College and Career Training) Navigator at ECCC. He also has worked as a Rehabilitation Counselor for the Mississippi Department of Rehabilita- tion Services in Pearl.

He received an associate degree from ECCC, a bachelor’s degree in education- al psychology from Mississippi State University, and a master’s degree in rehabilita- tion counseling from the University of Kentucky.

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