{"id":1313364,"date":"2019-08-08T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T03:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/aspens-former-mayor-steve-skadron-starts-as-dean-vice-president-of-cmcs-aspen-carbondale-campuses\/"},"modified":"2019-08-08T21:08:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T03:08:00","slug":"aspens-former-mayor-steve-skadron-starts-as-dean-vice-president-of-cmcs-aspen-carbondale-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/aspens-former-mayor-steve-skadron-starts-as-dean-vice-president-of-cmcs-aspen-carbondale-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspen\u2019s former mayor Steve Skadron starts as dean, vice president of CMC\u2019s Aspen, Carbondale campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.1121951219512\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-985718-859\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/CMCskadron-atd-060619-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/CMCskadron-atd-060619.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"|\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/CMCskadron-atd-060619.jpg\" alt><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/CMCskadron-atd-060619-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/CMCskadron-atd-060619-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Chelsea Self \/ Glenwood Springs Post Independent | Colorado Mountain College President Carrie Besnette Hauser talks to a crowd in Glenwood Springs during an event in February 2018.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"8\">\n<p><strong>Colorado Mountain College President Carrie Besnette Hauser talks to a crowd in Glenwood Springs during an event in February 2018.<\/strong><br \/>Chelsea Self \/ Glenwood Springs Post Independent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/08\/CMCskadron-atd-060619-1.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Mountain College President Carrie Besnette Hauser talks to a crowd in Glenwood Springs during an event in February 2018.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/education\/aspens-former-mayor-steve-skadron-starts-as-dean-vice-president-of-cmcs-aspen-carbondale-campuses\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/education\/aspens-former-mayor-steve-skadron-starts-as-dean-vice-president-of-cmcs-aspen-carbondale-campuses\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Bringing on former Aspen mayor Steve Skadron as dean of the Aspen and Carbondale campuses for Colorado Mountain College was a strategic hire and one that did not require looking outside of the valley, said the school\u2019s president and CEO last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cOne of the things I have learned in almost six years on the job is being able to hire locally, they are the ones who stay,\u201d said Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, who oversees all <a id=\"N0x1434230N0x13a6100:N0x1434230N0x12efb00\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colorado_Mountain_College\">10 CMC campuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThey know how to make it work here and it\u2019s not the easiest thing, so I really put a high premium on people who live here locally that are known quantities that have staying power and are really committed to these communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">As president and CEO of the publicly funded institution, Hauser has full authority to hire whomever she wants, and engaging in national searches to fill key positions doesn\u2019t always pay off, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe have found particularly in this job market that they are expensive, they are challenging and they take a massive amount of time,\u201d she said, adding that if a new employee from outside the valley does actually show up, they rarely end up staying longer than two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Oftentimes it\u2019s 90% fit and 10% resume, Hauser added, and there\u2019s no disputing Skadron\u2019s commitment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Skadron, who served as mayor for six years as well as on Aspen City Council and the planning and zoning commission, and has worked as an adjunct professor at CMC, starts his job as vice president and dean Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hauser said a better title for Skadron\u2019s position is \u201ccampus leader\u201d because \u201cdean\u201d denotes academia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While he doesn\u2019t have formal higher education administration experience or direct management experience, the job is more about community relations and strategic thinking, Hauser said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">When Dr. Linda Crockett announced she was going back to teaching and leaving the position, Skadron\u2019s tenure as an elected official was ending.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hauser, who has had a close working relationship with Skadron on community issues while he was mayor, said <a id=\"N0x1434230N0x13a6160:N0x1434230N0x12f00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/aspen-mayor-steve-skadron-named-vice-president-campus-dean-of-cmc-aspen-carbondale\/\">the timing was right<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe interest in this case was not to lose momentum because we have a lot stuff going on on this campus right now,\u201d she said, \u201cand to have someone conveniently be the right fit was a unique opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">One of Skadron\u2019s biggest tasks will be leading <a id=\"N0x1434230N0x13a61c0:N0x1434230N0x12f0250\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/cmcs-aspen-expansion-plans-irk-neighbors-officials-try-to-address-concerns\/\">CMC\u2019s plans to expand its Aspen campus<\/a> near the airport to include student housing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The school also wants to start a hospitality\/tourism\/culinary arts program at the Aspen campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Knowing how to navigate through the land-use process and get community buy-in are skills that are in Skadron\u2019s wheelhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe most important thing is that CMC is really sensitive to listening to the neighbors\u2019 concerns,\u201d Skadron said. \u201cI know that lesson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Big on environmental initiatives and representing Aspen on a global stage in those efforts, Skadron also will be asked to help CMC focus on sustainability at all of its campuses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The college owns 1,200 acres, and Skadron will be focused on how to best use that land for not only the school but also for the communities where the campuses are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Strengthening the alignment between Aspen and Carbondale is a task Skadron said he is most excited about, as well as honing in on secondary education for the local immigrant population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The end goal is to create a diverse workforce for the Roaring Fork Valley communities that are in desperate need due to the high cost of living and a lack of housing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHow do we deliver for the community?\u201d Hauser asked. \u201cSteve knows this community and can help CMC position itself to provide that economic sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\"><a href=\"mailto:csackariason@aspentimes.com\">csackariason@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/education\/aspens-former-mayor-steve-skadron-starts-as-dean-vice-president-of-cmcs-aspen-carbondale-campuses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Mountain College President Carrie Besnette Hauser talks to a crowd in Glenwood Springs during an event in February 2018.Chelsea Self \/ Glenwood Springs Post Independent Show CaptionsHide Captions Bringing on former 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