CCA Board of Directors

Renee Herzing
Herzing University
Milwaukee, WI

Education:
Master’s in Business Administration, University of Phoenix                   Awarded: 10/01
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude and with Honors, Brown University Awarded: 5/90

Professional Experience:

CareerCollegeExperience:

HerzingCollege, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI                         6/99 - Present

Founded in 1965 by Henry Herzing, Herzing College is a family-owned system of career colleges. It is comprised of approx. 5500 students at seven regionally-accredited US campuses and an online division, as well as four Canadian campuses. Herzing offers bachelor degree, associate degree, and diploma programs in business, technology, health care, design, and public safety.

Major accomplishments:

• Launched and led our Online Campus, which grew to over 1600 students in 4 years (approx. 30% of our total student population)
• Created a central IT department and currently manage a major student database conversion project for our System
• Reformatted our System strategic planning process

            Executive Vice President: Responsible for strategic planning,     11/04 - Present
            Online Campus initiatives, IT, Executive Committee, second to
            President in overall management of the College System
            President, Online Campus: Launched the Online division,            8/03 - 11/04
            Established own profit center and staff, expanded offerings
            Director of Admissions, Madison Campus: Led student              9/00 - 8/03
            recruitment, achieved a student-start record
            Registrar, Madison Campus                                                       6/99 - 9/00

 

Educational Leadership and Instructional Experience (in Europe):
BMW, Munich, Germany                                                                        1/98 - 3/99        
Professional Language Services, Munich, Germany                              9/95 - 1/98
Helliwell Institute, Duesseldorf, Germany                                               9/02 - 7/95        
GeschwisterSchool Gynasium, Duesseldorf, Germany              9/01 - 6/02
AmericanSchool in Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland                               9/90 - 6/01

Professional Affiliations, Community Groups, and Recognitions:
Career College Association                                                                    6/99 - Present
CCIEG College Idea Exchange Group                                                     2/02 - Present
TEC (The Executive Committee) - “Next Gen” group                                11/06 - Present
Mayor’s Roundtable- Milwaukee, WI                                                       2/08 - Present
Village of Shorewood Parks Commission                                               3/08 - Present
Friends of Atwater Beach - community grassroots organization                 4/07 - Present
Fulbright Recipient -Teaching-Assistant Grant, Germany                          9/01 - 6/02

Languages:
German - fluent
Chinese - conversational
Spanish, French - basic

Personal:
Mother of Two                                                                                       9/03 – Forever
Lead Singer in Rock Band                                                                      2/02 – Present