Myers McRae Leading Provost Search for Broward College
November 19, 2025 – Kenny Daugherty and Brianna Douglas of Macon, GA-based Myers McRae Executive Search and Consulting are currently leading in the search for a new provost and senior vice president for Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The school seeks an experienced and innovative academic leader to join them in their transformation to take the institution to new heights under the recently appointed president and CEO.
The right candidate will have the academic leadership and experience to collaborate with the administration, faculty, and staff in transforming Broward College into the number one destination for academic excellence. This senior management position serves in an executive capacity for overall planning, operation, and evaluation of the college’s academic affairs. They must inspire academic excellence in others and bring exceptional experience and enthusiasm for leadership to the college.
Candidates must have the demonstrated understanding and commitment to the mission and goals of a comprehensive community college as well as the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, staff, students and peer leadership to develop common solutions to complex issues. They should have proven skills for managing and sustaining large-scale transformational change.
Those applying should have an earned terminal degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field. They must have a demonstrated track record of significant contributions to academic administration, including curriculum development, faculty governance, student success initiatives, and accreditation processes. A minimum of ten years of management/leadership experience, demonstrating a deep understanding and expertise in educational administration is need for this role.
Serving approximately 56,000 students annually, Broward College provides residents with certificate programs, two-year university-transfer degrees, two-year career degrees, and baccalaureate degrees in selected programs. The mission of the college is to provide high-quality educational programs and services that are affordable and accessible to a diverse community of learners.
President Search
Earlier this year, Myers McRae assisted with the recruitment of Torey Alston as president of Broward College. “This is a decision that my fellow trustees and I took very seriously,” said board chair Alexis Yarbrough. “We had two very strong candidates, but Mr. Alston’s legislative experience, coupled with his relationships in the community made him the obvious choice.”
“When you think of strong leadership in Broward, only a few names come to mind,” said Adrian Lukis, former chief of staff to governor Ron DeSantis. “After working with Torey directly on big state issues as Florida Department of Transportation chief of staff and watching him serve as CEO at GMX, I know he will be a great president for Broward College.”
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“While on the Broward school board, Torey stood out as a leader who does his homework, he’s an effective communicator, he knew how to get a majority on big issues,” said state board of education member Daniel Foganholi. “I can’t think of a better pick that has always put students first. He has the credentials and broad community support. I’m clearly with Torey but the decision rests with the district board of trustees.”
Myers McRae Executive Search and Consulting serves colleges, universities, independent schools, and other not-for-profit institutions. Nearly all of its search professionals have a minimum of 20 years of experience in higher education. The majority of the firm’s searches have been for presidents, chancellors, provosts, vice presidents, deans, and other senior academic and administrative leaders.
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Myers McRae Executive Search and Consulting has assisted in the recruitment of Michelle Trawick as the new president of Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College. “We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Trawick back to Kentucky,” said Ryan Quarles, president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. “As a first-generation college graduate with deep Kentucky roots, she brings not only a wealth of academic leadership but a personal understanding of the life-changing power of education. Her experience, vision and commitment to student success and workforce readiness will be invaluable to the community and the region it serves.”
Mr. Daugherty is Myers McRae’s president. He has an extensive background in higher education administration, having served 28 years in public and independent institutions. Throughout his career in higher education, he had personnel responsibilities and served on numerous search committees for professional staff and administrators for the institution. Mr. Daugherty has conducted hundreds of searches for schools across the nation, including presidential searches for the University of Montana Western, Northwest Missouri State University, McDaniel College, Oakwood University, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Pasco-Hernando State College, Pierpont Community and Technical College, Wichita Area Technical College, and the Georgia Independent College Association.
Ms. Douglas, consultant, brings more than a decade of higher education leadership experience to her role as an executive search consultant at Myers McRae. Over her career, she has held roles in advancement, business and finance, athletics, and student affairs. Ms. Douglas’ in-depth higher education knowledge coupled with Myers McRae’s four decades of executive search expertise creates the ideal balance to assist colleges and universities in recruiting candidates for their institutions.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
