RH Perry & Associates Seeking CFO for Metropolitan Community College
October 20, 2026 – RH Perry & Associates has been retained by Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, Missouri (MCCKC) to lead in its search for a new CFO. The assignment is being led by senior consultant Joanne Bashford and Paul G. Doeg, president and chief operating officer.
The CFO provides strategic leadership and executive oversight for the College’s financial stewardship, long-range planning, budgeting, accounting, treasury, payroll, grants finance and compliance, financial systems, and related internal controls. The CFO partners with the chancellor, executive leadership team, board of trustees, and campus leaders to align financial resources with MCCKC’s mission, strategic priorities, and long-term sustainability.
The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to lead the development and implementation of innovative district-wide strategies, oversee multiple groups managing financial or other assets, and implement policies or procedures that increase operational efficiencies and improve fiduciary effectiveness while balancing a culture of strong financial stewardship and flexible and responsive service to the constituencies served.
Those applying for this role must have seven years of progressively responsible fulltime management experience in leading finance and administration units. They should have extensive experience in financial management, including budgeting, accounting, and financial reporting in a complex community college or university or similarly complex organization. In addition, candidates must have the demonstrated ability to align financial planning, budgeting, and resource allocation with strategic plans and institutional priorities of a college or complex organization.
MCCKC is the oldest and largest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City. It currently offers over 120 associate degree and certificate programs on campus, online, and through hybrid formats. The College was founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute, providing the community with an affordable answer to the call for higher education and workforce training closer to home.
Established in 1974, RH Perry & Associates offers strong credentials and experience in academic executive search, having completed well over 1,000 searches in its history. Serving both two-year and four-year institutions, the firm’s higher education practice consists of senior-level executives with a well-balanced mix of college and university presidential and senior administrative experience and executive search expertise. Headquartered in Ashville, NC, RH Perry’s consultants maintain offices in Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
Mr. Doeg joined RH Perry & Associates in 2001 and has supported more than 400 presidential and senior administrative engagements. In his seventh year as president and chief operating officer, he leads RH Perry’s team of outstanding senior consultants and associates, and is committed to supporting an equitable and inclusive search process for the firm’s clients.
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Ms. Bashford’s 25 years of experience working for community colleges includes serving as the president of Miami Dade College’s InterAmerican Campus, a diverse campus of 19,000 students located in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood. She also served as associate vice president for developmental education and student success at Broward College, associate provost for institutional effectiveness at Miami Dade College and held other positions in institutional research and college testing and evaluation.
Skagit Valley College Search
RH Perry & Associates was also recently selected by Skagit Valley College (SVC) to lead in its search for a new president. The president will strengthen the College’s ‘One College’ approach by enhancing coordination across the Mount Vernon and Whidbey Island campuses, as well as the San Juan Center, Marine Technology Center, and Cardinal Craft Brewing Academy. They will be responsible for advancing the College’s Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) goals by leading measurable efforts to improve equitable access and student achievement, strengthening community partnerships, and expanding culturally responsive programming and outreach.
SVC is looking for a dynamic, visionary leader with the ability to build trust and strong partnerships across diverse stakeholders. They would like to attract a culturally responsive and equity-minded leader, with cultural humility and demonstrated experience centering equity in decision-making, learning assessment, and support for students, faculty, and staff.
Established in 1926, Skagit Valley College is a comprehensive community college serving Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties in northwest Washington. The College serves approximately 8,000 students each quarter across two campuses and three centers: the Mount Vernon campus, the Whidbey Island campus in Oak Harbor, the Marine Technology Center in Anacortes, the San Juan Center in Friday Harbor, and the Cardinal Craft Brewing Academy in Burlington.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
