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CONFERENCE FEATURE
CHAIR ACADEMY
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Recognizing the Gary Filan Excellence in Leadership Award Recipients
MELANIE ABTS
Dr. Melanie Abts resides in Scottsdale, AZ with her husband Blake and their three active
and curious children--Norielle, Sawyer, and Colbee. She is Counseling Faculty Chair for Rio
Salado College where she supervises adjunct faculty and part-time counselors at 10 college
locations. She also serves as the Chair of the Counseling Instructional Council for the
Maricopa Community College District, a council which consists of 10 counseling chairs from
10 colleges. Finally, she is the co-state coordinator for Arizona Women in Higher Education.
As a proud alumna of the three Arizona public universities (BS degree in Family Studies from
University of Arizona, M. Ed. in Counseling from Northern Arizona University, and Ed. D. in
Higher Education from Arizona State University), she has over 20 years of experience at the
university and community college level. Plus she possess an Arizona K-12 Guidance License
and is an Arizona Licensed Associate Counselor with a National Distance Certifed Counselor
credential. Melanie greatly enjoys serving as Phi Theta Kappa faculty advisor for Alpha Theta
Omicron Chapter and the Arizona Regional Phi Theta Kappa Advisory Board.
MEENA AMLANI
Meena Amlani is currently faculty within the Medical Radiography
Program, School of Health Sciences at the British Columbia Institute
of Technology. She has been actively involved in developing and
implementing best practices in online allied health education. She is a
member of the Board of Directors for the BC and Canadian Association
of Medical Radiation Technologists where she has been able to take on
more of a leadership role in the profession of radiation sciences.
TIM DENSMORE
Tim Densmore is the Chief Information Offcer at Tompkins Cortland
Community College. He has worked in the college’s Campus Technology
group for 15 years serving in a variety of positions before being selected as
CIO in September 2015. Tim has played a central role in many initiatives that
have garnered national recognition and awards for the college with groups
such as the Center for Digital Education and the American Association of
Community Colleges. Tim frst attended the Chair Academy in 2008 and
credits it often for helping him develop into a successful leader. In addition to
holding an M.S. in Information Technology and a B.S. in Information Systems,
Tim is also a very proud alumnus of Tompkins Cortland Community College’s
computer science program.
18 LEADERSHIP Vol. 22.1 Spring/Summer 2016
Client: The Chair Academy Job: Leadership_Journal_22.1 SPRING/SUMMER 2016 Final size: 8.5” x 11” Colors: CMYK Bleeds: Yes
Created by: Goldfsh Creative - Laura Dvir • 602.349.2220 • goldfshcreates@q.com
CHAIR ACADEMY
AWARD RECIPIENTS
Recognizing the Gary Filan Excellence in Leadership Award Recipients
MELANIE ABTS
Dr. Melanie Abts resides in Scottsdale, AZ with her husband Blake and their three active
and curious children--Norielle, Sawyer, and Colbee. She is Counseling Faculty Chair for Rio
Salado College where she supervises adjunct faculty and part-time counselors at 10 college
locations. She also serves as the Chair of the Counseling Instructional Council for the
Maricopa Community College District, a council which consists of 10 counseling chairs from
10 colleges. Finally, she is the co-state coordinator for Arizona Women in Higher Education.
As a proud alumna of the three Arizona public universities (BS degree in Family Studies from
University of Arizona, M. Ed. in Counseling from Northern Arizona University, and Ed. D. in
Higher Education from Arizona State University), she has over 20 years of experience at the
university and community college level. Plus she possess an Arizona K-12 Guidance License
and is an Arizona Licensed Associate Counselor with a National Distance Certifed Counselor
credential. Melanie greatly enjoys serving as Phi Theta Kappa faculty advisor for Alpha Theta
Omicron Chapter and the Arizona Regional Phi Theta Kappa Advisory Board.
MEENA AMLANI
Meena Amlani is currently faculty within the Medical Radiography
Program, School of Health Sciences at the British Columbia Institute
of Technology. She has been actively involved in developing and
implementing best practices in online allied health education. She is a
member of the Board of Directors for the BC and Canadian Association
of Medical Radiation Technologists where she has been able to take on
more of a leadership role in the profession of radiation sciences.
TIM DENSMORE
Tim Densmore is the Chief Information Offcer at Tompkins Cortland
Community College. He has worked in the college’s Campus Technology
group for 15 years serving in a variety of positions before being selected as
CIO in September 2015. Tim has played a central role in many initiatives that
have garnered national recognition and awards for the college with groups
such as the Center for Digital Education and the American Association of
Community Colleges. Tim frst attended the Chair Academy in 2008 and
credits it often for helping him develop into a successful leader. In addition to
holding an M.S. in Information Technology and a B.S. in Information Systems,
Tim is also a very proud alumnus of Tompkins Cortland Community College’s
computer science program.
18 LEADERSHIP Vol. 22.1 Spring/Summer 2016
Client: The Chair Academy Job: Leadership_Journal_22.1 SPRING/SUMMER 2016 Final size: 8.5” x 11” Colors: CMYK Bleeds: Yes
Created by: Goldfsh Creative - Laura Dvir • 602.349.2220 • goldfshcreates@q.com
