Executive Team
Vice President of Administration
Patricia Davis
Patricia Davis is the Vice President of Administrative Services at Carroll Community College and began working at Carroll in 1996. In this capacity, she serves as the College’s Chief Financial Officer, overseeing administrative departments including Auxiliary Enterprises, Campus Police, Facilities Management, Fiscal Affairs, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Risk Management.
Prior to this position she was the Associate Vice President of Administration and Chief Information Officer. Throughout her tenure, she has played a pivotal role in driving the College’s digital transformation by spearheading various initiatives aimed at fostering innovation.
Her leadership responsibilities included supervising the development and management of information systems and services, all to advance the institution while ensuring that students had the essential technological resources needed for their educational journey.
Ms. Davis holds a Master of Science degree in Business with a specialization in Management Information Systems and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Baltimore.
Associate President and Provost and Dean of Faculty
Dr. Rose Mince
Dr. Rose Mince is the Associate President and the Provost and Dean of the Faculty at Carroll Community College and began working at Carroll in February 2017. Dr Mince oversees the academic and student support areas of the College as well as marketing, strategic planning, institutional research, and online learning. Dr. Mince is the current chair of the Maryland Council of Community College Chief Academic Officers and has been very active in advancing transfer initiatives statewide. She is a national peer reviewer for Excellence in Assessment awards for NILOA.
Prior to her position at Carroll, she was the Dean of Instruction for Curriculum and Assessment at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). Dr. Mince was responsible for leading CCBC’s nationally acclaimed learning outcomes assessment initiatives, their freshman transition programs, and distance learning and instructional technology initiatives.
She was also instrumental in helping CCBC foster nationally recognized programs for accelerating student learning and success in Developmental Education and General Education redesign.
Dr. Mince holds a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park; an M.S. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and a B.S. from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is also a well-known presenter and a published author of several articles in academic journals.
Vice President of Continuing Education and Training
Kelly A. Koermer, J.D.
Dr. Kelly Koermer is the Vice President of Continuing Education and Training at Carroll Community College. In this role, she supervises non-credit workforce development programs, business solutions and contract training, adult literacy, and community education (senior, leisure and personal enrichment) programming. She began working at the college in November 2021. She also oversees all continuing education operations, including registration, data reporting to MHEC, compliance, student support, along with scholarship and grant administration. Koermer has been appointed by the Governor to the Maryland Manufacturing Advisory Board and she is a member of the Maryland Association of Community College’s Continuing Education and Training affinity group.
Prior to her position at Carroll she was the Dean of Community Education, Business and Applied Technology at Harford Community College for three years, leading credit and non-credit programming. Before Harford Community College, Koermer worked at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) full-time for 20 years.
As an experienced administrator, Koermer has served as the AACC Dean of the School of Business, Computing & Technical Studies, Executive Director for the Center for Cyber & Homeland Security Technology and Joint Ventures, Director of Computer Technologies Instructional Programs, the Special Assistant to the Vice President of Learning for the Honors Program, and the Coordinator of the Paralegal, Jurisprudence and Cybercrime programs.
Dr. Koermer holds a juris doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law: a bachelor and an associate degree in paralegal studies from Stevenson University.
Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Marketing
Dr. Kristie Crumley
Dr. Kristie Crumley is the Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Marketing at Carroll Community College and began working at Carroll in 2003. She oversees the Student Affairs division of the College, which comprises Admissions, Advising, Transfer and Retention, Records and Registration, Financial Aid, Student Engagement, Disability Support Services and Student Care and Integrity.
In addition, she has oversight for the Marketing and Creative Services department for the College. She is an enthusiastic educator and collaborative administrator with a student-centered philosophy. She is passionate about student development and engagement leading to the achievement of academic, transfer and career goals.
Prior to her position as Associate Provost, she served in a variety of positions at Carroll including Director of Student Life, Senior Director of Student Engagement and Completion and Dean of Student Affairs. Before moving into Student Affairs, she served as an Assistant Professor in the Mathematics Department for 5 years in a full-time position and 2 years as an adjunct professor. Dr. Crumley also developed and served as director of the Hill Scholars Program for 13 years.
Dr. Crumley holds a Ph. D. in Management from the University of Maryland, Global Campus; a Master’s in Education from Western Maryland College; and a Bachelor’s in Mathematics from American University.
Chief Communications Officer
Lisa Slappy
Lisa Slappy is the Chief Communications Officer at Carroll Community College and began working at Carroll in 2022. In this capacity, she is responsible for building internal and external support, conducting public and community relations activities, and enhancing the visibility, image, and reputation of the College. She is the Public Information Officer and the spokesperson for the college. She serves as a member of the President’s Executive Team and represents the initiatives, needs, and activities of the College to all audiences.
Prior to this position she was the Chief Communications Officer at a federal contracting company. She was responsible for planning, executing, reporting, and managing internal and external communications that increased brand visibility for a federal contracting staffing company. This included branding, industry relations, media relations, community engagement, marketing, social media, public affairs, strategic and corporate communications.
She provided strategic communication counsel and oversight on all business facets and prepared plans for highly successful marketing campaigns and monitored ongoing campaign performance to ensure proper execution while maintaining effective strategic relationships. She prepared the executive team for all communication engagement and was the company’s principal spokesperson and communication adviser.
She holds an MBA and a Master of Science in Management and Public Relations from the University of Maryland Global Campus. She also holds a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science in Communications from UMGC.