![]() After a year or so, her administrative duties were increased so she now spends around 60% of her time on College administration and an estimated 40% on OLLI. The result of the College’s decision to combine meant that Linda Shook, the current Sedona/Verde OLLI Director, initially spent at least 40% of her time on College administration for its Life-long learning program and only 60% of her time on OLLI. When Garvey retired, instead of replacing him with another full-time dean, the administration combined Gavey’s duties with those of the Sedona/Verde OLLI Director. Friedman explained that three years ago the full-time Sedona/Verde Valley OLLI Director resigned and the Yavapai Community College Dean of its Life-long learning program, Dennis Garvey, was about to retire. He also claimed that the change is now interfering with plans the local Sedona OLLI group has for expansion and recruitment following a large loss of members and funds because of the pandemic.ĭr. Friedman, has seriously damaged the growth and fundraising ability of Sedona/Verde Valley OLLI. He claimed in his presentation to the Sedona Council that the College made a big adverse administrative change three years ago involving the Sedona operation. Friedman is a 15 year volunteer who has facilitated well over 100 OLLI programs. It kept a full-time OLLI Director in Prescott, Tricia Berlowe, while changing the Director’s responsibilities dramatically in Sedona. However, the Community College changed that model for the east side, as explained below. Three years ago both sides of Mingus Mountain had a full-time OLLI Director. Paul Friedman, asked the Yavapai Community College Prescott-based executives at the Sedona Council meeting Tuesday, April 26 to return to the previous OLLI model where Sedona/Verde Valley OLLI had a full-time director. One of the most respected voices in the Sedona/Verde Valley OLLI program, Dr. Paul Friedman addressing Sedona City Council This program is free and open to the public. This program will also be broadcast, via Zoom, to the Yavapai Community College Prescott Campus. Del Genio will speak at the Yavapai College Sedona Center, Room 34 from 1:00 – 2:15 PM. This program will kick off OLLI’s at Yavapai Community College Sedona/Verde Valley Spring 2023 Term. ![]() She is a frequent guest speaker on Russian-American relations, asymmetrical warfare, political impact of radical ideologies, and global consequences of social unrest in contemporary societies. She lived, studied, and worked in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and most recently in the U.S., as a college instructor, grant manager, and college administrator. in Political Philosophy and her master’s degrees in History and Political Science. Del Genio served as the associate dean of the Liberal, Visual and Performing Arts division at Elgin Community College where she provided strategic leadership for the Division since 2006. Del Genio was named the new Verde Valley/Sedona Center Dean for Yavapai Community College earlier this year. Irina Del Genio, will speak Wednesday, Maon “Origins of the Russian-Ukrainian War and Lessons for the Future,” at the Community College’s Sedona Center. Yavapai Community College’s newly appointed Verde Campus/Sedona Center Dean, Dr. Will be held in Room 34 at the Community College’s Sedona Center Wednesday, March 29 at 1 p.m.
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