Brescia Accepts Position as CEO of Community Care College

April 16, 2011 - PRLog -- Community Care College (CCC), an industry leader in providing quality education that transforms people’s lives, today announced the hiring of Dr. Robert Brescia as CEO. In that position, he is also responsible for its branch campuses, Clary Sage College (CSC) and Oklahoma Technical College (OTC).

"I considered many extraordinary candidates both locally and nationally during the search for our college’s new CEO," said Teresa Knox, founder and owner of the colleges. “Dr. Brescia’s educational accomplishments, career achievements, and outstanding leadership qualities are ideally suited to ensuring that the college continues to thrive. I’m honored to partner with Dr. Brescia as we continue expanding our positive influence on America’s higher education community.”

“The institution is a unique three-campus community with tremendously knowledgeable and committed employees, with a magnificent culture, and with many high demand and stimulating program offerings. I strongly believe in the transformative power of education in our lives. It’s the American Way and it’s part of the American Dream – to better one’s self for individual and common good,” said Brescia. “My intent is to enhance the proud CCC tradition of transformational and servant leadership that enables our students to accomplish the goals they have set for themselves.”

Prior to assuming these responsibilities, Dr. Brescia served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Saint Joseph Academy, a private, independent 7 to 12 grade college preparatory institution in Brownsville, Texas. There he renegotiated the school’s capital bond into a private placement, saving $2,400,000. He also authored the Intelligent Classroom initiative, bringing iPads and wi-fi into the classrooms. During his business career, Brescia served world-class, Fortune 500 organizations in highly visible operational leadership roles, primarily within the automotive sector. As Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Transplace, Inc., Frisco, Texas, he was responsible for the operations of an industry-leading, high-technology, software-as-a-service provider. Dr. Brescia also served Volkswagen Group of America as its Chief Logistics Officer. Before VW, he spent five years as Vice President for Logistics at Michelin North America, the $7 billion U.S. subsidiary of Group Michelin, a global manufacturer and distributor of tires, inner tubes, wheels, and maps & guides. Recruited to the world’s leading tire manufacturer as a logistics expert to craft and execute supply chain redesign and outsourcing of Michelin’s physical distribution network, he led a broad-ranging, award-winning network optimization initiative, reducing the number of distribution centers by nearly one half while increasing cash flow and improving service levels. Brescia also previously served as Vice President for Supply Chain Planning with a Detroit-based, global automotive business unit of Exel Logistics. As such, he was the primary strategist and planner of logistics, distribution, and supply chain solutions supporting automobile manufacturers’ programs including Ford & Jaguar, GM, Chrysler, and VW, as well as many Tier 1 suppliers such as Delphi, Dana, Lear, Visteon, and Textron. Brescia was voted by his peers as one of the top five logisticians in the nation for 2004.

Dr. Brescia has twenty-seven years of public service as an officer in the United States Army with successful experience and leadership in global logistics under the most arduous of conditions including deploying a cavalry unit from Germany to the Desert Storm theater of operations in 1991. He is a graduate of the Army War College and the Command & General Staff College, as well as many other military schools. His qualifications and awards include the U.S. Army Ranger Tab, Airborne qualification, the Department of the Army Staff Identification Badge, two citations of the Legion of Merit, four awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Kuwaiti Liberation Medal, and the Silver Rose.

He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree (summa cum laude) in Government from Norwich University, Vermont in 1977 where he graduated first in his class. He holds two Master’s Degrees from Boston University: A Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR) and a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems (MSCIS). He was selected and participated in the George and Carol Olmsted Foundation Scholarship program in 1984, attending the University of Paris IV (Sorbonne) and the University of Strasbourg, France. While in France, Brescia’s academic curriculum included French and European history, political science, international relations, and European Community law. He earned a Diplôme d’ Etudes Approfondies from the University of Strasbourg and a Diplôme de L’Institut, European Institute of Advanced Studies, Strasbourg. Dr. Brescia was recently graduated with distinction from the Executive Leadership Doctoral Program with the George Washington University. Such a distinction has only been given to four other graduates of the program in its twenty-year history.

Dr. Brescia is fluent in French and has an extraordinary knowledge of the French and European culture. During his two years in Europe as an Olmsted Scholar, he delivered many speeches and presentations on behalf of the Departments of State and Defense, most notably in conjunction with the 40th commemoration of the WWII Normandy beachings, often working with the White House Staff, CIA, and Secret Service. Brescia is the author of a recent book entitled, “Disruptive Power in American Discourse: the Trial of the Chicago Seven: How the 1969 Chicago Seven trial changed classic notions of Power-in-force to Power-in-language”. He is a co-author of RFID for Dummies, a well-known guide on Radio Frequency Identification technology. Dr. Brescia has also written numerous articles and delivered presentations on operational and organizational leadership. Dr. Brescia has also taught Ph.D. and Master’s Degree level courses with Our Lady of the Lake University and the University of Connecticut, respectively. His personal hobbies include boating, fishing and reading, especially when the fish aren’t biting. He and his wife, Marianne, are both looking forward to joining the Tulsa community.

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About Community Care College:
http://www.CommunityCareCollege.edu, Oklahoma’s choice for career education, is a licensed and accredited institution offering various online, diploma and associate degree programs in the healthcare, legal, and business disciplines. Community Care College serves as the main campus to branch campuses Clary Sage College (cosmetology, esthetics, nail technology, fashion and interior design) and Oklahoma Technical College (automotive, welding and barbering) which all operate under the same ownership.