The Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, USA
Apply by December 6, 2019.

The Pacific Northwest College of Art seeks an inspiring and seasoned leader with the intellectual breadth, as well as the organizational and interpersonal skills, to manage a higher education institution.

The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA), a fully accredited, nonprofit, private art college
located in the heart of downtown Portland, Oregon, seeks a strategic, engaging leader for the
position of President. Reporting to the Board of Governors, the President will have an
extraordinary opportunity to serve as the public face of an art and design college whose intimate
campus provides a rich environment for students to grow as creative artists, designers, scholars
and global citizens steeped in a practice of critical inquiry.

The Pacific Northwest College of Art seeks an inspiring and seasoned leader with the intellectual
breadth, as well as the organizational and interpersonal skills, to manage a higher education
institution. The successful candidate will be a collaborative leader with a distinguished record of
outstanding professional accomplishment, proven commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion,
and history of sound financial decision-making and leadership success. They will have a proven
track record of organically developing and executing a strategic vision; they must be a persuasive,
authentic communicator who can represent the College and its academic mission to a broad
range of stakeholders and partners regionally, nationally, and globally. They must understand the
complexities of higher education, particularly in the creative disciplines, and possess a proven
ability to motivate and empower the staff and faculty to carry forward the institutional mission with
integrity and accountability. The successful candidate will be able to build trust across
constituencies through transparent decision-making and an approachable leadership style.
Moreover, the successful candidate must have the ability to lead and sustain long-term efforts to
promote programs and fundraising activities that support institutional goals as well as an abiding
belief in the importance of art and design education.

Further information about the position and PNCA can be found at:
https://pnca.edu/presidential-search
Applications should consist of a detailed cover letter responsive to the needs of the Pacific
Northwest College of Art and a curriculum vitae. For priority consideration, please apply by
December 6, 2019. To ensure full consideration, inquiries, nominations, and applications should
be submitted in confidence to:
pnca-president@kornferry.com
Paul Chou, Co-Managing Director and Tenley Bank
Global Education Practice, Korn Ferry, Philadelphia, PA

Pacific Northwest College of Art is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and
whose mission is to provide an education that prepares students for sustained creative
achievement in the fine and design arts and throughout their lives.

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