Chief Information Officer

As of September 2024, this search has reached an advanced stage. Until this search is formally closed, we will continue to review applications and keep materials on file.

Joliet Junior College, the first, public community college in the United States, seeks a transformational, creative leader to serve as the next Chief Information Officer.

Founded in 1901, Joliet Junior College (JJC) provides a student-centered, career-enabling education to 27,000 students. Located just 40 miles outside of Chicago, JJC is an innovative and accessible institution, dedicated to student learning, community prosperity, cultural enrichment, and inclusion. The student population at the college is diverse in every sense of the word, representing a cultural plethora of gender, ethnic, racial, age, and socioeconomic status diversity. In 2023, JJC was designated a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) with 34% of the student body identifying as Hispanic/Latina/o. The College delivers quality lifelong learning opportunities empowering diverse students and the community through academic excellence, workforce training, and comprehensive support services. 

The Chief Information Officer joins the college at a moment when the College is poised for technology transformation and modernization. President Clyne Namuo has a background in technology leadership, and investments have been made across JJC to develop technology infrastructure and modernize enterprise architecture. The CIO is tasked with driving innovation. Collaboration and relationship building will be key to the success of the CIO, and there will be an emphasis on building political will and partnerships underscored by communication and transparency with JJC community members. Technology should enhance the student experience at JJC, and students are the heart of the College. The CIO will be tasked with considering how IT can support the student experience across a richly diverse student body, and serve the broader academic mission of the College. To be successful, the CIO will be expected to address a number of opportunities and challenges, listed below:

Develop a strategic plan for technology across JJC 

Advocate for the role of IT across the College

Bolster information security across the College

Evaluate and modernize IT infrastructure across campus

Effectively lead, organize, and invigorate the IT staff

Dan Rodas is leading this search with Stephen Kalogeras.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Joliet Junior College is committed to equal opportunity in employment, employment actions, and in the administration of educational programs, admission of students, athletics or other sponsored activities. The College complies in letter and spirit with appropriate federal and state legislation, including but not limited to Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972, and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974. 

JJC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, citizenship status, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. 

JJC expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties will not be tolerated. 

The College has established procedures by which individuals may bring forward concerns or complaints of discrimination and harassment. The College will promptly, thoroughly and fairly investigate every issue that is brought to its attention in this area and will take disciplinary action, when appropriate, up to and including termination of employment. Retaliation against any individual who brings forward such a complaint or who cooperates or assists with an investigation of such a complaint is both unlawful and strictly prohibited by the College. 

Individuals with questions or concerns regarding Equal Opportunity may contact the executive director, human resources, Joliet Junior College.