Dr. David Beer has been appointed to the position of Assistant Dean for Business and Career Technologies at Waubonsee Community College. His new position is a promotion, as he has previously been serving as Career and Technical Education Analyst for the college.
Beer earned a Doctorate of Education degree in Community College Leadership and a master’s degree in management, both from National-Louis University. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Roosevelt University after earning his associate degree from Triton Community College. He has nearly 23 years of higher education experience, including 19 years at Triton Community College and four years at Waubonsee.
He has served as Career and Technical Education Analyst at Waubonsee Community College since 2013. His work in this area included the oversight of the Perkins and Program Improvement Grants, which serve to improve career and technical education. Dr. Beer also worked closely with full-time and adjunct faculty in Career and Technical Education (CTE) to provide professional development opportunities. Dr. Beer has been very active with CTE initiatives and has served as the state’s lead CTE liaison for the Illinois Community College Board Task Force Advisory.