Deborah Josey Burks is currently employed with Central Georgia Technical College in Macon, GA as the Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness. She leads the College’s institutional and programmatic accreditation efforts, strategic and operational planning, program planning, research and assessment, grants management, professional development, and student success initiatives. In addition, Ms. Burks continues to serve on SACSCOC off-site and on-site reaffirmation committees.

Ms. Burks is currently enrolled in the dissertation phase of the Leadership for Higher Education Ph.D. program at Capella University. She has an MS degree in Education, Leadership for Higher Education Specialization from Capella University; holds a B.S. Degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology and an AS Degree in Computer Information Systems from Georgia Southwestern State University. She is also a graduate of South Georgia Technical College with a diploma in Computer Information Systems and Microcomputers.

Her professional organizations include SACCR (Southeastern Association for Community College Research) since 1997. Ms. Burks served as Past-President for the 2012 Annual Meeting and formerly held the office of President for the 2010 – 2011 terms. Other offices held with SACCR include President-Elect and Secretary to the organization. Ms. Burks also is a member of GAIRPAQ (Georgia Association for Institutional Research, Planning, Assessment and Quality), SAIR (Southeastern Association for Institutional Research), and AIR (Association for Institutional Research). She also has served three terms as President to the Americus/Sumter Boys and Girls Clubs, Americus, GA.