James P Lombella Bio for WEBSITE updated Mar2017

James P. Lombella, President Asnuntuck Community College James Lombella began his career as the founder of a retail and ...

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James P. Lombella, President Asnuntuck Community College James Lombella began his career as the founder of a retail and service company and, following a successful start-up, he joined Jen Coat, Inc. where he was appointed to the position of Quality Control and Internal ISO 9000 Lead Auditor. Following Jen Coat, he spent time in two successive companies, Plastipak Packaging Company and the Pepperidge Farm division of the Campbell Soup company, as an Operations Manager in each company. Lombella joined Asnuntuck in 2009 in the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center (AMTC) as an Adjunct Credit Instructor while assisting to lead the development of the guidelines for the S.M.A.R.T. (Skills for Manufacturing and Related Technologies) grant for the State of Connecticut. From 2010 through 2012, he was the Director then Associate Dean of Workforce Development and Continuing Education, where he supervised the operations of Workforce Development, Continuing Education, Business and Industry and the Marketing divisions of the college. In 2012, he became the CFO/Dean of Administration, which he maintained in a dual role while serving as the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from May of 2013 to May 2014. On May 30, 2014, the Board of Regents for Higher Education announced that James P. Lombella was selected to be the fourth President of Asnuntuck Community College. President Lombella currently serves as a Steering Committee member for New England's Knowledge Corridor, a member of Rotary Club of Enfield CT, a Board member for the Asnuntuck Community College Foundation, Inc., and a member/college representative for NCCCC (North Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce) for which he has served multiple times on their Scholarship Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Capital Workforce Partners. President Lombella participated as a panelist for the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) Regional Conference in 2011. He was also a panelist for the 2015 "State of the Region" Conference of New England's Knowledge Corridor, discussing the findings and recommendations of the New England Council and Deloitte Consulting LLP report entitled: Advanced to Advantageous: The Case for New England’s Manufacturing Revolution. President Lombella is a proud first generation, Community College graduate who also holds a Master of Management degree from Cambridge College, Cambridge, MA, and will be graduating with a Doctor of Education at the Abraham S. Fischler School of Education at Nova Southeastern University in May 2017.