詹姆斯·麦肯尼博士，美国社区学院协会(AACC) 经济发展和国际项目部副主席，协会与其他公立或私立组织、机构和行业协会在经济和劳动力发展方面交流的主要联络人，同时负责协会与其他国际和美国国内组织机构的合作关系和合作项目。曾指导了美国社区学院协会与丹麦、荷兰、英国、德国、加拿大、中国、爱尔兰等国家主要社区学院组织签订谅解备忘录。
美国社区学院协会副主席詹姆斯·麦肯尼博士
詹姆斯·麦肯尼博士目前为美国青年政策论坛委员会、住宅建筑商协会、美国技能组织、合作教育全国委员会成员， 美国计算机协会人力事务委员会副主席、高等教育发展委员会委员，并为许多特设委员会提供咨询。在美国社区学院协会人力资源委员会任职期间，负责联络以下附属委员会：先进技术中心全国联盟、继续教育和培训全国委员会、员工教育全国委员会。
Dr. James F. McKenney
Vice President, American Association of Community Colleges, USA
Dr. James F. McKenney is currently the Vice President of Economic Development and International Programs of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Also, Dr. McKenney oversees the development of partnerships and collaborative projects with international organizations/agencies as well
as U.S.-based organizations. He serves on the Boards of the American Youth Policy Forum, the Home Builders Institute, Skills USA, and the National Commission on Cooperative Education, is the Vice Chair of CompTIA's Workforce Commission, is a Board member of the Higher Education Development.
Dr. McKenney began his involvement with AACC in the Offi ce of College Employer Relations, and soon after served as the Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations with responsibilities covering the reauthorization of the Carl Perkins Vocational Education Act and the Job Training Partnership Act. During this timeframe, both the Advanced Technological Education program of the National Science Foundation and the Tech-Prep Education Act were authorized and funded.
[演讲摘要]
社区学院：经济发展的基本桥梁—劳动力开发与职业教育
社区学院在职业教育领域有着悠久的历史。社区学院的成功需要与产业界建立可持续发展的合作机制。同样，学院管理者与各部门管理者紧密合作共同促进了社区学院的不断发展。当前的经济困难时期，上述合作关系尤为重要。这种情况下，经济的衰退掩盖了技能的短缺，导致产业工人和学生不知如何选择相关专业和课程。因此，必须给企业、职业院校、学生或产业工人发出清晰的信息，使职业教育课程和需求达到最后的平衡。
[Abstract]
Community Colleges: the Essential Bridge to the Economy
- Workforce Development and Vocational Education
Community Colleges have a long and deep history in occupational and technical education. Success in this endeavor requires sustained collaboration between representatives of both business/industry and the colleges. This collaboration must be refl ected in the continuous engagement of the presidential administrative team as well as relevant department leadership. At no time is this relationship more important than in difficult and turbulent economic conditions such as the present. Under these circumstances, persistent skill shortages are being masked by an economic recession leaving workers and students frustrated and perplexed regarding the prudent selection of both program and course selection. Thus, the signaling process between employers, higher education suppliers, and students/adult workers must be clear and crisp so that balance between supply and demand can be maintained to the highest degree possible.
