Two finalists have been announced for the president’s job at Illinois Valley Community College.
Tracy Morris is the compliance officer at Joliet Junior College. She was a teacher at Mendota High School and also worked for IVCC as the Director of Admissions and Records and an orientation counselor.
Matt Seaton is the IVCC Vice President for Business Services and Finance. He was the superintendent at Streator High School.
Each finalist will be presented to the public during forums next week at IVCC. Seaton’s is from 3:45pm to 4:45pm next Tuesday, November 15 and Morris’s is from 3:45pm to 4:45pm on Wednesday, November 16. Whoever is hired for the president’s job will get it after Jerry Corcoran retires next summer.
The following information about the two finalists was provided by IVCC:
Tracy Morris
As Compliance Officer at Joliet Junior College, Morris performs oversight including on-time reporting, meeting legislative and accreditation requirements, and conducting assessments and reviews. She also provides oversight for the review of board policies and institutional procedures.
Prior to joining JJC in 2018, she was Vice President of Student Services at Illinois Central College (2014-18), Associate Vice President for Student Services (2010-14), Director of Admissions and Records (2003-10) and counselor and orientation coordinator at IVCC (2001- 03), school counselor at Annawan Grade School (1999-2001) and a teacher at Mendota High School (1994-99).
Morris earned the Doctorate in Adult and Higher Education and Master’s in Education Counseling from Northern Illinois University, Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology from Western Illinois University and Associate in Arts from IVCC. She lives in Spring Valley with her husband, Mike, and two children.
Matthew Seaton
As IVCC’s Vice President for Business Services and Finance, Seaton oversees budget and finance, information technology, campus security, facilities, oversight of the bookstore, human resources, purchasing, shipping and receiving, childcare, food service and risk management.
Prior to IVCC, Seaton was Streator Township High School Superintendent (2014-2021), Red Hill Community Unit School District #10 Superintendent (2009-2014), Red Hill High School Principal (2007-09) and Director of Music at Mount Carmel High School (2002-07).
Seaton holds a Doctor of Education from Illinois State University, Specialist in Education, Master of Science in Education and Bachelor of Science in Education from Eastern Illinois University and an Associate in Science from Wabash Valley College. He lives in Streator with his wife, Jill, and six children.