College Names First CPE Executive Director

Matthew Randall of Hershey has been named the first executive director of York College’s Center for Professional Excellence.

The Center for Professional Excellence (CPE) was created in 2009 to build upon the College’s tradition of preparing students as professionals. Guided by an advisory board of human resources and business executives, as well as faculty and staff from the College, the CPE has two purposes: to develop and execute a regional and national poll that defines the characteristics of professionalism, linking York College with professionalism nationwide; and to assist in developing meaningful co-curricular programs that exemplify professional characteristics. Topics for these seminars will be guided in terms of content by the results of the national poll.

Randall most recently served as senior manager of learning and education for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He has also served as manager of training and development for Intellinex (an Ernst & Young enterprise) in Cleveland and for Arthur Andersen LLP in Chicago.

Randall earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and an MBA from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He is a qualified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator practitioner, a certified Professional in Human Resources, and a member of the American Society for Training & Development.

“York College excels at preparing students for the transition from academia to the world of work,” said College President George W. Waldner. “Mr. Randall, with his extensive, high-level corporate experience, as well as his fine academic background, is well-qualified to extend and broaden our historic strength in professional preparation.”

“I’m delighted to welcome Matthew to York College as executive director of the CPE and a key member of our Academic Services team,” said Deborah Ricker, dean of Academic Services. “His expertise in training and development in addition to his passion for impacting the personal and professional development of our students is truly impressive.”