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T H E   C O M M U N I T Y   V O I C E
DR. PETER BEMSKI, PRESIDENT
" You know I've asked myself how I ended up here. I think Sofia chose me and I chose Sofia, and I think I can be of service here and put some of my skills to good use. I think I can help students out, so it just felt like a good match. The transpersonal statement resonates with me, so it feels good."

Dr. Peter Bemski is a native of Oakland, California. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Innovation from the University of Colorado at Denver, an M.A. in English Literature from Boston College in Massachusetts, and has completed the Ignatian Colleagues Program.

Leadership: Peter has more than 20 years of experience in higher education, both in faculty and administration. Prior to coming to Sofia University, he was Vice President of International Initiatives, and Dean of the School of Business and Technology Management at Northcentral University. For 15 years prior to that, he served at Regis University in a variety of roles, including Professor and Chair of the MBA and Masters of Science in Organizational Leadership.

W E L C O M E    J I M   D O R R I S ,  P H.D.
Welcome Dr. Jim Dorris, Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Dr. Jim Dorris earned his Ph.D. in interpersonal communication from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and is an internal/external change agent and consultant to higher education institutions in the U. S.. 

He has led successful turnaround efforts at the organizational and divisional level in public, private, faith-based, and for-profit educational ventures. He has consulted and been a trainer (leadership, communication, team development and motivation) with Fortune 100 companies, smaller regional U.S. business organizations, and universities.
 
Most recently, Jim has worked as a consultant, focused on national, regional, and professional accreditation efforts at two small for-profit universities in Florida, and one university in the Midwest.
 
Dr. Dorris retired from a tenured Management professorship at UMass Dartmouth, and has served as dean, and vice-president/provost in private colleges, for-profit universities, and large research universities, in the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico.
 
In 2017, Jim published Coal Dust Dreamer, a book of poetry and photographs celebrating his childhood in Kentucky.
 
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