Doug Ferguson, Director of Alumni Programs and Foundation Events, served as the Chair of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Conference for Community College Advancement October 3-5 in Palm Springs, California. The event hosted more than 470 attendees from 40 states, three Canadian provinces and the Federated States of Micronesia, representing 230 institutions. Ferguson concluded the conference by interviewing Deesha Dyer, a 2016 graduate of Community College of Philadelphia, who served President and First Lady Obama as White House Social Secretary from 2015-17.
Dyer originally started with the White House as an intern in 2009 and was later hired full time, before being promoted to social secretary. She talked about working at the White House and the important events she assisted with, including hosting Pope Francis, a state dinner for representatives from China. She also discussed traveling back and forth between Washington, D.C. and CCP twice a week and on Saturdays to complete her degree.
Dyer was recently profiled in the book
West Wingers
which is now available on Amazon