b'MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGEAppendix NDr. S. Brad Bailey was chosen as the director of MGCCCs QEP: Essential Skills. He is a communication instructor and department chair at MGCCC. He is passionate about training others in communication and essential employability skills. In addition to teaching, for the past 11 years, he has conducted workshops focused on job interview & employability skills. He has written a book, Understanding the Job Search: The Job Interview, that he uses to enhance his workshops. His clients include universities, AmeriCorps programs, and other organizations with an interest in preparing their people for the workforce.Dr. Bailey holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration with a minor in Communication Studies, as well as a Masters of Public Health with an emphasis in Health Education & Promotion from The University of Southern Mississippi. He completed his undergraduate work at Belhaven University where he learned to live their motto, to serve not to be served.Prior to becoming a faculty member at MGCCC, Dr. Bailey worked at the University of Southern Mississippi in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction as a K-12 liaison. He has taught science, health, and physical education at the K-12 level, coached at the high school & community college levels, and has worked in student services at MGCCC.As a lifelong learner, Dr. Bailey remains extremely active in the communication discipline. He is active in the Mississippi Communication Association (MCA), the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA), the National Communication Association (NCA), the International Communication Association (ICA), and various state associations across the southeastern United States. As a firm believer in the Latin proverb docendo discimus (by teaching, we learn), he has delivered over 60 academic conference presentations at the state, regional, national, and international levels, primarily on topics related to communication pedagogy/andragogy, communicative competence, and applied communication and has facilitated over 100 employee development trainings at community colleges and K-12 schools. As a trusted leader, he has served as president of MCA, has held various offices in SSCA and NCA, highlighted by a 3-year term as SSCAs Community College Representative on the NCA Legislative Assembly. Dr. Bailey challenges his students to use their voices outside of the classroom to take on real-world problems such as food insecurity, student utilization of the campus health/counseling services, teenage suicide, and student utilization & improvement of campus resources. His students regularly present alongside him in employee development workshops and at academic conferences.Dr. Bailey has received numerous awards, including the 2018 Southern States Communication Association Suzanne Osborn Community College Outstanding Educator Award & the 2018-2019 Instructor of the Year for the MGCCC-JC Campus.Dr. Bailey is an active member of his church, his family, and his community. He serves as a Sunday school teacher, a VBS storyteller, a deacon for his church, a band aid for his sons Scottish drum and bagpipe band, and as a volunteer PA announcer for athletic events for his wifes school. He recently served as a neighborhood captain in the successful campaign of the current mayor of his city. For the Baileys, education is a family affair. His wife, Dr. Elizabeth A. Bailey, is a principal of a K-8 institution where their two sons, Hayden and Brett, are honor students and avid volunteers.MGCCC QEP 2019 97'