External Affairs

External Affairs is the division of FSW that is responsible for the college's primary communications, marketing, community and government affairs initiatives.

Goals/Objectives

External Affairs is closely aligned with FSW's Mission, which in part is to "serve as a leader for intellectual, economic and cultural awareness in the community."

Contact

Name & Title Phone Email
Dr. Robert R. Jones,
Vice President		 (239) 732-3720
Adrian Kerr,
Dir. Corporate Training		 (239) 565-8100

The Team

The External Affairs team consists of established professionals in the areas of community and governmental relations, communications and marketing, and corporate training.

Vice President

Robert Jones

Dr. Robert R. (Bob) Jones joined FSW in 1991 and has served in several key executive level positions. He joined the college as Vice President of Administration and Finance serving as the CFO for 15 years during the expansion from one to three campuses. He later served as Campus President in Fort Myers and Naples. In 2018 he created the division of External Affairs to complement the academic, student, and administrative function of the college under the direction of college president and CEO.

Having received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics followed by a M.B.A. in Management from the University of Texas, Dr. Jones went on to earn his Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. He was selected for and completed the Harvard Education Management Institute for new College Presidents.

He is also active in the community, representing the college and volunteering his time and expertise for several worthy causes. Presently he serves on the SW Florida Workforce Development Board, SW Florida Economic Development Alliance, Opportunity Naples, Horizon Council of Lee County, Moorings Park Institute, Inc., and the Suncoast Credit Union Supervisory Committee.

Corporate Training

Adrian Kerr

Since 2010 Adrian Kerr has been the Director of Corporate Training at FSW State College. He is responsible for the strategic long-term vision, planning and operation of the college's Corporate Training Department which provides a host of educational training services to businesses in the region.

He acts as the FSW Fiscal Agent for SW Florida and has been successful in assisting local businesses obtain over $13M in Quick Response Training (QRT) grants to train new hires as their businesses expand. This funding has helped to train over 7,000 new hires. In addition, he assists businesses with Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) grants for training existing employees.

He has developed over 50, one-day or half-day training classes which are highly customized to the needs of the business.

Partnerships

Workforce Now Research Initiative

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