Board of Directors

Thomas Meyer

Dean of Academic Affairs, Wolfson Campus, Miami Dade College

Thomas W. Meyer, Ph.D., Dean of Academic Affairs at the Wolfson Campus, has over 20 years of teaching and training experience, with eleven years in management or administrative roles.  Prior to becoming the Academic Dean of the Wolfson Campus, Dr. Meyer served in various roles.  Starting as a professor of English, he taught reading, writing, grammar, and speech, and garnered experience in testing, curriculum development, teacher training, educational technology, and grant writing and management.  He later became Department Chairperson of English as a Second Language and Foreign Languages where he implemented the first AS degree in Translation/Interpretation in the United States.  He was later appointed Associate Dean of Academic Affairs overseeing the Chairpersons of the academic departments and deliberating over students’ academic issues.  Also important to mention is his experience in the private sector as a management consultant in the area of organizational development and leadership training for Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) as well as in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.  This unique blending of academic and corporate experience gives Dr. Meyer keen insight into implementation of best practices, performance improvement, and quality enhancement. Currently reporting to Dr. Meyer are over 130 full-time faculty, nine academic departments with Chairpersons, two college-wide schools with Directors, and three college-wide programs with Directors.  As the chief academic officer for the campus, Dr. Meyer oversees all issues related to accreditation, grants, faculty initiatives, curriculum, enrollment management, and the academic budget.