Anette visits with her friend and higher ed leader, Dr. Brad Johnson, Vice President of Community College Relations at West Texas A&M University. While Anette and Brad have worked together off and on for quite some time, the focus of the conversation here is around community college students and transfer to 4-year institutions. \n\nThe article mentioned by Brad on transfers, written by Clifford Adelman, can be found here.\n\nDr. Brad Johnson is Vice President for Community College Relations at West Texas A&M University. He has served in higher education for the past 27 years, working in various roles from educator to administrator and more recently as President of Northeast Texas Community College in Mt Pleasant, Texas\n\nBrad grew up in Canyon, and raised his family in Amarillo before moving to East Texas.\xa0 He returned to the Panhandle in 2018 to assist with the implementation of the University\u2019s new strategic vision.\n\nDr. Johnson holds degrees from Texas Tech University and West Texas A&M University, as well as his doctorate from University of Nebraska-Lincoln.\n\nPrior to his move into higher education, Dr. Johnson owned an advertising business as well as a 13-year private practice in psychotherapy and family counseling. \n\nDr. Johnson lives with his wife of 41 years, Vicki.\xa0 They have two married sons and nine grandchildren.