Dr. Michael Mikota has been chosen as the new Central Carolina Technical College president.
"I am deeply honored to be selected president of Central Carolina Technical College," said Mikota. "As I think about the humbing responsibility that has been entrusted to me, I begin to recognize the great strengths of excellence, integrity, innovation and leadership already embedded in the communities that are served by the college, as well as in the institution itself."
Mikota, who currently serves as the executive director for the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governents, will begin with CCTC starting July 17.
"I realize that the ‘I’ becomes a ‘we,’ and I am very excited to think of the work we will do together to develop and enhance the foundation for personal growth, economic development, and an improved quality of life," said Mikota, who will replace interim President Terry Booth. She will return to her position as vice-president for business affairs.
"The Area Commission is confident that Dr. Mikota is the right person to lead the college to greater heights," said CCTC Area Commission Chairman Mac Summers.
In his position with Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, Mikota was in charge of an organization that spanned four counties, including Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter, along with the cities of Manning, Camden, Bishopville and Sumter. As executive director, he developed, implemented and governed the successful delivery of policy directives and consulting services by local, state, and federal governments with maximum accountability, efficiency and effectiveness.
Mikota is a native of Gaffney and holds a bachelor’s degree from Wofford College and a master's in business administration from Gardner-Webb University. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, he worked for Wachovia Bank in multiple capacities, working his way up to assistant vice-president of business banking.
Mikota holds a doctorate from Clemson University in policy studies. As a student at Clemson, he was president of the Graduate Student Body and a National Fellow with the U.S. Government, serving as a key innovator in Water Quality Trading and Wetlands Banking.
As a staff member at Clemso,n he served as a Watershed Policy director, an adjunct professor in the College of Engineering and Science and as a lecturer in the Master of Public Administration program.
Prior to becoming executive director at Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, Mikota served as an analyst and senior analyst for the U.S. Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C., where he conducted numerous audits and assessed programs for the Comptroller General of the United States.
Mikota lives in Sumter with his wife, Camila, and their two daughters, Cecilia and Penelope.
