NGTC names Dr. Michele Shirley interim president

Dr. Michele Shirley has been named interim President of North Georgia Technical College, following the recent death of College President Dr. Mark Ivester.

According to officials with NGTC, Dr. Shirley has served as NGTC’s Vice President of Administrative Services since February and previously was the Director of Administrative Services for the college since 2017.

She has served in various roles at the college for more than 14 years, including Director of Admissions and Registrar, Special Populations and Retention Coordinator, Career Planner, and Marketing Specialist and Associate Instructor of Business Management.

A native of Habersham County, Dr. Shirley received a Doctorate of Education degree in adult education from the University of Georgia in 2009, a Master of Business Administration degree from Brenau University in 1997 and a Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in accounting from Piedmont College in 1994.

Dr. Shirley lives in Clarkesville with husband John and two daughters, Julianne and Ellison, and attends Shirley Grove Baptist Church.

NGTC President Dr. Mark Ivester, 57, passed away on Sept. 12 after a short-term battle of COVID-19.