PD Week Opening Session

Presentation link: https://ccp.zoom.us/j/98276483185?pwd=Mkw3KzVlbE9pb0diZHptazlkMFZyZz09

Agenda

  • Welcome – Dr. Judith Gay
  • Greetings from the Board of Trustees – Michael Soileau
  • Address to the College Community – Dr. Guy Generals
  • Middle States Commission for Higher Education Panel Discussion
  • PDW Roundtable Session: Life During and After the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
    Both Pennsylvania and Philadelphia have played an important role in the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election. The college community is invited to share their experiences during this historic moment in the country’s history and their plans to stay civically engaged after the inauguration.
    Join the roundtable session at: https://ccp.zoom.us/j/93441093551


*ASL Interpreters will be provided for the Opening Session. For optimal access, please watch this webinar via Zoom on a computer or laptop, as there may be difficulties viewing the ASL interpreters via the Zoom mobile app.*

Michael D. Soileau
Vice President, Strategy and Planning, Xfinity
Consumers Services, Comcast

Working in the telecommunications and entertainment industry for 20 years, Michael
currently serves in the role of Vice President, Strategy and Planning for Xfinity Consumer Services
at Comcast’s headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa. He is charged with creating, delivering and executing a
3,5, and 10-year strategic plan of new products, verticals and adjacencies, driving deeper relevance in
Xfinity customer’s homes and hearts. He focuses on strategic synergies leveraging the Comcast
companies including Sky, NBC, Universal, Comcast Technology Solutions and Comcast Ventures for the
benefit of the whole. 

Previously, Michael served as the Senior Vice President of Customer and Employee Experience, Sales, Marketing, Governmental Affairs and Public relations at Innovative Communications, a multi-service provider of phone, data, video and wireless for the U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten. Prior to that, Michael spent 10 years with Comcast, serving in various leadership roles throughout the company, including sales, marketing, customer experience, and operations. 

Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in International Business from the University of Texas at Austin and serves on their board for the Center for Global Business where he also serves as a guest lecturer on International Business. He is a Trustee of Community College of Philadelphia, and serves on the Community College’s Foundation Board, the board of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, the
board of the National Adoption Center, and is a director of The Lambda Legal National Leadership
Council.