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Dean, Business, Creative and Performing Arts
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC · Posted 2026-09-18
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The chair you’re filling
Thomas Takayama
- Education
- D.A. ethnomusicology/American roots music, Ole Miss; M.M. Music History/Lit, SIU; B.A. music education, Tennessee
- Career path
- McHenry County College (professor→chair→exec dean) → Valencia College dean → Greenville Tech dean 2019–2023 → GTCC dean Nov 2023
- Known for
- Music scholar-performer (ethnomusicology/American roots); performed with Grant Park and Chicago Chamber Orchestras
- The seat
- External hire; serial community-college dean; appointed Nov. 15, 2023 after 25 years in community-college administration