Dr. Bob Barringer, Gold Hill's principal, has been a leader in the community college movement for more than 30 years.  He served three institutions as permanent president -- College of the Albemarle in North Carolina, Catonsville Community College in Maryland, and Brookdale Community College in New Jersey.  As president of Brookdale, Dr. Barringer was named One of the Most Successful College Presidents in the Country by the Exxon Foundation.

In the late 1980s he began a unique career path when he became a professional interim community college president, often stepping into colleges that were in some difficulty. Dr. Barringer has served thirteen institutions as interim president.

In 1990, he formed Gold Hill Associates Community College Presidential Search Services.

Dr. Barringer received his Bachelor degree from Wake Forest University, and his master's and doctorate at the University of Florida.

Dr. Preston Pulliams joined Gold Hill Associates in 2009.  He has served as district president of Portland Community College in Oregon since 2004.

He began his career as a dean of students and counselor at Muskegon Community College in Michigan, and served as vice president for student affairs at the Community College of Philadelphia until 1993.

Dr. Pulliams has served as president of the Highland Lakes Campus of Oakland Community College District in Michigan and as president of Orange County Community College in Middletown, NY.  He was vice chancellor for the community colleges for the State University of New York (SUNY), where he coordinated and directed the activities of the 30 community colleges in the SUNY system.

Kim MacQueen works with colleges’ public relations and public information offices in producing advertisements and brochures announcing the search.

Ms. MacQueen is a former director of public information and community and media relation’s offices for community colleges in Washington State and has been with Gold Hill Associates since its inception.