Dr. Eddie Tealer

​​Current Title: President, Eastfield Campus

History With Dallas College

  • October 2018-Present: President, Eastfield Campus
  • March 2014-October 2018: Vice President of Business Services, North Lake College
  • September 2014-February 2015: Interim Vice President of Business Services, North Lake College​
  • November 2013-September 2014: Executive Director of Business Services
  • September 2010-October 2013: District Director of Business Services
  • September 2008-Augu​st 2010: Senior Financial Analyst

Educational Background

  • Doctorate in philosophy, leadership studies,​ from Our Lady of the Lake University
  • Master of Management, corporate finance, from the University of Dallas
  • Master of Business Administration, management, from Our Lady of the Lake University
  • Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in criminal justice/economics from the University of North Texas

Professional Certifications

  • Graduate Certificate, Corporate Finance Management
  • National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU)
  • NAFCU Certified Volunteer Expert (CVE) (June 18, 2018)
  • Patrick McNellis Compression Planning Institute (2015)
  • Continuing Professional Education Certificate of Completion – Texas Association of Community College Business Officers Chief Financial Officers Update (2014, 2015)
  • Certificate of Mastery, DCCCD Basic Leadership Program (2010)

Professional Memberships and Associations

  • Member, Texas Education Agency (TEA) Summer Bridge Workshop Planning Committee (2020)
  • Member, Dallas Promise: University Enrollment Plan – COVID-19 Committee (2020)
  • Sponsor, Dallas College African American Employee Resource Group (AAERG) (2019-Present)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Mesquite Chamber of Commerce (2019-2022)
  • Member, P-Tech IMPACT Board (2019-Present)
  • Member, Board of Directors, North Texas Community College Consortium (2018-Present)
    • Chair-Elect (2020-Present)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Mobility Credit Union (2017-2018)
  • Treasurer (2018); Audit, Asset/Liability, Risk Management, Compensation Committees
  • Member, Advisory Board, Mobility Credit Union (2016-2017); Audit Committee
  • Sigma Iota Epsilon
  • Texas Association of Community College Business Officers and Chief Financial Officers
  • Government Finance Officers Association

College Awards/Accomplishments

  • Phi Theta Kappa Paragon President for outstanding support for student success (2020)
  • Phi Theta Kappa Texas Region, Texas Hall of Honor for New Presidents (2020)
  • Mesquite Chamber of Commerce Shining Star Award, to Eastfield College and Mesquite Independent School District, January 2020, with Commendation presented by Texas State Representatives Rhetta Bowers and Victoria Neave
  • Community College Business Officers CCBO Award Nominee (2018)
  • Truth Initiatives Tobacco-Free College Program Grant for North Lake, $19,980 (2018)
  • North Lake President's Award (2017)
  • DCCCD DSC Administrator of the Year (2012)

Related Professional Experience

  • Southern Methodist University Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Adjunct Instructor, EPL 7394, 2018-2020
  • Southern Methodist University Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Adjunct Instructor, EPL 6376, 2015
  • Southern Methodist University Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Ed.D. Dissertation Committee Member, 2018, 2020
  • University of Dallas Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business, Adjunct Instructor, FINA 6305, 2012-2013