Timothy Crisler

Timothy Crisler is a successful student-centered educator and professional qualified with over 33 years of visible achievements in corporate communications, media relations and training, crisis communications, community relations and public affairs, coupled with his deep commitment to building trust and reputation for clients. He has a passion for serving, mentoring and developing students. His day-to-day working philosophies are deeply rooted in assuring that meaningful connections exits between curricular and co-curricular initiatives while being a staunch advocate for students. Crisler is a visionary leader and team player with a stellar track record of superior performance in student engagement, team building and instruction. Crisler is the Dean of Technology for Career and Technical Education at Hinds Community College. Prior to becoming Dean he served as the Department chair, Advisor & Instructor of the awarding winning Radio and Television Production and Broadcast Technology Department at Hinds Utica Campus. In the world of academia, Crisler is known by his colleagues as resourceful and as a self-directed professional with great interest in fostering learning skills and social growth. He has a strong passion for working in an environment conducive to learning by employing dedication and motivation. He is skilled in designing curriculum targeted at meeting the need of learners with varying abilities and backgrounds. As the Dean of Technology at Hinds Community College it is his mission to provide an academically focused, student-centered, supportive, structured environment for men and women with a focus on 21st century technology studies. He believes in maintain and enhance teaching and learning excellence through on-going professional development. He is an award-winning instructor, public relations strategist and writer, with extensive professional management experience in the public and private sectors. He has been engaged in community, government and media relations; corporate communications; events and communications planning; crisis management; philanthropy and cause-related marketing; online promotion; social media and Web 2.0, and website content management. He also is the Chief Executive Officer of “The C Group” a privately own Public Relations and Communications Consulting Company. Prior to launching his own public relations and strategic communications Consulting practice, Timothy held various communications and PR management positions within the television and nuclear industry. Previously he was the Senior Corporate Communications Specialist and lead spokesman for Entergy Nuclear fleet, Entergy Corporation, the fourth largest electricity producer in the United States. At Entergy Nuclear, Crisler was a member of the Generation Communications staff. As Senior Corporate Communications Specialist, he oversaw strategic planning and communications to internal and external audiences. Other responsibilities with the company include media relations, public relations, community relations, internet communications, crisis planning and response, meeting planning and local government relations. Crisler joined Entergy in 2005. He has served in many capacities throughout his professional career. Prior to joining Entergy, for over a decade, Crisler was employed with Mississippi’s number one rated television station, NBC affiliate WLBT TV 3 as Senior News Producer. During his tenure there he served as an associate producer for the weekend Newscast, associate producer for Sports Journal, Producer of Frank Melton’s Bottom Line, Producer of the Early Morning show, Producer of the Noon Newscast, Field Producer, Creator and Producer of the Mid-Day Mississippi Show, Public Affairs Assistant and Marketing Assistant. As Senior News Producer, he was involved in many other aspects of local programming and public relations for the station. His educational background includes a bachelor of arts degree (cum laude) in broadcast communications from Alcorn State University and a master of science degree in mass communications with emphasizes in public relations and marketing from Mississippi College.