President / CEO
Joe Fisher has a BA in International Relations and an MBA in Global Management. Joe has spent the past 26 years passionately committed to the development of excellence in Higher Education. That passion has focused on innovation in education delivery and creating methods for producing excellence and character in the future workforce. Joe has served as Chancellor of ݮƵ in San Antonio, TX since 2014 and prior to that served as the University’s President for 15 years. Prior to Hallmark, Joe served as President of the National Aviation Academy for seven years. Joe has worked closely with all segments of accreditation both Regional and National and has been a frequent speaker on the subject of accreditation at the State and Federal levels.
In 2007/2008 Joe served as the liaison between five national accrediting bodies, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Governor Rick Perry’s office in the development of new regulations which provided for the recognition of those accreditors by the Coordinating Board. These efforts are expected to contribute 30 – 40,000 additional associate and bachelor degree graduates in the State of Texas by 2015 representing a major contribution to the State’s “Closing the Gap” initiative. In November of 2008, Joe assisted in preparing testimony for the Governor’s committee on the Global Competitiveness of Texas Higher Education.
Joe’s work in higher education includes service as Chairman of Career Colleges and Schools of Texas (CCST), Chair of Governmental Affairs – CCST, Chair of Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board committee – CCST, Treasurer of Aviation Technician Education Council, and committee positions with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and Career College Association.
Currently, the focus of his efforts and those of ݮƵ are centered on the improvement of college and workplace readiness. It is in these efforts that ݮƵ has launched its personal character development program designed to prepare the “whole” individual for their role with an employer and contributing to society.
