It was a tongue-in-cheek comment at the time former director Brett Pritchard said when his mentee told him he would like a shot at his job one day, but now he couldn’t be prouder.
As of last month, Scott Hardy has stepped in as the new Director of Institutional Advancement, Government Affairs and Public Relations at Central Alabama Community College.
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