Your Voice, Your MC: Employee Experience and Climate Survey
The Your Voice, Your MC (YVYMC) Employee Experience and Climate Survey provides employees with an opportunity to share feedback about their experiences at Montgomery College. Employee feedback helps College leaders understand what is working well, identify opportunities for improvement, and inform future priorities.
The survey is administered by ModernThink new window, an independent consulting firm specializing in workplace quality, organizational culture, employee engagement, and higher education surveys.
FY27 Survey Information
Below are key dates and information employees should know.
- The survey will be open from September 30 through October 16, 2026.
- Eligible employees will receive a secure survey link directly from ModernThink new window, the College’s external survey partner.
- The survey is open to full-time faculty (FTF), bargaining and non-bargaining staff, department chairs, and administrators hired on or before April 1, 2026, and part-time faculty (PTF) with a Fall 2026 assignment.
- Preliminary survey results are expected by the end of the Fall 2026 semester.
- Survey findings will be shared and discussed with the College community at the beginning of the Spring 2027 semester.
Confidentiality
Montgomery College does not receive survey responses, individual written comments,
or reports for groups with fewer than five (5) responses. Survey data also cannot
be filtered or divided in ways that could identify an individual employee's response.
Learn more about survey confidentiality.
Posr-survey results debrief forums are voluntary and provide employees with an opportunity
to discuss local concerns and identify area for improvement. Participants will not
be asked to identify which survey responses or comments were their own.
From Your Voice to Action
The survey is one part of a larger process. Employee feedback is gathered, interpreted, discussed, and used to inform improvement planning and action.
- August–September 2026 | Build Awareness
The College announces and promotes Your Voice, Your MC through multiple communication channels. - September 30–October 16, 2026 | Have Your Say
The survey is open. Employees are encouraged to participate and may opt in to the participant raffle. - January–February 2027 | Understand the Results
ModernThink delivers the complete results and open-ended comment summary analysis, followed by collegewide debriefing sessions. - February–March 2027 | Explore the Findings
Employee focus groups and follow-up conversations help explain major findings, surface local concerns, and generate ideas for improvement. - March–June 2027 | Turn Feedback Into Plans
Employee feedback is shared with leadership, and results-based action planning begins. - June 2027–FY28 | Put Plans Into Action
Action plans begin to be implemented, with survey findings helping guide organizational improvement.
Survey Committee Members
ModernThink
- Richard Boyer, Senior Consultant
- Liz Flood, Director of Client Services
Montgomery College
- Scot Brown, Organizational Development and HR Outreach Manager
- Dr. John Hamman, Chief Analytics and Insights Officer
- Lauren Landau, Director of Strategic Talent Management and Organizational Development
- Krista Leitch Walker, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- Gigi Secuban, Vice President of Inclusive Excellence and Belonging
- Susan Watson, Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer
About ModernThink
ModernThink new window is an organizational development and management consulting firm specializing in workplace
quality, organizational culture, and employee engagement. The firm has extensive experience
supporting higher education institutions and co-founded the Great Colleges to Work
For® program.
Survey Findings and Recommendations
Thank you to the faculty, chairs, administrators, and staff who participated in the employee experience and climate survey.
Richard Boyer of ModernThinknew window new windowpresented the key findings to more than 150 members of the College community on April 10 and 14, 2023. These findings were also shared with the President, Cabinet, Administrators, the Office of Equity and Inclusion, and the Office of Compliance and Ethics.
View the FY23–24 Survey Findings (PDF, 
) .
The 2021–2022 Your Voice, Your MC survey focused on three (3) primary areas: employee engagement, ethics, and equity and inclusion. Key survey findings were shared with the College community through information sessions and briefings. Open forums were subsequently held to gather additional feedback and recommendations from faculty, staff, and administrators.
To address survey and open forum feedback, a workgroup identified priority actions for implementation. Progress on those actions is summarized below.
Progress Highlights
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Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management (HRSTM) enhanced career ladder pathways and reviewed qualification requirements for a variety of positions within the College's job classification system.
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HRSTM evaluated and implemented updates to the performance evaluation process to support more frequent coaching, feedback, and employee development conversations throughout the year.
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The Office of Equity and Inclusion expanded programming and initiatives representing a broad range of identities and experiences.
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The Office of Communications evaluated opportunities to improve the accessibility and effectiveness of critical College communications.
Performance Management and Accountability
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Increase clarity and direction for employee development and advancement pathways through the review and enhancement of career ladders.
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Review qualification requirements to consider relevant professional experience, where appropriate.
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Strengthen the performance evaluation process by incorporating more frequent coaching and feedback conversations between supervisors and employees.
Equity and Inclusion
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Expand diversity, equity, and inclusion programming to support a broad range of identities, experiences, and perspectives.
Employee Communication
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Increase access to critical College communications by providing information in languages commonly used by employees.
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Encourage managers and supervisors to seek employee input and feedback when making decisions that affect their teams.
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Strengthen communication regarding how constituent feedback is considered and implemented through the College's governance process.
View the FY20–21 Survey Findings (PDF, ) .
Employee feedback from the 2018 Ethics Survey and Equity and Inclusion Survey informed several initiatives designed to strengthen the College's culture, accountability, and commitment to equity and inclusion.
Ethics and Accountability
In response to feedback from the 2018 Ethics Survey, the Office of Compliance and Ethics implemented several initiatives to strengthen ethical practices across the College, including:
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Development of the Ethical Expectations Guide (PDF,
) to provide practical guidance for employees and managers on applying the College's
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Implementation of mandatory annual ethics training for all employees, with content tailored to address emerging risks and reinforce the College's Code of Ethics.
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Enhancement of the confidential reporting and investigation process through centralized intake, improved case tracking, and consistent fact-finding procedures.
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Integration of ethics and integrity training into the New Supervisor Orientation Program to reinforce the importance of ethical leadership and workplace culture.
Equity and Inclusion
Feedback from the 2018 Equity and Inclusion Survey helped inform initiatives to advance equity, inclusion, and employee engagement across the College, including:
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Facilitated discussions within departments and divisions to explore survey findings and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Expanded equity and inclusion initiatives through the Student Success Network, Achieving the Dream efforts, and recommendations incorporated into the Equity and Inclusion Roadmap.
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Implementation of a comprehensive equity and inclusion training program for faculty, staff, and administrators.
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Increased opportunities for employee and student feedback to better understand equity and inclusion experiences and inform future initiatives.
These efforts contributed to ongoing improvements in workplace culture, employee engagement, ethics, equity, and inclusion across Montgomery College.
FY17 Survey Recommendations and Actions
Employee feedback from the FY17 Ethics Survey informed several initiatives aimed at strengthening equity, inclusion, leadership development, and employee communication across the College.
Equity and Inclusion in Hiring
To support equitable hiring practices, recruiters participate in search committee meetings to raise awareness of unconscious bias and review search processes, committee roles and responsibilities, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, and the evaluation of internal candidates.
Representatives from Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management, Equity and Diversity, and the President's Advisory Committee on Equity and Inclusion (PACEI) visited Oregon State University to observe its nationally recognized Search Advocate Program and receive Search Advocate training. The program serves as a model for promoting inclusion throughout the search and selection process.
Leadership Development
The College launched the New Supervisor Orientation Program to provide supervisors with information, tools, and resources to support effective leadership and team management.
Employee Communication
Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management enhanced employee communications by redesigning the biannual Fiscal Update newsletter into the weekly Employee Matters newsletter, improving the delivery of employee news, information, and resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Your Voice, Your MC Employee Experience and Climate Survey gives employees an opportunity to share feedback about their experiences at Montgomery College. Survey findings help College leaders identify strengths, understand opportunities for improvement, and inform future priorities, planning, and decision-making.
Montgomery College partners with ModernThink to provide an independent and confidential survey process. As a third-party survey administrator, ModernThink manages survey responses, analyzes the results, and provides benchmark data to help the College better understand employee feedback.
Eligible full-time and part-time faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to participate. Broad participation helps ensure the survey reflects a wide range of employee experiences and perspectives across Montgomery College confidentiality, analyze results, and support the sharing of findings with the College community.
Eligible employees will receive a secure survey link directly from ModernThink. The survey will be open from September 30 through October 16, 2026, and may be completed using a computer, tablet, or smartphone with an internet connection.
The survey typically takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. Participants may save their responses and return later if they are unable to complete the survey in one (1) session.
Based on employee feedback, this year's survey is shorter, more focused, and easier to complete. Most questions use a five-point agreement scale, ranging from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree, and may include a Not Applicable response option.
The survey also includes three (3) open-ended questions and optional demographic questions.
The survey gathers feedback across six (6) focus areas related to the employee experience and workplace climate:
- Mission and Pride
- Collaboration
- Inclusion, Belonging, and Community
- Ethics
- Job Satisfaction and Support
- Commitment to Student Success
Survey findings help the College identify strengths and opportunities for improvement and inform planning and decision-making.
Broad participation helps ensure the survey reflects the experiences and perspectives of employees across Montgomery College. The more employees who participate, the more meaningful and representative the survey findings will be.
No. Participation is voluntary; however, all eligible employees are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives.
Yes. ModernThink administers the survey and manages responses independently from Montgomery College.
Individual survey responses are not provided to the College. Results are reported only for groups of five (5) or more respondents, referred to as the rule of five (5). The College does not receive raw written comments, and survey results cannot be filtered or subdivided in ways that could identify individual employees.
These safeguards allow employees to provide candid feedback while protecting their confidentiality.
No. Your email address is used only to provide access to the survey and ensure that each eligible employee can submit one (1) response.
Survey responses are managed by ModernThink and are not linked to individual email addresses in results provided to Montgomery College.
Demographic questions help the College understand whether employee experiences differ across groups. Responses are optional and are reported only in aggregate to protect confidentiality.
If you have difficulty accessing or completing the survey, contact ModernThink new window using the support information provided in your survey invitation.
Questions about Your Voice, Your MC Employee Experience and the Climate Survey may be directed to Scot Brown, Organizational Development and Human Resources Outreach Manager new window.