Teaching & Learning Academy Graduates

Congratulations to all of the Teaching & Learning Academy (TLA) graduates! Since 2019, over 200 faculty have graduated from the TLA.

2024-2025 Yearlong Graduates

• • Charity Benford, adjunct professor, student development
  • Meredith Contello, adjunct Professor, architectural and engineering CAD
  • Becky Carter, adjunct professor, mathematics
  • Janie Chang, professor and department chair, fashion design
  • Lani Dame, trainer, workforce preparation
  • Cori Darbonne, professor, history
  • Paul DeLos Reyes, professor, radiology
  • Kara Dixon, librarian, Library Services
  • Gabrielle Gucciard, adjunct professor, dance
  • Lorig Hawkins, adjunct Professor, sustainable agriculture
  • Luce Hernandez, professor, government
  • Shelby Humpert, professor, pharmacy technology
  • Laura Jacob, adjunct faculty, ESOL; instructor of adult education
  • Ramiro Juarez, professor, world languages-Spanish
  • Bernie Ku, adjunct professor, computer science
  • Julie Linder, adjunct professor, music
  • Brian Mahoney, coordinator, career pathways programs, adult education
  • Franklin Marciales, adjunct professor, hospitality management
  • Candace “Mariposa” McGriffy, adjunct professor, mathematics; instructor, adult education
  • Nathan Montgomery, adjunct professor, audio technology and industry
  • Anna Moreno adjunct professor, ESOL
  • Evan Ott, adjunct professor, mathematics
  • Travis Ottwell, professor, mathematics
  • Kristyn Pittman, librarian, Library Services
  • Abinaya Rajasekaran, professor, adult education
  • Cassidy Reid, librarian, Library Services
  • Jon Rodriquez, professor, government
  • Maria Ruelas, librarian, Library Services
  • Bernice Speer, professor, biology
  • Alexander Speetzen, librarian, Library Services
  • Katherine Susman, professor, computer science
  • Heather Syrett, professor, student development
  • Evan “Eric” Van Gorkum, professor, biology
  • Daniel Waktola, professor, geography
  • Megan Wallace, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies

Previous TLA Graduates

2023-2024 Yearlong Graduates

• • Natalia Almanza, adjunct faculty, student development
  • Luke Armstrong, full-time faculty, economics
  • Megan Baldwin, adjunct faculty, psychology
  • Okera Bishop, full-time faculty, accounting
  • Lily Garza Saldivar, classified, adult education
  • Teresa Gazella, adjunct faculty, composition and literary studies
  • Debbie Gilmore, adjunct faculty, student development
  • Arturo Gonzalez, adjunct faculty, computer science
  • Yvonne Hsi, adjunct faculty, fashion design
  • Joanne Ibarra, adjunct faculty, government
  • Sherri Lynn, full-time faculty, sonography
  • Maegen MacKenzie, full-time faculty, professional nursing
  • Kimberly McEathron, adjunct, continuing education
  • Devin Preston, full-time faculty, biology
  • Kathryn Roosa, adjunct faculty, business, government and technical communication
  • Cassie Smith, adjunct faculty, anthropology
  • Louisa Spaventa, adjunct faculty, composition and literary studies
  • Julie Vieyra, full-time faculty, criminal justice
  • Becky Villarreal, adjunct faculty, English
  • Felix Villarreal, full-time faculty, biology
  • Lisa Yates, classified, student experiences and outcomes

Summer 2023

• • Ivy Benoit, adjunct professor, student development
  • Jill Bosche, professor, composition and literary studies
  • John Busch, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Rebekah Chappell, adjunct professor, dance
  • Jared Chumsae, adjunct professor, government
  • Sarah De Villiers, adjunct professor, English
  • Rolando Duarte, adjunct professor, government
  • Lauren Elander, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Joseph Ferguson, adjunct professor, student development
  • Latasha Goodwyn, professor, English
  • Kelsie Hart, adjunct professor, anthropology
  • Karen Horan, professor, emergency medical services
  • Nabeel Khan, professor, computer information technology
  • Grant King, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Ray LaManna, adjunct professor, Music Business, Performance, and Technology
  • Cecil Lherisson, adjunct professor, biology
  • Tessa Livingstone, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Ryan Lopez, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Aimee Mackovic, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Jessica Menchaca, adjunct professor, biotechnology
  • Shawn Robinson, adjunct professor, advanced manufacturing
  • Torre Roenne, adjunct professor, mathematics
  • Patricia Romero, adjunct professor, Women & Gender Studies
  • Rebel Sanders, professor, biology
  • Kymberlie Schellin, adjunct professor, psychology
  • Celeste Schmid, adjunct professor, nursing
  • Amy Sharp, adjunct professor, English
  • Heather Smyer, professor, nursing
  • Nic Starkweather, adjunct professor, student development
  • Sunny Williams, adjunct professor, philosophy
  • Erica Wright, professor, business office technology

Yearlong 2019-2020

• Samantha Ackers, academic coach and adjunct professor, learning labs and English
• Christie Allen, program specialist and adjunct professor, mathematics
• Shannon Bailey, department chair and professor, English for speakers of other languages
• Terry Barksdale, head librarian, Library Services
• Janet Barlow, professor, sonography
• Sherry Blum, professor, philosophy
• Gene Browning, professor, integrated reading & writing
• Ashley Carr, librarian and adjunct professor, Library Services and student development
• Ping Chu, adjunct professor, psychology
• Lola Cowling Watters, librarian, Library Services
• Linda Cox, adjunct professor, philosophy
• Samantha Croft, professor, biology
• Sarai Czap, professor, nursing
• Arlene Dettman, professor, nursing
• Susan Diamond, professor, surgical technology
• Kendall Dingee, instructional associate and adjunct professor, integrated reading & writing and developmental writing
• Patricia Dungan, professor, integrated reading & writing
• Curtis Eckerman, department chair and professor, biology
• Vanessa Faz, instructional associate/faculty mentor and adjunct professor, VP instruction and government
• Melissa Foote, adjunct professor, philosophy
• Lydia French, college associate and professor, student affairs and English, adult education, and humanities
• Sarah Garcia-Portillo, professor, nursing
• Scott Gibby, professor, foreign language
• Mary Gilmer, supervisor and adjunct professor, student support & success systems and mathematics
• Carl Gregory, adjunct professor, computer science & information technology
• Cedric Grice, adjunct professor, economics
• Kelly Hamade, professor, nursing
• Lynda Infante, librarian, Library Services
• Marc Jimenez, enrollment advisor and adjunct professor, enrollment services and student development
• Sonya Johnson, adjunct professor, child care & development
• Nancy Johnson, professor, child care & development
• Renee Kuhles, librarian, Library Services
• Corynne Levy, professor, nursing
• James Loomis, librarian, Library Services
• Jon Luckstead, librarian, Library Services
• Amber Luttig-Buonodono, adjunct professor, English
• Danica MacRae, professor, nursing
• Julia Maffei, instructional associate and adjunct professor, learning labs and English for speakers of other languages
• Herman Massad, professor, diagnostic medical imaging-radiation
• Katie McClendon, supervisor and adjunct professor, Digital Skills for Today’s Jobs – student affairs and English
• MaryJane McReynolds, director of articulation and transfer resources, Teaching & Learning Excellence Division
• Susan Meigs, instructional associate and adjunct professor, learning labs and English
• Keri Moczygemba, librarian, Library Services
• Kimberly Murphy, professor, biology
• Mollie Nelson, adjunct professor, allied health services
• Vanessa Nichols, professor, nursing
• Kim Oliver, professor, English for speakers of other languages
• Hilda Ollmann, adjunct professor, developmental reading & writing
• Deborah Quinn, adjunct professor, history
• Phil Roche, librarian, Library Services
• Alicia Salzmann, adjunct professor, English
• Ben Santana, adjunct professor, allied health services
• Emi Schuster, adjunct professor, adult education and foreign language
• James Shaw, adjunct professor, psychology
• Amy Simons, professor, nursing
• Victoria Taylor, department chair and professor, fashion design
• Allison Teegardin, instructional associate and adjunct professor, business, government & technical communication
• David Thornberry, adjunct professor, art
• Laura Trellue, adjunct professor, developmental reading
• Robin Wells, adjunct professor, adult education and computer information technology
• Lynne Wiesman, professor, American Sign Language-interpreter training
• David Wilson, librarian, Library Services
• Gary Wright, professor, dental hygiene

 

Summer 2020

• Angela Niedermyer, adjunct faculty, communication studies
• Anne Fletcher, adjunct professor, developmental writing
• Barbara (Prema) Strecker, adjunct faculty, dental hygiene
• Chad Henrichs, adjunct faculty, emergency medical services professions
• Daira Wilson, professor, professional nursing
• Joyce Tolofari, professor, professional nursing
• Kristin Gebhard, adjunct professor, professional nursing
• Laura May, adjunct faculty, student development
• Lillian Huerta, adjunct faculty, student development
• Megan McGregor, professor, history
• Richard Espinosa, professor and department chair, allied health sciences
• Samantha Soebbing, adjunct faculty, chemistry
• Shelley Mitchell, professor, professional nursing
• Tenea Harvey, associate professor, professional nursing

Yearlong 2020-2021

• • Aaron Delgado, adjunct professor, mathematics
  • Adrian Rodriguez, adjunct professor, physics, astronomy and engineering
  • Amy Moreland, adjunct professor, earth and environmental science
  • Amy Hopkins, adjunct professor, fashion design
  • Brittany Blomberg, adjunct professor, environmental science and technology
  • Carrie Kaplan, adjunct professor, drama
  • Carrie Gits, librarian, Library Services
  • Caryn Newburger, professor, English
  • Christina McCourt, librarian, Library Services
  • Courtney Ahrenholtz, associate professor, marketing
  • Elizabeth Warren, instructor and part-time program coordinator, continuing education
  • Erica Lindy, adjunct professor, fashion design
  • Gaye Shook-Hughes, adjunct professor, psychology
  • Helen Dailey, adjunct professor, student development
  • Hoda Tavakoli, adjunct professor, mathematics
  • James (Jed) Stephens, professor, communication studies
  • Jennifer Zuba, adjunct professor, English
  • Jeremy Donald, librarian, Library Services
  • JoAnn Schrass, adjunct professor, biology
  • Jorge Lopez-McKnight, librarian, Library Services
  • Katherine Stingley, adjunct professor, English and journalism
  • Kathleen Shapley, adjunct professor, business, government, technical communications and accounting
  • Katie Campbell, adjunct professor, child care and development
  • Kevin Clark, adjunct professor, communication studies & student development
  • Kristine Hollingsworth, adjunct professor, biology
  • Lindsay Rerecich, adjunct professor, English
  • Maria Kelly, professor, diagnostic medical imaging-radiology
  • Mary Havens, librarian, Library Services
  • Morgan Sanders, adjunct professor, music
  • Nancy Ejuma, adjunct professor, psychology
  • Natalie Andreas, adjunct professor, business, government & technical communications
  • Paul Smith, adjunct professor, exercise science, student development
  • Paula Talley, adjunct professor, mathematics and student development
  • Ranju Bimali, adjunct professor, professional nursing
  • Robert Milne, adjunct professor, government
  • Rubi Medina, adjunct professor, sociology and student development
  • Sadaf Sajjad, adjunct professor, psychology
  • Silke Morin, assistant professor, biology
  • Stephanie Martin, assistant professor, biology
  • Stephanie Todd, professor, professional nursing
  • Valeria Flint, adjunct professor, psychology
  • Zachary Denton, adjunct professor, government

Yearlong 2021-2022

• • Alina Satkoski, adjunct professor, earth and environmental science
  • Donna Moore, professor, allied health science
  • Elizabeth Maze, continuing education
  • Jen Herrell, professor, biology
  • Jennifer Laine, professor, professional nursing
  • Kristin Calhoun, adjunct professor, art
  • LaKisha Barrett, professor, biology
  • Lisa Marie Coppoletta, adjunct professor, communication studies
  • Meg Flemming, professor, biology
  • Nancy Heise, adjunct professor, communication studies
  • Pat Recek, adjunct professor, professional nursing
  • Sally Holl, professor, geographic information systems
  • Shellee O’Brien, adjunct professor, government

Summer 2022

• • Alana King, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Alexandra Watkins, adjunct professor, communication studies
  • Amy Velchoff, adjunct professor, student development
  • Ashley Valentino, professor, professional nursing
  • Carla Coleman, professor, composition and literary studies
  • Catherine Tien, adjunct professor, dental hygiene
  • Chelsee Sandaker, adjunct professor, jewelry
  • Chelsey Dankenbring, professor, biology
  • Joelle Lardi, adjunct professor, art
  • Karen Eisman, adjunct professor, computer science and information technology
  • Karina Hernandez, adjunct professor, vocational nursing
  • Kristina Todd, adjunct professor, jewelry
  • Luis Garza, retention coordinator, health sciences
  • Sarah Porter, adjunct professor, general studies
  • Sherry Heiden, professor, anthropology
  • Suzanna Gallehugh, adjunct professor, fashion design
  • Tammie Petersen, adjunct professor, health sciences

Yearlong 2022-2023

• • Aaron Lawhon, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Ana Maria Valle Rivera, professor, biology
  • Andrea Heckler, librarian, Library Services
  • Ann Palmer, adjunct professor, composition and literary studies
  • Janie Kang, adjunct professor, fashion design
  • Job Hammond, adjunct professor, real estate
  • Lisa Brown, adjunct professor, teacher certification
  • Mary Demellier, professor, professional nursing
  • Melissa De Los Santos, professor, vocational nursing
  • Rebecca Wood-Spagnoli, adjunct professor, visual communications
  • Stephanie Atkinson, adjunct professor, fashion design
  • Suzanne Mitchell, professor, psychology
  • Tomeica Johnson, adjunct professor, student development
  • Toyya Cisneros, librarian, Library Services