Office of Faculty Development
Overview
The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) encourages and supports continuous learning by coordinating and providing high-quality professional development opportunities for Austin Community College (ACC) faculty.
As a centralized hub, OFD offers programs, resources, and direct support for faculty at all career stages. Our goal is to inspire and empower faculty to enhance their teaching, promote collaboration across disciplines, and connect faculty success to student success in alignment with Faculty Values and the College’s Theory of Change.
Faculty Development provides a wide variety of opportunities—from specialized workshops and learning communities to in-depth experiences such as the Celebration of Great Teaching Retreat and the Teaching & Learning Academy (TLA).
For questions about Faculty Development opportunities, email facdev@austincc.edu.
Faculty Development Opportunities
Faculty Leads
Celebration of Great Teaching Retreat
Dr. Missi Patterson, Faculty Lead
Professor of Psychology
mpatters@austincc.edu
Department Chair Academy
Catherine Solaas, Faculty Lead
Department Chair, Dance
csolaas@austincc.edu
Faculty Talent Onboarding
Dr. Amber Sarker, Lead Faculty Facilitator
Professor, Student Development
amber.sarker@austincc.edu
Amy Ashton Cunningham, Faculty Facilitator
Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
amy.cunningham@austincc.edu
Teaching and Learning Academy
Susan Diamond, Faculty Lead
Professor of Surgical Technology
sdiamond@austincc.edu
Amy Ashton Cunningham, Facilitator
Adjunct Professor, Composition and Literary Studies
Amy.Cunningham@austincc.edu
Sunshine Heenen, Facilitator
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Ethics
sunshine.heenen@austincc.edu
Meg Flemming, Facilitator
Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Physiology
mfelmmin@austincc.edu
Committee for Faculty Innovation & Development (CFID)
The Committee for Faculty Innovation and Development (CFID) is a primarily faculty-driven group that ensures that the work of the Office of Faculty Development and the Faculty Center for Learning Innovation represents faculty in the creation and administration of faculty development initiatives, activities, and services.
CFID members are appointed to advise Faculty Development work to:
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- Engage in advising, promoting, and participating in faculty development programming
- Ensure the development and implementation of initiatives, activities, and services represent our Faculty Values
- Provide insight and expertise on opportunities for faculty to grow, based on evidence-based practices
- Provide support and advocate to and for faculty in the spirit of lifelong learning
- Be the voice of faculty development needs and wants from the faculty
Click here to submit ideas for CFID to consider!
Committee for Faculty Innovation and Development (CFID)
Adjunct Faculty:
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- Ash dHarcourt, adharcou@austincc.edu – Radio-Television-Film
- Gretchen Harries, gharries@austincc.edu – Communication Studies
- Jorge López-McKnight, jorge.lopez-mcknight@austincc.edu – Library Services
- Nancy Johnson, nancy.johnson@austincc.edu – Child Care and Development, General Studies Student Development, Academic Coach
- Samantha Soebbing, samantha.soebbing@austincc.edu – Math and Sciences
Full-Time Faculty:
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- LaKisha Barrett, lakisha.barrett@austincc.edu – Biology
- Jill Bosche, jill.bosche@austincc.edu – English
- Manuel Duran, mduran12@austincc.edu – Computer Science and Information Technology
- Sara Farr, sfarr@austincc.edu – Game Dev, Animation, & Motion
- Susan Meigs, smeigs@austincc.edu – Composition and Literary Studies
- Courtney Mlinar, courtney.mlinar@austincc.edu – Library Services
- Sajjad Mohsin, sajjad.mohsin@austincc.edu – Computer Science and Information Technology
- Missi Patterson, mpatters@austincc.edu – Psychology
- Reed Peoples, rpeoples@austincc.edu – Accounting
- Dr. Tiffany Ricks, tiffany.ricks@austincc.edu – Health Sciences
- J Lynne Wiesman, jwiesman@austincc.edu – PSS – American Sign Language and Interpreting
Instructors
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- Sherri Castillo, sherri.castillo@austincc.edu – Learning Lab
- Elena Eidelberg, elaine.eidelberg@austincc.edu – ESL
- Elizabeth Warren, ewarren@austincc.edu – Continuing Education
Members with Non-Faculty Designations:
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- Marcela Nouzovska, mnouzovs@austincc.edu – Continuing Education
- Gale Spear, TLED, Special Assistant – gales@austincc.edu
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- 20 membership positions total
- Representation is primarily full-time and adjunct faculty and to include a faculty librarian, counselor, Adult Education, and Continuing Education instructors
- One year commitment for new members
- A member must attend 75% of all meetings AND respond to 75% of online voting/communications.
- Unlimited membership length for all members as long as they remain in good standing
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- Prior to each Fall semester, eligible current members will be asked to confirm their commitment to participate for another term
- Faculty association leadership makes recommendations on association executive council leadership representation
- Based on the number of seats available, an application will be shared with the respective faculty group accepting applications at the start of the Fall semester
Adjunct Faculty:
Mario Aguilar (2015 – 16) – President of Adjunct Faculty Association, served as representative from the AFA Executive Council
Yolonda Holland (2014 – 15)
Anaka Rivera (2014 – 17)
Bailey Lathem (2014 – 15)
Jackie Childress (2014 – 17)
Sharon Davis (2015 – 17)
Vanessa Faz (2016 – 17) – President of Adjunct Faculty Association, served as representative from the AFA Executive Council
Skye Howell (2017 – 18)
Christie Carr (2014 – 18)
Nagham Awadallah (2015 – 18)
Lillian Huerta (2017)
Jackie Burns (2017-18)
Christina Michura (2015-2018)
Matthew Pappas (2017-2019)
Shih-Ting Lee (2017-2021)
Herb Coleman (2019-2021)
Tobin Quereau, inaugural member (Student Development – was FT, became adjunct in 2018)
Dawn Allison, inaugural member (Counselor)
Ana Mejia-Dietch (2020 – 2023)
Amy Velchoff (2019 – 2023)
Full-Time Faculty:
Liz Alexander (2014 – 16)
Gail Bayeta (2014 – 16)
Samuel Echevarria-Cruz (2014 – 16)
Julie Kostka (2014 – 15)
Juan Molina (2014 – 15)
Ally Dowell (2016 – 17)
Suzanne McFadden (2016 – 18)
Wayne Butler (2015 – 18)
Sheila Henderson, inaugural member-2018
Mark Butland (2017-2018)
Blanca Alvarado (2016-2020)
Toyya Cisneros (2019-2021)
Gale Spear, inaugural member-2021
Jason Vidrine (2016-2021)
Yam Tolan (2019-2021)
David Lydic (2014 – 2023)
Instructors:
Tiffany Rhodes (2020- 2023)
Members with Non-Faculty Designations:
Joe Lostracco (TLED, Senior Editor of Faculty Publications)
ACC Faculty Values
ACC Faculty Values play a significant role in the professional development and programming of faculty development and more at ACC.