Celebrating Excellence Awards Recipients

Alabama

Snead State Community College

Heather Stewart

Financial Aid Specialist
Mark Richard

Athletic Director
Melissa Freshwater

Faculty

Nursing
Tom Warren

Faculty

Biology and Horticulture

Wallace State Community College

Connie Briehn

Instructor

Biology

Arkansas

Arkansas State University - Mid-South

Callie A. Dunavin

Associate Vice Chancellor

Workforce and Strategic Initiatives

Arizona

Arizona Western College

Alan Sanchez

Director

Financial Aid
Angela Creel

Director

Library Services
Biridiana Martinez

Coordinator

Admissions, Recruitment, and Outreach
Cinthia Alvarez

Director

Nursing
David Riek

General Manager

KAWC Public Radio
Debra Vega

Director

Admissions, and Registrar
Elaine Groggett

Director

Curriculum, Assessment, and Scheduling
Joann Chang

Associate Dean

Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Physical Education, and Wellness
Katheline Ocampo

Associate Dean

La Paz County Services
Laura Knaresboro

Chief Operating Officer

AWC Foundation
Laura Sandigo

Executive Director

Student Resource Services
Michelle Landis

Director

Financial Services
Rebecca Cordero-Torres

Director

Military and Veteran Services
Scott Estes

Chief Information Officer
Stephen Suho

Chief of Police
Steve Eckert

Director

Facilities Management
Stuart Gibson

Associate Dean

Business, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Susanna Zambrano

Associate Dean

South Yuma County Services
Vanessa Natseway

Coordinator

Student Success Center

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Fanny Silvestri

Faculty

Engineering
Renee Rude

Faculty

English

GateWay Community College (AZ)

Bruce Balfour

Executive Director

Phoenix Forge Makerspace
Candi Komlodi

Faculty

Reading
Julie Bolin

Faculty

Nuclear Medicine
Lindsey Wilson

Public Relations and Marketing Director
Mario Salinas

Program Manager

Deer Valley Campus
Mika Davis

Director

Human Resources
Shannon McGrath

Division Chair

Literacy, Language, and Literature

Maricopa Community Colleges

Alex Kouumdjieva

District Director, Marketing Operations/Digital Strategies

Maricopa Corporate College

Paradise Valley Community College

Jenny Hall

Professor

Astronomy
Joss Moss

Student Services Specialist

Phoenix College

Dianne Miller

Faculty

Reading
Jeni Ussery

Faculty

Reading
Marica Corby

Faculty

Mathematics
Sherlyn Celaya

Program Director

Business

Rio Salado College

Melanie Abts

Faculty Chair

Counseling
Mitra Mehraban

Faculty

Counseling
O. Tafari Osayande

Associate Dean

Community Standards

Scottsdale Community College

John Weser

Faculty

Biology
Natalie Case

Education Programs Developer

Center for Native and Urban Wildlife

South Mountain Community College

Stephen Hustedde

Faculty

Computer Information Systems

Yavapai College

Jennifer McCormack

Public Information Officer
Michael Schaible

Professor

Computer Numerically Controlled Machining
Patrick Burns

Chief Information Officer

California

De Anza College

Abdel-Moaty M. Fayek

Vice President

Workforce Development
Claudia Guzman

Program Coordinator II

Staff and Organizational Development

Foothill-De Anza Community College District

David Capitolo

Instructor

Automotive Technology

Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District

Brianna Brown

Faculty

English
Cynthia Marie Luna

Adjunct Faulty

English
Sharon Sampson

Faculty

Administration of Justice
Tara Venn

Adjunct Faculty

Administration of Justice

Long Beach City College

Arne Nystrom

Senior Network Administrator
Jennifer Holmgren

Interim Director

Planning
Trisha Wilging

Coordinator, Student Learning Outcomes, and

Associate Professor, Reading

Mission College

Kristal Dela Cruz

Management Assistant and Classified Senate President
Manuel Salazar

Director

TRIO
Nita Esparza

Faculty and Program Review Committee Chair

Communications

Iowa

Kirkwood Community College

Jamie Henze

Coordinator

Student Services
Jeffrey Sadler

Assistant Professor

Biology
Julia Rabe

Assistant Professor

American Sign Language

Illinois

College of DuPage

James Tumavich

Assistant Professor

Manufacturing Technology
Jennifer Cumpston

Dean

STEM
Jennifer Kelley

Reference Librarian
Joseph Cassidy

Assistant Vice President

Economic Development and Dean, Continuing Education and Extended Learning
Tauya Forst

Professor

Justice Studies

Elgin Community College

David Strossner

Adjunct Faculty

Emergency Services
Debra Norden

Office Coordinator II

Sustainability, Business, and Career Technologies
Erin Vobornik

Adjunct Faculty

ESL
Liddy Hope

Assistant Professor II

Human Services
Natalie Leisering

Director

Academic Advising

Harper College

Esmeralda Guerrero Lopez

Coordinator

Student Diversity Initiatives
Karega Cooper

Associate Professor

Mathematics
Sean Warren-Crouch

Program Manager

Promise Scholarship
Stephanie Horton

Professor

English
Sue Egan

Executive Assistant

Planning and Institutional Effectiveness

Moraine Valley Community College

Dave Viar

Instructor, Welding, and

Chair, Mechanical Technologies
Jane Bentley

Director

Purchasing
Jennifer Lee-Good

Instructor

Developmental Reading
Rita Ferriter

Dr.

Developmental Education

Kansas

Allen Community College

Frankie Chapman

Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Director
Travis Robb

Instructor

Biological Science

Garden City Community College

Allison Griffin

Head Athletic Trainer
Shelli Lalicker

Associate Professor

Science
Sydnee Sassaman

Director

Advising
Veronica Goosey

Associate Professor

English

Johnson County Community College

Teresa Schmitz

Supervisor

Registration Specialist

Kentucky

Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College

Kelcie Richart

Campus Director

Franklin-Simpson Center
Mark Leonhardt

Liaison

Workforce Solutions
Renea Watkins

Assistant Professor

Allied Health and Nursing

Louisiana

Louisiana Delta Community College

Allison A. Gault

Instructor

Business Office Administration
Jerome Wheeler

Instructor

HVAC
Stacey Andrews

Instructor

Health Sciences

South Louisiana Community College

Paige McGee

Instructor

Criminal Justice

Massachusetts

Middlesex Community College (MA)

Kerri Gamache

Associate Professor

English
Kimberly Robbins

Library Assistant
Lara Kradinova

Professor

English
Tracy Joyce

Coordinator

Library Services

Maryland

Allegany College of Maryland

Heather Greise

Associate Professor

Academic Development
Kara Riley

Administrative Office Manager

Information Technology and eLETS
Shauna McQuade

Director

Public Relations and Marketing

Anne Arundel Community College

Andre Yancey

Team Leader

Technology Support Services
Aubrey Baden

Adjunct Faculty

English
Christina Songy

Coordinator

Mathematics Support
Debra M. Bartlett

Academic Chair and Professor

Biology
Karen Phelan

Associate Professor

TEACH Instititue
Kim Law

Assistant Professor

Computer Information Systems
Michelle Bentley

Associate Professor

TEACH Instititue
Mickey Dehn

Associate Professor

Biology
Scott Muir

Senior Desktop Support

Technology Support Services
Tara Carew

Director

Financial Aid

Carroll Community College

Nancy Perry

Advisor

Nursing

Community College of Baltimore County

Elizabeth Smith

Assistant Professor

Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program
Tara Meyer

Case Manager

Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program

Michigan

Delta College

Angela Guy-Lee

Assistant Professor

Sociology
Anna Williams

Administrative Assistant to the Vice President

Student and Educational Services
Brandell Adams

Coordinator

Second Chance Pell, and Student Success Advisor

Minnesota

Century College

Dana LeMay

Director

Center for Professional Development and Collaboration
Genzeb Jan Terchino

Instructional Designer

Center for Professional Development and Collaboration
Lewis Muaka

Workstation Support

Information Technology
Megan McClellan

Senior Research Analyst

Institutional Effectiveness
Nhia Xiong

Director

AANAPISI
Roberta Link

Director

Creative Services
Ruth Wollersheim

Faculty

Humanities
Walter Ayala

Tier Specialist

Information Technology
Yia Lor

Director

TRIO/Upward Bound

Normandale Community College

Betsy Longley

Instructor

Chemistry
Susan Krook

Instructor

Anthropology

Missouri

St. Louis Community College

Carl W. Fischer

Assistant Professor

Engineering and Technology
Casey Shiller

Professor

Baking & Pastry Arts
Chad Shade

Manager

Admissions
Elizabeth Granier

Professor

Biological Science
Joan Williams

Administrative Assistant

President's Office
Kimberly Hallemann

Manager

Academic Success And Tutoring
Marilyn Powers

Supervisor

Business Services

North Carolina

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Donna DeVault

Instructor

Business Administration
Dwarka Ramphal

Program Coordinator

Communication
Jessica Renee Jones

Instructor

Dental Hygiene
Kristen Kaiafas

Instructor

Associate Degree Nursing
Larry Andy Harmon

Program Coordinator

Automotive Systems Technology, Maintenance, and Light Repair
Margarete Morley

Instructor

College and Career Readiness
Michelle Robinson

Instructor

Mathematics
Rondell Bennett

Chair

Early Childhood
Sara Michelle Smith

Instructor

Advertising and Graphic Design

Wake Technical Community College

Brittany Hochstaetter

Professor

Communication and Theatre
Rachel Madsen

Senior Director

Assessment, Research, and Evaluation

Nebraska

Central Community College

Aaron John Thiessen

Supervisor of Grounds and Landscape Services

Groundskeeping
Catrina Gray

Director

Apprenticeships
Corey Hatt

Program Director

Math Readiness
Jeff Kitson

Instructor

Music
Joni Ransom

Chief of Staff
Joni Schlatz

Instructor

Health Information Management
Lindsay Higel

Program Director

Hospitality and Restaurant Management
Lisa Gdowski

Director

Financial Aid
Troy Davis

Instructor

Advanced Manufacturing

New Jersey

Hudson County Community College

Anita Bell

Director

Workforce Pathway
Antonio Acevedo

Associate Professor

History
Ara Karakashian

Dean

Business, Culinary Arts, and Hospitality Management
Burl Yearwood

Dean

STEM
Catherine Sweeting

Associate Professor

English
Cathie Seidman

Professor

Criminal Justice and Homeland Security
Chastity Farrell

Director

Continuing Education and Workfocre Development
Christopher Conzen

Executive Director

Secaucus Center and Early College Programs
Daisy Baiza

Administrative Assistant

STEM
David Clark

Dean

Student Affairs
Doreen Pontius

Director

Mental Health Counseling and Wellness
Eric Adamson

Assistant Professor

English
Gretchen Schulthes

Director

Advisement
Heather DeVries

Dean

Academic Affairs and Assessment
Jeanne Baptiste

Instructor

English
Jedediah Palmer

Director

English and ESL
Jeremiah Teipen

Professor

Computer Arts and Digital Art and Design
John Urgola

Assistant Director

Institutional Research
Jose Lowe

Director

Educational Opportunity Fund
Karen Hosick

Instructor

Personal Fitness and Exercise Science
Laurie Riccadonna

Professor

Studio Arts
Lilisa Williams

Director

Faculty and Staff Development
Lori Margolin

Associate Vice President

Continuing Education and Workforce Development
Matt Fessler

Dean

Enrollment Services
Matt LaBrake

Executive Director, Center for Online Learning

Center for Online Learning
Michael Ferlise

Assistant Professor

Sociology and Anthropology
Patricia Clay

Chief Information Officer
Paula Roberson

Director

Center for Teaching, Learning, and Innovation
Raffaella Pernice

Professor

Biology
Sylvia Mendoza

Dean

Financial Aid
Veronica Gerosimo

Assistant Dean

Student Life and Leadership

Union College of Union County, NJ

Mushtaq Khan

Senior Professor

Chemistry

New Mexico

New Mexico State University - Alamogordo

Janet Delgado

Associate Professor

Mathematics

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

Ashley Tso

Director

Enrollment Management
Todd N Nims

Faculty

Natural Resources

Ohio

Central Ohio Technical College

Charles Lee DePriest

Lead Mental Health Therapist

Counseling Services
Jacqueline Parrill

Vice President and Chief of Staff
Laura Walsh

Office Associate

Advancement
Michele Hindel

Office Manager

Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs
Troy King

Director of Student Success

Student Success

Cuyahoga Community College

Ky-Wai Wong

Assistant Professor

Hospitality Management

Cuyahoga Community College - Eastern Campus

Casandra Coin-Sweeney

Associate Professor

English
Erin Susick

Assistant Professor

Mathematics

Cuyahoga Community College - Western Campus

Daniel Levin

Associate Professor

Photography

Sinclair Community College

Jessica McKinley

Professor

Communication
Kathy Elson

Professor

Mental Health and Addictions
Vonya Lewis-Thornton

Professor

History

Pennsylvania

Harrisburg Area Community College

Joseph Miller

Assistant Professor

Mathematics
Lisa Weigard

Professor

Information Science
Sarah Lupinacci

Associate Professor

English

Reading Area Community College

Anh Nguyen

Assistant Professor

Business
Carol Bean-Ritter

Professor

Social Sciences
Craig Fenn

Professor

STEM
David Pennypacker

Library Technology and Access Specialist
David Sweeley

Dean

Assessment, Research, and Planning
Jane Mahoney

Coordinator, Enrollment Services, and

Communications Specialist
Joey Flamm Costello

Instructor

Communications, Arts and Humanities
Judith Vecchio

Manager

Training and Workforce Development
Linda Cuesta

Manager

Information Center/Events
Marjorie Kerbel

Professor

Foundational Studies
Megan Schappell

House Manager and Box Office Coordinator

Miller Center for the Arts
Megan Zerillo

Assistant Professor

Health Professions
Sandy Strause

Executive Administrative Assistant

Office of the President
Sarah Hess

Manager

RACC Foundation

Tennessee

Columbia State Community College

Angela Peters

Custodial Lead Worker
Anne Scott

Director

Library
Dana Roe

Purchasing Clerk

Business Services
David Hall

Director

Maintenance
Erin Kealey

Associate Professor

Philosophy
Iris Anderson

Coordinator

Human Resources
Jessica Evans

Assistant Professor

English
Jon Arnold

Purchasing Coordinator and Financial Analyst
Keith Isbell

Associate Vice President

Business Services
Kelly Stinnett

Administrative Secretary

Faculty/Curriculum/Programs
Linda Boshers

Administrative Secretary

Academic Affairs
Matt Lewis

Director

Financial Aid
Melissa Febbroriello

Counselor and Case Manager
Ryan Badeau

Assistant Professor

Physics
Ryan Moore

Network and Systems Analyst
Tim Hallmark

Director

Facilities Services
Tracey Hines

Assistant Professor

Biology
Victoria Gay

Dean

Humanities/Social Science

Northeast State Community College

Dale Ledford

Associate Professor

Biology
Jane Honeycutt

Assistant Vice President

Teaching Excellence and Academic Services
Margaret Hohrein

Administrative Assistant

Humanities
Michael Collins

Manager

Academic Computing
Nona Shepard

Associate Professor

English
Rayma Gibbs

Student Outreach and Engagement Specialist
Richard Blevins

Department Head and Assistant Professor

Aviation

Texas

Alvin Community College

Bridget Ruth

Clinical Coordinator

Health Information Management
Erin MacKenzie

Instructor

Biology

Austin Community College District

Cameron Addis

Faculty

History
Courtney Mlinar

Head Librarian and Faculty

Library Services
Laura DiMeo

Adjunct Faculty and Instructional Associate

Radio-Television-Film
Linda Morrison

Regional Director

Campus Operations
Linda Terry

Executive Director of Admissions and Records

Enrollment Management
Roland Hayes

Faculty

History
Sally Samford

Faculty

Professional Nursing, and Tutor, Round Rock Campus
Sima Sohrabi

Faculty

Dental Hygiene

Brazosport College

Corrina Bickham

Senior Administrative Office Assistant

Assessment Center
David Sysma

Assistant Professor

History

Collin College

Amber Schmid

Manager

Financial Aid Programs
Amy Wilson

Director

Nursing ADN
Cassie Peak

Assistant to the Dean

Academic Affairs/Workforce
Charlene Houston

Professor

ESL Skills Development
Deidra Carpenter

Program Career Coach

Workforce
Erika McIlnay

Coordinator

Music and Art Lab
Nadia Khedairy

Program Career Coach

Workforce
Nicola Marshman

Director

Strategic Initiatives
Raven Hartkopf

Professor

Collision Technology
Sarah Lee

Executive Dean

Collin Virtual Campus

Houston Community College System

Anamaria Lopez

Dean (Interim)

Student Success
Jennifer Vacca

Adjunct Academy Facilitator
Jing Sun

Professor

Chemistry
Margaret Freeman

Health Sciences

Human Service Technology

Northwest College - HCCS

Zachary R. Hodges

President

San Jacinto College District

Angel Rodriguez

Equipment Operator

Maritime Transportation
Eddie Weller, Jr.

Honors Program Director

Honors
James Albritton

Coordinator, Division Operations

Natural and Health Sciences
Jessica McCarroll

Senior Administrative Assistant

Liberal Arts
Jose Nuñez

Professor

Chemistry
Kam Marvel

Director

Talent Technology and Support
Kimberly Vos

Senior Administrative Assistant

English
Lynne Brandt

Chair

Music and Audio Engineering
Mary Orlando

Professor

Integrated Reading and Writing
Phuong Doan

Professor

Chemistry

South Texas College

Becky Owens

Librarian III

Systems and Apps
Christopher Nelson

Dean

Liberal Arts
Joel Jason Rodriguez

Chair and President

Drama, Council of Chairs
Sylvia Flores

Associate Professor and Faculty Senate President

Sociology

Washington

North Seattle College

Ann Murkowski

Faculty

Biology
Benjamin Roberts

Faculty

Electronics
Christine Unutzer-Girardet

Faculty

Transitional Studies
Justina Rompogren

Faculty

English
Leann Dittmar

Faculty

Pharmacy Technician
William White

Faculty

Early Childhood Education

Peninsula College

H. Cynthia Brooke

Instructor

I-BEST - Addiction Studies

Seattle Central College

Helena Ribeiro

Full-time Faculty

English
Kimberly McRae

Interim Dean

Student Success
Maya Esquivido

Indigenous Studies Teaching and Curriculum Design Fellow

Wisconsin

Madison Area Technical College

Adina Ness

Full-Time Faculty and Clinical Dentist

Health Sciences
Jilene Huizenga

Chair

Entrepreneurship
Lindsay Amiel

Full-Time Faculty

Economics
Loise Kirore

Faculty

Nursing
Marco Torrez-Miranda

Faculty Director

Institute for Equity and Transformational Change

Awards

League Excellence Award Recipients

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica