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Instructor Bios

Marsha Adelson Cathy Baucom
Marsha Adelson is a retired Federal Employee who has spent the last 10+ Beginner Knitting - Waffle Scarf ...................................................................................................24
years as a Licensed Professional Tour Guide in Washington, DC. She has Beginner Knitting - Spring Shawl ................................................................................................24
over 20 years of experience teaching first aid, music and leadership skills
as a volunteer for various organizations. She has lived in the Washington Celia Baula
Metropolitan Area her whole life and enjoys sharing the beauty, history and
uniqueness of our Nation’s Capital with others through tours Celia Baula has over 17 years of experience working in the biopharmaceutical
and lectures. industry. She holds a degree in Biochemistry, went to medical school, and
received her MBA from University of Maryland Smith School of Business.
Old Town Alexandria Highlights ...................................................................................................26 She has worked with local and global biopharmaceutical companies
managing projects of different sizes, scope, and complexity. When not
Barbara Angleberger working on lifesaving technology, she uses her free time to read, develop
Barbara Angleberger has a Master’s in Counseling Psychology, with over 40 organic products and a skin care line, attend trade shows and craft fairs,
years experience in education. She was a counselor with FCPS and served as and work on her new book. She is the CEO of Green Papaya, LLC, which
an adjunct faculty member and Foreign Language Coordinator at FCC before makes hand-poured 100% soy wax candles, tea lights, and wax melts
transitioning to a full-time psychology position for 27 yrs. During that time, (candlesbygreenpapaya.com).
she chaired the Social Sciences Department. The courses she taught include: The Joy of Candle Making ...............................................................................................................22
General Psychology, Abnormal Psych., Social Psych, Human Growth and
Development, and Psych of Adolescence. Richard Bender
In Search of Happiness: The Most Sought-After Human Emotion ................................33 For over 17 years, Richard Bender has been teaching courses at the Rockville
Senior Center in Maryland. He has taught French after living and working
James Baer in France for 7 years. He has also taught numerous photography courses
Jim Baer’s former students at Ursinus College called him “intelligent, including Photoshop. He was the founder of the Washington School of
motivating, friendly, very funny, very experienced,” and said he was, “the Photography and the owner of RT Omega Industries, a company that
best teacher ever hired.” A graduate of The University of Virginia School of manufactured photographic enlargers and photographic chemistry. He
Law, Jim has been a member of the Maryland Bar since 1969 and was also a also specializes in teaching the proper methods of earning weekly income
member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and the Bar of the Supreme through options investments.
Court of the United States of America. He was a trial lawyer in private Investment Strategies for Seniors through Options ............................................................28
practice until 2001 when he returned to his alma mater, Ursinus College, Beginner French ..................................................................................................................................30
where he created the college’s Center for Legal Studies and taught a variety Continuing French ..............................................................................................................................30
of courses utilizing a unique blend of Socratic Method and open class
discussion. Gerard Blake
The History of the United States Supreme Court Series ....................................................20 Gerard (Jerry) Blake has spent more than fifty years in the aviation world as
pilot, flight engineer and mechanic. He has an insatiable thirst for aviation
Kathy Barylski history. Before retiring he was the Program Manager of the Aviation
Maintenance Technology Program at Frederick Community College.
Kathy Barylski is a life-long crafter, beginning at age five with cross-stitch
and expanding to crochet, sewing, string art, and many more crafts. The Lives and Times of Charles and Ann Morrow Lindbergh .........................................38
Kathy loves to teach crafts to adults and youth, as a Girl Scout Trainer and
continuing education instructor. Matthew Borders
Iris Paper Folding .................................................................................................................................22 Matthew Borders has a bachelor’s degree in U.S. History and a master’s in
Planning Your Summer Adventure .............................................................................................23 Historic Preservation with a focus in Battlefield Interpretation. He was a
Fleeting Fancies: Spring’s Ephemeral Flowers .......................................................................24 seasonal ranger for the National Park Service at Antietam National Battlefield
Crochet for Beginners .......................................................................................................................24 and a historian with the National Park Service’s American Battlefield
Travel Light, Travel Easy ....................................................................................................................24 Protection Program personally surveying over 100 different American Civil
The Frugal Kitchen ..............................................................................................................................25 War battlefields. Later he became involved with the Frederick County Civil
Discover a Spring Series ...................................................................................................................29 War Round Table. He continues to work with Antietam as a volunteer and
Introduction to Birding .....................................................................................................................33 Certified Battlefield Guide, as well as a Certified Guide for Harpers Ferry
Birds and Flowers in the Field ........................................................................................................33 National Historical Site. Currently Matthew is a Park Ranger at Monocacy
Natural and Cultural Pictorial Tour of Bulgaria .......................................................................39 National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland.
History Bites - Lunchtime History Series ...................................................................................19

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