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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog
Ana María Pinzón (2004)
Associate Professor; ProgramManager,
Foreign Language
B.A., Universidad Externado de Colombia
M.A., M.B.A., West Virginia University
Wendell Poindexter (1988)
Professor, ProgramManager, Art; Arts Center Director
B.F.A., Maryland Institute College of Art
M.A., University of Baltimore
Michael A. Powell (1990)
Professor, History
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A., The George Washington University
J.D., Syracuse University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Savita Prabhakar (2020)
Assistant Professor, Biotechnology;
ProgramManager, Biotechnology
Ph.D., All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi
Leslie Puzio (2015)
Assistant Professor; ProgramManager,
American Sign Language (ASL) & ASL Interpreting
B.A., Ashford University
M.P.A., Ashford University
Christine Rai (2014)
Assistant Professor, English
A.A., Frederick Community College
B.S., Towson University
M.A., Loyola University
Courtney Redding (2020)
Assistant Professor, Graphics
B.A., Shippensburg University
M.F.A., Marywood University
Mary C. Rolle (1998)
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
B.S., Towson State University
M.A., Hood College
Jason Santelli (2004)
Associate Professor, ProgramManager, Film &
Video Production
B.F.A., M.A., Savannah College of Art and Design
Jill Schultz (2004)
Professor, Psychology
B.A., M.A., California State University, Northridge
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Francis M. Seidel (1992)
Professor, Computer Information Sciences
B.S., M.B.A., Mount Saint Mary’s University
M.S.E., Johns Hopkins University
Shane Sellers (2006)
Assistant Professor, Art
B.F.A., Frostburg State University
M.F.A., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Julie D. Shattuck (1998)
Professor, English
B.A., Birmingham University, U.K.
M.A., Lancaster University, U.K.
Ed.D. Athabasca University
John Sheldon (1976)
Professor, Psychology
B.A., Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
M.A., Hood College
M.Ed., D. Ed., Pennsylvania State University
Patricia Sheppard (2015)
Assistant Professor, Biology
B.S., New England College
M.S., Shippensburg University
Shemica Sheppard (2012)
Associate Professor, Developmental English
A.A., Frederick Community College
B.A., Johnson C. Smith University
M.Ed., West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Janet Sholes (1989)
Professor, Health & Physical Education
B.S., Springfield College
M.A., Kent State University
M.S., University of Bridgeport
Rebecca Sonn (2017)
Assistant Professor; Director of Clinical Education/
Clinical Education Coordinator
A.A.S., Community College of Baltimore County; B.S.,
Towson University
Pei W. Taverner (2000)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
A.A., Frederick Community College
B.S., University of Maryland Baltimore County
M.Ed., University of Maryland University College
M.S., Hood College
Emily Taylor (2018)
Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Physiology
B.A., McDaniel College
M.S.N., Vanderbilt University
Michele Tertel (2005)
Assistant Professor; ProgramManager,
Medical Assisting
B.S., M.S., Thomas Jefferson University
Charlie Thomas (2019)
Assistant Professor, Education
B.S., Auburn University
M.S., McDaniel College
Bruce A. Thompson (1996)
Professor, History; Coordinator, Honors College
Department Chair, Social Sciences
B.A., M.A., Marshall University
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Christian Thompson (2017)
Assistant Professor, Sign Language Interpreter
B.S., Milligan College
M.A., East Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University
Kelly L. Trigger (2000)
Professor, English.
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Ph.D., University of Maryland
John Tuskan (2015)
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
M.S.N, Ya
le University
BrianneWalsh (2019)
Assistant Professor, Nursing
B.S.N, Eastern University
M.S., Walden University)
Delaine M. Welch (1996)
Associate Professor, Early Childhood; Program
Manager, Early Childhood Development
B.S., Salisbury State University
M.A., Bowie State University
KristenWells (2019)
Assistant Professor, Human Services
M.Ed., Ph.D., University of Virginia
Karen A. Wilson (2008)
Assistant Professor; ProgramManager, Medical
Laboratory Technology; Chair, Computing & Business
Technology
B.S., University of Maryland Baltimore
M.S., Kennedy-Western University
M.B.A., Western Governors University
Ph.D., Warren National University
Perry A. D. Wood (2014)
Associate Professor, Physics; ProgramManager,
Engineering
B.A., Gettysburg College
M.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Dina Yagodich (2012)
Professor, Mathematics
B.S., Cornell University
M.S., Johns Hopkins University
Shunchi “Andy”Yao (2014)
Assistant Professor; ProgramManager,
Computer Information Sciences
B.S., M.S., Old Dominion University
Part-Time faculty
There are more than 320 part-time faculty members
teaching classes during the 2017-2018 academic
year. Individuals are appointed on a semester-
by-semester basis and teach in both the day and
evening programs.