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Education
AAS Microcomputer Systems Technology, Nash Community
College
BS Information Systems, North Carolina Wesleyan College
Educational philosophy
As instructors, I believe we initiate and receive the
"pay it forward" concept with our students every day.
I am a product of the community college system and was one of those
non-traditional students.
Attempting to maintain the everyday trials associated with a job, home,
and family while attending classes in the evening - before there were
online courses. Many of my
instructors influenced me in ways they will never know. Although I stay in
touch with some of them, most will never know how much I truly owe to
them. I was challenged to do
the impossible, praised for achievements, guided toward asking "what if",
and gently counseled when I just did not get it!
They encouraged transferring to a 4-year institution and how much
brighter it would make my future.
How right they were!
Years later, it was one of those instructors who also
encouraged me to consider teaching at the community college and I will be
eternally grateful. Students
are the reason I enjoy it so much.
Teaching at the community college level also allows me to "pay it
forward" for all that's been given to me.
I recognize the same struggles, doubts, frustrations, and late
nights that students at HCC are experiencing as they strive for that
brighter future. Their future
is what it is all about. As
an instructor, if I can pass on to students even a small portion of what
was passed on to me; it will be worth it all!
A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
~Henry Adams
Courses Taught at
Community Colleges:
ACA-111 OST-148
OST-131
OST-184
MED-121
OST-149
OST-132
OST-233
MED-122
OST-241
OST-136
OST-244
MED-130
OST-155
OST-286 MED-232
OST-243 OST-159
OST-289
Professional
Certifications / Memberships / Organizations:
CMBS (Certified Medical Billing Specialist),
2005-current date
Medical Association of Billers (MAB)
North Carolina Computer Instructors Association
Personal Interests:
Travel, reading, photography, and walks on the beach.
Spring 2012 Office Hours:
Monday: 10:00-11:00 am
Tuesday: 11:00 am -12:00 noon
Wednesday: 4:00-5:00 pm
Thursday: 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Friday: 10:00-11:00 am
Bldg. 100, 2nd Floor, Room 215
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