Faculty & Staff Directory

• Professional Experience: I have been teaching full-time at MCC since 2011, with prior instructing experience at a range of universities and colleges across the country. My graduate research explored how parts of Earth’s crust mix into the mantle, using both computer and lab models. I participated in two scientific drilling expeditions on the ship the JOIDES Resolution. I have experience and continue to do public outreach with students and community members of all ages. Please contact me if you’d like me to speak with your group!
• Academic Degrees: BS in Applied Geophysics, Michigan Technological University. MS in Oceanography – Marine Geology & Geophysics, University of Rhode Island.
• Classes Taught: Physical Geology, Historical Geology, Oceanography, Natural Disasters

• I love working with MCC students to help them achieve their goals.
• I think the best thing about MCC is: small class sizes and getting to know your instructors! Such personalized attention and support is not as easy at a large university.
• My advice to new college students finding their path: Every career takes hard work, choose something you enjoy enough to make that work worthwhile!

• Hometown: Rockford, MI
• High School: Saranac High School
• Professional Experience: I have been a registered nurse since 2005. I started teaching in 2013.
• Academic Degrees: ADN Ferris State University, BSN Ferris State University, MSN Ferris State University
• Classes Taught: Nursing 126 & Nursing 131b

• I have two small children, a boy and a girl. They love to be outside so we spend our summers camping.
• I have wanted to be a nurse and a teacher since I was in kindergarten.
• I love reading.
• I try to stay active by running and having fun in hobby sports such as golf.

• Hometown: North Manchester, IN
• Professional Experience: Editor of two books: Golf and Philosophy and Queer Philosophy. Numerous other publications
• Academic Degrees: BA in Philosophy at Hanover College, MA in Philosophy at Ohio University, PhD in Philosophy at Wayne State
• Classes Taught: Biomedical Ethics, Business Ethics, Introduction to Philosophy, Environmental Ethics, Logic, LGBTQ Studies

• Loves to play golf
• Trying to learn guitar
• Fulbright summer trip to Southern Africa
• Likes to travel.

• Hometown: North Muskegon, MI
• High School: Reeths-Puffer High School – Muskegon, MI
• Professional Experience: I am a state and nationally certified school and educational psychologist. Prior to teaching full-time for MCC, I was a district psychologist for Spring Lake Public Schools, Orchard View Public Schools, and Holland Public Schools. In addition, I was a consulting psychologist for many other districts in both Muskegon, Newaygo, and Ottawa counties specializing in special needs and gifted populations.
• Academic Degrees: Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) – Eastern Michigan University, Specialist Degree in Psychological Services (SPsy) – Central Michigan University, Masters of Psychology (MA) – Central Michigan University
• Classes Taught: General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Abnormal Psychology of Children and Adolescence, Applied Psychology, and Educational Psychology

• Favorite Inspirational Quote by Maya Angelou – “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.”
• Favorite Motivational Quote – “Never take a ‘NO’ from someone who never had the authority to give you a ‘YES’ in the first place.”
• I love to travel with family and friends.
• I have a passion for reading, especially non-fiction books that are psychological in nature.
• I became interested in the area of psychology while taking some amazing psychology courses at both MCC and CMU. My passion for the discipline has driven me to obtain my doctorate and extend my own research into the area of gifted children and adolescence.
• Favorite Book – “Gone With the Wind”/Favorite Movie – “Goodbye Girl”