FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF (List includes full-time and pro-rated benefited employees)

SUE ALLAIRE Career Development Counselor M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.B.A., St. Bonaventure University ERIC ALMEIDA Professor, Automotive Technology A.S., Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology RAMAKANTH ANANTHOJI Associate Professor, Mathematics Ph.D., University of South Florida; M.S., Kakatiya University; B.S., Loyola Academy CARRIE ARNOLD Professor, Biology Ph.D., School of Medicine; B.A., Saint Anselm College KRISTINE CARLSON ASSELIN Grant Writer, Workforce Development M.A., University of Connecticut; B.S., Fitchburg State University DAWN BABINEAU Learning Specialist, Disability Services M.Ed., Plymouth State University; B.S., Lesley University DAX BAYARD-MURRAY Director of Human Resources & Compliance MFA, ; B.A., JAMES BIGELOW Associate Professor, Criminal Justice M.A., Anna Maria College; B.A., Holy Cross College MICHELLE BLAKENEY-COUTURE Coordinator of Financial Aid B.S., ; A.S., Quinsigamond Community College

1 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

JEFFREY BOISSEAU Theatre Technical Director/Set Designer A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College OTONIEL BOLANOS Assistant Professor, ESL M.A., New Jersey City University; B.A., Valle University DONNA BOUCHARD HR Payroll Generalist A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College KATHLEEN BOUCHER Staff Assistant, Division of Human Resources & Payroll, Affirmative Action Office STEFANAE BOWEN Transfer Counselor, Access & Transition M.Ed., ; B.A., Merrimack College LISA BREAU Payroll Generalist, Division of Human Resources & Payroll, Affirmative Action Office MICHELLE BRENNAN Assistant Director, United Way Youth Venture B.A., Assumption College KRISTI BRUWER Career Development Counselor-Leominster Campus B.S., Fitchburg State University MARY LISA BURNS B.A., ; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College ZACHARY BUSCHER Assistant Professor, English MFA, University of Arizona CYNTHIA CADORET Director, Dental Education Programs MPH, University of ; B.S., Worcester State University; A.S., Quinsigamond Community College

HALEY CAISSE Graphic Design Coordinator, Marketing & Communications B.A., Westfield State University ROSE CALDER Civic Engagement Coordinator, Brewer Center for Civic Learning & Community Engagement M.A.,

JULIE CAPOZZI Associate Professor, Psychology & Sociology M.Ed., Boston University; B.A., College NIJOLE CARIGNAN Assistant Director, Marketing & Communications

2 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

B.S., Fitchburg State University PATRICIA CARROLL SIMS Medical Lab Assistant, Nursing B.S., Fitchburg State University ASHLEY CARRUTHERS-GREY Financial Aid Counselor, Student Financial Services PETER CHIRICHIELLO Director, GEAR UP M.Ed., Springfield College; B.A., COLLEEN CLARK Assistant Dean of Workforce Development B.S., Fitchburg State University LAUREN CLIFFORD Academic Counselor-Retention Specialist, Visions Program M.Ed., Merrimack College; B.S., University of Maine NICHOLAS COCHRANE Assistant Professor, Business & Management MBA, University of Massachusetts; B.S.B.A., University of Massachusetts; A.S., Northern Essex Community College NICHOLAS COLELLO Associate Director of Adult Education & Training/ Leominster Campus B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College Liberal Studies ARTHUR COLLINS, III Director, Media Services and Chief Engineer of Broadcasting and Electronic Media A.S., Wentworth Institute of Technology HEATHER CONN Associate Professor, Biology M.A., Fitchburg State University; B.S., Hobart and William Smith Colleges JESSICA CONNORS Business Manager, Access & Transition B.S., Anna Maria College

MICHELLE CONTEY Academic Coordinator-Satellite Campus M.S., San Francisco State University; B.A., Rutgers College, Rutgers University DENNIS CORMIER Senior Help Desk Technician, Information Technology B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College GLORIA CORREA Assistant Director of Financial Aid B.S., ;

3 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College LESLIE C. CULLEN Associate Professor, GID Graphic and Interactive Design B.S., Fitchburg State University SUSAN CULLINANE Financial Aid Counselor A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College HOLLY DAVIS Comptroller B.S., Bentley University THEODORE DEMOSTHENES Recruitment Counselor, Access & Transition B.S., Fitchburg State University RHONDA DIMATTEO Community Outreach Counselor, School of Liberal Arts, Education, Humanities & Communications A.S., Quinsigamond Community College LORIE L. DONAHUE Professor, English M.A., ; B.A., Fitchburg State University DANIEL J. DONOVAN Professor, Computer Information Systems MBA, University of Massachusetts; B.S., University of Massachusetts

4 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

SARAH DORSEY Associate Director of Enrollment Operations B.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; A.A., Franklin Pierce University LARA DOWLAND Professor, Biology/Biotechnology Ph.D., West Virginia University; B.A., Plymouth State University CYNTHIA DOYLE Supervisor, Student Financial Services A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College ADAM DUGGAN Dean of Adult Education & Training Ed.D., M.A., Boston College; B.A., Emerson College JAIME DUMONT MCEVOY Academic Counselor M.A., Anna Maria College; B.A., Anna Maria College; B.S., Anna Maria College EDMUND DUNN Academic Counselor, Advising, Career and Transfer M.S., Binghamton University B.A., University of Buffalo SABINE DUPOUX Director of Student Services, Leominster MBA, Fitchburg State University; B.S., Bay Path University; A.S., Quinsigamond Community College STEPHANIE ENGLAND Director of Marketing and Communications M.S., Southern New Hampshire University; B.A., Lyndon State College SHELLEY ERRINGTON NICHOLSON Director, Senator Stephen M. Brewer Center for Civic Learning and Community Engagement Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; M.S., University of Rhode Island; B.A., Roger Williams University CIRA ESPINOSA Coordinator, Career Planning & Placements M.M., Cambridge College

ELMER EUBANKS-ARCHBOLD Professor, Business and Economics MBA, Anna Maria College; B.A., Walla Walla University; A.S., Walla Walla University REBECCA FOREST Assistant Dean of Records and Institutional Research

5 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

M.A., University of Massachusetts; B.S., Merrimack College

FAGAN FORHAN Assistant Dean, K-12 Partnerships and Civic Engagement M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.A., University of Massachusetts LYNNE FRANCIOSE Manager, Green St. Café JUDY A. FREDETTE Professor, Nursing Ph.D., University of Massachusetts; M.S., University of Massachusetts; B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College MERCY FRIMPONG Recruitment Counselor, Educational Talent Search, Access & Transition B.S., Fitchburg State University MARYLYN GAINAN Senior Admissions Counselor, Admissions Office M.Ed., Anna Maria College; B.A., Franklin Pierce University FERNANDO GARCIA-RODRIQUEZ Community Outreach Counselor, North Central Educational Opportunity Center B.S., Worcester State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College JEFF GIBBS Assessment Assistant B.A., Framingham State University BROOKE GILMORE Coordinator of Library Services M.L.I.S., ; B.A., University of New Hampshire SUSAN R. GOLDSTEIN Professor, English M.A., Fitchburg State University; M.B.A., ; B.A., University of Massachusetts RAMON GONZALEZ Senior Director, College Access M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.A., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts KIJAH GORDON Associate Director of Adult Education &Training-Devens Campus M.A., Anna Maria College; B.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst VERONICA GUAY Dean, School of Business & Technology, and Leominster Campus MBA, Fitchburg State University;

6 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

B.S., University of Vermont SHARMESE GUNN Academic Counselor/Resource Specialist, Gateway to College M.S., Clark University; B.S., Utica College of Syracuse University SEHBA HASAN Assistant Director, STEM Program Manager B.S., Amravati University, India

7 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

CONSTANCE V. HELSTOWSKI Director of Payroll and Benefits, Division of Human Resources & Payroll, Affirmative Action Office A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College JOHN M. HENSHAW Dean, Workforce Development Ph.D., University of Washington; B.S., Western Washington University VIRGINIA HEROUX Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene M.S., University of Bridgeport; B.S.D.H., University of Rhode Island; A.S., Northeastern University; C.D.H., Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists JEFFREY HIMMELBERGER Data Manager/Evaluator, Health Care Opportunity Program Ph.D., Clark University; M.A., Clark University; B.A., State University of New York at Potsdam RALPH HOGAN Director of Upward Bound Math & Science/North Central Mass Talent Search, Access & Transition M.A.T., Marian University; M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.A., Fitchburg State University DANIEL HORLANDER Executive Director, Information Technology Services M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MARGARET JAILLET Dean, Health Professions, Public Service Program & Social Sciences D.P.T., Simmons College; M.S., Worcester State University; B.S., Northeastern University

8 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

ERIC THOMAS JOHNSON Enrollment Data Manager, Office of Admissions B.A., University of Massachusetts THERESA KACIAN Academic Coordinator-Retention Specialist, THRIVE Center M.A., Assumption College; B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College KIMBERLY KAYSER Senior Community Outreach Counselor/Transitions Coordinator B.A., University of New Hampshire GAURAV KHANNA Director, TRIO Student Support Service Programs MBA, University of Massachusetts; B.A., University of Pune; B.S., Institute of Hotel Management FESTUS KIPRONO Associate Professor, Math M.S., University of Connecticut; B.S., Mt. St. Mary’s University KAREN KOLIMAGA Chief, Campus Police & Public Safety B.A., Curry College JAMES M. KORMAN Professor, Paralegal Program J.D., Western New England College-Law School; B.S., Springfield College; A.S., Springfield College HOLLY KREIDLER-PHANEUF Academic Coordinator-Retention Specialist, Academic Affairs M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.A., University of Massachusetts JESSICA KUSKEY Assistant Professor, English Ph.D., Syracuse University; M.A., New York University; B.A., Central Connecticut State University

9 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

KATHERINE REESE KUSZA Health Care Counselor, Health Services M.A., University of New Hampshire; B.A., University of New Hampshire; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College AMY LABARGE Coordinator of Disability Services M.Ed., Worcester State University; B.A., Southeastern Massachusetts University PETER LAITINEN Assistant Professor, Paramedic Program B.S.N., Curry College; A.D.N., Greenfield Community College; A.S., Quinsigamond Community College VALERIE LAPORTE Director, North Central Educational Opportunity Center M.S., Worcester State University; B.S., Worcester State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College SHAWN LAROCHE Senior Research Analyst, Institutional Research B.A., University of Massachusetts JONIE LATIMER-BRADY Director, Early Childhood Education, Career Pathways M.Edu., Anna Maria College; B.A., Anna Maria College; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College HEATHER LAYTON Director, Grant Development M.S., Antioch New England Graduate School; B.S., University of New Hampshire WILLIAM A. LEFRANCOIS Professor, Biology M.S., University of Lowell; B.A., Merrimack College KYLE LEGRAND Assistant Manager, Dining Services B.A., New England Culinary Institute THOMAS LINEHAN Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education Ed.D., Plymouth State University; M.Ed., University of New Hampshire; M.S., University of New Hampshire; B.M., William Paterson College

10 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

JOHN LITTLE Associate Professor, Media Arts & Technology M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College SARAH LOPEZ Recruitment Counselor, Gear Up M.A.T., Mount Holyoke College; B.S., Salem State University LINDSAY LOUIS Director of Student Financial Services MBA, Nichols College; B.S., Worcester State University ALAINA LUCCHETTI Academic/Transfer Counselor, Rx Program/TRIO Student Support Services M.Ed., Cambridge College; B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst ANGELA LUNN-MARCUSTRE Test Administrator, Adult Education B.S., Worcester State University; A.S., Quinsigamond Community College MICHELLE MACKIE Staff Assistant, Devens Campus Human Services Technician Certificate, Mount Wachusett Community College CATHERINE MADDOX-WILEY Academic Counselor/Retention Specialist, Rx Program/TRIO Student Support Services M.Ed., University of Minnesota-Duluth; B.A., Luther College JOSE MANGUAL Academic Counselor M.Ed., Cambridge College; B.A., University of the Sacred Heart THERESE MANSEAU Senior Programmer, Information Technology Services B.S., Boston University MELISSA MANZI Senior Academic Counselor/Mental Health Counselor MSW, Boston University; B.S., University of Massachusetts STEPHANIE MARCHETTI Director of Academic Support and Testing Services M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.S., Fitchburg State University KELLY M. MARTELL Assistant Professor, Allied Health M.S.D.H., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; B.S.D.H., Northeastern University LENIRAE MARTYN-SEIDL Student Activity Officer, Access & Transition

11 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Middlesex Community College

12 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

KATHLEEN MATSON Assistant Director of Student Life M.S., Southern New Hampshire University; B.A., Nichols College; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College THOMAS MATSUDA Professor, Art MFA, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; B.F.A., Pratt Institute ROBERT MAYER Director of Veterans Services B.S., Daniel Webster College ELLEN MCCRACKEN Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene M.Ed., Worcester State University; B.S.D.H., Medical College of Virginia KATHLEEN MCGINN Professor, Physical Therapist Assistant Program D.P.T., Simmons College; C.M.T,, Bancroft School of Massage Therapy; M.Ed., Worcester State University; B.S., Quinnipiac College JO-ANN MEAGHER Senior Staff Associate to the President and MWCC Foundation, Inc. A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College AMANDA MEYER Academic Coordinator, THRIVE Center M.Ed., Springfield College; B.A., Keene State College PATRICIA MEZA Professor, Nursing MSN, University of Massachusetts; B.S.N., Emmanuel College, Boston JAMES MILLER Senior Network Engineer, Information Technology Services B.S., Fitchburg State University

JOYCE MILLER Professor, Art MFA, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; B.F.A., Illinois State University JONATHAN L. MORAES Recruitment Counselor, Access & Transition B.S., Worcester State University ROSANNE MOREL Professor, Early Childhood Education Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University; M.Ed., ; B.S., Adelphi University BRETT MOULTON

13 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

Systems Support Specialist, Information Technology Services B.S., University of Massachusetts-Lowell

LAUREN T. MOUNTAIN Director, United Way Youth Venture MBA, ; B.S., Northeastern University SHANE MULLEN Director of Enterprise Systems, Information Technology Services B.S., Salem State College SHEILA M. MURPHY Professor, Psychology/Human Services M.A., Boston College; B.A., Regis College

14 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

ELAINE M. MURRAY Academic Counselor, Academic Advising B.A., Worcester State University JESS MYNES Assistant Dean, Library Services and Technologies M.L.I.S., University of Rhode Island; B.A., Saint Lawrence University, Canton, NY LISA NAZE Associate Professor, Biology M.A., State University of New York College at Geneseo; B.S., State University of New York College at Oswego PHUONG-SON NGUYEN Professor, Chemistry Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Lowell; M.S., University of Massachusetts-Lowell; B.S., University of Massachusetts-Lowell JAMES NJANGI Help Desk Specialist, Information Technology Services B.S., Worcester State University; A.S., Quinsigamond Community College TARA NOVAK Assistant Professor, Veterinary Technology Program B.S., Becker College; A.S., Becker College LAURIE OCCHIPINTI Dean, School of Liberal Arts, Education, Humanities & Communications Ph.D., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; M.A., McGill University, Montreal, Quebec; B.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst ANGELA O'CONNELL Help Desk Specialist, Information Technology Services B.S., Fitchburg State University CHERYL OLIVERI Staff Assistant, Planning, Development & Institutional Research B.A., Assumption College; A.S., Assumption College

PETER OLSZAK Professor, Math and Physics Ph.D., University of Central Florida; M.S., University of Central Florida; B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute DEBORAH O'SULLIVAN Director of Advising, Career & Transfer M.A., Boston College; B.A., Saint Anselm College TIFFANY PARKER Director of Institutional Research & Assessment M.A., Minnesota State University, Mankato; B.A., University of Maine

15 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

BRIANA PENA Career Development Coach M.S., Lasell College; B.A., Worcester State University SHAUNTI PHILLIPS Academic Counselor, Access & Transition M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.A., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill MEGHAN PICONE Professor, Nursing Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Medical School MSN, Fort Hays State University; BSN, Johns Hopkins University; B.A., College of the Holy Cross

16 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

SARAH PINGETON Transfer Counselor, Student Support Services M.A., Assumption College; B.A., Emmanuel College PAULA A. PITKIEWICZ Professor, English M.A., University of Massachusetts; B.A., Fitchburg State University; A.A., Mount Wachusett Community College CLAUDIA PLASSE Assistant Professor, Media Arts & Technology M.A., University of Cologne, Germany STEPHANIE POLLARD Assistant Professor, Mathematics M.A., Boston College; B.A., Boston College KELSIE POTTS Career Development Counselor, Adult Education M.Ed., Cambridge College; B.A., Colby College ELLEN MADIGAN PRATT Distance Education and Outreach Librarian MLS, University of Alabama; B.A., Fitchburg State University MAUREEN PROVOST Associate Professor, Early Childhood/Elementary Education & Garrison Center Liaison M.S. Ed., University of New England; B.A., Trinity College ERIKA PUCCIO Academic Counselor/Health Career Opportunity Program M.S., University of Massachusetts-Boston; B.S., University of Connecticut LORI PUCKO Staff Assistant/Group Fitness, Mount Fitness MARTHA RAINVILLE Staff Assistant, Leominster Campus A.A., Mount Wachusett Community College JACQUELINE RENWICK Aquatics Director, Mount Fitness M.A., Western Michigan University; B.A., Point Loma Nazarene University ANN REYNOLDS CCAMPIS Coordinator/Academic Disability Counselor M.A., Assumption College; B.A., Assumption College; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College URSULA RICE Recruitment Counselor, Access & Transition B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst;

17 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College SHARON RIVERS Transfer Counselor (ACT) M.Ed., Salem State University; B.S., Salem State University

18 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

KARA ROCHE Associate Professor, English M.A., Fitchburg State University; B.A., Northeastern University CAMILLA ROJAS Manager of Workforce Trainings & Personal Enrichment Programming B.S., Fitchburg State University VICTOR ROJAS Assistant Director of GEAR UP, Access & Transition M.Ed., Cambridge College` B.S., Fitchburg State University MARCIA ROSBURY-HENNE Dean of Admissions & Enrollment Management B.A., Marist College MITCHELL RUSCITTI Assistant Director for Grant Development and Compliance MPA, University of Kentucky; B.A., University of Massachusetts JULIE SALLET Career Development Counselor, Adult Education & Training B.S., Fitchburg State University DONNA SANTIMORE Associate Professor, Nursing MSN, Northeastern University; BSN, Emmanuel College MELISSA SARGENT Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs M.A., University of South Dakota; B.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College LINDA VELEZ SCULLANE Director of STEM Starter Academy, Articulation & Curriculum Pathways M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.S., Fitchburg State University MEGHAN SEVERANCE Career Development Counselor, Adult Education & Training M.A., Fitchburg State University; B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College JACQUELINE SHAKAR Professor, Physical Therapist Assistant Program D.P.T., MGH Institute of Health Professionals; C.M.T,, Bancroft School of Massage Therapy; M.S., Boston University; B.A., Worcester State University SHELBY SHAW Director of Retention Ph.D., University of Rhode Island; MBA, University of Massachusetts;

19 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

B.A.,

20 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

KIMBERLY SHEA Director of Nursing MSN, Drexel University; BSN, Drexel University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College CANDACE SHIVERS Associate Professor, Human Services/Sociology M.A., Assumption College; B.A., American International College; B.S., American International College ALEXANDRA SHOLTES Recruitment Counselor, Gear Up B.A., Keene State College JENNIFER SHORTIS Staff Assistant/Member Services, Mount Fitness B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College RICHARD SKINNER Staff Associate, Academic & Student Affairs A.S., Fisher College INDIRA SMART Recruitment Counselor/North Central Mass Talent Search, Access & Transition B.A., Franklin Pierce University MICHELLE SMITH Associate Professor, Nursing M.S., University of Massachusetts; B.S., University of New Hampshire; ADN, Mount Wachusett Community College JASON SNOONIAN Director, Mount Fitness B.S., University of Massachusetts-Amherst LAURIE SNOONIAN Staff Associate for the President and Finance & Administration M.S., Northeastern University; B.A., San Diego State University; A.A., Mira Costa Community College

DANIEL SOUCY Associate Professor, Philosophy M.A., The State University of New York at Albany; B.A., Westfield State College TRESSA STAZINKSI Director of Correctional Education, Lifelong Learning & Workforce Development MBA, Fitchburg State University; B.S., Curry College GAIL STEELE Professor, Theatre M.A., Miami University-Ohio; B.A., Bridgewater State University LISA STEJSKAL

21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

Program Director/Health Care Opportunity Program M.Ed., McKendree University; B.S., University of St. Francis; A.A.S., Southwestern Illinois College PAUL SWERZENSKI Professor, GID Graphic and Interactive Design M.A., Beacon College; B.A., Montclair State University HEIDI SWIFT Assistant Comptroller A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College WILLIAM SWIFT Director, Maintenance and Mechanical Systems KIEL C. SZIVOS Senior Admissions Counselor, Admissions Office M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.S., Fitchburg State University SANDY TAVARES Assistant Director, North Central Educational Opportunity Center M.A., Assumption College; B.A., University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth SUSAN TAYLOR Professor, Computer Information Systems M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.S., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Becker Jr. College

22 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

COLLENE THAXTON Associate Professor, Nursing MSN, Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing; B.S., Springfield College DAVID THIBAULT-MUNOZ Academic Counselor/Resource Specialist/FYE/ CPT Instructor Gateway to College Dual Enrollment Program; M.Ed., University of Illinois at Chicago; B.A., Binghamton University NANCY THIBODEAU Staff Assistant, Division of Human Resources & Payroll, Affirmative Action Office A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College JEFFERY M. THOMPSON Assistant Professor, Physics and Mathematics (2) M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; B.S., Shippensburg State University; A.A., Harrisburg Area Community College VENUSA TOOMEY Assistant Professor, Medical Assisting Program M.D., Saint Louis University; M.Ed., Northeastern University; B.S., Saint Louis University DONNA TOOTHAKER Program Manager, United Way Youth Venture THOMAS VALLETTA Associate Professor, Mathematics M.S., University of Rhode Island; B.S., University of Rhode Island; B.A., University of Rhode Island MICHELLE VALOIS Professor, English MFA, University of Massachusetts; B.A., University of Massachusetts SARA VETTESE Director of Early College and Dual Enrollment M.A., Assumption College; B.A., Assumption College

NANCY WADA Associate Professor, Nursing MSN, Case Western Reserve University; B.S., Columbia Union College; A.S.,

MEGAN WARFIELD Associate Registrar, Records Office C.A.G.S., Northeastern University; M.A., Framingham State University; B.A., Framingham State University JENNIFER WELCH Senior Special Programs Coordinator, Access & Transition

23 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

MFA, Florida International University; M.A., Auburn University; B.A., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College HEIDI WHARTON Academic Counselor, Health Career Opportunity Program M.A., Lesley University; B.A., Capital University MARCUS WILLIAMS Assistant Director, Enrollment B.S., UMASS Dartmouth SARA WILLIAMS Student Support Services Program Manager, TRIO SSS Programs M.S., Southern New Hampshire University; B.A., Hartwick College TINA WILSON Professor, Computer Information Systems M.S., Fitchburg State University; B.S., Fitchburg State University SHERYL WOLNIK Director of Educational Technology, Academic Affairs MAT, Clark University; B.A., University of Massachusetts JEANNE MARIE WORTHINGTON Assistant Professor, Nursing MSN, Framingham State University; BSN, Salve Regina Universit DAVID WYMAN Associate Professor, English M.A., University of New Hampshire; B.A., Fitchburg State University; A.S., Mount Wachusett Community College CARLA ZOTTOLI Executive Director, Development & MWCC Foundation B.A., University of Massachusetts-Amherst

24 | rev. 04/21 FACULTY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF 2021-22 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

25