Broward College understands that making continuous investments in our employees is the key to a great workforce. As we continue to adopt new benefit strategies to better meet the expectations and the needs of our employees, we understand that promoting education is key. Our employees strive to enhance their own academic and professional development not only for their personal growth, but for the growth and success of our students, through qualifications that better equip them to help our students meet their desired goals.
Below is a summary of degrees, awards, recognition, honors, published papers, performances and community outreach participation completed by our employees over the last two years. We are incredibly proud to recognize these members for their achievements and accomplishments.
| Completed Degree in the last 2 years. | |
| Nicole Karam | AA |
| Bruce Louis | AA |
| Sharon Daley | AS |
| Jean O’Brien | BAS |
| Tina Nguyen | B.S. |
| Crystal Riollano | BAS |
| Tiffany Craig | BAS |
| Marycelle Palomino-Leslie | MPA |
| Eileen Diaz | M.S. Ed |
| Caron Delancy | MPA |
| Douglas Laurence | M.S. Physics |
| Kandice Damestani | MBA |
| Farah Pierre | MBA |
| Naomi Hammond | MBA |
| Kimberley Thompson | M.Ed |
| Jane Grell | M. Mgmt |
| Theresa Cowan | M. Acct. |
| Monique Blake | Ed.D |
| Sara Turpel | D.N.P. |
| Brittany Roberts | Ph.D |
| Debra Renna | D.N.P. |
| Sibi Peter | Ph.D |
| Pascal Roubides | Ph.D |
| Name | Book/Scholarly Work |
| Douglas H. Laurence | (Book) “High School Physics Unlocked,” 10/2016, Random House (Article) “Coordinated Micro-Variability CIRCE Polarimetry and SARA JKT Multi-Frequency Photometry Observations of the Blazar S5 0716+71,” 2017, Galaxies |
| Rod Jenks | “A Lucid Portrayal of Ambiguity: Locating Meaning in Hawthorne’s “My Kinsman, Major Molineux,” Humanitas, Sp 2018 Review of Christopher Warne, Arguing with Socrates: An Introduction to Plato’s Shorter Dialogues, Ancient Philosophy Sp 2018 |
| Merrie Meyers | I am the editor of a national newsletter, Ruff Drafts, the publication for the members of the Dog Writers Association of America |
| Billy Jones | Journal: Distance Learning: Perspectives, Outcomes and Challenges’s Chapter 9 titled “The Impact of Technology on Generating Results for Online Students Who Write Composition Research Papers” (2017). The publisher’s name is Nova Science Publishers. |
| Brittany Roberts | “Ghost Stories and Sensation.” Routledge Companion to the Ghost Story. Ed. Scott Brewster and Luke Thurston, January 2018. |
| Dyanne Martin | Articles: “Racial Passing and Double Consciousness in Philip Roth’s _The Human Stain_. Philip Roth Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, 2018. Publisher: Purdue UP “Island Squalls of Indignation: The Rhetoric of Freedom in _The History of Mary Prince_.” The CEA Critic, vol. 79, no. 3, 2017. Publisher: Johns Hopkins UP |
| Karen Lawrence | The New Drug War or the New Race War: Incarceration’s Impact on Minority Children, Families, and Communities Published in NovaCat Https://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dcar_etd/16 |
| Rod Jenks | Referee for a paper on Plato’s Laches for International Journal of the Platonic Tradition 3/18 Book Review of C. Warne’s Arguing With Socrates for Ancient Philosophy Spring 2018 Review or Prangle’s Virtue is Knowledge for Ancient Philosophy Fall 2017 |
| Pascal Roubides | Book/book chapters – Distance Learning: Perspectives, Outcomes, and Challenges, Nova Science Publishers, 2017 – Emergent Technologies Shaping Instructional Design (featured book chapter in Innovative Applications of Online Pedagogy and Course Design), IGI Global, 2018 Conference Papers/Proceedings – Self-regulation and Successful Completion of Mathematics Online, 25th Int’l Conference on Learning, Athens, Greece – Polyparadigm Competency-focused Learning in Online Mathematics Curriculum, 29th Teaching Academic Survival and Success Skills Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2018 – Impact of Competency-based Polyparadigm Delivery on Retention and Success of Online Mathematics Learners, MAA Annual Meeting, Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2018 – Legal Issues of Technology in Education and Implications for Educational Leaders, 9th Annual Int’l Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain, 2016 – Improving Performance and Motivation within a Team of College Admissions Counselors, 9th Annual Int’l Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, Spain, 2016 – Indicators of Student Success in Online Learning Environments: A Case Study, Lilly Conference on Innovative Learning Experiences in Higher Education, Asheville, NC, 2016 – Self-Regulatory Functioning and Successful Completion in an Online Gateway Mathematics Course: A Case Study, Association of Florida Colleges Spring Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, 2016 – Self-Regulation as a Predictor for Successful Completion of an Accelerated Online OER College Mathematics Course, Keiser University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2016 – Disability Laws and Legal Issues in Higher Education, 10th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain, 2016 |
| Name | Certification |
| Nicole Karam | CRLA Tutor Certification Level 1, Spring 2016, Broward College Phit Theta Kappa’s Competitive Edge Professional Development Course, Spring 2017, Phi Theta Kappa CRLA Tutor Certification Level 2, Fall 2017, Broward College |
| Joe Kohler | Master Certificate in Business Analytics, January 2018, Michigan State University |
| Caron Delancy | Facilitating Career Development Instructor 07/2017 National Career Development/ Global Career Development facilitator Curriculum Training 11/2016 |
| Oyinka Coakley | Certified Management Accountant December 2016 Institute of Management Accountants |
| Russell Betts | Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt completed July of 2017 |
| Ted Hay | International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators March 2018 IACLEA National Incident Management System IS-700 May 2016 FEMA National Response Framework IS-800 April 2016 FEMA |
| Tiffany Craig | Global Career Development Facilitator- July 2017-Center for Credentialing & Education |
| Tuere Allwood | Lean Six Sigma White Belt – April 2017 – BC Office of Institutional Planning & Effectiveness |
| Justin Ware | Journeyman Electrician, 11/16 Broward County ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING AND BUILDING PERMITTING DIVISION |
| Vanessa Casebolt | Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, 2/2016, Society for Simulation in Healthcare |
| Francisco Lizano | Executive Development Institute, March 2018, International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) |
| Rodica N. Charles | Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist, completed in July, 2017, issued by The Corporate Health and Wellness Association |
| Nancy Calderon | Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt – 02/2018 – Offc of Institutional Planning & Effectiveness Lean Six Sigma White Belt – 06/2016 – Offc of Institutional Planning & Effectiveness Building Coaches – 11/2016 – H.R. & Equity R.A.D – 03/2018 – FAU Davie Police |
| Sarah Zubairi | Professional Teacher Certification- Mathematics 5-9 June 2017, FLDOE Professional Teacher Certification- ECE PRE-K 3 to 3rd grade June 2017, FLDOE (Renewal) |
| Barbara Folz-Blum | Master Certificate in Business Analytics 01/18 Michigan State University Applying Business Analytics 01/18 Michigan State University Data Mining and Management Strategies 11/17 Michigan State University Analytics for Competitive Advantage 09/17 Michigan State University Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt 02/18 Broward College |
| Karen Lawrence | Certificate in Conflict Resolution 2015 Nova Southeastern University |
| Peter Eschenbrenner | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, May 2017, Lean Sigma Corporation |
| Farah Pierre | Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt – GoLeanSixSigma.com – May 2017 |
| Julie Simon | Graduate Certificate in Marketing, December, 2017, Liberty University. |
| Maureen Heaslet | Admissions SME/WorkDay April 2016 Broward College |
| Crystal Umana | GCDF-Global Career Development Facilitator, 2/10/2017, CCE-Center for Credentialing and Education |
| Sharon Daley | Office Management, Office Support, Office Specialist and Business Specialist 12/15/16 from Broward College |
| Kimberley Thompson | Team building certification FIU , 2016 |
| Erika Hudson | CIW v5 Database Design Specialist May 2017 |
| Yolima Cueto | Institutional Research Graduate Certificate, January, 2017, Pennsylvania State University |
| Queen Davis | Lean Six Sigma White Belt, June 7, 2017, Broward College (Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness)
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, July 01, 2017, Broward College (Continuing Education) & The Continious Improvement Institute |
| Takuana Jackson | R.A.D. Self defense training 03/2018 |
| Domenica Diraviam | Quality Matters Reviewer Certification – www.qmprogram.org |
| Cindy Denkhoff | I earned a BUSINESS SPECIALIST Certificate on 20173 08/10/17 |
| Lisbeth Isaacs | Six Sigma White Belt |
| Jade Kastel | National Weather Service Miami Forecast Office Certified Skywarn Storm Spotter Broward College CTEL |
| Name | Artistic Performance |
| Steve Cooper | “Aladdin, a Musical for Children in One Act” (January 2018) & “Bonnie Reed, Queen of the Pirate Ants, a Musical for Children in One Act” (January 2017) Pied Piper Theater, Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Chad Stewart | “The West is the Best: Capitalism in Post-Doi Moi Vietnam” Digital Photographic In FAU Fine Arts Gallery February – April 2017 |
| Tuere Allwood | Who Is Art? – Poetry/Dance – BC TEDx event – 10/2017 – Central
Take It Back(Poetry) & Rise(Dance) – BC South’s Loud Voices: Overheard Series – 4/2017 Woman: An Ebony Story(Poetry/Dance) & Foolish(Dance) – BC South’s Diverse Elements show 3/2018 |
| Peter Eschenbrenner | Yes, “Mission Rap”, posted to YouTube and Broward College Office of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness Intranet Page, August 2017 |
| Domenica Diraviam | Woman’s Roots: Coming, Going, Returning, presented at the Italy in Transit Symposium at FAU 2/3/2018 |
| Jade Kastel | April 13, 2018 FIU Wolfsonian Micro-Residency, Music & Poetry Miami Beach, FL 33139 |
| Name | Award/Honor |
| Chad Stewart | Honors Faculty Travel Grant February 2016 |
| Nicole Karam | President’s List , Fall 2017, Broward College Academic Achievement Award, Spring 2017, Student Life North Campus. American Dream Scholar, Spring 2017, Broward College Foundation. |
| Caron Delancy | Unsung Hero February 2017 |
| Russell Betts | Professor of the Year for North Campus 2015 – 2016 Broward College North Campus ATT Endowed Teaching Chair May 2017 Broward College Aspen Faculty Innovation Grant recipient November 2017 Broward College/Aspen Institute |
| Ted Hay | Two PTS presenter award for Shots Fired Course |
| Sandra D. Gans | 2016 Unsung Hero Award |
| Vanessa Casebolt | PTS Outstanding Achievement Award |
| Rodica N. Charles | Teacher Champion, Teach-A-Thon’s Gem Society, The Education Fund, February, 2018 |
| Peggy Zicarelli | Unsung Hero Award, July 2016, |
| Merrie Meyers | Unsung Hero |
| Evelyn Robinson | Lean Six Sigma White Belt June 2016 Power Bi September 2017 |
| Billy Jones | Aspen Innovation Grant Award, Project title, “Many Voices: Digital Storytelling” at Broward College (2016) Aspen Innovation Grant Award, Project title, “Academic Research Showcase” (2016) |
| Claudia Alvarado | I have been selected for the National Institute of Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award. |
| Name | Member of Board |
| Nicole Karam | Vice-president of Scholarship & Co- president, May 2016 , Execute Board of Omega Phi Chapter, Being in charge of the Honors in Action, help the advisor and fellow co-officers. |
| Rodica N. Charles | Programs Director, Human Resources Association of Broward County, January 2018 VP of Communications, WEC Ft. Lauderdale, June 2015 |
| Dr. Merrie Meyers | Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale, Program Chair 2016-2017 (organizing all meeting activities), At Large board member 2017-2018 (assisting with special projects). |
| Maureen Heaslet | State of FL FCS Residency Committee served from 2012-2017: Major legislative changes in FL residency were recommended and implemented during this tenureState of FL FCRAO Steering Committee served 2015-2017: Responsible for conference duties |
| Name | Community Event |
| Katrina Cosme | Actively participated in Legal Aid Adopt-A-Family Project in Dec. 2017 & Dec. 2018. Emerging Leaders Group sponsored the event. Our group has helped many families in need for the holiday seasons. We delivery holiday gifts to families in need. |
| George Makiya | IR organized 11 extremely well attended Power BI workshops for 231 colleagues savings the college money, 6 Pathway KPI workshops |
| Sandra D. Gans | Designed programs for the Fort Lauderdale Children’s Ballet Theater (non- profit). This Non-profit allows children to learn and achieve a semi-professional creative arts learning performance experience. |
| Sara Turpel | Research Presentation Florida Nurses Association Annual Research Conference July, 2017 Presented my dissertation research |
| Rodica N. Charles | HRABC Annual Conference, sponsoring organization (Sapoznik Insurance), Margaritaville Hollywood, October, 2017 |
| Merrie Meyers | Broward Public Library Foundation, co-chair of the Night of Literary Feasts, 2017 and 2018. Assist with planning and execution of this event, including Lit Live, a panel discussion with best selling authors that is free to the public. |
| Nancy Calderon | 2018 AARP Foundation and Miami Dolphins 5th Annual Million Meal Pack at Miami Dolphin Arena, Davie FL – April, 2018 we team up to increase the social bonds, economic opportunities to prevent isolation in older adults and provide seniors with a meal. |
| Billy Jones | Keynote speaker at the 8th Mango Writers Conference (Feb. 2018). My selected theme: Writing and Publishing in an Age of Digital Rhetoric.The event is sponsored by the South Florida Writers Association for writers across the southeast region of the US |
| Sarah Zubairi | MDC- Children’s Holiday at North December, 2016. |
To learn more about joining a great team and Broward College’s benefits, jobs and opportunities, please visit http://www.broward.edu/jobs/Pages/default.aspx.
