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Jim Belcher is the Quality Manager
at Precision Fabricators in Stuarts Draft. He earned a BSBA
degree from ODU and attended JMU, Northeastern University,
Western New England College and Tidewater Community College
studying engineering, quality assurance and technical
management. He is a former USAF R&D Instrumentation Mechanic
and Quality Manager for Raytheon Company. In his spare time he
enjoys numismatics (the study of money). He has taught basic
coin and paper money history and collecting skills to young
people at major coin events in Southern California
and Virginia. He is an avid e-Bayer and enjoys building sets
and creating special effects for the Waynesboro Players.
Sandi Belcher has an Associate’s
Degree in Early Childhood Development and a Bachelor’s Degree in
Management and Organizational Development. She has over 30
years of experience in Community Theatre as an actress and
director and has also worked in theatre in many other capacities
such as set builder, stage hand, dresser, costumer, and make up
artist. She has served on the Board of the Waynesboro Players
for the past 7 years and, in addition to theatre work with that
company, has also worked with Oak Grove and ShenanArts.
Barbara Bowman is music
director at Mt. Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Market.
She received her formal music education at Roosevelt University
in Chicago, and James Madison University in Harrisonburg. She
has written on the use of Korean folk music in the music
classroom. She taught music at Guardian Angel Regional Catholic
School in Staunton for ten years. In spring 2008, she taught a
percussion and drum circle class at Blue Ridge Community
College. Her love of music drives her desire that everyone have
the opportunity to discover the music that lives within each of
us.
Sandra Carter currently works
for the Staunton Department of Parks and Recreation teaching art
and sewing classes to grades K-12. She also instructs for the
Staunton-Augusta Fine Arts Association. When she is not
teaching art, she designs and constructs costumes for area
schools, churches, and theatre groups.
Bailey Clark has over 18 years of
dance experience and professional technique in all areas of
ballet, Pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, and hip-hop, with
emphasis on ballet. From the age of three, she studied and
performed with a dance studio in South Florida, performed with
the Children’s’ Ballet Theatre at such venues as the Broward
Center of Performing Arts, and has performed in Virginia as a
soloist in such classic ballets as Pas de Quatres, Paquita, and
Coppellia. Clark is a certified personal trainer who teaches
adult Dance 4 Fitness classes, as well as Ballet and
Introduction to Movement classes for local youth.
John Dull received his Master of
Music degree from East Carolina University in music theory and
composition, and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bridgewater
College in music, focusing on guitar. Over the past 6 years,
John has taught dozens of private guitar students in North
Carolina and Virginia, teaching a variety of styles from
classical to folk to rock and beyond. John is currently the
Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church in Staunton.
Jennifer Gutshall teaches
K-12 art in the Dominican Republic although she grew up in the
Shenandoah Valley and received a B.A. in Art Education from EMU.
Prior to graduation, she was a Senior Camp Counselor and Craft
Coordinator at Highland Retreat in Bergton. Jennifer has
traveled to Mexico, Belize, Ethiopia (where she taught English
to high school students), Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. She
is fluent in Spanish and greatly loves the Caribbean culture
where she now has her residency. Each summer she returns to the
US to be with her family in Mount Sidney. She loves sharing her
cultural experiences and artistic creativity with the children.
Jarrett Hatcher teaches
government and US history at Robert E. Lee High School where he
is also the head golf coach and the Varsity Assistant Basketball
coach. In 2004 and 2005, R.E. Lee won back-to-back State
Championships. He also coached the Lee tennis team for 5 years.
Jarrett is a graduate of Bridgewater College with a major in
history and political science. During the summer, he spends all
of his spare time playing golf.
Debbie Hartman has been a
Registered Nurse for 23 years with a background in Coronary and
Intensive Care, Emergency, and Hospice nursing. She is currently
an instructor in the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Blue
Ridge and teaches the fundamentals of nursing to first year
students. She received an ADN from Rowan Cabarrus Technical
College, a BSN from Winston-Salem State University, and is
currently enrolled with ODU to obtain an MSN as a Nurse
Educator. Since the 6th grade Debbie has known that she wanted
to be a nurse. She hopes to stir that same feeling in students
enrolled in the Learning Can Be Fun program.
Nilda Jolloff is a working
visual artist who enjoys teaching children the value of art and
education. She has taught Children's Art Workshops through the
Shenandoah Art Center and the Staunton/Augusta Art Center.
Nilda has earned an Associates Degree in Arts and Science from
BRCC and a BA in Studio Arts from Mary Baldwin College. She has
taught exploratory art classes at Shelburne Middle School and
studio art classes at Guardian Angel Regional Catholic School.
She was the visiting art teacher during the winter/spring term
at Riverheads Elementary. Nilda is a member of the Virginia Art
Education Association and was inducted in the Who's Who of
American Women 2006-2007.
Barbara Spilman Lawson
is a professional storyteller, singer and writer who presents
her programs "Stories with a Twist!" up and down the East Coast.
With 22 years of teaching experience and 8 years of storytelling
adventures, she is excited to be part of the LCBF program this
summer. Barb received the 2007 Dawbarn Award for excellence in
educating, motivating and inspiring young children in her
community. She has been in over 45 musical productions for
Waynesboro Players, ShenanArts, and Oak Grove Theater and acted
in the PBS Parents' Choice Award-winning musical, RHYMES AND
REASONS. She most recently appeared as the “Old Timer” in the
musical history of Augusta County, “The Spirit of Augusta.”
Jessica Martinkosky is
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts/Ceramics at Blue Ridge
Community College. She earned her BFA from JMU and her MFA from
Virginia Commonwealth University. Before she came to BRCC, she
was the Educator at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport
News, where she was in charge of the Hands On For Kids gallery,
taught children’s and adult classes and oversaw the outreach
programs. She has also been a resident artist at the Cub Creek
Foundation for Ceramic Arts in Appomattox, VA and taught
ceramics to middle and high school students at the Buck’s Rock
Performing and Creative Arts Camp in New Milford, CT.
Alan Quimby is an Instructional
Technology Resource Teacher in Harrisonburg. He earned his
bachelor’s degree from JMU, where he is currently completing a
Master's degree in Educational Technology. He has been involved
in the Visualization in Science and Mathematics Project, and the
GIS/GPS Related Activities for Student Progress program. Alan
is also involved in Geocaching, a sport that uses GPS to find
hidden items, like a high-tech scavenger hunt.
Larry Ressin is a seventeen year
Police Veteran in the Shenandoah Valley and has attended and
completed many training sessions and seminars dealing with the
collection of evidence and Crime Scene Investigation/management.
He is also an alumnus of the Virginia Forensic Science Academy,
a member of the International Association for Identification,
and a certified instructor for the Department of Criminal
Justice Services in the State of Virginia.
Jim Richerson is a full-time
Associate Professor of Computer & Electronics at BRCC. Jim’s
classes are always fun, challenging, and well attended. All
students are given hands-on experiences in the robotic and
computer classes that he teaches at the college. Jim’s
Undergraduate and Masters Degrees are from Southern Illinois
University and he has many electronic, computer & networking
certifications. He has been teaching at BRCC for 20 years.
Jerry Ridgeway has been a
technology education teacher in Rockingham County for 24 years.
He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1981 and received his
Masters' from James Madison University in 1988. He has helped
develop technology education curriculum through the National
Science Foundation at the College of New Jersey and N. C. State
University. He has led numerous workshops in topics ranging
from biotechnology to flight. He teaches technology education
and is a Technology Student Association advisor at Turner Ashby
High School.
Kathi Scruggs began her martial
arts training in 1986 and specializes in martial arts
instruction for younger children. She coaches soccer and
basketball and is co-owner of the Endless Path School of Martial
Arts in Harrisonburg. She and her husband Rick teach Self
Defense for Women and Teenage Girls at BRCC and have conducted
self defense seminars for the Virginia School for the Deaf and
Blind, Virginia Center for Health Outreach, and for many other
local businesses and schools. She is a former fitness instructor
and is currently employed by JMU.
Rick Scruggs began martial arts
training at the age of 8 and has studied a variety of martial
arts for over 30 years. Rick specializes in martial arts for
younger children, coaches soccer and basketball, and is co-owner
of the Endless Path School of Martial Arts in Harrisonburg. He
and his wife Kathi teach Self Defense for Women and Teenage
Girls at BRCC and have conducted self defense seminars for the
Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, Virginia Center for
Health Outreach, and for many other local organizations. He
continues his martial arts training, teaches stretch and
flexibility classes, and is employed by Eddie Edwards Signs in
Harrisonburg.
Cherie Taylor is a
journalism-education graduate of Arizona State University, with
a masters in secondary education from JMU. She is a former high
school English and journalism teacher and an LCBF Shutterbugs
instructor.
Martha Tillen is a graduate of
William and Mary with a degree in anthropology and a minor in
government. She completed her teacher licensure program at Mary
Baldwin College. She has worked for many years with programs for
children and adults at the Frontier Culture Museum and the
Woodrow Wilson Birthplace. She now teaches pre-kindergarten at
Covenant Developmental Pre-School. Martha is mom to two young
children and enjoys reading, crafts and traveling.
Rudy Tucker is a retired Professor
Emeritus of Health Science and Physical Education and holds a
B.S. in Biology. Rudy volunteers approximately 12 weeks each
year teaching local students about water conservation, water
quality, and stream ecology. He has received numerous
Conservation Awards for his service. Rudy also teaches adult
courses for BRCC pertaining to beekeeping, fly tying, and local
Civil War battlefield history.
Brett Van Lear is an Associate
Professor of Veterinary Technology and has been teaching at BRCC
and been in private practice for 6 years. The classes that he
has taught in the past have been very popular and it shows that
he enjoys teaching young people about one of his favorite
interests, caring for animals. Brett has a BS in Biology and a
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.
Jonathan Wyrick earned a BS in
Mathematics and Computer Science from Furman University and is
currently seeking a BS in Physics at JMU. While at Furman, he
conducted research focusing on the use of simulations and
computer graphics to test and visualize scientific models. At
JMU he does research in the area of Materials Science and is
working on integrating a virtual reality interface with an
atomic force microscope. He writes video games during his
vacations and enjoys using video game design as a tool to
educate children on logical, mathematical, and spatial concepts
that are most easily learned when the student is being creative
and does not realize that he/she is learning something.
Derek Young is president and
program director for Outdoor Adventure Experiences Inc. and
provides adventure experience programs for children through
adults. Derek has always been active in the outdoors and for
the past 25 years he has been active in adventure sports
participation and leadership. He has worked with youth programs
for Rockingham County Recreation Department and has been the
youth director at First Church of the Brethren in Harrisonburg
for the last 19 years.
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