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Faculty Spotlight
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Cobb Chamber ‘Teacher of the Year’ uses real-world applications to engage students
Accounting takes on a new life in Annette Maddox’s classes at Georgia Highlands College. Students take a hard look at real company practices when working through their course material, applying their newly learned skills to real-world applications.
“Students are more likely to be engaged in the material when I can show how it relates to a real company,” Maddox said.
The Professor of Accounting was recognized as a 2021 “Teacher of the Year” during the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s Give Our Schools A Hand (GOSH) program celebration breakfast.
Maddox has been with GHC and has taught on GHC’s Marietta Campus since the fall 2007, beginning as an instructor and then being promoted to full professor. Using her experience in public accounting, Maddox is able to reach her students by relating course material to real company practices and by providing extra assistance when needed. “My students are always encouraged to stop me at any point during class to ask questions and are always welcome in my office or via Zoom for one-on-one help.” Maddox holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Alfred University, in Alfred, NY, along with a Master’s in Accountancy from the University of Georgia. In her free time, she enjoys sports and the outdoors.
Held annually, GOSH is a celebration that honors more than 120 “Teachers of the Year” from Cobb County, Marietta City, and post-secondary education systems. This salute to public education is one of the largest in the nation.
Founder and CEO of the non-profit Haiti Cheri brings global perspective to business and economics classes
Oris Guillaume is the founder and CEO of the non-profit Haiti Cheri. He also helps with leadership and development at North Christian University of Haiti through McGill University in Canada. And to top it off, this ordained minister, entrepreneur, and jurist also happens to be the author of “A Trail to Success: From Nowhere to Anywhere.” Guillaume brings his global perspective and wide range of skills and knowledge to the classroom at Georgia Highlands College as an assistant professor of business and economics. “I take the task of developing other people into kind, thoughtful and contributing adults very seriously,” Guillaume said. “I have always been so grateful to my teachers and the educational system for making me the person that I am today.”
Dental hygiene instructor brings nearly two decades of experience in dentistry and periodontics to the classroom
Before taking on her role as a full-time dental hygiene instructor at Georgia Highlands College, Alania Henderson spent nearly two decades working in general dentistry and periodontics, including six years of mission-based dentistry in Central America.
Serving with the Honduras Baptist Dental Mission for the first two years in Central America, Henderson worked with U.S.-based medical and dental teams that traveled to Honduras to serve the people in remote locations throughout the country.
After the first two years, Henderson and her husband served with an International Church in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, during which she partnered with local clinics and mission-based organizations to provide dental care.
She brings her nearly two decades of experience to her role at GHC along with an ongoing desire to help others.
Henderson earned an Associate of Applied Technology in Dental Hygiene from West Central Technical College in 2002, a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from Georgia Highlands College in 2017, and a Master of Healthcare Administration from Florida Atlantic University in 2019.
As a GHC alumna, Henderson said she has always been impressed with all aspects of the college.
“A team-oriented work environment is evident at GHC, and I am honored for the opportunity to grow alongside such a wonderful group of educators,” Henderson said.
Henderson is a member of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and enjoys spending time with her family, including her new grandson.
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Prior to working at GHC, Guillaume served as a Graduate Business Chair and Professor in the Graduate Business Department at Shorter University for more than a decade and has worked as an adjunct professor at institutions including Strayer University, Saint Leo University, and Voorhees College.
His passion to teach goes hand-in-hand with his passion to help others.
To that end, the non-profit he helped start and now leads, Haiti Cheri, has a clear mission to Guillaume: “cultivate thriving, self-sufficient Christian communities throughout Haiti,” through providing resources such as a medical clinic and medical teams, education, ministry, and physical construction development and economic development projects.
With an extensive career that includes an ongoing passion for helping youth to succeed, Guillaume took on the role of a full-time instructor in 2020 at GHC.
