PEER LEADER DIRECTORY Michal Andries Michal Andries, earned her Master’s Degree in Psychology at the University of Ghent in Belgium. Michal has more than 20 years of experience as a therapist—mainly in her private practice as a psychologist in Europe, but also in the last six years as a therapist in Florida where she worked with addiction and complex trauma. Michal has broadened her focus to teaching in the last year to share her experience with a wider audience.
Kendra Auberry Kendra Auberry is the STEM Librarian at the IRSC Pruitt Campus where she helps students locate quality resources. Kendra teaches research skills through instructional sessions and the LIS 1002 Electronic Access to Information course. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture from Purdue University and a Master’s Degree in Library Science from Indiana University.
Dr. Thomas Bach Based on his education and experience, Dr. Thomas Bach has worked as a consultant, both with various companies/organizations and with individuals within those organizations, and with the federal government for nearly 40 years. His focus has centered on developing leaders and organizations using a methodology emphasizing understanding, development and successful implementation of change. His expertise and background is in this area of human and organizational behavioral change. Competencies include rapport-building skills, diagnostic acumen and the ability to deal with change and conflicts, and a deep understanding of motivational dynamics, among others. Neil Bernstein Neil Bernstein is a retired music educator from New York. Since 1975 he has been teaching students of all ages, from kindergarten to mature adult learners, how to read music.
Elizabeth Betts Elizabeth earned a B.A. Degree in History, focusing on European history, from Appalachian State and has five years of teaching experience at the secondary and college level. Elizabeth has served in the United States Peace Corps as a Community Education volunteer in Niger, West Africa, and has taught English as a Foreign Language in Hangzhou, China. In her prior professional roles, she has been a civics teacher, a presenter for the Fulbright program, an Outreach Coordinator at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and a Study Abroad Advisor at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Patricia Blossom After retiring from full-time teaching in Chicago and Ohio, Patricia Blossom became an Adjunct Professor at Indian River State College where she taught classes, and tutored English and reading in the Academic Support Center for 25 years. About fifteen years ago, a co-worker introduced Patricia to Mah Jongg, and she has been hooked ever since.
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