Hello!
Welcoming you to ILR programs throughout the year, our team of instructors consists of passionate experts offering a lifetime of experience as well as specific talents to facilitate engaging and memorable learning experiences for you. We invite you to learn more about each of these talented people below. The list is organized in alphabetical order by last name.
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Marsha Adelson
Marsha Adelson is a retired Federal Employee who has spent the last decade as a Licensed Professional Tour Guide in Washington, DC. She has over 20 years of experience teaching first aid, music, and leadership skills as a volunteer for various organizations. She has lived in the Washington Metropolitan Area her whole life and enjoys sharing the beauty, history, and uniqueness of our Nation’s Capital with others through tours and lectures.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Barbara Angleberger
Barbara Angleberger is a retired FCC faculty member with over 40 years experience in education. She holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and taught numerous courses including: General Psychology, Honors Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Social Psychology, Human Growth and Development, and Educational Psychology. She also served as Social Sciences Dept. Chair for 15 years, and for the last three years has taught several psychology-based courses for the ILR.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
James Baer
Jim Baer’s former students at Ursinus College called him “intelligent, motivating, friendly, very funny, very experienced,” and said he was, “the best teacher ever hired.” A graduate of The University of Virginia School of Law, Jim has been a member of the Maryland Bar since 1969 and was also a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He was a trial lawyer in private practice until he returned to his alma mater, Ursinus College, where he created the college’s Center for Legal Studies and taught a variety of courses utilizing a unique blend of Socratic Method and open class discussion.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Kathy Barylski
From outdoors to crafting to travel to finance, Kathy has expertise in them all. She is an ardent naturalist with specialization in butterflies, leading local butterfly counts and even traveling internationally in search of butterflies. Her travels have led Kathy to develop expertise in travelplanning and light packing. Kathy also crochets, embroiders, and does paper crafting. Kathy is also a trained financial coach with special emphasis on the needs of widows and in understanding the nuances of social security.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Richard Bender
Richard attended New York University (Economics) and Drake University Law School. He has been teaching French and Options Investments classes, the proper method of earning weekly income through options, at FCC since 2015. He has taught French after living and working in France for 7 years. Richard has also taught numerous photography courses including Photoshop. He was the founder of the Washington School of Photography and the owner of RT Omega Industries, a company that manufactured photographic enlargers and photographic chemistry.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Dr. Vance Bonner
Dr. Vance Bonner has been teaching posture, body mechanics, kinesiology, and exercise therapy to athletes, dancers, trainers, and thousands of people with chronic pain. She has taught her Bonner System of Structural Reprograming internationally and nationally since 1974. She divides her time between Frederick and Bend, OR.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Jennifer Books
Jen Books is a Spanish and world language exploration teacher for FCPS. She has lived in Spain where she attended the University of Salamanca. After returning to the states, she attended UMBC and earned my bachelor’s degree in Modern Language and Linguistics. She has a masters from Goucher college.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Matthew Borders
Matthew Borders has a bachelor’s degree in United States History and a master’s in Historic Preservation with a focus in Battlefield Interpretation. He was a ranger for the National Park Service at Antietam National Battlefield and a historian with American Battlefield Protection Program personally surveying over 100 different American Civil War battlefields. Later he became involved with the Frederick County Civil War Round Table. Currently Matthew is a Park Ranger at Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Ralph Buglass
Ralph Buglass is a frequent speaker for Montgomery History, our neighboring county’s historical society, and an instructor at several lifelong learning programs in the metro DC area. In 2019, he was an invited speaker at the annual Frederick Docents Workshop. A retired communications professional and lifelong history buff, he has a BA in American history from Cornell University and an MA in journalism from American University. He volunteers as a docent at a one-room schoolhouse in Clarksburg, MD.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Howard Burns
Saxophonist and composer Howard Burns was inspired to play music by his uncle. Howard attended Frederick Douglas High School and was also a band director at the school. Howard received a bachelor’s degree from Howard University and a master’s degree from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels, Belgium. Howard has studied with Thomas (Whit) Williams and George Coleman and has had the opportunity to perform with artists such as Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Frank Foster, Larry Willis, Frank Wess, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Cobb, Benny Powell, Gary Thomas, Joe Wilder, Charles Davis, Ben Tucker, Billy Harper, Dr. Eddie Henderson, and Eddie Gomez. Howard has been the Jazz Band Director at FCC for over 25 years.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Gina Copanzzi
Gina began making jewelry in her teens. Over the years she has refined her skills through formal training with Master Metalsmiths. Her passion is jewelry and gems and forming and shaping metal. Her assemblage of jewelry is the outcome of years of practice, hard work, determination and experimentation.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Howard Cox
Howard Cox has over 20 years of experience in course development and presentation for the Graduate School USA and as an adjunct professor at George Washington University. For the last ten years, he has been responsible for course development and instruction at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
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Elizabeth Davis-Reinhold
Beth Davis-Reinhold taught job search and basic computer skills for Frederick County Workforce Services for over 20 years. She is an entertaining speaker who is skilled at explaining complicated concepts for the beginner.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Sharon Emery
A former Florida local yarn store owner, Sharon Emery is a fiber artist who is happy to now live in a place where sheep are comfortable and sweaters are valued. She has been teaching people to knit and spin since 2007. She loves introducing people to the magic of making things from string and fluff, and especially enjoys knitting socks, playing with colorwork, and drop spinning.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Dr. Joe Fiola
Dr. Joseph Fiola, is a Viticulture Specialist for the University of Maryland and has over 30 years of academic experience in research and extension in grape growing, winemaking, and small fruit breeding. Dr. Fiola’s Research and Extension Program concentrates on variety development and testing, including imported varieties, and he conducts small batch winemaking of the research. Joe is a certified wine judge, teaches wine judge training, wine appreciation and health benefits, and coordinates and judges in many commercial and amateur competitions. He has a personal wine cellar of 3000+ bottles and loves to match wine and food.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Dr. Linda Franklin
Dr. Linda Franklin is a longtime ILR teacher. She is a 200-h Kripalu yoga instructor certified through Yoga Alliance who has completed additional professional training in Integrative Yoga for Seniors at the Duke Health Integrative Medicine Center, and is also a teacher of Dynamic Gentle Yoga and Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra. Linda also rings with the FCC Handbell Choir and conducts choirs at two local churches and the BC Ringers at Buckingham’s Choice. She has especially enjoyed working with mature-aged choirs made up of both beginning music readers and seasoned ringers having conducted classes with the Handbell Musicians of America.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Linda Frydl
Linda Frydl has a master’s degree in English and Creative Writing. She works in Adult Services at the public library and has taught classes to adults and seniors on topics such as computer basics, knitting, writing, and geocaching. She has been a genealogist for over 20 years and is a member of the National Genealogical Society.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Dennis Frye
Dennis E. Frye has spent nearly 50 years studying and writing about Antietam. As a native of the battlefield region and an actual “Dunker,” his distant relatives owned much of the ground where the battle occurred. Dennis retired from the National Park Service after more than a three-decade career, including 20 years as Chief Historian at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Dennis has written ten books and 102 articles, his most recent entitled: Antietam Shadows: Mystery, Myth & Machination. Dennis is a nationally recognized preservationist, as co-founder and past president of both the American Battlefields Trust and the Save Historic Antietam Foundation.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Linda Funsch
Linda Pappas Funsch is a career specialist in modern Middle Eastern history and Islamic studies. With an MA in Near Eastern Studies from New York University, she has studied, worked, and traveled extensively throughout the region. A freelance writer, consultant, and author, Ms. Funsch’s latest book, “Oman Reborn: Balancing Tradition and Modernization,” was published 2015 and has been translated into Arabic. She has taught at both Hood College and Mount Saint Mary’s University. She is a frequent speaker at scholarly symposia across the US, including Georgetown University, the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, the World Bank, the National Council on US-Arab Relations, the National Defense University, and the Council on Foreign Relations, Santa Fe, NM, as well as the World Affairs Councils of Washington, DC, Albuquerque, NM, and Brookings, SD. Ms. Funsch is a frequent leader of small-group “learning on location” study visits to the Middle East, including Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, and Oman.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
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Tara Gettig
Tara Gettig worked as an educator for Pennsylvania State Parks where she developed and facilitated programs and also taught geography at Shippensburg University. She has a passion for sharing outdoor recreation in a safe and enjoyable manner. In her free time, she has organized hikes for women, families, and kids. Tara is particularly passionate about the Appalachian Trail, of which she hiked 900 miles (and counting).
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Marcy Gouge
Marcy Gouge is a licensed elder law attorney with 20 years litigation experience. She has a certificate in Gerontology and is the former National Director of National Legal Training Project which provided training to elder advocates on topics which impact older adults such as Elder Abuse, Guardianship and Federal Benefits. She has spent her retirement traveling the world for months at a time. She blogs regularly about traveling as a solo older woman, and contributes articles to online and print magazines about the joys of solo travel for women.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Cath Howard
Cath Howard began her art instruction at a very young age at the Atlas Art Studio in Westfield, NJ, and continued her art studies at Covenant College on Lookout Mt., TN. She studied watercolor with Skip Lawrence in Laurel, MD, with Phyllis Reif in Philadelphia, PA, and locally with Rebecca Pearl.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
David Howard
David Howard was a member of the National Symphony Orchestra with which he performed until retiring in 2011. During those 41 years he also performed with various chamber groups, including The Foggy Bottom Chamber Ensemble, the Cameron String Quartet, and Eclipse Chamber Orchestra. He holds a Masters in Music Performance from Catholic University and a Masters in Education from George Washington University. Currently residing in Frederick, Maryland, David is a member of the Frederick Symphony Orchestra and teaches cello at Hood College.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Logan Isaac
Logan Isaac, HoSM, served six years in the US Army as a forward observer in the 82nd Airborne and 25th Infantry (Light) divisions. Upon his discharge, he used the GI Bill to earn degrees from Hawaii Pacific University, Duke University, and the University of St Andrews. He has been a college professor since 2013 and has presented academic research at conferences in the United States, Greece, Italy, Denmark, and Great Britain.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
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Dora Jaar
Born in Haiti from Italian parents, Dora speaks four languages fluently. She worked at the Italian Embassy in Haiti upon her return from studying Naples. She works as an interpreter for the Asian American Center and Frederick County Public Schools and was employed by FCPS in the English as a Learning Language Program for many years. She also teaches French for the Alliance Francaise of Frederick.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Lynda Janet
Lynda Janet is a certified professional Gerontologist with the National Association for Professional Gerontologists, and a certified Dementia Practitioner with the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. She has managed and designed memory care units in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. Lynda is the Activity Director with Montessori-based programming for Dementia/Alzheimer’s residents. She also actively volunteers with the Greater Western Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association in the areas of community outreach, program facilitation, advocacy, and fundraising.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Kierstin Klimas
Kierstin is a lifetime lover of literature with a master’s degree in English, focusing on literary study and Modernism, with a Concentration in Creative Writing and Minors in Theatre and French. She has over four years of work experience in student support & success within higher education, as well as experience with regional theatre and the arts. She primarily loves to study the connections and overlays between life, history, culture, literature, and all the other forms story-telling can take. These interests and experiences have impassioned Kierstin to teach and encourage others in all their creative, academic, and literary explorations.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Terri Lemere
Terri Lemere is an Occupational Therapist, Certified Aging in Place Specialist and Geriatric Care Manager. She has over 25 years of experience in Occupational Therapy, specializing in working with older adults, and in home safety. She has lived in the Frederick County area for the last 29 years, and prides herself in being connected with local resources for her clients.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Tracy Lewis
Tracy Lewis is an early American historian with master’s degrees in American History and Library Science, concentrating in Archival Studies. She wrote her thesis on Elizabeth Bayley Seton and her impact on female education in the early 19th century. Her areas of interest are Early National America and women’s and religious history. Tracy also studies and collects antique coverlets. She is a novice weaver and belongs to both the National Museum of the American Coverlet and the Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Jodie Lide
Jodie learned calligraphy at a young age and was instantly hooked. After earning her degree from the University of Maryland, she began a career as a graphic designer and professional calligrapher. She taught calligraphy workshops and classes for the University of Maryland, Montgomery College, the Washington Calligraphers Guild, and currently for Frederick Community College. Her work has been displayed at galleries in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. She’s the current Vice President of the Washington Calligraphers Guild, and continues to sharpen her skills by taking classes from master calligraphers.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
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Mary Mannix
Mary Mannix is currently the Maryland Room Manager of the C. Burr Artz Public Library of the Frederick County Public Libraries. She is very active in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference. She has been involved in the History Section of RUSA and was the 2011 winner of the Genealogical Publishing Company Award. In 2015, she was given the Martha Washington Medal from the Sergeant Lawrence Everhart Chapter of the Maryland Society of Sons of the American Revolution. She has taught genealogy librarianship at the University of Maryland and public history courses at Hood College. Mary is also a professional tarot educator and reader for over five years. She read and held classes at The Owl Nest, Frederick’s former premier metaphysical store. She has taught “101 courses” and hosted “meet-ups.” Mary strives to not only interpret the cards during a reading, but to also help her querents understand the history and symbolism of the cards they are dealt.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Kirby Maybush
Captain Kirby Lee Maybush retired from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office with 45 years of law enforcement. He has taught self-defense/defensive tactics at police, sheriff, and correction academies and to military police and numerous organizations in the area. He has been on TV and radio in reference to the classes. After attending CPT Maybush’s classes several women stated not only were they able to prevent a sexual/physical assault, but it also increased their self-esteem and self-confidence, improved their personal lives, family ties, and work relationships.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Jessica McClain
Jessica McClain is the Director of Marketing and Development and part-time Spanish teacher at New Life Christian School. A graduate from Salisbury University and Hood College, Jessica spent the first ten years of her career as a French and Spanish teacher at Tuscarora High School before moving on to a short stint as the Ministry Coordinator at Walkersville Community Church.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Lindsey McCormick
Lindsey McCormick is the founder of the Maryland Center for Brain Health and a Certified Dementia Practitioner. Her mission is to provide information and education regarding the latest research and interventions for optimizing your brain health for improved performance, mental clarity and quality of life.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Jeanne McDermott
Jeanne McDermott has a master’s degree in Art Education from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland and a bachelor’s degree in Writing from Towson University. In addition to teaching youth for FCPS and Kids on Campus at FCC, she also instructs adults in the ILR, Lifelong Learning, and Thrive Programs. Classes include drawing, acrylic painting, art history lectures, and tours of local downtown Frederick.
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Toni Minkel
Toni Minkel has trained in martial arts since 1985 and has received black belt rank from the World Taekwondo Federation and rank in Modern Arnis directly from Grandmaster Remy Presas. She received instructor certification in the gentle art of Tai Chi Chuan from the Baltimore Academy of Martial Arts. She is the founder of Mt. Airy Tai Chi and teaches classes in Yang Style Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and Taiji Kungfu Fan in Mt. Airy and Frederick and has been teaching Tai Chi for Balance and Well Being at ILR since the Fall of 2000.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Dorothy O’Neal
Dottie O’Neal was hand-picked by the creator and long-time Tales for the Grandchildren teacher, Shirley Sandage, as the new facilitator of ILR’s most popular writing course. Dottie was a student of Shirley’s for many years and continues to write her own life story.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Ernest O’Roark
Ernest O’Roark was a writer and team member for the World History for Us All curriculum project, working with David Christian, author of Maps of Time and This Fleeting World, as well as a number of other leading scholars in the field of World History. Ernie taught middle school in Montgomery County for 32 years.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
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Kimberly Perna
Kimberly Perna has worked in Information Technology for over 20 years. She is currently the Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the University of Redlands. Kimberly regularly teaches workshops and supports faculty, staff, and students in the use of technology specifically, Microsoft Office, Windows 10, mobile devices, videoconferencing, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and social media platforms.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Sherri Philpott
Sherri Philpott has spent most of her professional life as a licensed clinical social worker; however, she has always considered herself a writer at heart. Her existence spins around her husband, one and only daughter, who is mostly away at college, and four entertaining cats. Listening as others’ creative voices emerge is something she enjoys in her workshop.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Stacy Reno
Stacy Reno is the owner of Frederick’s Premier Home Staging Company, Limelight Staged Homes. As an Accredited Staging Professional, she has helped homeowners prepare their homes to appeal to a wide range of buyers. She has also completed the Sellers Representative Specialist Designation, as well as the Senior Real Estate Specialist designation as another way to assist her clients with the downsizing process.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Jacqueline Rogers
Jackie Rogers lived up in the heart of Long Island Wine Country, where she enjoyed a second career as Executive Assistant of the Long Island Wine Council. A life member of the American Wine Society, Jackie served as Program Chair of two national conferences. Jackie has given presentations on wine at libraries, organizations, and national conferences throughout the northeast. Her continued wine education includes the Certified Specialist of Wine Certification from the Society of Wine Educators; and becoming 1 of the only 75 worldwide Doppel Members of the Century Wine Club.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Larry Romane
Medical questions? Dr. Larry Romane is a retired ER physician and the author of R U Medically Curious? and has a passion for teaching. His courses translate” current, evidence-based medicine to a high school reading level for laymen.”
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Bob Rubock
Bob Rubock has a life-long passion for quality music. He uses technology to discover quality music and talent that he might otherwise miss. Bob has developed a large repertoire of knowledge about various genres of music from classical to jazz to classic rock to blues.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Rhonda Russo
Rhonda Russo and Terri Rodabaugh partner to form a podcast show entitled Lifting The Veil with Terri and Rhonda”. They also do live gallery mediumship messages performance events, as well as virtual gallery messages, spirit circles, and one on one readings. Terri and Rhonda can often be heard on the WFRE Radio station giving live caller messages. They do free paranormal investigating for folks in need as a way of giving back to the community. Terri Rodabaugh is a medium that comes from a long line of intuitives. She resides in Gettysburg giving messages from loved ones who have passed and from guides and teachers in spirit. Terri has been a practicing mediumship for over 30 years and brings a lot of experience to her trade. Along with connecting people to their loved ones in spirit she also teaches tarot, angel communication, and intuitive development courses. Rhonda has over 20 years of experience investigating the paranormal, and was born a seer, sensitive and empath, and has turned those abilities into becoming a Psychic Medium and Animal Intuitive. She is also a Reiki Master/Teacher and enjoys certifying people in the Usui Reiki method so that they can heal themselves or others. Rhonda is the author of a book that she wrote for her ghost hunting classes; “Bump In The Night Investigations” Beginner Ghost Hunting Book.”
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Jodie Schmidt
Jodie Schmidt discovered her love of oil painting while earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. After graduating with honors, she continued studying art on her own and through classes with local artist and teacher, Rebecca Pearl. She studied watercolor, oil painting and pastel for several years before deciding to become a teacher. She recently joined the Institute for Learning in Retirement at Frederick Community College in 2019, as an art instructor, teaching pastel and drawing classes. Previously she worked as a short-term substitute art teacher at Buckingham’s Choice, in Adamstown, MD.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Cat Simmons
Cat Simmons is a photographer specializing in studio and environmental portraiture. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design and currently enjoys a variety of photography related interests such as teaching, creating portraits, and volunteering her time in her local camera club.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Sharon Smith
Sharon Smith Sharon Smith has a B.A. in speech communication and English, an M.A. C. T. (Masters of Arts of College Teaching) in Speech Communication/Theatre with a secondary emphasis in English, and an M.A. in Thanatology. She has taught high school English and public speaking at FCC. Sharon is a member of the Frederick Health Hospital Advance Care Planning Committee and her role in the community is presenting on Advance Care Planning topics.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Karen Smith
Karen R. Smith is a certified life coach, speaker, and was an owner and employee of a local accounting business for 30 years. Her husband’s sudden and unexpected death before the age of 50 made her realize that even though they were knowledgeable about finances, they were not prepared for this unexpected life event. That experience led her to author her book, “I Didn’t See That Coming!” which includes worksheets and an easy 4-step process to organize, record, review and store the important legal, financial and insurance documents that have a significant impact on the after-effects of a Life Event.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Nancy Spannaus
Nancy Bradeen Spannaus is a retired journalist/editor who began studying Alexander Hamilton and American history in the 1970’s. In 1977 she co-edited The Political Economy of the American Revolution, a collection of economic writings which influenced and reflected the American System. In 2017 she started the blog americanssystemnow and in 2019 published Hamilton Versus Wall Street: The Core Principles of the American System of Economics. She’s a graduate of Bryn Mawr College (BA) and Columbia University (MS).
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Jeffrey Steinberg
Jeffrey Steinberg is both an analyst and practitioner of U.S. national security policy. He is an investigative journalist, serving on the editorial board of the Executive Intelligence Review, and writing for a range of international newsletters and magazines. He has also participated in various advisory capacities for U.S. government officials on a wide range of national security issues including strategic defense policy, the war on terrorism and illegal narcotics, and economic dimensions of national security. He has lectured internationally on issues related to national security. Steinberg is the author and/or co-author of articles and special reports on a wide range of national security issues, current affairs, and history.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Roger Swartz
Colonial historian Roger G. Swartz received national acclaim for his two books covering the frontiers of the American Revolution. In 2004, he was chosen to be the educational coordinator for the 13-day bus tour sponsored by then National Elderhostel program for the 250th anniversary commemoration of the French & Indian War, 1754 – 1763.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson studied Ohara-ryu Ikebana while living in Miyazaki, Japan under the tutelage of 2nd level master Izumi Nejima. She received her official teaching certification rank and achieved 4th Level master rank before returning to the United States. As a member of NAOTA (North American Ohara Teachers Association) and I.I. (Ikebana International) she has had arrangements featured in the DMV area, including the National Arboretum.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Dr. Sara Towe
Dr. Towe Horsfall has worked as a journalist in India, Greece and the U.K. She then left the world of journalism and earned a PhD in Sociology. She currently teaches Sociology at Frederick Community College. Her dissertation, “Identifying the Spiritual Experience” reflected her lifelong interest in spiritual phenomena. Other sociology books include: Chaos, Complexity and Sociology, 1996; A Neighborhood Portrait: Polytechnic Heights of Inner City Fort Worth, 2002; Social Problems: An Advocate Group Approach, 2012; Music Sociology: Examining the Role of Music in Social Life, 2013.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Dr. Nanette Tummers
Dr. Nanette Tummers has been a writer, scholar, and educator in the health behavioral change field for over 35 years. Her specific areas of interest include: yoga, gratitude, and movement. She is an international speaker and author of four books.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Michelle Umlauf
Michelle Umlauf has made a career for herself in the sewing industry working as an independent educator representing herself and companies such as Sulky of America, Clover Needlecraft, Baby Lock, and Pam Damour, the Decorating Diva. She served as the Maryland Chapter President of the American Sewing Guild and founded Sewing Online with Sulky, on online webinar. Michelle teaches classes at national and international expos, quilt shops and guilds. She hosts UFO Friday, a weekly online Zoom meeting. Visit her website at https://SewingMachineArtistry.com.
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Guillermo Warley
Guillermo Warley is an Electrical Engineer with degrees in electronics and signal processing. He has more than 30 years of experience designing products that use some of the technologies discussed in the class. He is a Senior Life Member of the IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers), and a member of the SSIT (Society for the Social Implications of Technology). He has previously taught this class at the OSHER programs of Shepherd University, Johns Hopkins University, Anne Arundel Community College, and Towson University.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Dr. Jerry Webster
Dr. Jerry Webster (Curriculum and Instruction, University of Maryland) has taught numerous courses in literature for UMD and in multiculturalism for Montgomery County Public Schools. He taught English full-time in public school systems for 40 years. He served as the Shastri, or head teacher, with the Shambhala Buddhist Center in Washington, D.C., for 10 years prior to retiring. He regularly teaches courses for FCC, the Johns Hopkins Odyssey Program, the Washington, D.C., Politics Prose Bookstore, and Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Centers.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Stuart Woo
Chef Woo always had a fascination with cooking. He would watch his grandma cook huge feasts for the family. He later went to work for his uncle in New York’s Chinatown where he learned all aspects of the kitchen. The experience taught him that there is a reason that you do things a certain way. He brings this experience to all his classes.
Summer & Fall 2023 Classes
Thank you for getting to know our instructors! If you have questions, please contact us at (301) 846-2561 or email ILR@frederick.edu.
