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Anderson, Christie; Instructor
	Office: 5-160 Phone: (509) 533-3612 Email: ChristieA@spokanefalls.edu
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Ankcorn, Beth; ESL Instructor
	Office: 5-126 Phone: (509) 533-3156 Email: BethA@spokanefalls.edu
Are you looking for an adventure? Do you want to learn more? I welcome the students who make the bold and life-changing choice to study abroad. I look forward to meeting you.
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Anthony, Jared; Instructor
	Office: 24-340 Phone: (509) 533-3607 Email: JaredA@spokanefalls.edu
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Bleck, Brad; Instructor
	Office: 5-157 Phone: (509) 533-3572 Email: BradB@spokanefalls.edu
A third generation citizen of Spokane, Bradley returned to SFCC in 2001 after five years of teaching and developing online and computer assisted English classes in Las Vegas. Along with Bradley's love of teaching writing with the aid of computer technologies, he brings a love of British and American literature. His favorite literary figure is James Boswell, father of the literary biography; his favorite contemporary writer is Irishman Roddy Doyle.
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Blizzard, Allison; ESL Instructor
	Office: 5-152 Phone: (509) 533-3581 Email: AllisonB@spokanefalls.edu
Hello! I look forward to meeting and greeting you here in beautiful Spokane. Because I teach classes in both the Intensive English Language Program and the ESL Bridge Program, I’m sure we’ll have the pleasure of working together! I also coordinate the ESL Program at SFCC, so if you have any questions, just contact me.
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Carlson, Linnea; Instructor
	Office: 5-126 Phone: (509) 533-3156 Email: LinneaC@spokanefalls.edu
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Casey, Kathy; Instructor
	Office: 5-113 Phone: (509) 533-3604 Email: KathyCa@spokanefalls.edu
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Charles, Mary
	Office: 5-113 Phone: (509) 533-3604 Email: MaryC@spokanefalls.edu
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Decker, Sheri; ESL Instructor
	Office: 5-153 Phone: (509) 533-3561 Email: SheriD@spokanefalls.edu
Welcome to the SFCC and Spokane. I’m glad you chose SFCC’s Intensive English Language Program for your English studies. I teach reading, writing and listening/speaking classes at different levels in the IELP, so I am sure we will work together some time soon.
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DeLauder, Cynde; Instructor
	Office: 5-125 Phone: (509) 533-3199 Email: CyndeD@spokanefalls.edu
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Doerr, Mark; Instructor
	Office: 24-240 Phone: (509) 533-3828 Email: MarkD@spokanefalls.edu
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Fischer, Kellie; Instructor
	Office: 5-125 Phone: (509) 533-3199 Email: KellieF@spokanefalls.edu
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Freeman, Lisa; Instructor
	Office: 24-314 Phone: (509) 533-3154 Email: LisaF@spokanefalls.edu
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Grandos, Patricia; Instructor
	Office: 5-107 Phone: (509) 533-4176 Email: PatriciaG@spokanefalls.edu
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Haeder, Paul; Instructor
	Office: 5-161 Phone: (509) 533-3598 Email: PaulHa@spokanefalls.edu
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Hellenberg, Nelliemay; Instructor
	Office: 24-340 Phone: (509) 533-4180 Email: NelH@spokanefalls.edu
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Huffstutter, Joanne; Instructor
	Office: 24-123 Phone: (509) 533-3373 Email: JoanneH@spokanefalls.edu
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Kartz, Rachel; Instructor
	Office: 5-160 Phone: (509) 533-3609 Email: RachelK@spokanefalls.edu
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Keast, Heather; Instructor
	Office: 24-339 Phone: (509) 533-3698 Email: HeatherK@spokanefalls.edu
I don’t wear my hair in a bun, grade in red ink, or make you stand in the corner for misusing "whom." I do read. A lot. I also watch movies. Too many. If I were not an English teacher, I would be a writer of things with very bad endings, or a stand up comic who made 2 people in the audience laugh and the other 4 people walk out. Fortunately, I am an English teacher, and I would never be anything else. I love seeing the little bulbs burst open with light above students' heads when they finally get it. I love inspiring people with a new passion for reading and writing and thinking and talking. And I believe the best students are not those with the highest grades but those who really want to learn.
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Kurtz, Stormy; Instructor
	Office: 24-314 Phone: (509) 533-3171 Email: StormyK@spokanefalls.edu
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La Bauve, Jean; Instructor
	Office: 24-309 Phone: (509) 533-3610 Email: JeanL@spokanefalls.edu
Jean LaBauve’s interest in learning communities stems from her philosophy that each learner offers an important piece of wisdom to help construct knowledge within the classroom. With nearly 20 years of teaching experience at EWU and at WSU’s College of Nursing before joining SFCC’s faculty in 2000, Jean helps developmental readers and writers prepare for college transfer courses. Her teaching includes the Communications Learning Center, College Reading and Study Skills, and a variety of learning community courses. Her hobbies include reading, gardening and ballet.
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Lammers, Debbie; Instructor
	Office: 5-160 Phone: (509) 533-3609 Email: DebbieL@spokanefalls.edu
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Lawler, Roxanne; Instructor
	Office: 24-125 Phone: (509) 533-3453 Email: RoxanneL@spokanefalls.edu
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McGinn, Liz; ESL Instructor
	Office: 5-107 Phone: (509) 533-4176 Email: LizM@spokanefalls.edu
Welcome to SFCC! I am excited to meet you and see you in English classes. I have been teaching reading, writing, listening and speaking at SFCC for 4 years now. Additionally, I taught English for one semester at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute and English composition for 2 years at Eastern Washington University. Before that I worked at a bilingual elementary school in Honduras. I earned an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language and a B.A. in Humanities with a minor in French. I have studied both Spanish and French and have had opportunities to practice these languages while traveling and living in both Europe and Central America. My hobbies include reading, running, walking my dogs, and spending time with my husband and daughter. Please come visit me during my office hours! I am looking forward to meeting you.
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Merritt, Catherine; Instructor
	Office: 5-127 Phone: (509) 995-0493 Email: CatherineM@spokanefalls.edu
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Mitchell, Charles; Instructor
	Office: 5-127 Phone: (509) 533-4186 Email: CharlesM@spokanefalls.edu
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Monnastes, Lori; Instructor
	Office: 5-158 Phone: (509) 533-3688 Email: LoriM@spokanefalls.edu
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Nealey, Joan; Instructor
	Office: 5-107A Phone: (509) 533-3601 Email: JoanN@spokanefalls.edu
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Nedrow, Neil; Admin Assistant - CAML & English
	Office: 5-119 Phone: (509) 533-3105 Email: NeilN@spokanefalls.edu
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Nelson, Alexis; Instructor (Department Chair)
	Office: 24-338 Phone: (509) 533-3588 Email: AlexisN@spokanefalls.edu
Midwestern by birth and education (A.B., M.A., Marquette University), Alexis Nelson has taught English at Spokane Falls since 1982, during which time she remained married, reared two children, and earned a Ph.D. (Gonzaga). She teaches developmental writing, composition and literature (Intro, British Lit and Fiction)—all with equal enthusiasm. Because reading and writing are the driving pleasures of her life, she works hard to demonstrate their value to students. Her favorite contemporary authors include Alice Munro and Robert Coover. She serves as an editorial consultant for the journal Teaching English in the Two-Year College and has served the college as Director of Composition (1993-2004) and as Chair of the Communications Department (2005- ). When she’s not reading papers or books, she enjoys travel in Italy, gardening, and membership in two book clubs.
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Nick, Sally; Instructor
	Office: 5-122 Phone: (509) 533-4175 Email: SallyN@spokanefalls.edu
Sally began her work at Spokane Falls in 1988 as a tutor in the Communications Learning Center and in 1993 as an instructor. Between these years she completed her Master’s in Rhetoric and Composition at EWU with additional study in Reading and ESL. A graduate of SFCC herself, she finds her work at SFCC to be enriching, full of opportunities to appreciate the nuances of language. Through meeting people from diverse backgrounds, she sees SFCC as a "crossroads," a welcoming, supportive place for all students, whether they are returning to school with specific goals or just beginning to explore career and education opportunities. Outside work, she enjoys participating in several reading groups, playing in a handbell choir, creating flower gardens, stenciling, and spending quality time with her two cats. She and her husband live on acreage near Spokane.
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Read, Laura; Instructor
	Office: 24-312 Phone: (509) 533-4173 Email: LauraR@spokanefalls.edu
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Simmons, Barbara; Instructor
	Office: 24-210 Phone: (509) 533-3318 Email: BarbaraS@spokanefalls.edu
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Simmons, Ryan; Instructor
	Office: 5-159 Phone: (509) 533-3614 Email: RyanS@spokanefalls.edu
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Sproul, MaryLou
	Office: 5-107 Phone: (509) 533-4176 Email: MaryLouS@spokanefalls.edu
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Szabone, Maria
	Office: 5-159 Phone: (509) 533-3898 Email: MariaS@spokanefalls.edu
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Versteeg, Tom; Instructor
	Office: 24-338 Phone: (509) 533-4182 Email: TomV@spokanefalls.edu
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Wasem, Connie; Instructor
	Office: 24-312 Phone: (509) 533-3670 Email: ConnieW@spokanefalls.edu
Connie Wasem brings her passion for writing and literature to her student-centered classes. "I strive to make my students more confident and capable writers and more informed and enthusiastic readers of literature," she says. Her work as a poet informs her creative teaching strategies when she teaches composition, literature, and creative writing. Her most recent poems have appeared in Sycamore Review, 5 AM., Slipstream, The Oval, and the anthologies Essential Love and Women Writers of the Great Plains. Her hobbies include hiking, canoeing, camping, and enjoying other activities with her husband and daughter.
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Weller, Lavonne; Instructor
	Office: 24-125 Phone: (509) 533-3912 Email: LavonneW@spokanefalls.edu
Lavonne Weller has been teaching at SFCC since 1993. Her courses have included composition, literature, and linguistics. Lavonne spends her free time reading (of course), wiling away many too many hours in front of the PlayStation, and hand-carving a headboard which will probably never get finished. She shares her home with her husband, her teenage daughter, and a menagerie of animals, including dogs, cats, and an African Grey parrot.
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Westermann, Josh; Instructor
	Office: 24-308 Phone: (509) 533-4187 Email: JoshW@spokanefalls.edu
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White, Carolyn; Instructor
	Office: 5-106 Phone: (509) 533-3604 Email: CarolynWh@spokanefalls.edu
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Williamson, Barbara; Instructor
	Office: 24-339 Phone: (509) 533-4507 Email: BarbaraW@spokanefalls.edu
I am a proud community college graduate, having received my A.A. degree from Western Nevada Community College. After that, I earned a B.A. and an M.A. in English at the University of Nevada (go Wolf Pack!). After receiving my degrees, I taught at UNR as well as at surrounding community colleges. Wanting still more education (and yes, folks have called me crazy), I went to the University of Nebraska (go Huskers!) where I earned a Ph.D. in English with emphasis in Popular Culture, specifically film (I'm a fool for really bad Hollywood action movies), women's literature, and 20th century American and Canadian literatures. After teaching at UNL, I knew I wanted to return to community college and to the west, and thus here I am. I believe teaching at a community college is an act of revolution, that my students are incredibly brave and intelligent and will someday take over the world, and that literature, which teaches us how to be human, is a force for good in an often troubled world. In my spare time, I love to read, watch movies, cheer on my favorite college football teams, play board games with friends, and go out to eat. I teach mostly American literature, although I also teach composition, women's literature, and introduction to literature. I love what I do, and I expect my students to be as passionate about their education as I am. And, I detest having my picture taken, so if you want to know what I look like, you'll have to track me down. When you do, let's talk about your favorite book, your favorite film, and how you are changing your world.
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