Montgomery College 2026-2027 Catalog 
    
    Apr 11, 2026  
Montgomery College 2026-2027 Catalog

Germantown Campus Faculty


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Updated: April 2026  

Date after name indicates year of initial full-time employment at Montgomery College.

Full-Time Faculty

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NZINGA ABDULLAH-AZIZ, MS (2025)
Assistant Professor, Health Education
BS, University of Maryland
MS, Drexel University

KAY E. AHMAD, EdD (2001)
Professor, ELAP
BA, MA, American University
EdD, Morgan State University

MUNTHER F. ALRABAN, PhD (1998)
Professor, Mathematics
BS, Baghdad University, Iraq
MS, PhD, The George Washington University

TIFFANY D. BANKS, PhD (2015)
Professor, Communications
BA, California State University
MA, University of Colorado
PhD, University of Denver

SAM A. BERGMANN, PhD (2014)
Associate Professor, Psychology
BA, University of Texas at Austin
MA, PhD, University of Chicago

PALLAVI BHALE, MS (2012)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
BS, Girls Degree College
MS, SGS, Institute of Technology

MARGARET A. BIRNEY, PhD (2006)
Professor, Biology
BA, Amherst College
PhD, St. Louis University

SUSAN BONTEMS, MS (2003)
Professor, Chemistry
BA, Bryn Mawr College
MS, Arizona State University

DENISE BOSSARD, MBA (2022)
Associate Professor, Accounting
BS, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
MBA, Saint Joseph’s University

JENNIFER CAPPARELLA, MS (2011)
Associate Professor, Biology
BS, Syracuse University
MS, Emory University

IRAIDA CABRERA CARNERO, PhD (2015)
Associate Professor, Physics
BS, University of Havana, Cuba
PhD, State University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

INDIRA CAREY, PhD (2025)
Associate Professor, Biology
BS, Hood College
PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

DAVID CARTER, MFA (2001)
Professor, Art
BGA, James Madison University
MFA, American University

THOMAS K. CHEN, PhD (2014)
Professor, Chemistry
BS, College of William and Mary
MS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PhD, North Carolina State University

CHIYUN-KWEI CHIANG, PhD (2001)
Professor, Networking
BA, Tamkang University, Taiwan
MS, PhD, Old Dominion University

GARY COLEY, MS (1989)
Professor, Speech
BA, Iona College
MS, State University College at Brockport

THERON COLEMAN, PhD (2020)
Professor, English
BS, Coppin State College
MA, Morgan State University
PhD, Morgan State University

BRENDA CRIST, MEd (2020)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Pennsylvania State University
MEd, Pennsylvania State University
MC, Shippensburg University 

BRYANT K. DAVIS, MA (1992)
Professor, English
BA, MA, North Carolina State University

COMFORT DAVIS MINGOT, MA (2023)
Associate Professor, English
BA, Quisqueya University
MA, Concordia University

ANTONIO DEL CASTILLO-OLIVARES, PhD (2009)
Professor, Biology
BS, MS, PhD, Universidad De Malaga, Spain

DENISE T. DEWHURST, PhD (1992)
Professor, Psychology
BA, Newton College of the Sacred Heart
MA, PhD, Boston College

JENNIFER DOBBINS, EdD (1997)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BS, Howard University
MS, Drexel University
EdD, Morgan State University

KIMBERLY DRIVER, MS (2015)
Professor, Health Education
BS, Frostburg University
MS, George Mason University

STEPHEN P. DUBIK, MS (1988)
Professor, Environmental Horticulture and Sustainable Agribusiness
BS, MS, University of Maryland

KRISTEL EHRHARDT, MAT (2025)
Professor, Mathematics
BA, MAT, University of Maryland Baltimore County

JAMES S. FAY, JD (2008)
Professor, Criminal Justice
BS, Marist College
MA, University of Maryland
JD, Thomas M. Cooley Law School

ANDREA FOSTER, MBA, MIM, MS (2011)
Professor, Business Administration
BA, University of West Indies
MBA, MIM, MS University of Maryland

ZENOBIA GARRISON, EdD (2000)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, James Madison University
MA, New York University
EdD, Drexel University

STEPHEN (CHIP) GLADSON, MFA (2008)
Professor, English
BA, Dickinson College
MFA, Columbia University

JEFF T. GOLDEN, MFA (2012)
Associate Professor, Art
BFA, Virginia Commonwealth University
MFA, George Mason University

ARTHUR C. GRINATH III, PhD (2007)
Professor, Economics
BS, Randolph-Macon College
PhD, University of Maryland

SATISH K. GUPTA, PhD (1993)
Professor, Biology
BS, Panjab University, India
MS, Kurukshetra University, India
PhD, University of Calcutta, India

ARTHUR HAIRUMIAN, PhD (2026)
Professor, Mathematics
MS, Yerevan State University, Armenia

MONA HAJGHASSEM, PhD (2021)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
BS, Shahid Beheshti University
MS, PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore County

MICHAEL HARDING, PhD (2013)
Professor, Philosophy
BA, University of North Texas
MA, PhD, University of Dallas

ANDREW N. HERST, MS (2008)
Professor, Psychology
BS, MS, University of Maryland

CAROLYN HURT, MS (2022)
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
BS, MS, Brigham Young University

AARON D. JOHNSON, PhD (2010)
Professor, Speech
BS, University of Wisconsin
MA, PhD, West Virginia University

COLLINS R. JONES, PhD (1997)
Professor, Biotechnology
BS, Albright College
MSc, PhD, University of Maryland

ANTONETTE JONES, MA (2018)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BS, Virginia State University
MA, George Washington University

LORI KELMAN, PhD (2001)
Professor, Biotechnology
AB, Mount Holyoke College
MS, St. John’s University
MBA, Iona College
PhD, Cornell University

BRIAN KOTZ, MEd (2006)
Professor, Mathematics
AB, Harvard University
MEd, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

JOSEPH KOUSSA, PhD (2022)
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
BS, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
MS, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
PhD, New York University

JILL M. KRONSTADT, MA (2007)
Professor, English
BA, Cornell University
MA, University of Washington

BARBARA LAPILUSA, MA (2014)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, MA, Marist College

HEATHER LEVINE, MA (2026) 
Associate Professor, English 
BA, West Virginia University 
MA, Ohio University 

MARK LEVINE, MA (2019)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BS, University of California, Irvine
MA, University of Maryland College Park

TERESA LEW, MA (2022)
Associate Professor, English
BA, Wheaton College
MA, Azusa Pacific University

KATEEMA LEE, MFA (2012) 
Associate Professor, English 
BA, MFA, University of Maryland 

JAMES LIPCHOCK, PhD (2022)
Professor, Chemistry
BA, McDaniel College
MS, PhD, Yale University

TERRI A. MARADEI, MEd (1997)
Professor, Computer Applications
AAS, Broome Community College
BS, State University of New York
MEd, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

ERIN E. MARCINEK, MEd (2010)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Wright State University
MEd, Ohio University

CARLOS MARROQUIN, MA (2023)
Assistant Professor, Education
BA, Towson University
MA, The George Washington University

MELISSA McCENEY, PhD (2005)
Professor, Psychology
BA, University of Central Oklahoma
MA, PhD, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences

CONNIE MCELRATH, PhD (2025)
Associate Professor, Biology
BA, University of Central Oklahoma 
MA, PhD, Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences 

STEPHEN McGOWAN, MBA (2023)
Professor, Computer Science/Networking
BS, MS, MBA University of Maryland University College

KEITH L. McKELPHIN, EdD (2008)
Professor, Physical Education
BS, University of Southern Mississippi
MEd, Delta State University
EdD, Liberty University

MONICA MELLINI, MES (2012)
Professor, Engineering/Physics
AAS, Automotive Technology and Automotive Emissions Technology, Northern Virginia Community College
BS, Texas A&M University
MES, Lamar University

AMANDA MILLER, MA (2013)
Professor, Art
BFA, MA, Syracuse University

REZA MIRABRISHAMI, MS (2025)
Assistant Professor, Engineering/Computer Science
BS, MS, University of Maryland Baltimore Campus

SHAHRZAD (SHERRY) MIRBOD, PhD, CPA (2004)
Professor, Accounting
BS, University of Tehran, Iran
MA, Jackson State University
PhD, Nova Southeastern University

YEVE MONTGOMERY, PhD (2019)
Professor, English
BA, University of Baltimore
MA, Towson University
PhD, Morgan State University

CARLA I. NARANJO, MS (2006)
Professor, Spanish
BA, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
MS, Georgetown University

KIERSTEN N. NEWTOFF, MS (2017)
Associate Professor, Biology
BS, Radford University
MS, University of North Carolina

BENEDICT NGALA, PhD (2005)
Professor, Sociology
BA, Urbanian University
MA, PhD, Howard University

TERESA PEACHEY, MS (2024) 
Associate Professor, Physical Science
BS, Catholic University of America
MS, University of Maryland

TYRA R. PEANORT, MS (2005)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Oswego State University
MS, Buffalo State College

BRETT PELHAM, PhD (2014)
Professor, Psychology
BS, Berry College
PhD, University of Austin

RICHARD M. PIRES, PhD (2006)
Professor, Chemistry
BS, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
PhD, Brown University

GAYLE REZNIKOV, MPH (2025)
Associate Professor, Health Education
BA, University of Maryland
MPH, New York University

MARY ROBINSON, EdD (2007)
Professor, English and Reading
BS, Barber-Scotia College
MSE, Coppin State University
EdD, Morgan State University

TAMESHA ROBINSON, MEd (2008)
Associate Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, Rutgers University
MEd, Howard University

CARINA J. ROCK, MS (2007)
Professor, Reading
BA, University of South Carolina
MS, Georgia State University

JOHN ROUSE, MS (2019)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, MS, McDaniel College

WILLIAM DEAN SCHLEICHER, MA (2019)
Assistant Professor, Communications
BA, University of Maryland College Park
MA, Johns Hopkins University

CARRIE SHAW, MA (2005)
Professor, ELAP
BA, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
MA, University of Maryland

DARREN SMITH, MS, (2010)
Associate Professor, Mathematics
AS, Prince George’s Community College
BS, Howard University
MS, Hood College

JAMES SMITH, II, PhD (2005)
Professor, Biology
BS, Southern College
PhD, Loma Linda University

KATHERINE SMITH, MFA (2001)
Professor, English
BA, University of Tennessee
MFA, University of Virginia

LAURA SOLANO, MFA (2025)
Assistant Professor, English and Reading
AA, Cochise College
BA, Oral Roberts University
MFA, Liberty University

BARRY SPIELER, PhD (2011)
Professor, Mathematics
BA, Tufts University
MS, PhD, The Ohio State University

TYRONE STANLEY, PhD (2020)
Professor, English
BA, North Carolina A&T State University
MA, University of Central Oklahoma
PhD, Morgan State University

RAM SUBEDI, MS (2003)
Professor, Mathematics
BA, Middlebury College
MS, Ball State University

RACHEL E. SULLIVAN, PhD (2012)
Professor, Sociology
BA, University of Detroit Mercy
MA, Bowling Green State University
PhD, University of Connecticut

PADMAVATHI TANGIRALA, MS (2011)
Professor, Biology
BS, Wilson College
MS, Osmania, India
MS, York University, Canada

SHAMYLA TAREEN, MS (2025)
Associate Professor, Biology
MS, The Univeristy of Texas at Austin

JOSEPH THOMPSON, PhD (2000)
Professor, History
BA, East Stroudsburg University
MA, Kent State University
PhD, University of Florida

DAVID TORAIN, PhD (2016)
Professor, Mathematics
AS, Louisburg College
BS, MS, North Carolina State University
PhD, Clark Atlanta University

HUI MEI MARGARET TSENG, MS (2001)
Professor, Computer Science and Technologies
BA, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
MS, Old Dominion University

JORINDE M. VAN DEN BERG, PhD (2002)
Professor, English
BA, Hogeschool Katholiêke Leergangen Tilburg, Netherlands
MA, Catholic University of Nijmegen, Netherlands
PhD, Union Institute

DAVID A. VARGAS, MS (2014)
Professor, Networking
BS, The George Washington University
MS, Johns Hopkins University

SILVIA VARGAS, MSE (2013)
Professor, Cyber Security
BS, MSCS, MSE, The Catholic University of America

STEPHEN N. WHEATLEY, PhD (2008)
Professor, Mathematics
BBA, Roanoke College
MA, American University
PhD, George Mason University

PAGE L. WHITTENBURG, MA (1997)
Professor, ELAP
BA, MA, University of Maryland

NORMA WINFFEL, Med (2018)
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Advising
BBA, University of Puerto Rico
Med, University of Maryland College Park

JOSEPH WOLFENSBERGER, MA (2025)
Instructor, Philosophy
MA, Mount St Mary’s University

HIS-MIEN (BEN) B. WU, MS (2014)
Associate Professor, Networking
MS, Stevens Institute of Technology

HAROLD N. ZARIN, MS (1993)
Professor, Counseling and Advising
BA, MS, West Virginia University