Art Professor Brett Dyer Beat the Odds
North Lake College art professor Brett Dyer’s office is filled with art.…
North Lake College art professor Brett Dyer’s office is filled with art.…
Dr. Shawnda Floyd got her start as a high-powered litigation attorney, going to battle in court.…
Many students take community college classes between shifts at their day jobs, or while trying to support families. Ronda Hayes knows: she was such a student herself. Now she teaches IT courses and coordinates the Oracle program at North Lake College, where her leadership, and her example, help empower a new generation to succeed. A no-nonsense approach In the Hayes family, a strong work ethic was not so much a trait as a requirement, handed down from generation to generation. All the Hayes women were raised with a practical mindset, oriented to solving problems and getting jobs done. “I’m a [...]
This is Part 2 of an ongoing series, Leadership in Different Ways: African-American Leadership at North Lake College, in honor of Black History Month.…
History is personal for Roy Vu.…
Update: Dr. Yolanda Romero passed away on August 3, 2016, after 26 years serving North Lake College students.…
Kathleen Stockmier Kathleen Stockmier enrolled as a journalism student at North Lake College as a 32-year-old mother of two. She had no idea the connection would last a lifetime. A successful career as a TV and print reporter led Kathleen back to North Lake, where she became Student Publications Manager in 1997. Seventeen years and 456 state and national awards into her tenure, NLC’s student journalists are still learning from Stockmier’s leadership. In her role as publications manager, Kathleen supervises the college newspaper, the News-Register, and literary magazine, Duck Soup. She keeps students organized and deadline-focused, helps talented [...]
North Lake College science professor Charles Siegel has spent a lifetime following his curiosity. Siegel’s global adventure began in 1984 when he moved to the rainforests of Peru to study bird populations. “I was a kid from suburban Chicago who moved to the Amazon,” explains Siegel, smiling. “It was a completely new experience.” Living and working in the largest rainforest in the world, Siegel set out to discover what species of birds were living in the region, the length of their lifespan, and the expanse of their territory. He would routinely catch, measure, weigh, and catalog the birds. “I was [...]