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Erin Meenan

Biography

With over 20 years of experience in higher education, Erin has enjoyed working in the field through various roles. She began their career as a Career Counselor at Champlain College. She then transitioned to the Community College of Vermont (CCV) as an Academic Coordinator, advising students and managing online programs.

Demonstrating a passion for instructional technology, Erin joined Norwich University as an Instructional Developer. Her interest in the field led her back to Champlain College, where she has been working in the eLearning department for the past nine years, improving the online learning experience for students.

In addition to her work in eLearning, Erin has been teaching online courses at CCV for 13 years helping student find internships and gain career development skills prior to graduation.

Outside of her professional life, Erin lives in the Champlain Islands with their husband Evan and Joy, their dog. They enjoy gardening, walking, cooking, and spending time on the lake.

What are your hobbies?

Gardening, reading, cooking, walking, floating

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Creemees and anything at Devyn’s!

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Robert Melasky

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Rob has over 10 years experience with working in the technology industry. He has worked as a Graphic Designer, Web & Application Developer, along with teaching courses.

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Christine Melicharek

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Tracy Mendham

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Tracy is an aspiring instructional designer with a background in higher education teaching, advising, and academic support. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, an MEd in Special Education from Franklin Pierce University, and a BA in Psychology from Smith College. Based in southern New Hampshire, she lives with her partner and their Australian Shepherd, Cache. In her free time, Tracy enjoys gardening and reading.

Hobbies

Gardening and reading

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April Mentzer

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April holds both a Bachelors and Masters in Social Work and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2024. She is the Visiting Professor in Social Work at Champlain College. Prior to accepting this position, April worked in the Champlain College Counseling Center providing a variety of services for students including individual therapy, group therapy, health promotion, and assisting with campus wide wellbeing initiatives. April serves as the Clinical Supervisor for PEARLS, a program to reduce depression symptoms in older adults. Before coming to work at Champlain College, April served older adults through her work with the state wide SASH Program (Support and Services at Home), people in Recovery at Howard Center’s Chittenden Clinic, and served on various employee wellness committees.

Throughout her social work career, April has explored what people need to be well, bringing a Bio, Psycho, Social, Spiritual lens to her work. April is also a certified yoga instructor and has studied yoga and mindfulness for more than half her life. When April is not working she enjoys walking with friends, traveling, and spending time with her family and their beloved pet chickens.

What are your hobbies?

Walking, spending time with family and friends.

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Spending time outside.

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Jeffrey Messina

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Jeffrey M. Messina, Esq. is an attorney in private practice in Burlington, VT. His practice generally focuses on Business Law, Commercial Transactions, and Commercial Litigation in Vermont state and federal court. He also represents clients in Administrative proceedings such as licensing, Department of Labor, and Office of Professional Regulation.

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Mitchell Miller

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Dr. Mitchell Miller, CFP®, is an entrepreneur, educator, author, and practicing Certified Financial Planner®, currently residing in Florida.

In a previous career, he was a corporate executive and senior manager for twenty-plus years with such global, integrated professional service firms such as KPMG LLP, Arthur Andersen LLP, and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Dr. Miller is privileged to have served as a vice president for a private, Miami-based, $150 million financial services organization and for more than 14 years was a regional consultant and manager for a publicly held corporation.

Dr. Miller’s most memorable corporate accomplishment, though, was being recognized by his corporate sponsors on numerous occasions for leadership excellence, and for receiving manager of the year awards for the ability to manage, recruit, hire, train and develop people.

Academically, Dr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Brooklyn College, Master of Business Administration in Corporate Finance from Pace University’s graduate school of business, and attended the College for Financial Planning, completing the CFP® Professional Education Program. Dr. Miller’s DBA in finance was earned from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University. His dissertation subject was Modern Portfolio Theory.

As a practicing Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Dr. Miller provides investment advisory and financial planning services for his clientele. He’s also actively involved with scholarship activities, researching, writing, and publishing investment-related articles.

Dr. Mitchell Miller, DBA, CFP®

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Mike Miller

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His pedagogical objective is to awaken the “sociological imagination” in students, to engage them in observing, analyzing, and thinking critically about conditions of life, work, and relationships.

He is an adjunct professor for Empire State College’s (ESC) On-line Adult Education program. At ESC he teaches a 4-credit Television and Culture class. Class size has ranged from 15 to 25 students. ESC is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

He also teaches online for Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont USA. Before moving to Canada, he taught on campus classes for two years at Champlain College. His current classes with Champlain College are:

• Small Group Communication
• Introduction to Sociology
• Organizational Communication

Education

2006 certificate: faculty development course in on-line adult education instruction.

2002 Master of Science in Communications Roy H. Park School of Communications Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY USA

2000 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, minor in Anthropology Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY USA 1998 Induction into the National Honorary Management Fraternity

The focus of his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology was class, work, and gender with a concentration in organizations and institutions. His choice to pursue a Master of Science in Organizational Communica­tion, Learning and Design aided his understanding of communicative theories in relation to learning environments and institutional communication relationships.

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Chris Miller

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Chris started his studies in the Biological Sciences. He earned a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Plant Pathology. His research focus was on the impact of air pollution on Forest Trees. He switched career paths and earned an MBA from Boston University with a focus on Accounting and Finance. He worked in public accounting and met the experience requirements and passed the exam to become a CPA. He left public accounting and worked for a number of different firms, primarily with a focus on manufacturing. His longest tenure was with a publicly-traded, high-tech, multinational firm that grew from annual revenues of tens of millions to hundreds of millions while he worked there. He has held the positions of: corporate controller, CFO, and VP of Services during his career. The growth that he dealt with piqued his interest in operations. He earned a Ph.D. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Pennsylvania State University. His research focused supply chain performance and measurement systems. He has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at a number of universities.

Favorite Quote

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

—Mark Twain

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Emily Ann Miller

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Shannon Mitchell

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Shannon is an Adjunct for the division of Communication and Creative Media, with a specialization in Game Production. Recognized by Bustle in “Women Redefining What It Means To Work In STEM” Shannon is co-owner, Vice President, and COO of GameTheory Co, a Vermont-based game studio whose passion is using gaming technology to inspire social change. Shannon’s work at GameTheory begin in 2016 with this mission, and to expand the creative application of games, technology, and design towards meaningful impacts. Through her time in the game industry she has served as project manager on dozens of successful projects across entertainment, mobile, edu-tech, and health spaces utilizing wearables, AR/VR and biometric feedback. Before working in her current positions, Shannon held several roles in entertainment-focused independent studios, where she collaborated on widely recognized and award-winning app titles.

At this point in her career, Shannon is focused on expanding the benefits of leading edge gaming technologies to provide accessible and sustainable benefits outside of traditional gaming spaces. The core of this expertise lies in her use of agile project management workflows to streamline development across a portfolio of acclaimed projects of ranging scale and scope. This background provides her with years of experience effectively managing technically advanced project teams through research projects requiring significant considerations for human protections, close collaboration with subject matter experts, and secure data management processes. In addition to her experience in Game Production and Entrepreneurship, she specializes as a UX designer and consulting working from a lens of respect-based design – a methodology that bridges elements of accessibility, user-first, and empathetic design principles into a centralized theory for product development. As a professional, Shannon has served as a local event organizer, IGDA mentor, and industry coach to support individuals starting out in her career to foster positive growth, creativity, and intersectional diversity within the games industry.

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Megan Mogerley

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Megan is a native Vermonter who works at the Champlain College Student Health Center. She is trained as a Family Nurse Practitioner and came to Champlain College in 2023 from a busy medical office where she worked as a primary care provider for a diverse patient population. She has years of experience and training in mental health, gender affirming care, and specifically enjoys working with college students to help support them in learning to manage and care for their own unique health needs.

When not at work, she enjoys running, reading, gardening, and making things with her hands.

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Shaffick Mohammed

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James Monroe

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Jim Monroe has taught for over 20 years and been an accountant for over 30 years teaching both online and ground classes. He is married and has a son with autism and that has made him realize that not everyone learns the same way, so that is something he incorporates whenever possible. In spare time, he loves to travel, play golf and go to concerts and baseball games.

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Sarah Moore

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Sarah Moore is a higher education career development professional with a decade’s experience. Sarah has a Bachelors in Psychology and a Masters in Counseling and Career Development. Her passion lies in relationship building and collaborative efforts, aiming to create impactful programming for students through teamwork. Sarah is an avid adventurer having lived in 4 states across the US and visiting numerous countries. You’ll often find her exploring the outdoors through hiking, biking, and kayaking. Sarah is also an avid animal lover.

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