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Broughton, Irv; Instructor
	Office: 5-133 Phone: (509) 533-3824 Email: IrvB@spokanefalls.edu
Irv Broughton has taught at SFCC Since 1976. He came from the University of Washington where he taught in the School of Communications. He's author of ten books including Producers on Producing and Forever Remembered: The Fliers of WWII. Irv is a filmmaker and a three-time winner of the NW Film and Video Festival. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Florida State and an M.A. in Creative Writing from Hollins College. A former collegiate basketball player at FSU, he still loves his "hoops" and is a huge fan of FSU football and basketball. He likes bonsai.
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Brunt, Bonnie; Spanish Instructor
	Office: 24-124 Phone: (509) 533-3597 Email: BonnieB@spokanefalls.edu
It is exhilarating to experience other cultures and to be able to communicate with others in their own language. I love teaching Spanish because I get to share that joy with the students in my classroom. I have been teaching Spanish since 1992... and still love it! During that time I have led many student trips to Spain and Mexico, and it is one of my greatest rewards when I see a student’s life transformed through the experience. My interest in Spanish and in travel comes from my childhood, when I lived in Peru for five years with missionary parents. I was only a year old when we moved there, so I learned both English and Spanish at once. When I was six, my family spent nine months traveling down to Chile and then up through all the countries along the western coast of South America, up Central America and Mexico, all the way to California. During college I decided to study abroad in Valencia, Spain (on the eastern coast) for a year, and that’s when I realized that I loved Spanish and would like to make it my profession. I spent three more summers studying in Galicia, Spain (northwest corner) for my MA and then in 2000 my husband and I moved to Spain where we lived and traveled for a year and a half (one year in the city of Pamplona, Navarra, near the border with France and then six months in Cádiz, near the southwest coast). I encourage everyone who has the opportunity to travel or study abroad. For those that don’t, you can experience some of that excitement by studying a foreign language!
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Doughty, Mechelle; Spanish Instructor
	Office: 5-126 Phone: (509) 533-3156 Email: MechelleD@spokanefalls.edu
As a child I lived in Panama where I first became interested in Spanish, later as an adult I was able to combine my interest in languages with my love of teaching. I think that learning and teaching are intrinsically related; hence I am forever a student and a teacher. Many of my childhood friends jokingly call me a professional student because I enjoy both sides of the classroom, that is to say I love taking classes as much as I do teaching them. I earned a B.A. in Spanish at the University of Washington. A good majority of those classes were achieved in Seville, Spain through the Council of International Educational Exchange program (CIEE). Shortly after I earned a Teachers’ Certificate from Seattle University, with the intent of teaching high school, but the experience abroad had been so remarkable that I seized the opportunity to attain a Masters in Spanish Language and Literature at Middlebury College in Vermont while taking advantage of their campus in Madrid to do the course work. Most recently I continued my studies with the completion of a doctorate in Spanish language and Literature from the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. I have enjoyed the opportunity to experience the cultures of many countries, but the most memorable were when I lived and taught in Spain, Mexico, and France. I am fortunate to have the joy of having taught Spanish language and literature and some ESL for more than 25 years to students of all kinds and ages in high schools, colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.
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Guo, Gloria; Chinese Instructor
	Office: 5-137 Phone: (509) 533-3701 Email: GloriaG@spokanefalls.edu
Ni Hao (This is a way to say Hello in Chinese) I am a Chinese Language Instructor. I am very lucky to follow the trend of teaching and learning Chinese Language. The use of Internet makes this world smaller and smaller. So teaching Chinese Language and let you learn Chinese Culture is my mission. My door is always open to welcome you. I have an MS degree in USA and MA degree in Chinese Language and Literature from Qufu Normal University. This is the Confucius’s hometown. So I inherited Confucius’s pedagogic and thoughts. I have been a faculty member in Shandong University for many years. Teaching is my passion. Let us enjoy learning Chinese Language together. My hobby is reading, gardening and cooking.
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Hara, Akiko; Japanese Instructor
	Office: 5-105A Phone: (509) 533-3367 Email: AkikoH@spokanefalls.edu
Hello. My name is Akiko Hara. I’m from Kobe. I was a Mukogawa student, so this is the second time to come Spokane. I’m so excited to be here again and happy to meet you. Let me introduce myself. After graduated from Mukogawa, I worked travel agency, so I like to travel. I went to Hong Kong, Macao ,Korea and many places in Japan as a tour guide. I like Korean food and K-pop very much. I also like Manga. My favorite Mangas are Naruto, One piece and Clover. They are very popular in Japan. I’m talkative person. Come to my office and talk to me. Thank you.
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Hauser, Eglantine; Spanish Instructor
	Office: 24-311 Phone: (509) 533-3948 Email: EglantineH@spokanefalls.edu
The love of foreign languages is something that one always wants to share with other people. As a newly hired Spanish instructor at SFCC, I am very excited about this opportunity to continue doing what makes me passionate! I have been teaching foreign languages in the U.S. for the past three years, mostly in French, but also in English as a Second Language, and practicing on an almost constant basis the other languages I have learned, studied and experienced during my travels. Hailing from Lyon, France, I have had many opportunities to travel to foreign countries, and notably to Barcelona, Spain, where I developed a love for the Spanish language and culture during my many stays in the city. I now wish to share this with everyone who wishes to gain knowledge in a foreign language and culture, and those who are interested in travelling abroad.
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Huff, Yasuka; Japanese Instructor
	Office: 5-105A Phone: (509) 533-3367 Email: YasukaH@spokanefalls.edu
My name is Yaska Huff and I have been teaching Japanese at SFCC for over 8 years. After I graduated with a BA from Gonzaga University in Spokane, I worked with K-12 students at Spokane District 81 which provided me with the opportunity to meet many teachers who introduced me to a variety of teaching methods with not only teaching Japanese, but also other subjects. After I received a MA from Gonzaga University, I taught undergraduate and graduate students at the Education Department at Gonzaga University; such as "Computer Methods in the Classroom", "Network & Telecommunication". Before I came to SFCC as the Japanese instructor, I taught computer software applications for senior citizens at IEL (Institute for Extended Learning) I also taught a Business Japanese class for the Master of International Management degree program at Whitworth University. I have lived in the U.S. for over twenty years, while my family still lives in Japan, so I try to visit them as much as possible. Before I moved in Spokane, I lived in Martin, Tennessee and Portland, Oregon as a student. While I was living in the U.S, I visited many places within the U.S. and other countries in Europe which led me to see what opportunities I had. Things I love to do are out-door activities such as sailing, x-country skiing, and hiking. I enjoy taking a walk with my wonderful dogs; Luna and Cocolo and doing Yoga.
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Hyatt, Mary; Instructor
	Office: 5-135 Phone: (509) 533-3593 Email: MHyatt@spokanefalls.edu
I have been teaching for 42 years, 10 at Mead High School and 32 at SFCC. I teach speech, composition and film courses on campus as well as on line. I have no plans of retiring because I love learning and working with students. Maybe I’ll make it 50 years of teaching. I am most known around the SFCC campus for my cars (4 different corvettes) and my little white dog Sophie that I take with me to class every day. I train with my Golden Retriever in agility exercises, the ones where the dog goes on teeter totters, in tunnels, up ramps etc. I love down hill skiing and have a season pass to Mt. Spokane. The other season I ride a dirt motorcycle, but I'm not as reckless as I use to be. I love teaching film and have seen Citizen Kane so often that I have almost all of the lines memorized. I'm really into independent and foreign cinema more than the traditional Hollywood style films of entertainment. Speech is my favorite class to teach because it gives me the chance to really get to know the students. I conduct a very interactive class and become more of a coach than an instructor. When I teach composition, my major goal is to help students write in a style that is organized and clear for a specific audience.
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Islam-Zwart, Khalil
	Office: 5-121 Phone: (509) 533-3373 Email: KhalilI@spokanefalls.edu
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Johnson, Lynda
	Office: 5-107C Phone: (509) 533-3158 Email: LyndaJ@spokanefalls.edu
Lynda was raised outside a small logging town of Potlatch, Idaho. She left there after graduation thinking "There must be more to life than this!" Her studies and career took her to Portland, Chicago, and New Delhi and back, with some stops in between, some for a few years, some longer. She left a good editing job in San Jose, California, in 1994 feeling a need to return to her roots. She lived in Lewiston, Idaho, where she taught in the Intensive English Institute and also at Walla Walla Community College across the border in Clarkston, Washington. Lynda has an undergrad degree in Journalism and a master’s in communication with a cross-cultural emphasis. Lynda’s four years in India have been a highlight in her career, where she felt more at home than she does in the U.S. It all has to do with values and what’s important to her. For this reason, she says, "I’m excited about teaching Intercultural Communication because I hope to inspire students to broaden their horizons and see how much more there is to life than what they know!" Living on her treed acre just north of Spokane, Lynda enjoys her animals and wildlife, gardening, and doing some freelance writing and editing.
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Koeppel, Teresa
	Office: 5-121 Phone: (509) 533-3373 Email: TeresaK@spokanefalls.edu
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Manrique, Lilibeydy; Spanish Instructor
	Office: 24-124 Phone: (509) 533-3472 Email: LilibeydyM@spokanefalls.edu
This long-named girl -- let me spell it for you: L-I-L-I-B-E-Y-D-Y -- comes from Cali, Colombia a beautiful city known by the kindness of its people and the rumba that flows all along their blood. It’s really exciting to be here sharing my culture and language with the SFCC community and have the chance at the same time to meet people from all over the world that are joined together being enriched by one particular thing: learning. I first got started into languages when I began my Foreign Languages studies at Universidad del Valle. There I had the GREAT experience of learning French and English and, mostly, learning how to teach these languages to speakers of other languages. I have been also teaching English in Language Institutes to children of all ages for two years. Now, I have a little 'switch' in my career that will draw me into the wonderful experience of sharing my mother language. I’m sure that we’ll have a great time in our classes because Spanish is just a great language and you guys will be great learners as well. We welcome everybody who wants to join us in our classroom. Dios los bendiga.
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Massey, Larry; Instructor, Communication Studies
	Office: 24-241 Phone: (509) 533-3518 Email: LarryM@spokanefalls.edu
Larry came to teaching college after 20 years in the business world. He was in sales and marketing and senior executive management for markets in North America, Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa, and Latin America before a ''youthful retirement'' in 1998. Larry has recently been tenured at SFCC, and has also taught Communication and Speech Communication courses at the University of Washington, Gonzaga University, and Bellevue Community College. Courses he has taught include Intercultural Communication, Small Group Communication, Public Speaking, Organizational Communication, and the introductory course to Communication. Larry is a graduate of Gonzaga University, summa cum laude , with concentrations in Philosophy and Communication. He has his MA in Communication from the University of Washington, and has completed one year toward the Ph.D. at the UW, in the Department of Communication. He is a member of the Iota Rho Chapter of Lambda Pi Eta , the National Communication Association Honor Society, and Phi Sigma Tau, the National Philosophy Association Honor Society. His approach to teaching Communication courses is from a grounding in the ''real world'' as well as scholarly theory, having spent his previous career in the practical application of the art.
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Ngov, Julie
	Office: 24-241 Phone: (509) 533-3518 Email: JulieN@spokanefalls.edu
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Phan, Elodie; French Instructor
	Office: 5-161 Phone: (509) 533-3892 Email: ElodieP@spokanefalls.edu
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Reames, Steven; Instructor (Department Chair)
	Office: 5-119A Phone: (509) 533-3611 Email: StevenR@spokanefalls.edu
Steve has been around so long he looks like his own grandfather, but that’s okay because his grandpa used to be the love of his life and now his granddaughters are. Steve holds a B.A. from Whitworth College and an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate School, all in English because someone told him he had to declare a major. What he really wanted to study was everything, and that has come in handy since Steve has taught a variety of things at SFCC since 1977. During most of the 1980’s he was the SFCC debate coach. After that he helped to found the Learning Communities program, and he served as that program’s first coordinator in the early 1990’s. Nowadays Steve teaches film and communication studies. Steve has way too many favorite films: Modern Times; Grand Illusion; Singin’ in the Rain; Wild Strawberries; Vertigo; Some Like It Hot; 8 ½; The Graduate; McCabe and Mrs. Miller; Solaris; Taxi Driver; Apocalypse Now; Manhattan; Blade Runner; A Fish Called Wanda; Wings of Desire; Three Colors: Blue; Fargo; Twelfth Night; Lost in Translation; Across the Universe; and everything Kurosawa ever made. Whenever the sun is shining or the snow is falling, Steve is happy. The Little Spokane River is the center of the universe, and he loves to paddle up and down. Above ninety degrees, the river is mandatory. In the winter and spring, Steve’s goal is to ski up, down and horizontally as much and as often as possible. Some snow is good; more snow is better.
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Rickett, Craig; Instructor, Communication Studies
	Office: 5-107B Phone: (509) 533-3608 Email: CraigR@spokanefalls.edu
Walk the main hallway of building 5 and you will see much of what I do. No, not the restrooms! The other side – the trophy case and the theatre. I coach competitive, intercollegiate speech and debate. The trophies represent the reward I feel helping students develop their skills in public speaking, oral interpretation, and debate. The theatre behind the trophy case represents the other part of my teaching life. I direct shows every year, teach Introduction to Theatre, and occasionally act in plays here and at Spokane Civic Theatre.
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Rickett, Darlene; Instructor
	Office: 24-122 Phone: (509) 533-3308 Email: DarleneR@spokanefalls.edu
Darlene Rickett, originally from Bethany, Oklahoma, and a 1977 graduate from Southern Nazarene University, holds a Masters in Speech Education and is a professor in the Communication Department at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Washington. Darlene specializes in Intercultural Communication and is involved in a variety of intercultural programs, including Japan Week, a yearly community event. On campus, she is the International Club advisor, a member of the International Education Committee, and a member of the Diversity Dimensions team for the First Year Experience Initiative. Darlene also chairs SFCC’s Intercultural Week, a campus and community event with extended programs, speakers, and activities. She worked collaboratively to initiate an International Peer Mentoring program, matching American and International students. Darlene has participated in the Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication, and she is a certified administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory, as well as the Intercultural Conflict Style Inventory. She has lived in London and in Budapest, Hungary, where she taught at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Currently, she is the campus liaison for the Hungarian exchange program. In 2005, she was nominated to receive the Equity in Diversity award for the Community Colleges of Spokane. Darlene has been teaching college students since 1980.
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Rihn, Bernie; Instructor
	Office: 5-138 Phone: (509) 533-3605 Email: BernieR@spokanefalls.edu
Bernie Rihn has been teaching at the Falls since 1983. Currently he teaches composition and film communications classes. He has a Ph.D. from Stanford University which he completed in 1978. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a diehard Pittsburgh Steeler fan. His hobbies are reading, fishing, and golf. He is married and has three children. His taste in film is very eclectic, ranging from the classics to contemporary independent film. It would not be odd to find him watching The Godfather or Pulp Fiction. If he had to choose one movie to take to a desert island, it would probably be the 1942 classic Casablanca.
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Spencer, Jenni
	Office: 5-107C Phone: (509) 533-3158 Email: JenniS@spokanefalls.edu
Jenni holds a B.A. in communication from Washington State University. After earning her undergraduate degree, she continued on to receive her M.A. in communication with an emphasis in intercultural communication from the University of New Mexico. For the past 14 years Jenni has taught a variety of communication classes including public speaking, intercultural communication, small group communication, and introduction to communication. She enjoys teaching communication classes because they are practical and students can see the relevance to their lives. One of Jenni’s passions is intercultural communication and travel. She has lived in Japan on two different occasions, once as a study abroad student and once as a teacher on the JET program. In addition to teaching, she has worked as a study abroad advisor at the University of Oregon. She recently moved back to eastern Washington after living in Olympia, Washington, for the past seven years.
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Wiley, LaRae
	Office: 5-123 Phone: (509) 533-3899 Email: LaRaeW@spokanefalls.edu
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Wolfsen, Amy; Instructor
	Office: 5-121 Phone: (509) 533-3825 Email: AmyWol@spokanefalls.edu
Amy was born and raised in southern California, but has lived in Washington long enough that she considers herself to be from Washington. Raised with six brothers, Amy learned that communicating effectively plays a key role in getting one’s point across. After graduating high school, Amy earned her B.A. from Walla Walla College and her M.A. from Washington State University. She then left Washington to complete her Ph.D. course work at the University of Utah. She returned after accepting a permanent teaching position at Spokane Falls Community College in 2006. Amy believes in being a life long learner. In fact, her brothers call her a "lifer" because she loves teaching and taking classes. Amy hopes to instill this love for learning in every student in each-and-every class she teaches. In speech classes specifically, Amy strives to help her students become more effective communicators in interpersonal, organizational, cultural, and public contexts. Outside the classroom, Amy loves most sports, especially those that take her outside. In the winter, Amy enjoys to snowshoe and ski. In the summer, getting outside includes hiking, camping, backpacking, and waterskiing. Prospective trips in the future include hiking the John Muir Trail, rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, and hiking in Alaska. Internationally, Amy would like to return to Africa and Europe and travel to Costa Rica and Australia to name a few.
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Zhao, Meng; Instructor, Communication Studies
	Office: 5-107C Phone: (509) 533-3158 Email: MengZ@spokanefalls.edu
Meng Zhao graduated from Liberty University in 2006 with a B.S. in Communication Studies, concentrating in Advertising and Public Relations. She later earned her M.A. from Liberty University in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication in 2008. This is her first year teaching Intercultural Communication at SFCC.
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