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Luis Benavidez Paz
	Office: 5 - 123 Phone: (509) 533-3597 Email: luisb@spokanefalls.edu
Nora Bennit
	Office: 5 - 158 Phone: (509) 533-3609 Email: norab@spokanefalls.edu
Irv Broughton
	Office: 5 - 133 Phone: (509) 533-3824 Email: lirvb@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.
Bonnie Brunt
	Office: 5 - 123 Phone: (509) 533-3597 Email: bonnieb@spokanefalls.edu  Spanish
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!
Xiaoling Cheng
	Office: 5 - 119 Phone: (509) 533-3600 Email: xiaolingc@spokanefalls.edu
Mechelle Doughty
	Office: 5 - 119 Phone: (509) 533-3105 Email: mechelled@spokanefalls.edu
Sara Edlin-Marlowe
	Office: 4-143E Phone: (509) 533-3222 Email: sarae@spokanefalls.edu
Ms. Edlin-Marlowe is the wife of the Director of Drama, William C. Marlowe. Sara has worked in theatre for many years as an actress, director and teacher. Currently, she is teaching theatre and speech for the Communications Deptartment here at the Falls; however, for five years prior, Sara taught in the Applied Education Department at SCC. For ten years Sara worked for Spokane Public Radio where she was the Morning Edition Host; presently, she is the Faculty Advisor for KWRS, the campus radio station at Whitworth where she teaches Broadcasting (Radio). Professional credits include: The Basket by NxNW, Safe Passages, a water safety video made by the Army Corp of Engineers, and her claim to fame, a small part in Godfather I. She has numerous credits as a voice talent on both the East and West coast plus appearing in The Brian Keith Show in Hawaii where she attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa and earned her MFA in Theatre with the emphasis on directing. Her most recent role was the mother in ‘night, Mother at Spokane Civic Theatre.br /> Although born in NYC, Sara grew up in Florida and attended the University of Florida where she earned her AA in Speech/Broadcasting. Moving on to the University of Miami, where she had a scholarship in Acting, Sara earned her BA with a double major in Theatre and Radio-TV-Film. In l980, Sara moved to Arizona to work as a news director for a radio station. It was in Tucson that she met Bill; they married in l983 and made the educational circuit before landing in Spokane back in l992. They have two dogs: Bilbo and Baggins and a large cat, Elrond, who really runs the house. In her spare time, Sara teaches T’ai Chi Ch’uan, swims and reads mysteries, fantasy and science fiction.
Eglantine Hauser
	Office: 5 - 161 Phone: (509) 533-3598 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.
Yasuka Huff
	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.
Mary Hyatt
	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.
Inga Jablonksy
	Office: 5 - 158 Phone: (509) 533-3609 Email: ingaj@spokanefalls.edu
I'm native German, born in Wuppertal, ca. 25 km from Cologne. My BA Degree is from Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität in Oldenburg, Niedersachsen. I received my MA in German Pedagogic from University of Arizona, Tucson. Generally, I see myself as an ambassador to my native country and love to introduce my students to all facets of modern German life. Classes are lively and fun! Every year, we have a new Teaching Assistant from Universität Duisburg, Germany, who team-teaches with me. We also have a 32 station International Language Laboratory with lots of interactive software programs, DVDs and CD-ROMs. What I regret most is that students hardly have any chance to speak German outside of class, so I make it my life objective to offer scholarships in Germany (for 6 students so far, each one went for a year, fully paid) and a Study-Abroad program that costs less money than any other program available. Our partner in this endeavor is the Fachhochschule Lübeck, Germany. For all the details visit our German program web site.
Joyce Kemano-Tillotson
	Office: 5 - 119 Phone: (509) 533-3105 Email: jopycek@spokanefalls.edu
Bill Marlowe
	Office: 5 - 136 Phone: (509) 533-3592 Email: billm@spokanefalls.edu
William Marlowe is a wannabe Renaissance Man. He teaches, acts, directs, stage manages and designs. Now in his sixth year as Director of Drama here at the Falls, he came to the college following 15 years as a free-lance artist working across the country. Nationally Bill has directed the nation’s premier outdoor drama TECUMSEH! as well as working for five years as Actor/Artistic Director at the Birmingham Children’s Theatre directing several National Tours. He received the regional Obelisk Award for Best Actor for his role as the Kabuki Emperor in The Nightingale. Bill has worked as an Equity stage manager in New York for Mark Twain The Musical for two seasons and one season in Hartford Connecticut. Some of his memorable local roles include: Pseudolous in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Henry VIII in Royal Gambit, Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Melvin P. Thorpe in The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,Lazar Wolf in Fiddler and numerous roles in his six seasons at Interplayers including the eleven roles in A Tuna Christmas which won him the local Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in Spokane for that season. His local directing credits include: Curse of The Starving Class, The Tempest, Insect Comedy, Strange Bedfellows, Twelfth Night, The Good Doctor, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Oedipus Rex, Buried Child, Macbeth, Working, Run For Your Wife, How To Eat Like A Child, The Crucible and the critically acclaimed Civic production of Wit in which he won the Critics Circle Award for Best Director. He was most recently awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award by the Community Colleges of Spokane. Bill most enjoys the opportunity that the Falls affords him as a creative artist and mentor to students as well as camping trips with his wife Sara and his two dogs Bilbo and Baggins.
Lawrence Massey
	Office: 3 - 114 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.
Larry Mix
	Office: 4 - 132B Phone: (509) 533-3948 Email: larrym@spokanefalls.edu
I have enjoyed the opportunity to teach Speech 101, English 109 for the past two years. It is exciting to see students gain confidence in their public speaking ability as they go through the quarter. It has also been rewarding to teach Speech 121 to students who are close to completing their degree. During the course of the quarter, students learn how to create a really good professional resume they can use in their job search as well as other very important employment search correspondence. This really is a class that can help you land that job you’ve been looking for! I will also start teaching Interpersonal Communications coming up in Spring Quarter.
Élodie Phan
	Office: 5 - 161 Phone: (509) 533-3598 Email: elodiep@spokanefalls.edu
Steve Reames
	Office: 5 - 134 Phone: (509) 533-3611 Email: stevenr@spokanefalls.edu
Craig Rickett
	Office: 5 - 152 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.
Darlene Rickett
	Office: 5 - 152 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.
Bernie Rihn
	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.
Yuko Uehara
	Office: 5 - 105A Phone: (509) 533-3367 Email: yukou@spokanefalls.edu
My name is Yuko Uehara and I'm from Osaka, Japan. I graduated from Mukogawa University in 2006 with a BA in English. When I was a Mukogawa student, I spent three and a half months studying English here in Spokane. During that time, I often came to SFCC to have conversations with American students who were taking Japanese classes. It was a really fun experience for me to be able to teach the Japanese language, so when I returned to Japan I began to think about jobs I could get which would allow me to teach Japanese in other countries. I applied for the assistant teaching position here at SFCC, and fortunately, I got the job. So, in September of 2006 I returned to Spokane, this time not as a student, but as a teacher. There are many hobbies I enjoy. For example, I like to travel. I have been to New York, England, Indonesia and New Caledonia. I also like to listen to music and to sing Kareoke. I like Japanese pop and rock music and American rock bands such as Weezer. I'm from Osaka and this is a famous city for comedy. Because it's so common, I like to watch 'Manzai” a typical Japanese comedy show. Mostly, I love to share Japanese culture with American students.
Doug Williams
	Office: 5 - 105B Phone: (509) 533-3893 Email: dougw@spokanefalls.edu
Amy Wolfsen
	Office: 5 - 107C Phone: (509) 533-3670 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.