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Christie Anderson
	Office: 5 - 160 Phone: (509) 533-3612 Email: christiea@spokanefalls.edu
Beth Ankcorn
	Office: 5 - 126 Phone: (509) 533-3561 Email: betha@spokanefalls.edu
Bradley Bleck
	Office: 5 - 157 Phone: (509) 533-3572 Email: bradb@spokanefalls.edu
A third generation citizen of Spokane, Bradley returned to SFCC in 2001 after five years of teaching and developing online and computer assisted English classes in Las Vegas. Along with Bradley's love of teaching writing with the aid of computer technologies, he brings a love of British and American literature. His favorite literary figure is James Boswell, father of the literary biography; his favorite contemporary writer is Irishman Roddy Doyle.
Allison Blizzard
	Office: 5 - 124 Phone: (509) 533-3581 Email: allisonb@spokanefalls.edu
Irv Broughton
	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.
Linnea Carlson
	Office: 5 - 126 Phone: (509) 533-3156 Email: linneac@spokanefalls.edu
Kathy Casey
	Office: 5 - 113 Phone: (509) 533-3604 Email: kathyca@spokanefalls.edu
Ann Ciasullo
	Office: 5 - 112 Phone: (509) 533-3607 Email: annc@spokanefalls.edu
Sheri Decker
	Office: 5 - 137 Phone: (509) 533-3561 Email: sherid@spokanefalls.edu
Cynde Delauder
	Office: 5 - 125 Phone: (509) 533-3199 Email: cynded@spokanefalls.edu  English
Nicole Diimmel
	Office: 5 - 107 Phone: (509) 533-3154 Email: nicoled@spokanefalls.edu
Mark Doerr
	Office: 3 - 114 Phone: (509) 533-3828 Email: markd@spokanefalls.edu
Kellie Fischer
	Office: 5 - 125 Phone: (509) 533-3199 Email: kellief@spokanefalls.edu
Paul Haeder
	Office: 5 - 159 Phone: (509) 533-3614 Email: paulha@spokanefalls.edu
Nel Hellenberg
	Office: 3 - 115 Phone: (509) 533-4180 Email: nelh@spokanefalls.edu
Heather Keast
	Office: 5 - 159 Phone: (509) 533-3698 Email: heatherk@spokanefalls.edu  English 101
I don’t wear my hair in a bun, grade in red ink, or make you stand in the corner for misusing "whom." I do read. A lot. I also watch movies. Too many. If I were not an English teacher, I would be a writer of things with very bad endings, or a stand up comic who made 2 people in the audience laugh and the other 4 people walk out. Fortunately, I am an English teacher, and I would never be anything else. I love seeing the little bulbs burst open with light above students' heads when they finally get it. I love inspiring people with a new passion for reading and writing and thinking and talking. And I believe the best students are not those with the highest grades but those who really want to learn.
Joyce Kemano-Tillotson
	Office: 5 - 119 Phone: (509) 533-3105 Email: joycek@spokanefalls.edu
Zsolt Kincs
	Office: 5 - 107C Phone: (509) 533-3158 Email: zsoltk@spokanefalls.edu
Kris Kurrus
	Office: 4 - 105 Phone: (509) 533-3171 Email: krisk@spokanefalls.edu
Jean LaBauve
	Office: 5 - 122 Phone: (509) 533-3610 Email: jeanl@spokanefalls.edu
Jean LaBauve’s interest in learning communities stems from her philosophy that each learner offers an important piece of wisdom to help construct knowledge within the classroom. With nearly 20 years of teaching experience at EWU and at WSU’s College of Nursing before joining SFCC’s faculty in 2000, Jean helps developmental readers and writers prepare for college transfer courses. Her teaching includes the Communications Learning Center, College Reading and Study Skills, and a variety of learning community courses. Her hobbies include reading, gardening and ballet.
Roxanne Lawler
	Office: 3 - 113 Phone: (509) 533-3606 Email: roxannel@spokanefalls.edu
Liz McGinn
	Office: 5 - 161 Phone: (509) 533-3154 Email: lizm@spokanefalls.edu
Melissa McNabb
	Office: 5 - 113 Phone: (509) 533-3604 Email: melissam@spokanefalls.edu
Catherine Merritt
	Office: 5 - 143D Phone: (509) 533-4332 Email: catherinem@spokanefalls.edu
Charles Mitchell
	Office: 14 - 109 Phone: (509) 533-3583 Email: charlesm@spokanefalls.edu
Lori Monnastes
	Office: 5 - 160 Phone: (509) 533-3688 Email: lorim@spokanefalls.edu
Joan Nealey
	Office: 5 - 107A Phone: (509) 533-3601 Email: joann@spokanefalls.edu
Neal Nedrow
	Office: 4 - 113 Phone: (509) 533-3604 Email: nealn@spokanefalls.edu
Alexis Nelson, Dept. Chair
	Office: 5 - 119A Phone: (509) 533-3588 Email: alexisn@spokanefalls.edu
Midwestern by birth and education (A.B., M.A., Marquette University), Alexis Nelson has taught English at Spokane Falls since 1982, during which time she remained married, reared two children, and earned a Ph.D. (Gonzaga). She teaches developmental writing, composition and literature (Intro, British Lit and Fiction)—all with equal enthusiasm. Because reading and writing are the driving pleasures of her life, she works hard to demonstrate their value to students. Her favorite contemporary authors include Alice Munro and Robert Coover. She serves as an editorial consultant for the journal Teaching English in the Two-Year College and has served the college as Director of Composition (1993-2004) and as Chair of the Communications Department (2005- ). When she’s not reading papers or books, she enjoys travel in Italy, gardening, and membership in two book clubs.
Sally Nick
	Office: 5 - 107A Phone: (509) 533-3561 Email: sallyn@spokanefalls.edu
Sally began her work at Spokane Falls in 1988 as a tutor in the Communications Learning Center and in 1993 as an instructor. Between these years she completed her Master’s in Rhetoric and Composition at EWU with additional study in Reading and ESL. A graduate of SFCC herself, she finds her work at SFCC to be enriching, full of opportunities to appreciate the nuances of language. Through meeting people from diverse backgrounds, she sees SFCC as a "crossroads," a welcoming, supportive place for all students, whether they are returning to school with specific goals or just beginning to explore career and education opportunities. Outside work, she enjoys participating in several reading groups, playing in a handbell choir, creating flower gardens, stenciling, and spending quality time with her two cats. She and her husband live on acreage near Spokane.
Jason Nix
	Office: 5 - 107D Phone: (509) 533-4185 Email: jasonn@spokanefalls.edu
Laura Read
	Office: 5 - 127 Phone: (509) 533-4173 Email: laurar@spokanefalls.edu
Steve Reames
	Office: 5 - 134 Phone: (509) 533-3611 Email: stevenr@spokanefalls.edu
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.
Stormy Rodolph
	Office: 3 - 113 Phone: (509) 533-3606 Email: stormyr@spokanefalls.edu
Mark Stimpfle
	Office: 3 - 113 Phone: (509) 533-3606 Email: marks@spokanefalls.edu
Mark Stimpfle teaches composition (English 99, 101, 201), technical writing (English 205), literature (English 131), and journalism (Journalism: College News). He has recently developed a new writing course (English 198) for technical arts students which is being offered (tentatively) this spring.
Zsuzsa Szirmay
	Office: 5 - 107C Phone: (509) 533-3158 Email:
Osaka Tepp
	Office: 5 - 119 Phone: (509) 533-3600 Email: @spokanefalls.edu
Tom Versteeg
	Office: 3 - 112 Phone: (509) 533-4182 Email: tomv@spokanefalls.edu
A local boy, Tom Versteeg received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Eastern Washington University. He has taught in the Communications Department at Spokane Falls since 1981. Tom teachers Introduction to Literature as well as developmental and transfer-level composition. He is also a poet; his work has appeared in Willow Springs, Cimarron Review, and Mid-American Review, among other journals. When not teaching, reading, or writing, Tom enjoys skiing and bicycling with his family. His advice to anyone who wants to become a more effective writer: "Read. Read a lot."
Connie Wasem-Haeder
	Office: 5 - 159 Phone: (509) 533-3614 Email: conniew@spokanefalls.edu
Connie Wasem brings her passion for writing and literature to her student-centered classes. "I strive to make my students more confident and capable writers and more informed and enthusiastic readers of literature," she says. Her work as a poet informs her creative teaching strategies when she teaches composition, literature, and creative writing. Her most recent poems have appeared in Sycamore Review, 5 AM., Slipstream, The Oval, and the anthologies Essential Love and Women Writers of the Great Plains. Her hobbies include hiking, canoeing, camping, and enjoying other activities with her husband and daughter.
Josh Westermann
	Office: 5 - 153 Phone: (509) 533-3670 Email: joshw@spokanefalls.edu
Lavonne Weller
	Office: 3 - 113 Phone: (509) 533-3603 Email: lavonnew@spokanefalls.edu
Lavonne Weller has been teaching at SFCC since 1993. Her courses have included composition, literature, and linguistics. Lavonne spends her free time reading (of course), wiling away many too many hours in front of the PlayStation, and hand-carving a headboard which will probably never get finished. She shares her home with her husband, her teenage daughter, and a menagerie of animals, including dogs, cats, and an African Grey parrot.
Barbara Williamson
	Office: 3 - 115 Phone: (509) 533-4507 Email: barbaraw@spokanefalls.edu  English 101
I am a proud community college graduate, having received my A.A. degree from Western Nevada Community College. After that, I earned a B.A. and an M.A. in English at the University of Nevada (go Wolf Pack!). After receiving my degrees, I taught at UNR as well as at surrounding community colleges. Wanting still more education (and yes, folks have called me crazy), I went to the University of Nebraska (go Huskers!) where I earned a Ph.D. in English with emphasis in Popular Culture, specifically film (I'm a fool for really bad Hollywood action movies), women's literature, and 20th century American and Canadian literatures. After teaching at UNL, I knew I wanted to return to community college and to the west, and thus here I am. I believe teaching at a community college is an act of revolution, that my students are incredibly brave and intelligent and will someday take over the world, and that literature, which teaches us how to be human, is a force for good in an often troubled world. In my spare time, I love to read, watch movies, cheer on my favorite college football teams, play board games with friends, and go out to eat. I teach mostly American literature, although I also teach composition, women's literature, and introduction to literature. I love what I do, and I expect my students to be as passionate about their education as I am. And, I detest having my picture taken, so if you want to know what I look like, you'll have to track me down. When you do, let's talk about your favorite book, your favorite film, and how you are changing your world.