Advisory Boards

Employer advisory boards help us keep our curriculum current and relevant.

Our graduate programs partner with employers in the region, which also often serve on our program advisory boards and provide invaluable industry-relevant input on our evolving degrees.  

  1. Thomas Luginbill - Pinkney Innovation Center for Science and Technology
  2. Praba Ponraj - Consultant
  3. Bingfang Ruth Xu - National Library of Medicine  
  4. Arti Santhanam - Emerging Technologies Center (ETC), Baltimore 
  1. Arti Santhanam - Emerging Technologies Center (ETC), Baltimore  
  2. Bingfang Ruth Xu - National Library of Medicine  
  3. Praba Ponraj - Consultant  
  4. Thomas Luginbill - Pinkney Innovation Center for Science and Technology 
  1. Amber Tavenner - Staff Accountant
  2. Anna Brisbane - Senior Corporate FP&A Analyst
  3. Cherian Thomas - Co-Founder & CEO
  4. Christopher Guidry - (Job Title not listed)
  5. David Weiner - Portfolio Manager
  6. Derrick Harrigan - (Job Title not listed)
  7. Irene Mihalache - Human Resource Business Partner
  8. Lauren Lesko - Supervisor
  9. M. J. Swicegood - Technical Manager
  10. Nicholas Duafala - Managing Partner
  11. Rebecca Kruse - Executive Vice President
  12. Rhiannon Myers - Human Resources Generalist
  13. Stephanie White - Human Resource Manager
  14. Wael Emara - Sr. Mgr., Segment Finance
  15. Zach Payne - Financial Advisor and Director of Financial Planning 
  1. Aaron Angello - Hood College
  2. Robert Eversz - UCLA Extention Writers' Program
  3. Amy Gottfried - Hood College
  4. James Allen Hall - Director of the Rose O’Neill Literary House
  5. Elizabeth Knapp - Hood College 
  6. Steven Leyva - University of Baltimore
  1. April Boulton, Dean of the Graduate School, Hood College
  2. Blossom Baker, Microsoft Federal
  3. Eric Gallagher, MS '97, CIO, NCCAM, NIH
  4. Eric Nicholson, Director of Professional Services, August Schell
  5. Heather Lageman, Program Manager, Maryland CEASOM Code.org
  6. Jack Collins, Director, ABCC, NIH
  7. James Cherry, BIFX adjunct professor, Hood College
  8. James Hatch, Program Manager, Frederick Community College
  9. Jaques Reifman, Senior Research Scientist, US Army Medical Command
  10. Judith Apshago, BA '93, CIO, US Silica
  11. Kevin Bryant, Technical Leader, NSA
  12. Melissa McCoy, CTO, Kaizen Approach
  13. Norm McGaughey, Emeritus Coordinator of Career & Technology Education, FCPS
  14. Randall Johnson, BIFX adjunct professor, Hood College
  15. Rich Lucente, Principal Solution Architect, Red Hat
  16. Ray Gilden, Emeritus Trustee, Hood College, NCI
  17. Sarangan Ravichandran, BIFX adjunct professor, Hood College
  18. Theresa Harrison, President, George Street
  19. Todd Heckman, Principle Analyst, FireEye
  20. Vaughn Thurman, CEO, High Gear
  21. William Crum, MS '98, Retired CS Teacher, Hood College 

Jason Barth | Manager FHH, Behavioral Health Services

Jackie Bassler | Hood College Graduate Student 

Janelle Cox | MD Counseling Association

Megan Davis | Hood College Alum

Ikenna Eisenhower | Hood College Graduate Student

Rachel Harrison | Trauma Specialists of Maryland

Laura Jones | School Counselor, Kemptown Elementary School

Alice Kinsey | Hood College Alum

Vera Kurdian | Program Director, Advanced Behavioral Health

Joe Morrissette |  Hood College Alum, FHH Behavioral Health Services

Nasrene Nikpora| Hood College Alum

Angela Sette | Hood College Alum, Sette Counseling

Janet Shipman | Coordinator of Student Support Services, FCPS

Pam Shepp | Internship Coordinator, Vital Sources

  • Christy Graybeal, Ed Department Chairperson and Program Director, Math Leadership
  • Marisel Torres-Crespo, OPCDL Director and instructor in C&I program
  • Nora El-Bilawi, instructor in C&I program
  • Paulette Shockey, instructor in C&I program, original architect of Multidisciplinary Studies program
  • Linda Civetti, FCPS school administrator, instructor in C&I program
  • Jason Rubeling, FCPS school administrator, instructor in C&I program
  • Sue Ann Nogel, FCPS curriculum specialist, instructor in C&I program
  • Harry Hanna, FCPS teacher on assignment,  instructor in C&I program
  • Andrea Robinson-Tejada, MCPS ELL specialist,  instructor in C&I program
  • Dr. Susan Marks, MCPS
  • Dr. George Seaton, Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) 
  • Dr. Joyce Heptner, Habitat for Humanity
  • Dr. David Hein, Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Hood College
  • Dr. Keith Harris, FCPS
  • Dr. Kevin Cuppett, FCPS
  • Dr. Beth Brown, MCPS, Adjunct Faculty, Educational Leadership, Hood College
  • Dr. Karen Gregory, Prince Georges County Public Schools (PGCPS) , Adjunct Faculty, Educational Leadership, Hood College
  • Dr. Paulette Shockey, Education Faculty, Hood College
  • Dr. Jennifer Cuddapah, Education Faculty, Doctoral Program Faculty, Hood College
  • Dr. Judy Sherman, Chair, Education Department, Program Director, Curriculum and Instruction, Hood College
  • Dr. Sarah Sirgo, MCPS
  • Dr. Beth Thomas, MCPS
  • Dr. Art Williams, WCPS
  • Dr. Jerry Van Winter, Economics and Business Administration, Hood College
  • Dr. David Gurzick, Economics and Business Administration, MBA Program Director, Hood College
  • Dr. Sang Kim, Chair, Economics and Business Administration, Hood College
  • Dr. David Esworthy, President, My Bank, Frederick, MD
  • Dr. Kevin White, 
  • Dr. Anita Jose, Doctoral Program Planning Committee, Economics and Business Administration, Hood College
  • Mr. Roger Stenersen, Doctoral Program Planning Committee, Program Director, Educational Leadership Program
  • Dr. Kathleen Bands, Doctoral Program Planning Committee, Program Director

Hood College Representation:

  • Dr. April Boulton, Dean, Graduate School, Hood College
  • Dr. Debbie Richter, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Hood College
  • Ms. Penny Weidner, Coordinator of Institutional Assessment, Hood College
  1. Jeff Alisauckas - Carroll County Public Schools
  2. Paula Lawton - Frederick County Public Schools
  3. Lance Dempsey - Montgomery County Public Schools
  4. Joni Burkhart - Washington County Public Schools
  5. Kevin Cuppett - Frederick County Public Schools
  6. Joshua Work - Frederick County Public Schools
  • Stacey Adamiak, M.S. '95
    Frederick County Public Schools
  • Joyce Bailey
    Director, Global Ecology Program, Poolesville High School
  • Mona Becker, Ph.D.
    McDaniel College, Dept. of Environmental Science & Policy
  • Doug Boucher, Ph.D.
    Director, Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative Union of Concerned Scientists
  • Billie Bradshaw
    Magnet Coordinator, Poolesville High School
  • Ed Hagarty, Ph.D.
    Senior Program Manager, URS
  • Kyle Hegamyer
    Training Specialist, USDA-APHIS
  • Joseph Hovis
    Supervisory Wildlife Biologist, PA Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
  • Laurie Jenkins
    Outdoor and Environmental Education Programs, Montgomery County Public Schools
  • Ronald Klauda, Ph.D.
    Director, Monitoring and Non-tidal Assessment Division, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Kerrie Kyde, M.S. '99
    Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Jill Latchana
    K-12 Instructional Specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools
  • Dave Lemarie, M.S. '04
    Fish and Wildlife Services
  • Shannon Moore
    Watershed Management Section, Frederick County Division of Public Works
  • John Schnase, Ph.D.
    Senior Computer Scientist, NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
  • William Van Der Schalie, Ph.D.
    U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research
  • Andy Wilson, Ph.D.
    Department of Environmental Studies, Gettysburg College
  • Bradley Yohe
    Supervisor of Science, Carroll County Public Schools
  1. Barbara Brookmyer - Frederick County Health Department
  2. Elizabeth Chung - Asian American Center of Frederick  
  3. Tracey Koehlmoos -  Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
  4. Hazuki Miwa - FAES@NIH
  5. Anil Rajpal - FDA
  6. Nawar Shara - Medstar
  • Betsy Day, President and CEO, The Community Foundation of Frederick
  • Ashley Birdsell, Hood Alum, Marketing Director, Weinberg Center
  • Marita Loose, Independent Marketing Consultant w/ experience working in Frederick and the Hood Graduate School
  • Andrew Bradshaw
    Elementary Integrated Curriculum Specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools 
  • Peter Cincotta
    Secondary Mathematics Curriculum Specialist, Frederick County Public Schools
  • Wendi Cyford 
    Teacher Specialist for Secondary Mathematics, Frederick County Public Schools
  • Alisha Dunkle
    Student Representative of Math Instructional Leadership Program, Frederick County Public Schools 
  • Joanna Gannon 
    Department of Mathematics, Frederick Community College
  • Kevin Giffhorn '10
    Math Teacher, Carroll County Public Schools
  • John Hamman
    Dean of Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science, Montgomery College
  • Donn Hicks
    Elementary Math Supervisor, Carroll County Public Schools
  • Gary Hull
    Math Department Chair, Frederick Community College
  • Linda Loomis
    Math Content Specialist, Montgomery County Public Schools
  • Debbie Myers
    Elementary Math Curriculum Specialist, Frederick County Public Schools
  • Karine Ptak '16
    Math Teacher, Frederick County Public Schools
  • Julie Scherer
    Student Representative of Math Education program, Montgomery County Public Schools teacher
  • Amy Seylar
    Math Content Specialist, Washington County Public Schools
  • Darren Smith '10
    Chair, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Data Science, Montgomery College, Germantown Campus
  • Mary Swack
    Secondary Math Supervisor, Carroll County Public Schools
  • Angela Waltrup
    Math Content Specialist, Washington County Public Schools
  • Debby Ward
    Coordinator of Math, Maryland State Department of Education

From Hood College

  • April Boulton
    Dean of the Graduate School
  • Katie England
    Instructor
  • Christy Graybeal
    Math Ed and Math Instructional Leadership Program Director
  • Sara Malec
    Assistant Professor of Math
  • Nelson Palmer
    Instructor
  • James Parson
    Associate Professor of Math
  • Allison Partner
    Instructor
  • Ann Stewart
    Chair, Department of Mathematics
  • Tricia Strickland
    Associate Professor of Math
  • Christine Thereault
    Instructor
  • Lori Barrick, Literacy Specialist, Ballenger Creek Elementary School
  • Leigh Brownell- Currens, Literacy Specialist, Spring Ridge Elementary School
  • Kristy Calo, Assistant Professor of Education
  • Christine Helfrich, Adjunct Professor (former FCC Vice President)
  • Susan Verdi, Literacy Specialist, Tuscarora Elementary School (former Teacher Specialist for English/LA Intervention PK-12 System Accountability and School Improvement, Frederick County Public Schools)
  • Jennifer Cooper, DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, CNE, Department Chair & Associate Professor of Nursing, Hood College
  • Evelyn Nieves, Ph.D., RN, CNE, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Hood College
  • Sheila Pierre-Louise, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-BC, ACCNS-AG, CCRN-CMC, SCRN, CNEcl, Assistant Professor and Nursing Lab Coordinator, Hood College
  • Jamie White, PhD, Chief Nursing Officer, Frederick Health
  • Melissa Short, MBA, MN, RN, VP, Chief Nursing Officer, Meritus Health
  • Carolyn Melby, PhD, RN, President, The Carl & Enga Melby Charitable Foundation
  • Sephy Jones, FNP, Family Nurse Practitioner, Frederick Health Urgent Care
  • Ashley Jordan, AGACNP, Frederick Health
  • Laura Ruse Brosch, PhD, RN, AVP for Research Initiatives & Compliance, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • SarahPerl, CRNP-BC, MSN, RN, Nurse Practitioner, Peds GBMC
  • Lori Davies, DNP, RN, Performance Improvement Coordinator, Frederick Health
  • Kathy Troupe, DNP, ANP, MS, Nurse Practitioner, Frederick Health
  • Michelle (Mickey) Cooper, DNP, ANP-C, Professor, Shepherd University
  • Paige Eager, PhD, Provost, Hood College
  • April Boulton PhD, Dean of the Graduate School, Hood College
  • Nancy Gillece, VP of Institutional Advancement, Hood College
  • Nick Masucci '17, Assistant Director of Graduate Admission and Data Management, Hood College

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