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.
- James Cherry
NCI-Frederick - Dom Esposito
Leidos Biomedical Research/FNLCR - Pam Glass
USAMRIID - Scott Hammond
Medimmune - Mark Hartell
USAMRMC - Zack Howard
NCI-Frederick - Victoria Jensen
NBACC DHS - Mary Kearney
NCI-Frederick - Eric Lader
Qiagen - Doug Luster
USDA - Michael Murray
Southern Research Institute - Luke Pallansch
Texcell-North America - Roger Ptak
Southern Research Institute - Kathy Schneider
DHS-NBACC - Andrea Stahl
USAMRIID - Andy Stephen
Leidos FNLCR - Bob Stephens
Leidos Biomedical Research/FNLCR - Esta Sterneck
NCI-Frederick - Bob Webb
USAMRIID - Cheryl Winkler
Leidos Biomedical Research/FNLCR - Howard Young
NCI-Frederick
Ceramic Arts, MA & MFA
- Chaz Martinsen, MFA
Hood College
Interim Director of the Ceramic Arts Graduate Program
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art - April Boulton, PhD.
Hood College
Dean of Graduate School - Jenni Ross, Ph.D.
Hood College
Department Chair Art & Archeology - Deborah Ricker, Ph.D.
Hood College
Provost - Michael Holdahl
Hood College
Adjunct Faculty Ceramic Arts
Studio Artist - Kristin Muller, MFA
Peter’s Valley School of Craft - Natalia Kormeluk, MFA
Hood College
Adjunct Faculty Ceramic Arts - Julian Schweitzer
World Bank - Marc Grainer
Customer Care Measurement and Consulting - Diane Grainer
Customer Care Measurement and Consulting
Nino Ajami
Sr. Director of Client Services
Datalab USA
Judith Apshago, BA ‘93
CIO
US Silica
Kaitlyn Bolton-Blevin
Programmer/Analyst
Datalab USA
April Boulton
Dean of the Graduate School
Hood College
Kevin Bryant
Technical Leader
NSA
Lolli Buran
Sr Engineering Manager
Lockheed Martin
C.K. Chiang
Professor
Montgomery College
Jack Collins
Director
ABCC, NIH
Tom Dixon, BA ’84, MS ‘86
Director, IIT
Frederick County Government
Melanie Elias
CS Teacher at Urbana HS
FCPS
Kevin Fitzpatrick
President & CEO
Enforme Interactive
Eric Gallagher, MS ‘97
CIO, NCCAM
NCCIH NIH
Ray Gilden
Emeritus Trustee
Hood College
NCI
David Hall
Chair, Dept of CS
Montgomery College
Karen Canas Hernandez
Developer
Datalab USA
Marti Jett
Chief Scientist, Integrative Systems Biology
MEDCOM, USACEHR
Heather Lageman
Program Manager
MD CEASOM Code.org
Rich Lucente
Principal Solution Architect
Red Hat
Norm McGaughey
Coordinator of Career & Technology Education
FCPS
Carl McIntosh
Bioinformatics Analyst/Engineer
NCI Frederick
Jaques Reifman
Senior Research Scientist
US Army Medical Command
Jason Scaroni, BS ‘13
Sr Engineer - Software
General Dynamics
Vaughn Thurman
CEO
High Gear
Andy Yao
Program Manager, Computer & Information Sciences
Frederick Community 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. George Dimitoglou, Program Chair
- Dr. Carol Jim, Assistant Professor
- 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
- Dr. April Boulton, Dean of the Graduate School, Hood College
- Dr. Justin Schooley, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Berkeley County Public Schools, WV
- Jeff Alisauckas, Supervisor of Teacher and Leadership Development, Carroll County Public Schools
- Paula Lawton, Executive Director of Human Resources, Frederick County Public Schools
- Lance Dempsey, Associate Superintendent of Human Resources and Development, Montgomery County Public Schools
- Joni Burkhart, Coordinator of the Office of School Improvement, Washington County Public Schools
- Dr. Kevin Cuppett, Executive Director, Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Innovation, PreK-12, Frederick County Public Schools
- Joshua Work, Assistant Principal and Program Graduate, Middletown Middle School, 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
- 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
- Magaly Mauras Green ’74, M.A.’79, Chair, Frederick, MD
- Michael A. Stauffer ’00, P’11, P’12, Vice Chair, Middletown, MD
- Judith Lubkin Apshago ’93, Frederick, MD
- Larry O. Arthur Ph.D. ’87, Walkersville, MD
- Dr. Susan Audino, Ph.D. ’85, B.A. ’99, Frederick, MD
- Nikki Swartzlander Bamonti ’00, Frederick, MD
- Donna Parker Bannwolf ’76, P’17, Frederick, MD
- Marj Menchey Berkheimer ’70, Frederick, MD
- Joy Miller Beveridge ’82, Frederick, MD
- Deborah A. Bonanni ’78, Chevy Chase, MD
- Kathie Callahan Brady, Frederick, MD
- Manuel Casiano, M.A., M.B.A.’03, H.D.H.’08, Frederick, MD
- John Chickering P’09, P’12, Franklin, MA
- Mark D. Chilton, M.D. P’11, Frederick, MD
- Lisa Coblentz, Thurmont, MD
- Stacey L. Collins ’89, Frederick, MD
- Elizabeth Anderson Comer ’77, Baltimore, MD
- Joyce A. Draper, Frederick, MD
- Susan E. Edmiston ’87 AAMS, Frederick, MD
- David Esworthy M.S.’88, Mount Airy, MD
- W. D. Glisson, Columbia, MD
- Syed W. Haque, M.D., Frederick, MD
- Paula Jagemann-Bane ’99, Frederick, MD
- Jean Joyce, CFP®, Frederick, MD
- Susan Bond Kearney ’85, Owings Mills, MD
- Allan Kleban, Farmington, CT
- Karlys Kline, Frederick, MD
- Margaret Mitchell Kline ’55, G’08, Frederick, MD
- Jennifer Stange Knieriem ’01, Silver Spring, MD
- Diane Poole Laughlin, Frederick, MD
- Jason E. Lee, Frederick, MD
- Dawn J. Leonard, M.D., F.A.C.S., Darnestown, MD
- Kevin Lollar ’97, Frederick, MD
- Deedee Randall Luttrell ’80, Braddock Heights, MD
- Matthew C. McGreevy, Frederick, MD
- Rona A. Mensah ’92, Frederick, MD
- Carla M. Merritt ’86, Bowie, MD
- Catherine Mock, Frederick, MD
- Bernice Morris ’04, M.B.A.’08, Owings Mills, MD
- Colonel (Ret.) C. James Olson, Thurmont, MD
- Cheryl D. Parrott M.A.’06, H.D.H.’09, Middletown, MD
- Edward C. Prensky M.B.A.’12, Middletown, MD
- James R. Racheff M.S.’93, M.B.A.’02, H’12
- Yvonne G. Reinsch, Frederick, MD
- Dorianna Colon Rice ’88, Frederick, MD
- Ellen S. Sacks, J.D., ’70, P’09, Brooklyn, NY
- Doug Selby, Frederick, MD
- Marisa A. Shockley ’91, Frederick, MD
- Jewel K. Smith ’96, Alexandria, VA
- Ruth Ravitz Smith ’83, Wilmington, NC
- Beverley Swaim Staley ’77, M.A. ’82, H.D.H. ’10, Davidsonville, MD
- Deborah Eaton Thackston ’77, P’11, Frederick, MD
- Cherian Thomas M.B.A. ’12, Bethesda, MD
- L. Martha Thomas, M.D. ’71, P’99, P’09, York, PA
- Ellen M. Urbanski, Downingtown, PA
- Ann Wiegand, M.S.’04, Frederick, MD
- Katherine Nixdorff Wilson, Ph.D., ’73, Baltimore, MD
- Kristin J. Woods ’92, East Amherst, NY
- Deborah Christ Zourdos ’73, Bethesda, MD
- 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
- 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
- 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