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TMCC Experts

The community is welcome to make use of TMCC's experts! Whether you need an authority in health care, marketing trends or industrial safety, TMCC has the right person for your interview or service organization’s special presentation.

Note: list is sorted alphabetically by topic.

Topics Name/Title Phone Email
Academic Advisement and College Transfer Natalie Brown, PhD, Executive Director 674-7904 nbrown@tmcc.edu
Addiction, Substance Abuse Kipper S. Horton, Part-time Instructor 673-7185 khorton@tmcc.edu
American Constitution Fred Lokken, Professor 673-7148 flokken@tmcc.edu
American Constitution, Politics, Elections Steven Bale, PhD, JD, CISSP, Professor 674-7587 sbale@tmcc.edu
Sustainable Tourism in Nevada and Jordan  Joylin Namie, PhD, Professor 673-8216 jnamie@tmcc.edu
American Transcendentalism Movement and Liteature; Composition and Rhetoric; Argumentation and Persuasion Joshua Shinn, Professor 673-7211 jshinn@tmcc.edu
Architecture Kreg Mebust, Professor 673-7265 kmebust@tmcc.edu
Art/Fine Art Candace Garlock, MFA, Visual Arts Professor 674-7698 cgarlock@tmcc.edu
Athletics, Health and Wellness Tina Ruff, Athletics, Health and Wellness Director 673-7135 truff@tmcc.edu
Biology Laura Briggs, PhD, Biology Professor 673-7257 lbriggs@tmcc.edu
Career Exploration Kristen DeMay, Counselor 673-7118 kdemay@tmcc.edu
Career and Professional Development Kelley Wong, Program Coordinator 674-7649 kwong@tmcc.edu
Chemistry and Science Education Olga Katkova, Professor 673-7197 okatkova@tmcc.edu
Communication, Conflict Resolution, Difficult People Melanie Purdy, PhD, NCC, Counselor 674-7684 mpurdy@tmcc.edu
Community Colleges, College Workforce Preparation Barbara Walden, Interim Dean 856-5307 bwalden@tmcc.edu
Computer Technology, Cyber Security Thomas Dobbert, Chief Technology Officer 673-7800 tdobbert@tmcc.edu
Computer Technology, Cyber Security Steven Bale, PhD, JD, CISSP, Professor 674-7587 sbale@tmcc.edu
Conflict Management/Resolution YeVonne Allen, Program Director 673-7027 yallen@tmcc.edu
Culinary Arts Karen Cannan, Professor 674-7917 kcannan@tmcc.edu
Dental Assisting Julie Muhle, Professor 673-7125 jmuhle@tmcc.edu
Dental Hygiene Lori McDonald, Director 674-7554 lmcdonald@tmcc.edu
Dental Hygiene Julie Stage-Rosenberg, Professor 673-8279 jstage@tmcc.edu
Depression

Kristen DeMay, Counselor

 673-7118 kdemay@tmcc.edu
Diet Heather Graham Williams, Professor 673-7138 hgwilliams@tmcc.edu
Disability Services Joan Steinman, Executive Director 673-7060 jsteinman@tmcc.edu
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion YeVonne Allen, Program Director  673-7123 yallen@tmcc.edu
Education Micaela Rubalcava, Professor 673- 8230 mrubalcava@tmcc.edu
Emotional Intelligence Bruncha Milaszewski, Director 824-3819 bmilaszewski@tmcc.edu
Encore Careers: Career Change After 50 Bruncha Milaszewski, Director 824-3819 bmilaszewski@tmcc.edu
Energy: Geothermal and Renewable

Dave Boden, PhD, Professor

 674-7685 dboden@tmcc.edu
Financial Aid, Grants and Student Loans Leslie Jia, Director 673-7074 ljia@tmcc.edu
Food Karen Cannan, Professor 674-7917 kcannan@tmcc.edu
Foreign Languages, Russian Elena Bubnova, Associate Vice President 673-8240 ebubnova@tmcc.edu
Genealogy Suzanne Malek, Part-time Faculty 673-7111 smalek@tmcc.edu
Geoscience: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Slope Stability Dave Boden, PhD, Professor 674-7685 dboden@tmcc.edu
Gig Economy: How to Be a Successful Freelancer  Bruncha Milaszewski, Director 824-3819 bmilaszewski@tmcc.edu
Government and International Relations Fred Lokken, Professor 673-7148 flokken@tmcc.edu
Government and International Relations Steven Bale, PhD, JD, CISSP, Professor 674-7587 sbale@tmcc.edu
Graphic Arts and Media Technologies, Graphic Communications, Graphic Design Dan Bouweraerts, Professor 673-7266 dbouweraerts@tmcc.edu
Grief, Healing and Suicide Prevention Melanie Purdy, PhD, NCC, Counselor 674-7684 mpurdy@tmcc.edu
Industrial Safety Scott Alquist, Program Manager 857-4958 salquist@tmcc.edu
Information Technology Steven Bale, PhD, JD, CISSP, Professor 674-7587 sbale@tmcc.edu
Information Technology Thomas Dobbert, Chief Technology Officer 673-7800 tdobbert@tmcc.edu
Institutional Research Cheryl Scott, Director 673-8239 clscott@tmcc.edu
Landscape Architecture Kreg Mebust, Professor 673-7265 kmebust@tmcc.edu
Latino Culture and Concerns Estella LeVario-Gutierrez, VP of Student Services 337-5647 elevario@tmcc.edu
Law, Real Estate, Eminent Domain and Constitutional Law Steven Silva   ssilva@tmcc.edu
LGBTQ Awareness (Safe Zone) Melanie Purdy, PhD, NCC, Counselor 674-7684 mpurdy@tmcc.edu
Literature; American/Modern/World Brad Summerhill, Professor 674-7556 bsummerhill@tmcc.edu
Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Project Management Brian Addinton, Professor 824-8654 baddintgon@tmcc.edu
Machining Kelly Oswald, Professor 856-5301 koswald@tmcc.edu
Marketing and Public Relations Elena Bubnova, Associate Vice President 673-8240 ebubnova@tmcc.edu
Marriage and Family Therapy Kipper S. Horton, Part-time Instructor 673-7185 khorton@tmcc.edu
Math Anxiety

Melanie Purdy, PhD, NCC, Counselor

674-7684

mpurdy@tmcc.edu
Mental Health Issues Kipper S. Horton, Part-time Instructor 673-7185 khorton@tmcc.edu
Modern Society and Human Sexuality Marynia Giren Navarro, Professor 674-4847 mgiren@tmcc.edu
Motorcycle Safety Scott Alquist, Program Manager 857-4958 salquist@tmcc.edu
Nutrition Heather Graham Williams, Professor 673-7138 hgwilliams@tmcc.edu
OSHA Training Scott Alquist, Program Manager 775-857-4958 salquist@tmcc.edu
Paralegal & Legal Issues Kathrine Berning, Esq., Part-Time Instructor 772-4337 kberning@tmcc.edu
Paralegal & Legal Issues Henry Sotelo, Esq., Instructor/Program Coordinator 673-7098 hsotelo@tmcc.edu
Paralegal & Legal Issues Steven Bale, PhD, JD, CISSP, Professor 674-7587 sbale@tmcc.edu
Photography Dean Burton, Professor 673-7143 dburton@tmcc.edu
Preserving Family History Suzanne Malek, Part-time Faulty 673-7111 smalek@tmcc.edu
Psychedelics in Therapy Kipper S. Horton, Part-time Instructor 673-7185 khorton@tmcc.edu
Public Health James Kuzhippala, Instructor 673-7267 jkuzhippala@tmcc.edu
Real Estate Ben Scheible, Professor 674-7910 bscheible@tmcc.edu
Residential Design Kreg Mebust, Professor 673-7265 kmebust@tmcc.edu
Restorative and Aesthetic Dental Care Julie Muhle, Professor 673-7125 jmuhle@tmcc.edu
Safety and Hazardous Materials Scott Alquist, Program Manager 857-4958 salquist@tmcc.edu
Science Education, Coaching and Mentoring Olga Katkova, Professor 673-7197 okatkova@tmcc.edu
Spiritual Health & Wellness, Stress Reduction, Anxiety Melanie Purdy, PhD, NCC, Counselor 674-7684 mpurdy@tmcc.edu
Stress Management and Anxiety Kristen DeMay, Counselor 673-7118 kdemay@tmcc.edu
Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Treatment Melanie Purdy, PhD, NCC, Counselor 674-7684 mpurdy@tmcc.edu
Theater and Communication Eric Bullis, Professor 789-5673 ebullis@tmcc.edu
Theater Holly Natwora 673-8200 x 52011 hnatwora@tmcc.edu
Tourism and Hospitality Vanina Coudriet, Instructor 857-8591 vcoudriet@tmcc.edu
Veterans Issues Robert Hernandez, Director of Veterans Upward Bound 829-9007 rhernandez@tmcc.edu
Veterinary Nursing/Veterinary Topics Michele Noreen, DVM, Program Coordinator 824-8664 mnoreen@tmcc.edu
WebCollege Brandy Scarnati, Director 674-7948 bscarnati@tmcc.edu
Website Development Cal Anderson, Webmaster 673-8267 canderson@tmcc.edu
Working with Under-Resourced Students Joan Steinman, Executive Director 673-7060 jsteinman@tmcc.edu
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