MEET THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER COORDINATORS

John Edwards

John is a Senior Instructional Assistant at the Communications Center. He received his BA and MA degrees from Florida State University. He began his career at Valencia in 1994 as an adjunct instructor in the Humanities Department. He enjoys travel, cooking, and classic movies.

Robyn Smith

Robyn began working at Valencia in February 2006 as a Human Resources Assistant.  In October 2008 she became a Senior Instructional Assistant at the East Campus Communications Center. Robyn has her bachelor’s degree in elementary education and is currently completing her master’s degree in exceptional education with a focus on Autistic Spectrum Disorders. When she’s not working, Robyn enjoys traveling and spending time with her friends at the beach. 

MEET THE CONSULTANTS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER

Jodi Brock

Jodi has received a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from the University of Central Florida.  She began working as a writing consultant in the communication center in August of 2009.  When not working at Valencia, she enjoys working part-time buying and selling antiques, traveling, studying linguistics and philosophy, and spending time with friends and family. 

Stephen Chambers

Stephen has a Bachelor’s degree in English. He used to teach honors English at Edgewater High School and run the school newspaper. Currently he is playing in a local band called So Help Me Riffle. He plans on returning to school for a Master's degree in Education.

Yogini Dixit-Joshi

Yogini is originally from India. She completed her masters in English Literature in India and is doing her masters in TESOL at the University of Central Florida. She also has a diploma in the Japanese Language. She loves music and spending time with friends. Teaching has always been Yogini's passion. She likes to help people and to interact with them.

Tori Grajeda

Tori Grajeda received her Master's degree in the Literature concentration of the Department of English, University of Central Florida in May 2008. Her primary focus of study centered around feminist and postmodern theories, film studies, and English composition, and her master's thesis was entitled Beyond Postmodern Margins: Theorizing Postfeminist Consequences through Popular Female Representation. Tori has taught Composition I and II courses at the University of Central Florida and has worked with college students as a writing counselor for 10 years.

Billy Niepert

Billy graduated from The University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature. He substitute teaches for Orange County Public Schools to bolster appreciation for the art of the written word. He boasts possession of “super-human strength;” however, he admits, “I’ve never found the perfect time to use it. …I’m waiting for something big.” This selfish fact has driven a wedge between him and his mother (she was injured in a forklift accident).

Jasmine Nokaly

Jasmine Nokaly has served as a writing consultant at Valencia Community College since January 2008.  In the past, Jasmine has worked as an English and math continuing education instructor at HOSTOS Community College in New York.  Jasmine received a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the City University of New York.  She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Higher Educational Leadership with a specialization in English at the University of Central Florida. 

Glenda Ramsey

Glenda was born in Kansas City, MO, and then moved to Texas. There she graduated from high school, married, then spent several years moving around and bringing up five children. She lived in Europe for two years as well. Glenda has an A.A. from Brevard Community College and a B.A. from the University of Texas in El Paso.

Aryna Ryan

Aryna Ryan has been "going green" (her favorite color) for ages. She got so intrigued with creativity and expanding others' horizons that she got her M.S. in Creativity and Change Leadership. Passionate about teaching, she leads classes in goal-setting, creativity, happiness, and currently, new views on Darwin. She also facilitates Creative Problem Solving sessions.

Kevin Scott

My name is Kevin Scott. I am a Grad Student at UCF and I enjoy working at Valencia.  I love traveling.  So far, I have been to 7 countries ranging from areas such as the Middle East & Africa, to the Carribean. I speak and read a little Arabic. And I love teaching English to young Adults.  I play Basketball, Piano, Tabla (aka Dumbek...I think I may have mastered it =-) ), and a little Guitar. And I believe showing kindness, joy, and love to all people is the way to live.

Neely Shingledecker

Neely is a part time Instructional Assistant and teaches Prep English here at Valencia. She has a bachelors degree from Western Michigan University. In her spare time, she enjoys walking her dog and watching the History Channel.

Chia Whitehouse

Chia teaches communication, speech, and Asian humanities. She also works as a Senior Instructional Assistant here at Valencia Community College. Her Masters is in Communication and Informational Studies from Rutgers University. She also did her post-graduate program at the Hopkins Nanjing Center for Chinese-American Studies. Chia is a native speaker of both Chinese and English.