Summer 2013 Class Schedule Magazine - Danville Community ...

DCC Welcomes
New Employees
H. McKinley Graves has been
employed as Information Technology
Specialist I. Prior to this new role, Graves
was employed for 10 years as a Library
Specialist I. Prior to coming to DCC, he
worked for 13 years at Tultex as a prep
operator.
Graves attended Danville Community
College and received his Associate of
Applied Science Degree in Information
Systems Technology. In this new position,
Graves will help maintain the College’s
information technology infrastructure;
support students, staff, faculty and administrators with use of
computers and hosted Virginia Community College System services.
Graves is currently a member of the Community Emergency
Response Team (C.E.R.T.) at DCC.
He is a native of Rocky Mount, but now resides in Danville. He has
one son, Isaiah McKenly Strickland.
CarShena Cain Johnson has been
named Education Support Specialist II with
the Trio Upward Bound Program. She
returns to Upward Bound after having
worked for four years with the program
from 2000 – 2004. Prior to her return,
Johnson was a Parent Liaison/Parent
Involvement Coordinator for the Wake
County Public Schools.
She is a graduate of Saint Augustine’s
University, Raleigh, NC, receiving a
Bachelor of Science Degree in Pre-Physical
Therapy. In her new role, she will track the academic progress of
participants, complete needs assessments, compile annual reports
on grade distributions, and supervise and coordinate all tutorial,
academic year and summer component activities.
Johnson is excited about returning to DCC. “I expect to enlighten
students on achieving their full academic potential; to bring
additional awareness to students about college choices; provide
assistance with academic and personal issues and maintain a good
rapport with target school officials,” she says.
Gail Jones has been named
Administrative & Program Specialist III for
the Middle College and Great Expectations
programs. She previously was employed
for three years as a Forming Operator for
Corning, Inc., 14 years as Office Staff for
Immediate Care, P.C., and two years as
Study Coordinator and Data Manager for
Danville Hematology & Oncology. She
holds an Associate of Applied Science
Degree in Administrative Support
Technology – Medical Specialization.
Jones and her husband, Doug, reside in Danville, and are the
parents of three daughters and three grandchildren. When asked
what she is expecting to accomplish in this new position, Jones
says she wants to “help students succeed, better themselves and
become productive citizens in our society.”
Mark Rutledge has been named
Information Technology Specialist I. He is no
stranger to DCC since he is a graduate with
an Associate of Applied Science Degree
in Information Systems Technology. He
worked as a peer tutor for one and a half
years and is currently attending Radford
University, majoring in Computer Science.
In this new position, he will help maintain
the College’s information technology
infrastructure and act as the backup
information security officer.
Rutledge resides in Danville and his hobbies include playing video
games and listening to music. When asked what he is expecting to
accomplish in his new position, Rutledge says “to acquire valuable
experience and to become a more capable IT professional.”
R. Todd Sanders has been named
Assistant Professor of Precision Machining
Technology. He previously was employed
for one year as a Tradesman at the Southern
Virginia Higher Education Center; five years
as Machine Shop Supervisor at EIT; and
22 years as a Machinist/Working Foreman
at Commonwealth Machine Company.
Sanders has also been a member of the
Pittsylvania County School Board for five
years.
He attended Danville Community
College and in 1985 received his Diploma in Precision Machining
Technology. Sanders and his wife reside in Pittsylvania County and
are the parents of four children. When asked what he is expecting
to accomplish in his new position, Sanders says “I want to be a
part of an expansion to increase the number of qualified precision
machining students entering the workforce.”
Ola Tarpley joins the Southern
Piedmont Educational Opportunity Center
as Administrative & Program Specialist III.
She previously was employed for three
years as the Administrative & Office
Specialist for the Pathways for Success
grant program and later part-time as
Administrative Assistant in the Business
Office. Tarpley is also an adjunct instructor
teaching aerobic and Zumba classes.
Tarpley attended Danville Community
College and received her Associate of
Applied Science Degree in Business Management. She will be
responsible for providing clerical and administrative support to the
EOC Project Director and staff.
Tarpley and her husband, Kenneth, reside in Axton, and are the
parents of one daughter and two grandchildren. Tarpley says she is
looking forward “to assisting students to enter or re-enter a program
of post-secondary education; and providing assistance with career
decision making, and the admissions and financial aid processes.”
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