Instructor web site:
wtmc.bower.googlepages.com
WCC Office: TI 214 Q
Office Phone: (734) 429-0657
Mr. Bower has been a WTMC instructor since 1997. During a 23 year business career, Mr. Bower advanced from custodian to senior vice president directing residential mortgage lending at a multi-billion dollar financial institution headquartered in Ann Arbor.
Consistent with the mission of WTMC, Mr. Bower models proactive, self-directed learning behavior within a framework of rigorous standards for academic and employability skills that requires students learn to effectively manage time and personal freedom as they rediscover, reactivate and develop personal self-directed learning behaviors. Mr. Bower has an M.A. from Eastern Michigan University.
In the community, Mr. Bower is the founding President of Christmas in April; Washtenaw - a non-profit organization that annually provides free home repairs and renovations to low-income, elderly and handicapped Washtenaw County homeowners. Other non-profit organization board member experience includes: SOS Community Crisis Center, Home Builders Association of Washtenaw County, United Negro College Fund - Washtenaw, and Saline Area Soccer Association. Mr. Bower received the Minority Business Owners of Washtenaw County Community Service Award in 1991. Back to top
Instructor Web site:
http://courses.wccnet.edu/~maplekey/
WCC Office: TI 214 F
Office Phone: (734) 677-5361
Ms. Broderick has been teaching with the WTMC staff for four years. She brings another three years of teaching experience from Southfield High School (biology, chemistry) and seven years of experience from Washtenaw Community College (chemistry).
Prior to teaching, Ms. Broderick worked as a chemist using spectroscopy instrumentation to test water and soil samples for various levels of metal contamination. Ms. Broderick has also worked in recycling, outdoor education, landscaping, restaurants and a brief stint at building futon frames for a local retailer. She is a life long learner and has continued to take coursework in science and math. Outside of the classroom you might find her plucking the strings of a mandolin, sailing, or cross country skiing. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 G
Office Phone: (734) 677-5255
Ms. Butler spent her first years out of high school studying at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and Herbert Berghof Studios in New York City. Upon moving back to Michigan, she enrolled in Wayne State University to attain her undergraduate degree in English and Speech Communication. After working in sales while concurrently studying the art of playwriting, Ms. Butler returned to Wayne State to obtain her teaching certificate in English, Speech, and dramatic studies. She most recently taught English at Northville High School, coached Forensics, and directed the fall plays before transferring to WTMC.
Ms. Butler still has a strong passion for dramatic arts and often frequents local theatre productions. When she is not viewing a stage production or listening to her musical theatre idol Ethel Merman, she can be found in the midst of large family gatherings or at the local Chuck E. Cheese's with her nieces and nephews.
Sharing her students' enthusiasm for the WTMC program, Ms. Butler is looking forward to the many opportunities and challenges that await her. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 R
Office Phone: (734) 477-8557
Ms. Byersdorfer comes to WTMC with 8 years of experience teaching mathematics in St. Louis, MO. She has a BAS from the University of Minnesota Duluth in Teaching Mathematics, and a Master in the Arts of Teaching degree from Webster University in St. Louis.
Outside of teaching she enjoys spending time with her two young sons, running, reading and cooking. After moving to Ann Arbor last year she is still getting to know the area, but has enjoyed the return to a milder summer climate and verdant landscape of the upper Midwest.
After subbing at WTMC last year and getting to know its program, students, and staff, she is looking forward to working in this exceptional environment. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 S
Office Phone: (734) 973-3410
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WCC Office: TI 214 D
Office Phone: (734) 477-8573
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Instructor web site:
http://courses.wccnet.edu/~vswanson/
WCC Office: ti 214 j
Office Phone: (734) 677-5364
Mrs. James teaches History and Government at WTMC and has been with the Middle College for four years. She attended Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI and earned her Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Social Studies. Mrs. James enjoys teaching and appreciates the opportunity to be a part of the lives of so many young people as they work toward their educational goals. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 I
Office Phone: (734) 677-5381
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WCC Office: TI 214 h
Office Phone: 734-677-5360
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WCC Office: TI 214 D
Office Phone: (734) 677-5211
Mona has spent time as a special education teacher in the Plymouth - Canton Community Schools and the Dexter Public Schools. Ms. Moorman has served as a supervisor of Special Education Student Teachers for Eastern Michigan University. Additionally, Ms. Moorman is a published writer of fiction and poetry. Ms. Moorman is incredibly skilled and a gifted educator. Under her leadership, our WTMC Special Education needs will be met with honor and integrity. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 S
Office Phone: (734) 677-5157
Born and raised in Ann Arbor, I have recently returned to southeastern Michigan from Washington State. Years of living abroad the spontaneity, the wonder, and the immediacy of each of life's lessons have greatly influenced my teaching. In other words, I'm excited to bring a wide and eccentric variety of experiences into the classroom. These experiences include: starving, waist-deep in Patagonian mud; reading Borges until sunset in an Argentine cemetery; enduring a semester of full-time teaching coupled with graduate school; and teaching young people to be safe on the waters of Puget Sound.
From my own experiences in the world, I want to encourage students to explore their worlds; writing is our vehicle for this process. To follow T.S. Eliot's words, "And the end of all our exploring/Will be to arrive where we started/And know the place for the first time." Through writing, I believe that students can temporarily leave their places of familiarity and comfort, safely exploring the spaces and perspectives of others. When they return, it is to the same place-but a place made new by what they've learned along the way."
Mr. Rosewig has a Master's degree in Education from the University of Michigan and is a certified teacher of English and Psychology. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 M
Office Phone: (734) 973-3599
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WCC Office: TI 214 K
Office Phone: (734) 677-5362
Ms. Dunbar has been a counselor at WTMC since 2003. Trained as an educator and a Licensed Professional Counselor, she sees herself as part of a team effort to assist students in setting their course, following their dreams and meeting their goals.
Ms. Dunbar earned a bachelor's degree from DePaul University and taught high school biology in Michigan and Chicago. She holds a master's degree in counseling from the University of Detroit and worked there in the School of Education and Human Services for four years. Ms. Dunbar served as a counselor at the Sanilac Career Center and an administrator at the Sanilac Intermediate School District, located in Michigan's thumb. She combines her love of learning, her passion for counseling and her fascination with people in working with WTMC students and staff. Ms. Dunbar also draws on her personal experience of guiding her daughter through school searches and the college application process.
Ms. Dunbar values family and friends, finds solace in nature, and walks or hikes to restore her spirit. She journals daily, enjoys writing and has had a book published, Remembering a Love: A Widow's Inside Journey (Pentland Press, 2000). Back to topWCC Office: TI 214 L
Office Phone: (734) 677-5044
Ms. Frederick came to WTMC in October of 2007, after 12 years as a program administrator for JVS, a large non-profit organization in metro Detroit. Prior to that, Ms. Frederick worked as the Adult Education director for Elyria Schools in Ohio. In addition, she has taught college reading, math and study skills classes at community colleges in both Michigan and Ohio. She is very pleased to have joined the WTMC team and enjoys the opportunities to contribute to the WTMC mission.
As Director of Educational Services and Information, Ms. Frederick is responsible for all state reporting for pupil accounting and school data, and for ensuring that WTMC's data in PowerSchool is accurate and complete.In her leisure time, Ms. Frederick enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading and researching on such topics as organic gardening and herbs, watching independent films and spending time in the mountains of North Carolina. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 P
Office Phone: (734) 973-3376
Carole Pause is a WTMC Administrative Assistant and Records Clerk. She is responsible for student records, including transcripts; and coordinates most student testing, among other projects. She has a degree in Business Education from Bowling Green State University and started her post-college career as a teacher of adult students the skills of administrative assistant. After a couple of years of teaching, Carole found her true talent was in was in actually being an administrative assistant and she moved into the world of business and worked in both the manufacturing and the retail industry. She joined the staff at WTMC in the summer of 2006.
In her non-school time, Carole Pause like to spend time with her family going to museums, parks, and shopping as well as visiting extended family in Ohio. She also likes to read various types of media, do research on the internet, enjoys the topic of space-related science fiction, and relaxes by watching TV and movies.
Carole is happy to be in the educational field again and likes WTMC for the choice it gives students who want a challenging alternative to the traditional high school experience. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 A
Office Phone: (734) 973-3410
Pat Sahakian has been an administrative assistant with WTMC since 1998. She began her connection with WTMC as a parent volunteer in the office during the first year of WTMC's existence in 1997. She has a degree in elementary education from the University of Michigan (1969). Ms. Sahakian served on the Manchester School Board for 12 years.
In her spare time she enjoys her family, journaling, photography, hooking rugs and traveling. She has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, rafted through the Grand Canyon and sailed to the Galapagos. She is always ready for the next adventure.
Mrs. Sahakian loves helping students and parents with their WTMC experience. She considers being a part of WTMC a marvelous privilege because it gives students an exciting educational choice within the public school system. Back to top
WCC Office: TI 214 B
Office Phone: (734) 477-8792
Mr. Wilkinson recently joined the WTMC "family" as a counselor. His professional roles have included being a School Counselor at an alternative high school setting, Clinical Supervisor of outpatient services for an adolescent program, Instructor of graduate clinical and school courses in Counseling, as well as a private practitioner for a variety of concerns and ages since 1999.
Mr. Wilkinson earned a Bachelor's degree from The University of Michigan in psychology. He received his Counseling training from Oakland University, where he is a doctoral candidate.
Mr. Wilkinson will enjoy getting to know each of you and to understand individual needs for academic and personal success. In addition, Mr. Wilkinson rejuvenates himself through traveling, sailing, tennis, drumming, reading, and spending quality time with family and friends. Back to top
