Faculty and Staff
Department Chair | Dept. Administrative Aide | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty
Department Chair
Email: mariaelvira.lunaescuderoalie@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1381
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, CM 202G
Educational Background
PhD, in Iberian-American Literature and Culture, Georgetown University (minor in Applied Linguistics)BA(s) and Licenciatura(s) (Masters equivalent) in Philosophy, Spanish Literature, and Spanish Linguistics, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
Additional Information
- Editorial Board Member of the US-China Education Review A (academic magazine).
- Latest Publication: “Historia, temporalidad y ficción en Historia de Mayta, y La fiesta del Chivo, de Mario Vargas Llosa y El general en su laberinto, de Gabriel García Márquez.” Critica.Cl. 01/30/2023new window.
- Served in the Academic Appeals Committee and the Sabbatical Committee.
- Published over 50 academic articles, including 12 + interdisciplinary articles co-authored with MC Mathematics full-professor Stephen Kcenich.
- Dr. Luna-Escudero-Alie is co-authoring a book with Mathematics & Statistics Prof. Stephen Kcenich about Borges and Mathematics.
- Created along with Prof. Stephen Kcenich a learning community of Spanish and Mathematics featuring Jorge Luis Borges.
- Participated in the Scholarship in Excellence in Teaching, the Quantitative Reasoning Fellowship in the Disciplines, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship, and the Smithsonian Fellowship.
- Nominated by Howard University students for a national excellence in teaching award, 2006.
- Certificate of Distinction in Teaching: in Recognition for Excellence in Teaching during the academic year 2001-2002. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2002.
Department Administrative Aide
Email: Lucilene.singleton@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1400
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, CM 202 reception area
Additional Information
Ms. Singleton is from Brazil, and joined Montgomery College in 2008. She speaks English, Portuguese, and Spanish, and she is learning Korean. Her hobbies are traveling, dancing, reading, and cooking.
Full-time Faculty
Email: Daniel.jenkins@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1395
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, CM 202H
Educational Background
MA, in Ethics from UMBC, MarylandBA, in Philosophy and Biopsychology from UMBC, Maryland
Additional Information
Professor Jenkins holds an MA degree in Applied Ethics from UMBC, where he wrote his thesis on ethical issues in the diagnosis and treatment of Multiple Personality Disorder (now Dissociative Identity Disorder). He holds BA's in Philosophy and Biopsychology, also from UMBC.
Professor Jenkins teaches Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Morality and
the Law, Philosophy of Religion, and a number of applied ethics courses. He has received
fellowships to from the National Endowment for the Humanities for Summer Institutes
on Buddhist East Asia (2018) and Experimental Philosophy (2012). During his sabbatical
semester in Fall of 2017, Professor Jenkins served as Visiting Professor at Xi’an
University of Arts and Sciences 西安文理学院, Xi’an, China.
Professor Jenkins is the lead facilitator for Ethics in Engineering, Cybersecurity,
Computer Science, and Data Science. He is the coach of the Ethics Bowl Team, and a
rotating member of the Montgomery College IRB.
Prof. Jenkins won the Montgomery College Full-time Professor of the Year for the academic
year 2021-2022.
Email: shelley.jones@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1673
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, CM 202C
Educational Background
MA, in Latin American Literature from the University of Maryland, College Park, MarylandBA, in Spanish and Social Work from McDaniel College, Maryland
Additional Information
Professor Jones is the Co-coordinator of the Global Classrooms Faculty Fellowship (GCFF), since 2016, along with Professor Carla Naranjo, (Germantown Campus). Through this fellowship, faculty pair with colleagues throughout the world to create direct and authentic global content in their classes. MC faculty from various disciplines within the Humanities area and beyond have connected with partner institutions in El Salvador, Ethiopia, Korea, Costa Rica, Argentina, Senegal, England and others to provide their students virtual global exchanges with students from these countries (from the GCFF website).
Email: karl.smith@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1353
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, P4 203
Educational Background
MA, in Political Science with a specialization in International Relations from Northeastern UniversityMA, in ESL from Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts
BA, in Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit
Part-time Faculty
Email: josiane.elkorm@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1400
Educational Background
MA, in Teaching French to Speakers of Other Languages from University of Paris III, Sorbonne-Paris, FranceBA, in French Literature and in Arabic language from the University of Lyon II - Lyon, France
Certificate in Language Translation Studies from Ecole Supérieure d'Interprètes et de Traducteurs E.S.I.T., Sorbonne - Paris, France
Trained as a translator French, Arabic, English from University of Paris III, Sorbonne-Paris, France
Additional Information
Professor El Korm was chosen to participate on the "2021-2022 Scholarship of Excellence in Teaching Fellowship" under the leadership of Professor Joan Naake.
Biography
Dr. Samuel Belsham Moki earned a Ph.D. in political science with a minor in public administration in 2002 from Howard University in Washington, D.C. He has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels at several universities within the Washington Metropolitan Area for over 20 years.His academic experience is complemented with over seven years of senior management experience as the associate director for the Environmental and Sustainability Services Division with Prince George’s County Government, Maryland from 2006 to 2013. Between 2015 to the present, Dr. Moki has served as a public board member for promotional evaluations at the United States Department of State, Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture. He currently serves as a Commissioner in the Governor’s Commission for African Affairs in the State of Maryland and also, as a Commissioner for the State’s Attorney’s Multicultural Commission in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Dr. Moki has authored several books, book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. He is the COO and Co-Owner of Bethel Assisted Living Homes in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Educational Background
PhD. Political Science, Howard University,MS, Environmental Management, The University of Maryland University College
MS, Criminal Justice, The University of New Haven, CT.
LL.B Bachelor of Law, The University of Yaounde, Cameroon
Biography
Bonard is an international arbitration attorney focusing on dispute resolution in Latin America and Africa. Bonard is the author of Ontological Branding: Power, Privilege, and White Supremacy in a Colorblind World (Lexington: 2022). As an MC alumnus, Bonard enjoys teaching when his schedule permits.Educational Background
JD, Georgetown UniversityMA, Philosophy, Catholic University
BA, Biology & Philosophy, Loyola College in Maryland
Montgomery College
Educational Background
MA, University of ConnecticutBA, American Studies, University of North Carolina
Additional Information
Professor Petty followed the route of Lewis and Clark during the Bicentennial (2004-07) and he wrote articles about his journey. As an avid and enthusiastic hiker, Professor Petty hiked the Appalachian Trail from ME to GA (1,172 miles).
Biography
Professor Pozos has more than 10 years’ experience teaching Spanish and English (ESL). She has been living in the United States for almost 16 years. Over the course of her career, she has taught all levels of Spanish to students of all ages, ranging from middle school to working adult professionals. Prior to joining Montgomery College, Professor Pozos taught Spanish at the college level at The George Washington University.Educational Background
MA in Education from the University Euro Hispanoamericana,Veracruz, México.
BA in English (Translation) from the Universidad Veracruzana,
Veracruz, México.
Educational Background
MA, New York University
BS, Gallaudet University
Educational Background
Professor Roult has over 25+ years of experience teaching and assessing the American Sign Language (ASL), giving presentations about language and communication, and educating others about Deaf culture at various locations. In her free time, she enjoy reading books, gardening, traveling, hiking and visiting the beach.