Melissa Barlett, better known to her students as Dr. B, is an Associate Professor in Life Sciences at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, NY. She has a PhD in aquatic microbial ecology from Kent State University, and BS in biology from Allegheny College. She has been teaching biology for the last 10 years, mostly to students who think they are not very good at science. She is also the Chair of the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) group, Co-Chair of the LGBTQ Workgroup, and a member of the Diversity Council, the General Education committee, and the Institutional Effectiveness Council. She is currently serving as alternate delegate to the Faculty Council of Community Colleges (FCCC).

Dr. Darrell Norman Burrell is Visiting Scholar at Rutgers University and an Associate Professor of Business at the Florida Institute of Technology. He is a Certified Diversity Professional and a Certified Executive Coach and a former Presidential Management Fellow. Dr. Burrell has two doctorate degrees and five graduate degrees. Dr. Burrell received his first doctoral degree in Health Education from A.T. Still University in 2010. In 2021, Dr. Burrell completed his 2nd doctorate, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Cybersecurity Leadership and Organizational Behavior at Capitol Technology University. He has over 20 years of management, teaching, and training experience in academia, government, and private industry. 

Letty has taught English as a foreign language  at Minuto de Dios university since 2018 also she has been a teacher for 19 years and she was the head of the Cooperativa University Language Center in 2016. She has participated in SUNY COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) projects and She also collaborated in COIL in Ibuero Puebla (Mexico) with faculty from  Social Work and Psychology in fall 2021.

Dr. Terrence D. Duncan holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Walden University and an MBA from Park University.   Demonstrating a commitment to leadership, human resources, project management, and leadership, Dr. Duncan has published in numerous academic journals and international publications and is a panelist for numerous esteemed academic conferences. His academic and professional interests include diversity and inclusion programming, human capital development, strategic leadership, risk management, and project management. Dr. Duncan has consulted several businesses and secured contracts for training in diversity and inclusion initiatives using a combination of academic and professional techniques to improve organizational cultures, productivity, and employee morale. Dr. Duncan currently serves as a dissertation chair and faculty member as a subject matter expert in healthcare economics and project management. 

Derrick Gentry is Assistant Professor in the Humanities Department at Finger Lakes Community College, where he has taught since 2014.  He earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from the CUNY Graduate Center, studying with Mary Ann Caws and Wayne Koestenbaum.  He currently divides his time between his efforts to be a Good Shepherd of the writing process and his efforts be a good steward of 14 acres of beautiful but neglected and abused land.  

Amber has taught psychology at Tompkins Cortland Community College since 2009. 

She has participated in SUNY COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) projects and collaborated with faculty from the American University in Cairo in Egypt and La Salle University in Mexico City, Mexico. 

Christian Heisler is a professor of English and Creative Writing at Onondaga Community College.  He is the Affiliate Lead for the English Affiliate Program and the Creative Writing Program Coordinator at OCC.

Laine Lubar is a professor of English and Creative Writing at Onondaga Community College.  Her specialties include poetry and technical writing.  She serves as the Coordinator for writing tutoring at the OCC Learning Center.

Pam Mullan is a Professor of Integrated Learning Studies & English at SUNY-Onondaga Community College. She received her B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley and her Master’s in Education from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. She currently serves as the Faculty Coordinator of the Center for Teaching and Learning Innovation at OCC and is actively pursuing ways of using Digital Storytelling as a teaching tool.

Jennifer O’Hara is an Associate Professor and Business & Accounting Department Chair at Corning Community College, where she has been teaching in various capacities for the past 20 years.  Ms. O’Hara is an attorney admitted to the bars of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.  She is currently a doctoral candidate at Vanderbilt University, expected award Summer 2023. Before becoming a full-time educator, her practice included criminal, civil, divorce, real estate, and business law.  Ms. O’Hara’s teaching career has focused on criminal, constitutional, and business law, and government.  Some of her other recent positions have included Executive Director of the Chemung County SPCA and features columnist for the Star Gazette.  Ms. O’Hara embraces the active learning style of education and embraces kindness in the classroom.

Dina Radeljas is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Mohawk Valley Community College. She came to Utica with her family as a refugee in 1995. Originally, Dina is from Bosnia which was war torn during the early 1990’s. During these years Dina and her family were refugees in Croatia and Pakistan before resettling in the United States.

Dina is a graduate of the local school systems including Proctor High school, MVCC and Suny Poly. She received her Ph.D. in 2014 in Psychology. She is currently an assistant professor of social sciences at Mohawk Valley Community College. She has also thought classes at Suny Poly. Dina is an active member of the college community as she spends time sitting on committees and councils as well as engaging with students outside of the classroom through clubs and events on campus. Outside of the college communities Dina has served on numerous boards and committees including the Utica Food Pantry, Human Rights Committee, The Mid Town Community Center and the Bosnian American Community Association.

Dina has done several public speaking engagements including a TedX talk in 2018 and several keynotes including the Human Rights Convention by the Model United Nations of Upper Mohawk Valley as well as keynoting the Annual Foreign Day at Whitesboro High School. Additionally, Dina has also keynoted events such as the Honors Society and LGBTQ commencement ceremony. She engages in public speaking on a local level often. Dina also has a passion for children’s literature and is a published author of two separate children’s books.

She lives in Frankfort, NY with her husband and their 6 year old daughter. In their spare time they enjoy spending time with family, hiking, kayaking, camping and traveling.

Susan is teacher and chair for several programs in hospitality & business at Tompkins Cortland Community College. She has participated in a number of global projects with the college and she is a Cornell International Studies Fellow. Recently, Sue partnered with PUCMM (Pontifica Universidad Catolica Madre E Maestro of the Dominican Republic). Patricia Tineo, from PUCMM’s hospitality program, and Sue collaborated on a virtual cultural sharing and quality customer service project via TC3’s VINE International learning initiative in Fall 2021.

Kelly received his Ph.D. in aquatic entomology from Michigan State University. His research interests include bioassassment of large river ecosystems and non-point source pollution of streams, but his passion is teaching. Kelly is the Environmental Studies Chairperson and regularly teaches ecology, evolution, and biodiversity courses for science majors and non-majors. He also teaches Global Seminar, which is an international collaboration in which students from around the world interact via videoconference and online to work through case studies examining sustainable development. He co-leads a Tropical Field Natural History study abroad trip to Colombia, where students get to explore the Central Andes, Amazon, and Caribbean regions of this culturally and biologically diverse country.