Instructors
Fire and Emergency Response Management
Cynthia Brun
Course/Subject Area: Coaching, Mentoring and Adult Learning Strategies
Cindy has been with the Center for New Learning since Fall 2006. She comes to the Center with 25+ years of experience in nontraditional adult education. She is the Program Coordinator for the Organizational Administration Online degree and the Bachelor of Fire and Emergency Response Management degree, as well as an instructor for the Center of New Learning.
Cindy received her Bachelor degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. and her Masters degree in Continuing Adult & Vocational Education from the University of Wisconsin Madison. Her office is located in Dempsey 322.
Jennifer Buchholz
Course/Subject Areas: Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Capstone and Research Seminars
Jennifer Buchholz has been teaching for the Center for New Learning since 2006 and has been teaching on the college level since 1999. She earned her M.A. in Human Resource Development from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago and is currently finishing her Ph.D. in Organization and Management with Capella University.
Jennifer has worked as a manager in the financial services, higher education and management consulting industries. Her favorite classes to teach for the Center for New Learning include leadership and interpersonal communication classes.
Kay Chitwood
Course/Subject Area: Presentations in the Virtual Workplace, Liberal Studies and the Web
Since 2005, Kay has been the Director of Learning Innovations and the Director of the Wisconsin Online Resource Center at Fox Valley Technical College. There, she leads statewide initiatives of the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, a repository of over 2,200 learning objects.
Kay received her master's degree in Educational Media from the University of Northern Colorado. Since 2001, she has presented nationwide on a variety of topics, including developing learning objects, building online repositories, establishing curriculum processes for faculty, identifying assessment strategies and integrating technology.
James Frascona
Course/Subject Areas: Occupational, Leadership, Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior
Working with non-traditionals has been one of the most rewarding work experiences of Jim's life. The motivation and sincere interest in the course material has been unparalleled in his 10 years of teaching, and he enjoys being a facilitator. He learns as the students learn, and it's just a lot of fun for him.
Jim's professional experience is a combination of human resources management and social work. He worked in the human resources field for about 12 years, then went back to school to and obtain a Masters in Social Work. He also has an MBA degree, and worked in the mental health field for a two years. Then, Jim found a way to combine his backgrounds in business and the social sciences as a teacher for CNL.
Lee Prellwitz
Course/Subject Areas:
Budgeting,
Data Analysis and
Project Management
Seth Rankin
Course/Subject Area: Geography
UW Waukesha County
Phone: (262) 521-5490
E-mail: seth.rankin@uwc.edu
Marsha Rossiter, Ph. D.
Course/Subject Areas: Leadership and Capstone Seminar
Office: UW Oshkosh - Nursing Education Building, 621
Phone: (920) 424 - 0339
E-mail: rossiter@uwosh.edu
Coy Sabel
Course/Subject Areas: Writing, Human Resources Management and Organizational Behavior
Coy Sabel has been teaching adult non-traditional students since 1998. She has taught for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Marian College in Fond du Lac. Courses taught include writing, composition, research, management and leadership. For each class, Coy attempts to address all learning styles with a lot of hands-on activities and real-world applications.
She has spent 20 years in the business sector in various positions: Business Research Analyst, Communications Manager and, most recently, Training & Development Manager.
When Coy is not teaching, she enjoys spending time reading and writing.
Angela Westphal
Course/Subject Area: Communications