Dr. Sarah Mallonee
Campus: Massey
Office: E-121
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-462-7481
Biography: Sarah Mallonee has been a full-time professor of English at Indian River State College since the summer of 2005. She completed all her K-12 schooling in St. Lucie County, finishing at Lincoln Park Academy in 1994 as a recipient of the International Baccalaureate Diploma. She earned her BA at Tulane University, her MA at the University of Florida, and completed her PhD in the fall of 2009 from UF, also. Dr. Mallonee enjoys the opportunity to foster students’ personal growth and academic success.
Teaching Quote: Students in Dr. Mallonee’s composition courses are encouraged to consider the social and historical value of text and to investigate themes common to our global society in their own writing.
Campus: Massey
Office: E-121
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-462-7481
Biography: Sarah Mallonee has been a full-time professor of English at Indian River State College since the summer of 2005. She completed all her K-12 schooling in St. Lucie County, finishing at Lincoln Park Academy in 1994 as a recipient of the International Baccalaureate Diploma. She earned her BA at Tulane University, her MA at the University of Florida, and completed her PhD in the fall of 2009 from UF, also. Dr. Mallonee enjoys the opportunity to foster students’ personal growth and academic success.
Teaching Quote: Students in Dr. Mallonee’s composition courses are encouraged to consider the social and historical value of text and to investigate themes common to our global society in their own writing.
Dr. David Muller
Campus: Chastain
Office: A-110
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-419-5622
Biography: A recent arrival to Florida, Dr. Muller has a fancy shmancy PhD in Creative Writing with a focus on Uchronic fiction alternate history narratives from Monash University, the largest university in all of Australia, as well as a Master’s degree in English Literature from Bar Ilan University in Israel. He also has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the American Jewish University, a “school” that has since sold off its stunning Los Angeles campus and has in turn “sunsetted” their iconic undergraduate program due to a formidable lack of institutional awareness exacerbated by a particular type of financial ineptitude that sometimes plagues philanthropic entities.
The son of two Navy Sailors, Dr. Muller grew up all over the world as well as all across America; today he calls Port Fierce home, but in the past he has also lived in Virginia, Illinois, North Carolina, New York, Indiana, California, Iowa, and Georgia. As a result, Dr. Muller likes the Detroit Lions, the Los Angeles Rams, the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Dallas Cowboys, and he maintains an official “soft spot” for the Minnesota Vikings because his Mom was one of those old ladies who liked to wear purple, and some other type of “spot” for the Miami Dolphins as required by the powers-that-be at this college. Dr. Muller, it is important to note, despises the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots and does not like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he emphatically – and with delight and glee - detests the Buffalo Bills. These details are important to note, as they are often discussed at length with students during the course of a typical English Composition class taught by Dr. Muller, especially during the latter half of the Fall Semesters and in the early weeks of any given Spring Semester.
Teaching Quote: “Learning should be an informative and fun experience.” and “I am essentially a lazy person.” - Prof. Tom Heenan, Monash University
Campus: Chastain
Office: A-110
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-419-5622
Biography: A recent arrival to Florida, Dr. Muller has a fancy shmancy PhD in Creative Writing with a focus on Uchronic fiction alternate history narratives from Monash University, the largest university in all of Australia, as well as a Master’s degree in English Literature from Bar Ilan University in Israel. He also has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the American Jewish University, a “school” that has since sold off its stunning Los Angeles campus and has in turn “sunsetted” their iconic undergraduate program due to a formidable lack of institutional awareness exacerbated by a particular type of financial ineptitude that sometimes plagues philanthropic entities.
The son of two Navy Sailors, Dr. Muller grew up all over the world as well as all across America; today he calls Port Fierce home, but in the past he has also lived in Virginia, Illinois, North Carolina, New York, Indiana, California, Iowa, and Georgia. As a result, Dr. Muller likes the Detroit Lions, the Los Angeles Rams, the Los Angeles Chargers, and the Dallas Cowboys, and he maintains an official “soft spot” for the Minnesota Vikings because his Mom was one of those old ladies who liked to wear purple, and some other type of “spot” for the Miami Dolphins as required by the powers-that-be at this college. Dr. Muller, it is important to note, despises the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots and does not like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he emphatically – and with delight and glee - detests the Buffalo Bills. These details are important to note, as they are often discussed at length with students during the course of a typical English Composition class taught by Dr. Muller, especially during the latter half of the Fall Semesters and in the early weeks of any given Spring Semester.
Teaching Quote: “Learning should be an informative and fun experience.” and “I am essentially a lazy person.” - Prof. Tom Heenan, Monash University
Dr. Katharine Piatchek
Campus: Massey
Office: J-210
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (772) 462-7158
Biography: Katharine Piatchek received bachelor’s degrees in English and Secondary Education with a minor in writing from Washington University, after which she taught English at the high school level in St. Louis, Missouri and just outside of Washington, DC. She earned a master’s degree in English and American Literature from Georgetown University, and a PhD in American Studies from Saint Louis University. When she moved to Florida in 2012 she returned to the high school classroom teaching English in St. Lucie County Schools, and she began teaching as an adjunct at IRSC. Now at IRSC full time, she enjoys helping students to develop their own comfort and confidence with finding their voices and expressing themselves in writing.
Teaching Quote: “Education is not memorization. It is the activation of the imagination and a path towards liberation.” –Dr. Christopher Emdin
Campus: Massey
Office: J-210
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (772) 462-7158
Biography: Katharine Piatchek received bachelor’s degrees in English and Secondary Education with a minor in writing from Washington University, after which she taught English at the high school level in St. Louis, Missouri and just outside of Washington, DC. She earned a master’s degree in English and American Literature from Georgetown University, and a PhD in American Studies from Saint Louis University. When she moved to Florida in 2012 she returned to the high school classroom teaching English in St. Lucie County Schools, and she began teaching as an adjunct at IRSC. Now at IRSC full time, she enjoys helping students to develop their own comfort and confidence with finding their voices and expressing themselves in writing.
Teaching Quote: “Education is not memorization. It is the activation of the imagination and a path towards liberation.” –Dr. Christopher Emdin
Dr. Tammy Powley
(Caring Through Crafting Faculty Advisor)
Campus: Massey
Office: J-114
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-462-7712
Biography: Tammy Powley earned her BA in Creative Writing, MA in Literature, and Ph.D. in Texts and Technology from the University of Central Florida. Some of her research interests include 19th century literature, domestic technology, digital media, and Southern literature. Professor Powley has written a number of instructional books, including Making Designer Mixed Media and Memory Jewelry and The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making. Her book Women of Florida Fiction was published in 2015 by McFarland, and her novel Crafting Memories is available as a Kindle edition through Amazon. She teaches Creative Writing, Technical Writing, Composition I, and Composition II and enjoys offering students alternatives for critical thinking that are both appropriate for a work-place or academic environment. Along with teaching, she sponsors IRSC’s Caring through Crafting club, which has been awarded numerous awards from Campus Coalition Government since the club began in 2011: IRSC Pride Award; Outstanding Community Service; and Riverlife Achievement Award. Before turning to teaching full-time, Dr. Powley spent eight years as a technical writer primarily working in the defense industry.
(Caring Through Crafting Faculty Advisor)
Campus: Massey
Office: J-114
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-462-7712
Biography: Tammy Powley earned her BA in Creative Writing, MA in Literature, and Ph.D. in Texts and Technology from the University of Central Florida. Some of her research interests include 19th century literature, domestic technology, digital media, and Southern literature. Professor Powley has written a number of instructional books, including Making Designer Mixed Media and Memory Jewelry and The Complete Photo Guide to Jewelry Making. Her book Women of Florida Fiction was published in 2015 by McFarland, and her novel Crafting Memories is available as a Kindle edition through Amazon. She teaches Creative Writing, Technical Writing, Composition I, and Composition II and enjoys offering students alternatives for critical thinking that are both appropriate for a work-place or academic environment. Along with teaching, she sponsors IRSC’s Caring through Crafting club, which has been awarded numerous awards from Campus Coalition Government since the club began in 2011: IRSC Pride Award; Outstanding Community Service; and Riverlife Achievement Award. Before turning to teaching full-time, Dr. Powley spent eight years as a technical writer primarily working in the defense industry.
Hank Raulerson
Campus: Dixon Hendry
Office: A-115
Email: h[email protected]
Phone: 863-824-6007
Biography: Mr. Raulerson has been teaching English classes at IRSC for a quarter century, mostly at the Dixon-Hendry campus in Okeechobee, where he was born and raised (and where he still resides in the house he grew up in). His grandfather’s grandfather, Peter Raulerson, was the first settler in Okeechobee, so he has deep roots in the community. After graduating from Okeechobee High School, Mr. Raulerson attended Auburn University for his undergraduate degree in English and then Florida State University for his Master’s degree in English/Writing. Since 2013 he has been Fiction Editor of The Indian River Review, a literary journal based on the Main Campus in Fort Pierce.
Teaching Quote: Mr. Raulerson believes that writing is both craft and art, and that a good sentence or paragraph or story—written or read—can change your life. He is continually astonished by the work his students produce.
Campus: Dixon Hendry
Office: A-115
Email: h[email protected]
Phone: 863-824-6007
Biography: Mr. Raulerson has been teaching English classes at IRSC for a quarter century, mostly at the Dixon-Hendry campus in Okeechobee, where he was born and raised (and where he still resides in the house he grew up in). His grandfather’s grandfather, Peter Raulerson, was the first settler in Okeechobee, so he has deep roots in the community. After graduating from Okeechobee High School, Mr. Raulerson attended Auburn University for his undergraduate degree in English and then Florida State University for his Master’s degree in English/Writing. Since 2013 he has been Fiction Editor of The Indian River Review, a literary journal based on the Main Campus in Fort Pierce.
Teaching Quote: Mr. Raulerson believes that writing is both craft and art, and that a good sentence or paragraph or story—written or read—can change your life. He is continually astonished by the work his students produce.
Dr. April Van Camp
Campus: Pruitt
Office: J-307
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-336-6274
Biography: Professor April Van Camp earned the Doctor of Philosophy in English Texts and Technology at University of Central Florida, where she studied the implications of communicative technologies on the humanities, emphasizing photography’s role in cultural narrative. She served one term as Vice President of the Florida College English Association, two terms as Vice President, and she has been a member of FCEA since 1996. Professor Van Camp also supports The Zora Fest Committee of Fort Pierce, sits on the Board of Directors for Healthy Start Coalition in Okeechobee County, and assists with grant writing for St. Lucie County Boys and Girls Club. She has published several creative non-fiction essays, a chapter for Steve Glassman and Socky O’Sullivan’s Florida Crime Writers anthology, was editor for the 2008 edition of Florida Proceedings, and co-published Women of Florida Fiction. She has served on the Zora Fest! Committee in Fort Pierce, and participated in an IRSC local theater productions of The Lion in Winter.
Classes: Since coming to the College in 2000, Professor Van Camp has taught composition I and II, American, English, and World literature, and Children’s literature for an elective and for elementary teachers.
Teaching Quote: “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” - William Butler Yeats
Campus: Pruitt
Office: J-307
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 772-336-6274
Biography: Professor April Van Camp earned the Doctor of Philosophy in English Texts and Technology at University of Central Florida, where she studied the implications of communicative technologies on the humanities, emphasizing photography’s role in cultural narrative. She served one term as Vice President of the Florida College English Association, two terms as Vice President, and she has been a member of FCEA since 1996. Professor Van Camp also supports The Zora Fest Committee of Fort Pierce, sits on the Board of Directors for Healthy Start Coalition in Okeechobee County, and assists with grant writing for St. Lucie County Boys and Girls Club. She has published several creative non-fiction essays, a chapter for Steve Glassman and Socky O’Sullivan’s Florida Crime Writers anthology, was editor for the 2008 edition of Florida Proceedings, and co-published Women of Florida Fiction. She has served on the Zora Fest! Committee in Fort Pierce, and participated in an IRSC local theater productions of The Lion in Winter.
Classes: Since coming to the College in 2000, Professor Van Camp has taught composition I and II, American, English, and World literature, and Children’s literature for an elective and for elementary teachers.
Teaching Quote: “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.” - William Butler Yeats
June Wells
Campus: Massey
Office: J-108
Email: mwells@irsc.edu
Phone: 772-462-7639
Biography: June Dumler Wells was born in the lake region of northern New Jersey. After graduating from Pompton Lakes High School, she attended Washington College, a small liberal arts college on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. When her family moved to Florida in 1968, she transferred to the University of South Florida in Tampa. In 1970 she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech/English Education. June was then offered a Graduate Assistantship to pursue her Master of Arts Degree in Rhetoric and Public Address. Shortly after receiving her degree, she was offered a teaching position at Indian River Community College. She is now the longest tenured faculty member at the institution. As part of the Indian River team, she has served on many committees and chaired them as well. She helped organize the College Brain Bowl Team and served as the moderator and reader for many years. Presently, she chairs the College Awards Committee, a very large committee that is responsible for organizing and presenting the annual college awards ceremony that recognizes the best and brightest students at the institution. June serves as the Moderator and Speaker at this annual event as well. She was the Assistant Department Chair of Education and Communications for two years and was also the Chair of the Department for three years. During her tenure as Department Chair, the Department created and implemented five of the first Bachelor’s Degree Programs in Education at the college. She views this accomplishment as one of the biggest challenges and one of the most rewarding experiences of her time at Indian River. In 2009, June was named Faculty Member of the Year. After resigning as Department Chair, June continues to work in the classroom doing what she truly loves best, working with students and teaching them communication skills.
Teaching Quote: “As long as there are human rights to be defended, as long as there are great interests to be guarded, as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place.” - William Jennings Bryan
Campus: Massey
Office: J-108
Email: mwells@irsc.edu
Phone: 772-462-7639
Biography: June Dumler Wells was born in the lake region of northern New Jersey. After graduating from Pompton Lakes High School, she attended Washington College, a small liberal arts college on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. When her family moved to Florida in 1968, she transferred to the University of South Florida in Tampa. In 1970 she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech/English Education. June was then offered a Graduate Assistantship to pursue her Master of Arts Degree in Rhetoric and Public Address. Shortly after receiving her degree, she was offered a teaching position at Indian River Community College. She is now the longest tenured faculty member at the institution. As part of the Indian River team, she has served on many committees and chaired them as well. She helped organize the College Brain Bowl Team and served as the moderator and reader for many years. Presently, she chairs the College Awards Committee, a very large committee that is responsible for organizing and presenting the annual college awards ceremony that recognizes the best and brightest students at the institution. June serves as the Moderator and Speaker at this annual event as well. She was the Assistant Department Chair of Education and Communications for two years and was also the Chair of the Department for three years. During her tenure as Department Chair, the Department created and implemented five of the first Bachelor’s Degree Programs in Education at the college. She views this accomplishment as one of the biggest challenges and one of the most rewarding experiences of her time at Indian River. In 2009, June was named Faculty Member of the Year. After resigning as Department Chair, June continues to work in the classroom doing what she truly loves best, working with students and teaching them communication skills.
Teaching Quote: “As long as there are human rights to be defended, as long as there are great interests to be guarded, as long as the welfare of nations is a matter for discussion, so long will public speaking have its place.” - William Jennings Bryan