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Welcome to the New WCC Employees
By Sandy Sheets
Wilkes Community College employed thir
teen new employees during the month of
August.
Marsha Alexander has been employed at
WCC as a counselor in the Student Support
Services OfTice. Ms. Alexander received her
M.A. degree from Appalachian State
Marsha Alexander
University in Rehab. Psychology. She has
most recently been self-employed in coun
seling, psychotherapy, psychological and
vocational evaluations for Disability
Determination Services and Vocational
Rehabilitation Services. She also has past
experience as a part-time insUuctor in psy
chology and sociology courses, a coun
selor/psychologist for the Agape-Onoma
Psychological Center and a counselor/
teacher for the Department of Corrections
through the WCC HRD program. Ms.
Alexander lives on Old Highway 18 South in
Wilkesboro.
Elizabeth Carroll has been employed as an
English instructor. She moved to Wilkes
from Waterbury, Vermont. She received her
Master of Arts Degree in English from the
University of Vermont in spring 1997, and
her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from
Appalachian State University. She received a
1996-97 Graduate Teaching Fellowship at
the University of Vermont and a 1996 nomi
nation for the Tupper Award, which is pre
sented to an outstanding graduate student in
English.
Aaron Cook of Valdese, NC is the new lead
instructor of Biology at Wilkes. Cook
received his Master of Arts degree in Biology
m
Aaron Cook
from Appalachian State University. He
comes to Wilkes from Mayland Community
College in Sprucc Pine, NC where he was
serving as a Biology instructor. He has also
taught as a Biology instructor at Western
Piedmont Community College and worked
as a teaching assistant at Appalachian State
University. Aaron and his wife, Lisa, have
two children, Kaitlin, who is seven, and
Matthew, who is two.
A1 deLachica is the new Broadcasting and
Production Technology instructor. He comes
to Wilkes form the position of Affiliate
Services Director for Capitol Networks
where he was responsible for marketing
nationwide sports and news programs. He
has served as a Media Technician II for
Fayetteville State University; a
Broadcast/Technical Director for Eye of the
Artist Productions; Director of Programs for
Rio Bravo Cultural Arts Foundation and a
Broadcast journalism Teaching Assistant at
the University of Texas at Austin. He
received both his Master's and Bachelor's
degrees in Joumalism from the University of
A1 deLachica
Texas at Austin. Al and his wife, Marianna,
have a two-year- old daughter, Marial.
Regina DeLisse comes to Wilkes as the new
Coordinator/InsUnctor of Computer Science
and Business for WCC's Ashe and Alleghany
campuses. She has earned a Certificate of
Advanced Graduate Studies and is currently
working toward her Doctor of Philosophy
degree in Organizational Leadership from
Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA.
She received both a Master of Arts in Higher
Education and a Bachelor of Technology
degree from Appalachian State University.
She also graduated with an Associate in
Applied Science degree in Business
Administration from Coastal Carolina
Community College.
Before being employed at WCC full-time,
Ms. DeLisse worked as an adjunct busi
ness/computer instructor for WCC and
Caldwell Community College. She lives in
Boone with her two sons, Eric and Steven
Midkiflf. (Picture Unavailable.)
Martha Fletcher of Piney Creek, NC, has
been employed as an English instructor. Ms.
Fletcher received both her Master of Arts
and Bachelor of Arts degrees in English from
Appalachian State University. Prior to this
fall, she has worked as an adjunct instructor
for WCC, as well as a instructor and Writing
Consultant for the University Writing Center
at Appalachian State University. (Picture
Unavailable.)
Vanya Greene has been employed as a biolo
gy instructor. Prior to acccpting this position,
she served as an adjunct biology instructor
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Elizabeth Carroll