Faculty and Staff

Educational Background

BA, Romance Languages, UMCP
MA, French Language and Literature (concentration, Applied Linguistics) UMCP

Educational Background

BA, French and French Studies minor in Russian & TESOL Graduate Certificate, American University
MA, TESOL, American University
PhD, Higher Education, Morgan State University

Educational Background

B.A., California State University Sacramento
M.A., University of Colorado Boulder
Ph.D., University of Denver

Biography

Tiffany Banks is an Associate Professor of Communication at Montgomery College where she has been a faculty member since 2015. Dr. Banks brings over 10 years of experience in higher education and takes pride in providing high-impact experiences for students – in particular, community engagement projects that address environmental justice and food insecurityin the State of Maryland.

Courses Taught

Educational Background

BA, French and English, Moller Institute, Tilburg, the Netherlands
MA, English, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, the Netherlands
博士、英国文学、工会研究所&环宇ity, Cincinnati, Ohio

Educational Background

BS, Organizational Communication, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
MA, Interpersonal Communication Theory & Research, West Virginia University
Ed.D, Educational Psychology/Instructional Communication, West Virginia University

Educational Background

MS in Applied Linguistics (TESOL) from Georgia State University, Atlanta GA

BA in History and English from the University of South Carolina, Columbia SC.

Biography

I began my teaching career in 1997 at Georgia State University and then went on to teach at Georgia Perimeter College before joining the faculty at Montgomery College in 2007. I have been a Smithsonian Faculty Fellow and a Fellow in the United Nations Sustainable Development program at MC. In my free time, I raise, train and show my Maltese Dogs.

Biography

Carrie D. Shaw has been working with Montgomery College’s English Language for Academic Purposes department since 2005. She implements a student centered approach with technology in the classroom learning tools and strong individual student advocacy for success. You can follow her on Twitter @CarrieShaw_MC.

Educational Background
BA, Political Science & French, Saint Mary’s Honors College of Maryland
MEd., University of Maryland

Phone:240-257-2727* (text/voice) *If possible, I would prefer to use my work google voice mobile/text number in the listing rather than my college extension.

Biography

Has been teaching Foundations of Communications at Montgomery College since Fall 2012 at all three campuses. Has been teaching Introduction to Speech 205 and Public Speaking 403 at Catholic University of America in the Speech and Drama Department since Fall of 2016. Before teaching, he had 30 years of national and international special event production and cirque/circus touring shows. Prof. McNelis founded, produced and directed Tomfoolery Inc.'s "Cirque Voila!" theatre show, which had 5 national tours between 2002 and 2011. He produced and directed the Kim-Tom International Clown Festival in Shanghai, China in 2007 tackling 100 performers and 10 staff persons there for an eight week series of cultural exchanges, performances and public classes in clowning/physical comedy that reached over 300,000 persons. Has taught and studied Taekwondo at Sensei Martial Arts since 2001, reaching the level of third degree black belt.

Educational Background
AA, Arts and Aesthetics - Bard College at Simon's Rock
BA' Theatre - Bennington College
MA, Communication Arts and Theatre - University of Maryland at College Park