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Matt Huwiler

Faculty Member	Champlain College 365体育官网
Staff Member	Champlain College 365体育官网  Information Systems
Pronouns	He/Him/His
Education	Champlain College, Bachelor of Science; Champlain College, Associate in Science
Connect 365体育官网	Facebook X Personal Website
Contact	*Remote Email Me

Biography

Matt Huwiler is a seasoned web developer with over two decades of experience at Champlain College, currently serving as a senior-level Web Developer in the Information Systems department. His work spans SSO management, custom reporting, cloud infrastructure, React Native development, and online payment forms.

Matt is also an Adjunct Professor for Champlain College 365体育官网, teaching courses in JavaScript, iOS development, web media, and animation. Passionate about online education, he enjoys empowering students with practical skills.

Based in Michigan, Matt remains closely connected to the Champlain community, with aspirations of returning to Vermont. In his free time, he explores emerging technologies like AI and DLTs and enjoys physical fitness, chess, and skiing.

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Benjamin Jelter

Faculty Member	Game Art Degree
Pronouns	He/Him/His
Areas of Expertise	Game Art Illustration Game Design
Connect 365体育官网	Personal Website
Contact	(802) 495-5818 Email Me

Biography

Ben Jelter is an illustrator, game designer, and instructor. He has created a large number of independent comics and video games over his career. His last release was The Machine, published through Incube8 games. His next published game will be Unearthed, an expanded version of the game that won GBCompo21. It will be published through Limited Run Games.

Recommended Reading, Listening & Viewing

• Shadow of the Colossus (PS2, 2005)
• Ikaruga (Arcade, 2001)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS, 2013)

Favorite Quote

“If the professors of English will complain to me that the students who come to the universities, after all those years of study, still cannot spell “friend,” I say to them that something’s the matter with the way you spell friend.”

—Richard Feynman

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Sarah Jerger

Faculty Member	Applied Sustainability Degree  Criminology & Criminal Justice Degree  Education Degree  Marketing Degree  Psychology Degree  Social Work Degree
Pronouns	She/Her/Hers
Education	Champlain College, Bachelor of Science; Champlain College, Associate in Science; Champlain College, Master of Science
Areas of Expertise	Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design Public Relations and Communication Experiential Education and Industry & Community Partnerships
Connect 365体育官网	LinkedIn
Home State	Connecticut
Fun Fact About Me	I spent my youth doing 18th century living history reenacting.
Contact	Joyce Hall Email Me

Biography

Sarah Jerger is a Faculty Instructor of Human-Centered Design and Communication and has been at Champlain College since 2008. To her classroom teaching, she brings a career of hands-on experiential education forging over 100 project-based collaborations between students and industry partners in a studio environment. Jerger is passionate about empowering students to design solutions for positive social impact through “real-world” experiences.

Jerger holds a Master’s degree from Champlain College in Emergent Media. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and two Associate’s degrees in Multimedia & Graphic Design and Public Relations & Media Communications.

Jerger’s previous experience includes communications, operations, graphic design, and media-buying in the advertising, beverage, and real estate industries. She is a multi-disciplinary artist with a passion for analog making and craft which she explores intertwining with digital means of expression. Her work spans (for now) textile art, digital storytelling, mixed-media collage, video, and wearable electronics. She also operates and curates a Free Little Art Gallery, a community-driven project to make art more accessible and nurture creativity.

What are your hobbies?

Mixed media art, hiking, nature, cooking, taking classes & learning new things, procrastinating folding laundry

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Devil Takes a Holiday, Kate’s Food Truck, Jericho Cafe & Tavern, Spot on the Dock // Palmer Lane Maple for creemees, hikes around Indian Brook Reservoir, South End Art Hop in September, shows at the Monkey House, Vermont Comedy Club, concerts at Snow Farm Vineyard in South Hero

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Mark Johnson

Faculty Member	Writing & Publishing Degree
Pronouns	He/Him/His
Areas of Expertise	Newspaper & Radio Reporting & Editing Field Interviewing

Biography

Mark Johnson has had a 40-year career in Vermont journalism as a reporter, editor and talk show host. Johnson has worked at the Eagle Times in Springfield, the 365体育官网 Free Press, the Vanguard Press, VTDigger.org and Seven Days as a reporter, editor and columnist. For 25 years, he hosted an influential political and general interest two-hour daily talk show on WKDR and WDEV radio stations. He also served as a regular panelist and guest host on Vermont Public Television’s weekly roundtable news show “Vermont This Week.” He and his wife, Lauren-Glenn Davitian, the founder of Town Meeting Television, and their daughter, Stella Rose, live in 365体育官网.

Distinctions & Awards

Vermont Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award 2012

Favorite Quote

“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

—Steven Covey

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Max Johnson

Faculty Member	Game Sound Design Degree
Pronouns	He/Him/His
Areas of Expertise	Game Audio Game Design/Development Sound Design for Film/TV
Connect 365体育官网	Personal Website LinkedIn
Contact	Communication and Creative Media, S.D. Ireland Global Center

Recommended Reading

• The Sound Effects Bible by Ric Viers
• The Foley Grail by Vanessa Theme Ament
• Aaron Marks’ Complete Guide to Game Audio

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Eric Jollymore

Faculty Member	Champlain College 365体育官网
Pronouns	He/Him/His
Education	Northeastern University, Master of Science; Bridgewater State College, Bachelor of Science; Champlain College, Bachelor of Science
Areas of Expertise	Digital Investigations Technology Testing and Research
Contact	Miller Center at Lakeside Campus

Biography

Eric is an enthusiastic digital forensics instructor who is passionate about exploring how technology works and discovering the information that can be extracted from it. With a strong commitment to research and testing, he brings an enthusiastic and hands-on approach to his teaching.

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Meg Jones

Faculty Member	Education Degree
Pronouns	Any/All Pronouns
Areas of Expertise	Elementary & Early Childhood Education Literacy Pk-12 Educational Technology; Digital Literacy; Qualitative Methods; Critical & Queer Theories, Inclusive
Connect 365体育官网	LinkedIn
Contact	Freeman Hall

Biography

Meg Jones joined Champlain College having received their PhD in Education from the University of Rhode Island. Meg’s research interests include preservice teacher education, social justice & inclusion in PK-16 education, literacy for PK-16, and qualitative research methods. They have over ten years of experience in education including as an elementary and early childhood classroom teacher, district level technology integration coach, professional development facilitator, college course instructor for literacy courses and qualitative methods, and international research fellow.

Meg was the recipient of a Fulbright Finland Foundation grant (2021-2022) and American-Scandinavian Foundation fellowship (2022-2023), which combined supported two years living and researching in Finland. Meg brings these experiences to Champlain to connect local and global communities while ensuring future teachers are ready for diverse classrooms.

Meg’s educational philosophy is rooted in critical approaches to teaching and learning, drawing from the works of bell hooks, Judith Butler, and Paulo Freire. In the classroom, Meg practices “engaged pedagogy” (hooks, 1994) which prioritizes the wellbeing and empowerment of students.

Publications & Abstracts

• Disrupting cisheteronormativity in STEM through humanism
• Unpacking Anti-femininity Among Masculine Identifying STEM Students with Minoritized Identities of Sexuality and Gender
• “You Assumed That Everybody Was…”: Hermeneutic Injustice and Cisheteropatriarchy in STEM Coursework
• Embodied Literacies of Sexuality and Gender of College Students
• Using Digital and Media Literacies to Expand Global Perspectives

Recommended Readings

• Teaching to Transgress by Bell Hooks
• The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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Jennifer Jorgenson

Faculty Member	Social Work Degree
Pronouns	She/Her/Hers
Education	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis, Master of Social Work; Ball State University, Bachelor of Social Work
Areas of Expertise	childhood trauma child welfare domestic violence

Biography

Jennifer Jorgenson is the Director of the Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership (VT-CWTP). In her role, she serves on statewide workgroups and leadership teams, providing input and recommendations for practice and policy change across the greater child welfare system. In 2017, she was one of the co-developers of the iTIPS curriculum and more recently was an integral part of the final revision of the NCTSN (BPC) Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Navigating Trauma Across Generations; in collaboration with both the Vermont team and the Chadwick Center for Children and Families.

Previously, she served as the Co-PD for the treatment and services strand on the ACF Placement Stability Project grant, rolling out screening, assessment, progress monitoring, treatments and services for youth in custody impacted by trauma. In this role, she led the statewide roll out of the RPC+TIPS for caregivers. Prior to her current role, Jennifer served as Director of Treatment Services for a child abuse prevention and treatment agency, an outpatient therapist, a therapeutic residential center therapist and Membership Director for the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence where she oversaw the provision of evidence-based trauma treatments in Kentucky and Ohio. A Licensed Independent and Clinical Social Worker, Jennifer obtained her BSW at Ball State University and her MSW at Indiana University. She is a Certified Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) therapist and Level 1 trainer, and Certified Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) therapist and trained in CARE.

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Erik Kaarla

Faculty Member	Core Division  General Education
Pronouns	He/Him/His
Education	University of Vermont, Master of Education; Emerson College, Bachelor of Fine Arts; University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, Master of Arts
Areas of Expertise	Journalism, visual rhetoric and media literacy Musical education and music topics involving theory, popular culture, applications and performance
Contact	Aiken 100

Biography

Erik Kaarla has been a lifelong educator who started from doing professional writing within a nonfiction context in the Boston area to becoming a writing educator with a special emphasis on rhetoric and composition and business communication. Erik has also remained an avid music and tennis educator. He has provided writing and research instruction at a number of New England colleges including the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Pine Manor College, Mass Bay Community College, 365体育官网 College, Saint Michael’s College, Community College of Vermont and here at Champlain College. Erik considers himself to be a constructivist teacher placing a persistent emphasis on the compilation and exploration of new knowledge within the classroom. He is also licensed in English 7-12 in Vermont and in all states that support reciprocity in high school credentialing.

Erik’s research interests include the study of practices and methodologies that lead to success in the writing process. He is also active in applying cutting edge music theory applications within classrooms that involve exploration and movement through music curricula.

Erik is a native Finnish speaker and he has also performed translation work and given language lessons for extensive periods of time. He continues to offer instruction in bass and guitar applications.

Favorite Quote

Wherever you go, there you are.

~ Thomas à Kempis, a precursor appeared in a spiritual work composed by Kempis in the 1400s. This comical saying was circulating by 1955 when it was attributed to Jim Russell within a student publication at Pennsylvania State University in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

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Robert Kane

Faculty Member	Champlain College 365体育官网

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Joseph Kanser

Faculty Member	Champlain College 365体育官网
Education	Florida Institute of Technology, Master of Information Systems; Strayer University, Bachelor of Science; Broome Community College, Associate in Science; Community College of the Air Force, Associate in Science
Areas of Expertise	Cybersecurity Foundations and advanced concepts Ethical Hacking Active Directory administration and security

Biography

Joe has over twenty years of experience in Cybersecurity, mostly spent in the defense industry, and over six years teaching our students at Champlain College 365体育官网. He has several cybersecurity certifications such as the CISSP, CISM and Security + to name a few and has a Masters Degree in Management Information Systems from Florida Institute of Technology.

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Amy Kaufman

Faculty Member	Champlain College 365体育官网
Areas of Expertise	Business Administration Accounting Auditing Financial Management Business Information Systems
Contact	Remote

Biography

Amy is a seasoned Accounting Director currently working for an art museum in eastern Ohio with over 20 years of experience and enjoy bringing these real-world concepts of accounting and business to my classrooms. She is honored to teach for Champlain College and looks forward to listening to and working with her students to achieve a great learning experience.

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Robert Kayl

Faculty Member	Champlain College 365体育官网
Education	University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Master of Science; University of Maryland, Master of Information Systems; National Defense University, Master of Science; Southern Illinois University, Bachelor of Science

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Amy Keigwin

Faculty Member	Computer Networking & Cybersecurity Degree  Digital Forensics Degree
Pronouns	Please Ask Me
Areas of Expertise	Digital Forensics & Incident Response Data Recovery Computer Networking
Connect 365体育官网	LinkedIn
Contact	Miller Center at Lakeside, S.D. Ireland Global Center

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Elene Kelleher

Faculty Member	Champlain College 365体育官网
Education	Champlain College Robert P. Stiller School of Business, Master of Business Administration; Holy Names University, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Champlain College, Masters of Health Administration
Areas of Expertise	Healthcare Leadership Healthcare Performance Improvement Project Management
Contact	365体育官网

Biography

Experience includes over 40 years in nursing management and leadership, healthcare consulting, and as an educator. Considered a subject matter expert in leadership, and developing and mentoring new leaders.

Favorite Quote

“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”

—Ronald Reagan

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