Contact Us
Email: shinta.hernandez@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-2374
Office Location: Rockville Campus, Mannakee (MK) 330A
Email: suzette.spencer@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-2340
Office Location: Rockville Campus, Macklin Tower (MT) 303J
Bio
Suzette Spencer is the Director of Library and Information Services at Montgomery College. Her 25-year career in public and academic libraries has been dedicated to serving students, faculty, and staff, with a committed focus to lifelong learning opportunities for community users. She provides vision and direction for the Montgomery College Library’s three-campus library system, as well as our virtual presence. Prior to 海角社区, Ms. Spencer served as Associate Dean of Library Services and Interim Associate Dean of Library Access and Discovery at Broward College in south Florida. Ms. Spencer and the library team are proud to be a teaching and learning partner with college peers, the academic departments, and external community stakeholders.
Ms. Spencer earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management and Finance
from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and her Master’s degree in Information
and Library Science from Pratt Institute in New York City, New York.
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Office Location: Rockville Campus
Email: sonia.pruneda-hernandez@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7296
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MK 342H
Bio
Dr. Pruneda-Hernandez began her career at 海角社区 in 2005 as an adjunct professor, becoming a full-time faculty member in 2008. In 2017, she was appointed as the coordinator of the early childhood program, becoming the collegewide senior director for early childhood education programs in 2020 and Acting Dean of Education and Social Sciences in 2022.
Through her work in early childhood education, she increased enrollment through extensive outreach, wrote successful grants (which raised $2 million) supporting students at no cost to them, and developed the fully online applied science degree, reducing the time to a degree significantly for students. She collaborated and supported WDCE with developing courses and curriculum review to add grant and other programmatic needs, ensuring quality and facilitating the integration of credit and noncredit content and flow. Dr. Pruneda-Hernandez has developed strong relationships with the community and provides leadership coordinating the regional early childhood education professional continuing education and community engagements events, including the Regional Early Childhood Education Summit, Statewide Early Childhood Education Symposium, and countywide early childhood education events.
Dr. Pruneda-Hernandez has served on numerous collegewide committees, including co-chairing one of the standards for Middle States accreditation and participating in the 2022 cohort of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges LEADERS Institute. Dr. Pruneda-Hernandez was awarded the MC Faculty Outstanding Service Award in 2015 and the NISOD of Excellence Award in 2016. Dr. Pruneda-Hernandez was also the recipient of the American Association of Community College Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty designation for 2018 and was awarded the Association of Community College Trustee (ACCT) 2019 Northeast Region Faculty Member Award.
Dr. Pruneda-Hernandez earned a doctorate of education from Walden University, a master of science in education from Nova Southeastern University, and a bachelor of arts in Spanish from the University of North Florida.
Email: guillermo.laya@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1596
Office Location: Germantown Campus
Bio
Guillermo Laya joined 海角社区 in August 2007 serving as the Intake Assessment Specialist for the Adult English and Literacy GED (AELG) program in Workforce Development and Continued Education (WD&CE). He also worked in the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) as a test development manager, guiding the development of test materials for bilingual language testing. In 2013, he taught part-time in the English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP) program before becoming the Collegewide Assessment and Testing Centers Director where he focused on staff development, student services, collaboration with other units, and innovation to efficiently deliver testing services to all students.
Guillermo received a Master’s in TESOL from American University, and a Bachelor of
Art from Montclair State University in Applied Linguistics. He brings extensive experience
in public and higher education teaching, test development practices, and innovative
leadership style to maximize employee engagement and student services.
Email: paul.miller@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-2002
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MK 325J
Bio
Paul D. Miller has extensive experience in STEM instruction; K-12 curriculum development;
instructional design and teaching methodologies; project evaluation; inclusive professional
learning/development; instructional technology integration; instructional systems
development; program implementation fidelity and evaluation; and over $34 million
in federal and state grant facilitation and management. He has worked with school
systems in 28 states and presented internationally at conferences on cooperative learning
models, scaling programs for enhanced math achievement, effective leadership coaching
practices, professional development, competency-based learning, and technology integration
to support teaching and learning.
Meet the CTL Team
Email: christine.crefton@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7252
Office Location: Rockville Campus, Mannakee (MK) 325D
Bio
Christine Crefton began her journey at 海角社区 in January 2009 serving as the Faculty Outreach Librarian before becoming the Campus Library Manager at the Rockville campus library; instituting changes that focused on student needs, staff morale, relationship building, and the overall culture of the campus library.Currently serving as a resource and support person for projects and programs at the college including , Microcredentials, , UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship, and facilitating various Professional Development opportunities such as the 2020-2021 Presidential Innovation Leadership Institute. With many years of experience working in the private sector, government, and in academic and public library settings, she brings her passion for transformational leadership, courageous visioning, and identifying the strengths and motivations of individuals to maximize employee engagement and help lead teams through change to her position in the Office of E-learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence.
Christine is a Doctor of Education, earning the degree from Drexel University’s Educational Leadership and Management program with a concentration in Organization Development and Adult Learning. She has a Master’s degree in Library Science and Information Systems from Drexel and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA majoring in Political Science with a minor in Communications.
Email: nghi.nguyen@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-1953
Office Location: Rockville Campus, Mannakee (MK) 342G
Bio
Nghi Nguyen is a seasoned Digital Media Manager with over 17 years of experience at 海角社区, where he creates and manages digital content for the Office of EASS and supports various departments, units, and programs across the College. He specializes in creating engaging web materials aligned with institutional standards, ensuring ADA compliance, and efficiently overseeing multiple projects simultaneously.Nghi brings extensive expertise in web design, multimedia project management, and strategic communication across diverse digital platforms. He holds a Master’s degree in Distance Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication-Journalism from the University of Maryland Global Campus.
His technical proficiencies include Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, and JavaScript, and he is fluent in both English and Vietnamese.
Nghi is also a member of the 海角社区 Rising Professionals Association new window, Staff Enrichment Day Planning Committee new window, and MC Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Planning Committee. new window
Meet the MC Online and Academic Support Team
Shinta Hernandez, Ph.D. is the Dean of MC Online and Academic Support at Montgomery College (MC), providing leadership in online education, open education, and the Digital Learning Center. From the time she started at MC in January 2007, she has helped to advance work in open education and open pedagogy, social justice and equity, inclusive curriculum, faculty professional development, international collaborations, online education, and the social science disciplines.
Previously, Dr. Hernandez served as the department chair of sociology, anthropology, and criminal justice and professor of sociology at MC. She also served on the leadership team of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) Student Success Network. She is the co-founder and co-developer of two MC faculty fellowships centered on online education and open education, including the global award-winning United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship, which has grown to 13 institutional partners across North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Asia. She also has experience in external leadership roles with the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER), Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC), MarylandOnline Leadership Institute (MOLLI), and the Maryland Chief Officers of Online Learning (COOL).
Dr. Hernandez received her B.A. in Psychology from Brandeis University, M.P.P. in Social Policy from Georgetown University, and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Maryland College Park. She was recently awarded the Diversity in Business Award by the Washington Business Journal (2024) and by Women We Admire as Top 50 Women Leaders in Maryland (2022). She was also awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Advising from MC in 2017 and the Excellence Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) in 2018.
Email: fariha.alam@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5257
Office Location: Rockville Campus, Mannakee (MK) 325A
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MK330
Bio
Elysse Meredith holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Medieval Studies (English Literature, French Literature, and Art History) from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland as well as a B.A. in English Literature from Drew University in New Jersey. As the Learning Commons Director, she oversees MC’s diverse learning centers and Achieving the Promise Academy. Since starting at 海角社区 in 2015, she has championed academic support as an experiential learning opportunity that improves access to all students. Additionally, Dr. Meredith has served as the President of the Maryland College Learning Center Association (MDCLCA) and the Treasurer of the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association (MAWCA). Her research interests include linguistic diversity, emotional labor, multimodal composition, and gamification.
Email: Tia.Roebuck@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7291
Office Location: Rockville Campus, Mannakee (MK) 330D
Email: robin.cook@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-6003
Office Location: Rockville Campus, Mannakee (MK) 342E
Email: tracey.little@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 204-567-6002
Office Location: Rockville Campus, Mannakee (MK) 342K
Location: 900 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 | Phone: 240-567-6000 | Email: mconline@montgomerycollege.edu