MIT FACULTY
Fall, 2002 – Fall, 2007
(Please note that Betsy Diffendal, Terry Ford, George Freeman, Jan Kido, Stephanie
Kozick, and Sherry Walton taught in the program prior to 2002, the beginning point of
this accreditation report. Please see faculty vitae for further information.)
Name
Degrees
Scott Coleman
B.S., Biology
M.A., Education
Ph.D., Instructional Systems
Technology
Public School
Experience
Certified K-8
Multiple subjects
Certified 6-12 in
Life Science,
Physical Science,
Mathematics
11 years K-12
experience
Cohort(s)
MIT Director
2001 – 2006
MIT Cohorts
2006-07 (2nd year)
2007-08 (2nd year)
(Core MIT faculty)
Magda
Constantino
Llyn DeDanaan
MIT Cohorts
Betsy Diffendal
Spring, 2006
(Visiting Emeritus
Faculty)
MIT Cohorts
Jacque Ensign
B.A., Social Anthropology
M.A., Cultural Anthropology
Ph.D., Applied Anthropology
B.A., Psychology
M.Ed., Elementary
Education
Ph.D., Social Foundations
of Education
2002-04
(Liberal Arts
Faculty)
Now retired
Certified K-8
Taught K-5th
grades in WV,
VA, CT
MIT Cohorts
Fall, 2004
Spring, 2005
2006-08
(Visiting faculty)
Assess K-12
home schooled
students in
language arts
& math for 54
public school
districts in VA
Patty Finnegan
B.A., Biology
B.Ed., Special Education
Certified in:
P-12 Special Ed.
MIT Cohort
M.Ed., Educational
Administration and
Supervision
Ph.D., Educational
Psychology
Terry Ford
George
Freeman, Jr.
Gery Gerst
Jan Kido
Stephanie
Kozick
B.A., English
Ed.M., Secondary
Education
Ph.D., Literacy Education
B.A., Liberal Arts,
Secondary Education
M.A., Clinical Psychology
Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
5-12 Biology
P-12 Principal
P-12 Supervisor
Taught high
school biology
Certified K-12
Taught middle
school reading,
language arts,
health, and PE
for 7 years
Registered
counselor;
Certified to teach
Social Studies;
Organizations
and Systems
Development
Certificate from
the Gestalt
Institute
Substitute
teacher –
secondary social
studies
B.A., History
Teac Teacher: 1971M.Ed., Educational
2001 (1 year
Methods, Secondary
Middle School
(emphasis: Education
history &
Applications of Technology)
Spanish; 29
years at Olympia
High teaching
history and
social sciences)
B.Ed., Secondary Education
M.A., Speech
Communication
Ph.D., Communication:
Speech
Communication/CrossCultural
Communication/Multicultural
Education
B.A., Education
M.S., Early Childhood
Education
Lifetime
Certification in
Secondary
Education in
Hawaii
Certified to teach
in Illinois
Fall, 2004 –
Winter, 06
(Visiting Faculty)
MIT Cohorts
2003-05
2006
Winter & Spring
2007-09
(MIT Core Faculty)
MIT Cohort
2007-09
(Liberal Arts
Faculty)
MIT Cohorts
2002-2006
(Part-time visiting
faculty)
2006-08
(Full time visiting
faculty)
MIT Cohorts
2002-04
(MIT Core faculty)
Now Retired
MIT Cohorts
2001-03
M.S. Curriculum and
Instruction
Ph.D., Human Development
and Family Studies
Anita Lenges
Evalia Romano
Ratna Roy
Simona Sharoni
Chris Sharp
B.A., Mathematics and
Anthropology
M.A., Mathematics
Education and Teacher
Leadership
Ph.D., Curriculum and
Instruction, specializing in
Mathematics Education
B.A., Literature and
Linguistics
Ph.D. Hispanic Languages
and Literatures
B.A., English Literature
M.A., English Literature
Ph.D., American Literature
with emphasis on African
American Literature
Graduate work in Sanskrit
B.A., Counseling and Social
Sciences
MA, Counseling and Special
Education
Ph.D.,Conflict Analysis and
Resolution.
B.A. with Major in
Psychology and Children’s
Theater and minor in
Elementary Education
M.Ed.
Taught early
childhood special
education for 8
years
Gave workshops
and worked on
curriculum
projects in
Washington
publics schools
Certified to teach
4-12 Math, 4-12
Anthropology
Taught math two
years in Kenya;
taught math eight
years in a
Washington
middle school
High school
literature teacher
in Argentina
Gave workshops
in Washington
public schools
Student teaching
in Israeli public
school
Gave workshops
in Washington
public schools
Standard
Teacher
Certification K-12
Standard
Administrator’s
Certification K-12
(MIT Core Faculty
now in
undergraduate
faculty)
MIT Cohort
2005-07
(Core MIT faculty)
MIT Cohort
Winter, 2005
(Liberal Arts
Faculty)
She has returned
to Argentina and is
no longer at
Evergreen
MIT Cohort
2001-03
(Liberal Arts
Faculty)
MIT Cohort
Spring 2005 –
Spring 2006
(Visiting faculty)
MIT Cohorts
Student teacher
supervisor
2004 – 07
(Visiting faculty,
retired principal)
Masao
Sugiyama
B.S.; M.S; Ph.D. Math
Taught 8 years in
grades 4-6
Principal in K-6
schools for 23
years
Certified to teach
math; taught high
school math for
three years.
Taught math for
Upward Bound
for 15 years
Nancy Taylor
MIT Cohorts
2003-05
2006-07
(MIT Core Faculty)
MIT Cohort
Spring, 2007
(Liberal Arts
Faculty)
Michael Vavrus
Sherry Walton
Sonja
Wiedenhaupt
B.A., Political Science
M.A., Social and
Philosophical Foundations
of Education
Ph.D., Education:
Instructional Development
and Technology
B.A., Elementary and
Special Education
M.Ed., Developmental &
Clinical Reading
Ph.D. Education: Learning
Theories and Reading
Research and Evaluation
B.A., Psychology
M.A., Developmental
Psychology
Ph.D. Social/Personality
Psychology
Certified in
elementary
education
Taught K-6 (one
room school);
secondary social
studies; and
teacher of the
gifted for K-8
(Ethiopia)
Certified in
special education
and elementary
education
Taught general
2nd and 3rd
grades; EMR and
TMR; basic skills
in middle school
MIT Cohorts
2001-03
2004-06
(MIT Core Faculty)
MIT Cohorts
2003-05
2005-06
MIT Director, 2006
– Present
(MIT Core Faculty)
MIT Cohorts
2002-04
2005-07
(Liberal Arts
Faculty)