Biography
I have been an analytical chemistry professor at St. John Fisher College for the past year and a half. Prior to Fisher, I received my doctorate from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Before entering graduate school I completed an internship at Atofina elf in Geneseo, NY, which led to a chemist I position at Atotech, USA in Rock Hill, South Carolina. My duties at Atotech involved testing and maintaining customer electroplating baths. I have also worked as a chemist I at Banner Pharmacaps, a pharmaceutical company in High Point, North Carolina. At Banner, my duties were as a quality control specialist, which also involved paperwork for the DEA and FDA.
Since starting at St. John Fisher College, I have co-chaired the Rochester Section Undergraduate Research Symposium (2009) and become the advisor of the chemistry club. As the club advisor I have recently begun paperwork to become an ACS charter club. I would like to further my involvement in the Rochester section of the ACS and becoming a member at large would further that interest.
Position Statement
As a member of the section, my interests lie in the community outreach and educational committees. I would like to get more students involved in chemistry at all ages and education levels. The Adventures in Chemistry and Physics (ACAP) is one area I would really like to get more involved in and I could also see it as a way for my students to be involved in the community and continue their education. Our students at Fisher enjoy service learning and I believe this program is one they would enjoy. I have also noticed two archived committees that I think would be beneficial to students and members alike. The student affiliates and the high school chemistry mentor network committees would give our undergraduate students a chance to be more active participants in the Rochester section and the national ACS as a whole. I know as a student member I felt cut off from the ACS and the opportunities the organization afforded. As the chemistry club advisor, I would like students to be more aware and to be active participants. Having students feel like members from the beginning will go a long way towards building a larger network in the future. I would really enjoy the chance to become an active participant in the Rochester section and promise to do my best to serve all the members as a member at large. Thank you for your support.
Since starting at St. John Fisher College, I have co-chaired the Rochester Section Undergraduate Research Symposium (2009) and become the advisor of the chemistry club. As the club advisor I have recently begun paperwork to become an ACS charter club. I would like to further my involvement in the Rochester section of the ACS and becoming a member at large would further that interest.
Position Statement
As a member of the section, my interests lie in the community outreach and educational committees. I would like to get more students involved in chemistry at all ages and education levels. The Adventures in Chemistry and Physics (ACAP) is one area I would really like to get more involved in and I could also see it as a way for my students to be involved in the community and continue their education. Our students at Fisher enjoy service learning and I believe this program is one they would enjoy. I have also noticed two archived committees that I think would be beneficial to students and members alike. The student affiliates and the high school chemistry mentor network committees would give our undergraduate students a chance to be more active participants in the Rochester section and the national ACS as a whole. I know as a student member I felt cut off from the ACS and the opportunities the organization afforded. As the chemistry club advisor, I would like students to be more aware and to be active participants. Having students feel like members from the beginning will go a long way towards building a larger network in the future. I would really enjoy the chance to become an active participant in the Rochester section and promise to do my best to serve all the members as a member at large. Thank you for your support.
