Leadership



Jean Floten Photo

In establishing the Center for Liberal Arts in February 2002, BCC President B. Jean Floten challenged the College community to come together to "articulate our beliefs and values and determine how it will be melded into a coherent program." To that end, she created a task force of faculty and staff to guide the structural and programmatic development of the Center.


The Center for Liberal Arts Committee members are:

Star Rush, Executive Director, Center for Liberal Arts

Scott Bessho, English
Doug Brown, Physics
Jim Ellinger, Biology
Faisal Jaswal, Assistant Dean, Office of Student Programs
James Kelly, Mathematics
Daniel Knight, Astronomy
Michael Korolenko, Media
Eric Lacke, Student Assistant
Ron Leatherbarrow, Executive Dean
Suzy Lepeintre, English
Dale Lindman, Art
Nicole Longpre, Library Media Center
Jennie Mayer, Mathematics
Michael Meyer, English
Tom Nielsen, Head, Humanities Division
Katherine Oleson, Communications
Richard Otte, Television Services
William Payne, Philosophy
Wendy Pickering, English
Marike Reinke, Business Technology Systems
Michael Righi, Economics
Celinda Spaulding, Director, Educational Resources & Transfer Center
Trevor Tate, Political Science and interim Head, Social Science Division
Cheryl Vermilyea, Director, Career and Women’s Center
Rob Viens, Geology and Environmental Science
Paul Weatherly, Director, Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Counseling Program
Woody West, English



For further information, please contact Star Rush - 425.564.2550 or srush@bcc.ctc.edu