Faculty and Staff
Department Chair | Dept. Administrative Aides | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Staff |
Dean
Department Chair
Department Administrative Aides
Surgical Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Radiologic Technology, Fire Science
Physical Therapist Assistant, Polysomnography, Health Information Management
Full-Time Faculty
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Email: tonya.powell@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5519
Office Location: Takoma Park Silver Spring Campus, HC-242
Office Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00am – 1:00pm, or by appointment.
Biography
Tonya D. Powell, MSA, RHIT, CPHQ, CHDA, CCS is a Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator in the Health Information Management Program. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland University College in the Baccalaureate Health Services Management Program. Ms. Powell brings ten years of experience in the education and competency-based training of Health Information Management Professionals and students. She is a high-performing leader with 30 years of healthcare experience in performance improvement, coding, core measures, Physician peer review, and patient relations/satisfaction.Educational Background:
A.A.S. Health Information Management, Prince Georges Community College
B.S. Healthcare Administration, Washington Adventist University
M.S. Healthcare Administration, University of Maryland University College
Email: corinne.smith@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5521
Office Location: Takoma Park Silver Spring Campus, HC/243
Office Hours: Wednesdays 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, or by appointment
Biography
Corinne M. Smith, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CHDA is a Professor and Program Coordinator
for the Health Information Management and Medical Abstractor/Coder/Biller programs
at Montgomery College. She is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of
Maryland University College in the Masters’ Health Informatics Program and a tutor
in the undergraduate Psychology program at Capella University. Ms. Smith is an AHIMA
Certified ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, and brings twenty years’ experience in teaching health
information management and clinical coding. She has contributed to many medical coding
books and educational programs for the American Health Information Management Association
(AHIMA).
Educational Background:
A.A.S. Health Information Management, Northern Virginia Community College
B.S. Health Information Management, Stephens College
M.B.A. Clinical Information Systems, Stephens College
Email: Rose.aehle@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5564
Office Location: Takoma Park Silver Spring Campus, HC-442
Educational Background
AA: Radiologic Technology, Montgomery College 1978
BS: Health Care Administration, Columbia Union College, 2000
MS: Education, Johns Hopkins University, 2006
Email: Kathy.lewandowski@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5565
Office Location: Takoma Park Silver Spring Campus, HC 441
Education Background
AAS, Radiology, Montgomery College
BS, Health Science Administration, Columbia Union College
Educational background
- BS in Radiologic Science from Adventist University (Orlando, FL)
- AAS in Radiography from The Community College of Baltimore County
Part-Time Faculty
Physical Therapist Assistant
Fire Science
Health Information Management
Radiologic Technology
Staff
Email: monica.thomas@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5535
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 241
Biography
Monica S. Thomas, MBA is the currently the Director of Health Sciences Program Effectiveness
at Montgomery College (MC). For the last few years she worked as Program Manager
of the Maryland Clinical Simulation Resource Consortium (MCSRC), a 5-year, 3 million
dollar NSP II grant project, housed at MC. Monica earned her Bachelors of Science
from Howard University and her Masters Business Administration from the University
of Phoenix.
Her experience in the development and maintenance of major programs is a direct result
of multi-faceted environments including the abovementioned MCSRC, and the J. Craig
Venter Institute (JCVI), a leading Genetic Research organization in the world, where
she worked intimately within multiple molecular biology laboratories on highly validated
high throughput sequencing pipelines, mastering evolving DNA sequencing automated
technologies. While with JCVI, she transitioned into Science Educator/Education Outreach
Coordinator roles, playing a leading role in the organization’s Education Department
outreach programming, Discover Genomics! Some time ago,
Monica worked for the Carnegie Institution for Science’s Carnegie Academy of Science
Education (CASE)/Math for America DC (MfA-DC), as MfA DC Program Manager, participating
in all aspects of program maintenance including full planning and implementation of
MfA DC Fellowship and Master Teacher Programs.
Learning Skills Support Specialist
Medical Learning Center