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Department Chair
Email: anestine.theophile-lafond@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-4373
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 512B
Educational Background
- BA, Radio/TV, Franciscan University
- MA, Communications, Media Management, Barry University
- PHD, Communication and Culture, Howard University
Discipline: Communication Studies
Biography
Dr. Anestine Theophile-LaFond is a Full Professor in the Communication Studies discipline
and a Caribbean-born scholar skilled in media management, local television production
and programming and teaching. In the field of Communication, she maintains pedagogy
rooted in demystifying the communication process. Dr. Theophile-LaFond has experience
in teaching courses in communication theory, research methods and Interpersonal and
intercultural communication as well as public relations and public speaking. Dr. LaFond’s
extensive professional development focuses on assessment, curriculum design, teaching
praxis and intercultural conflict management.
Dr. Theophile-LaFond is a graduate of the 19th cohort (2011) of MC Leadership Institute.
She is an Advance Leadership scholar (2018-2019), MC Smithsonian Fellow of object-based
learning, 2015-2016 cohort, and eFaculty Fellow for application of High Impact Practices
in teaching. Dr Theophile-LaFond is a recipient of MC Outstanding Faculty Award and
NISOD award for teaching excellence.
She served as co-chair to the Collegewide General Education Standing Committee from
2016-2018 and Collegewide Faculty Council co-chair from 2022-2024.
She is a Fulbright Scholar, with a Ph.D. in Mass Communication and Media Studies from
Howard University, a graduate certificate in International Studies from Howard University,
an M.A. in Communications (media management) from Barry University, and a B.A. in
Radio/ TV Studies from Franciscan University.
Dr. LaFond is the author of Telecommunication Policy in the Eastern Caribbean: Politics,
Policy, and Reform (Mellen Press 2015). Local Television Production in the Caribbean:
An unending struggle (Pressbooks/Montgomery College, 2025) and They Live Among Us:
Stories of collaborative leadership for national development in Dominica (KDP publishing
2025).
Department Administrative Aides
Full-time Faculty
Email: mark.alves@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7442
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 522
Educational Background
- Double BA, Chinese & Linguistics, University of Maryland at College Park
- PhD, Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition and Asian linguistics), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Discipline: ELAP & Linguistics
Biography
Dr. Alves has taught in ELAP (formerly AELP) at MC since 2001. During that time, he has taught a variety of courses: all three tracks of the ELAP program, Chinese 101 to 201, and Linguistics 200. In summer programs at other institutions, he has also taught MA TESOL courses and upper-level linguistics courses at the University of Maryland, McDaniel College, and the University of Hanoi. He coordinated the upper-level writing course (formerly EL 104) for a decade. With ELAP colleagues, he has co-authored a series of college ESL educational materials. He is very active in linguistic research in Southeast Asia, especially related to Vietnamese and Vietnam broadly, and has published dozens of linguistics articles and given numerous presentations at linguistics conferences and as an invited speaker. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society since 2015.
Email: Andree.Betancourt@MontgomeryCollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7520
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 421
Educational Background
BA, Psychology, Smith College (Junior Year Abroad: Hamilton College Academic Year in Spain)MA, Film Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland
PhD, Communication Studies, Louisiana State University
Discipline: Communication Studies
Email: kellon.bubb@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-2364
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 418
Educational Background
BA, Communication, Ming Chuan University
MA, New Media, Governance and Democracy, University of Leicester
Email: henry.caballero@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-4038
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT/506
Biography
Henry N. Caballero is a native of the Texas Gulf Coast where he spent his formative
years enjoying the outdoors, reading for pleasure, and playing the trumpet. In 2001,
he moved to Gaithersburg, MD and began teaching in the academic ESL program at Montgomery
College in Rockville where his work in the field of College-level ESL education has
led to published grammar/ writing materials and numerous presentations at local, state,
and international conferences. At Montgomery College, Henry has served as a course
coordinator for the speaking / listening and grammar / writing courses and as the
American English Language Program coordinator. He holds certificates in Training of
Trainers, ELT Management, and Developing Online Teaching Programs. In 2017, he earned
a Montgomery College Outstanding Full-time Faculty Award in recognition of his contributions
and leadership roles. He believes that maturing writers, like budding musicians, need
opportunities to hone their craft and receive feedback so that they develop skills
and confidence.
Discipline: ELAP & Linguistics
Email: Carolyn.Castro@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-4176
Office Location: Rockville Campus, SB 115L
Educational Background
BA, English Language, University of the PhilippinesMA, English Language, National University of Singapore
PhD, Applied Linguistics, Georgetown University
Discipline: ELAP & Linguistics
Email: Nader.Chaaban@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5186
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 427A
Educational Background
BA, Human Communication, George Mason UniversityMA, Communication, George Mason University
PhD, Human Communication, Howard University
Discipline: Communication Studies
Email: benjamin.farrell@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-4390
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 420
Biography
Osmond Farrell is a Professor of Communication Studies at Montgomery College, Rockville, where he teaches mostly Business and Professional Communication, Foundation of Human Communication, and Public Speaking courses. He is a former Pew Faculty Fellow and is a recipient of the Teaching Leadership Award from the University of Colorado. Farrell holds a BA in Journalism from the University of the Virgin Islands, a MA in Mass Communication and a PhD,in Human Communication Studies from Howard University. Before joining Montgomery College on a full-time basis in Spring of 2010, he taught full-time in the undergraduate and graduate level programs at Morgan State University. His research interests include: The Role of Media in Society; Intercultural Communication; and Interpersonal Communication.Educational Background
BA, Journalism
MA, Mass Communication
PhD, Human Communication Studies
Discipline: Communication Studies
Email: rashi.jain@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7429
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 506
Biography
Dr. Rashi Jain is a professor in the English Language for Academic Purposes Program at Montgomery College's Rockville campus, where she currently teaches academic English to multilingual immigrant and international students preparing for college studies. As a global citizen who now lives across nations, languages, and cultures, Rashi believes that it is crucial for students and educators to acquire intercultural and translingual competence to successfully navigate complex 21st-century realities, and this is foundational to her pedagogy and research. For many years, Rashi has been exploring the rich field of practitioner research and inquiry, and she has also published and presented extensively on transnationalism and translingualism, cross-cultural communication, teacher identity and pedagogy, Global Englishes, and Non-native English Speaking Teacher (NNEST) issues.
Educational Background
- B.A. English Literature, Hindu College, University of Delhi, India
- Certificate, Diploma, and Advanced Diploma in German Language and Literature, Arts Faculty, University of Delhi, India
- Certificates in German Language, Max Mueller Bhavan, Goethe Schule, New Delhi, India
- M.Ed, Curriculum and Instruction Second Language Education and Culture/TESOL, University of Maryland, College Park
- Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction Second Language Education and Culture/TESOL, University of Maryland, College Park
Email: Stephanie.landon@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7449
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 512A
Office Hours: See Below
B.A. German, University of California, Irvine M.A.T. English as a Second or Other Language, Simmons College
Educational Background
M.A.T. English as a Second or Other Language, Simmons College
Professor Stephanie Landon, Assistant Professor and the Writing Skills Coordinator in the ELAP department, earned
her B.A. degree in German Literature from University of California, Irvine, and her
M.A.T. from Simmons College. She lived in Germany as an undergraduate, and taught
communicate English in Chiba, Japan at multiple colleges for social welfare and emergency
response training, and she taught English Composition in Chile at la Universidad de Santiago de Chile as a Fulbright Visiting Professor.
She has taught in community college ESOL programs in Massachusetts and California
prior to moving to Maryland in 2014. She was the Program Manager for non-credit and
credit ESOL courses at Frederick Community College for four years before transitioning
to her current role as Associate Professor of ELAP at Montgomery College in 2018.
Since her time at MC began, she has been a Global Humanities Fellow, Smithsonian Fellow,
Rockville Faculty Senate Secretary, presenter for the Universal Design Center, and
Cadre Advisor.
Teaching Philosophy: I believe in building students' autonomy to achieve the success they want and reach
their goals. I believe that a true educator supports each student in their own journey
toward building the skills they need to succeed, and I am honored to be one stone
on their paths toward excellence.
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Discipline: ELAP & Linguistics
Email: cm.okechukwu@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7434
Office Location: Rockville Campus, MT 518
Educational Background
BA, English, University of Nigeria, NsukkaMA, Comparative Literature, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
M.ED, Teaching English for Specific Purpose Concentration, Teaching English for Science and Technology University of Exeter, Great Britain
PhD, Rhetoric and Public Life, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
Discipline: ELAP & Linguistics
Email: Alicia.Sanderman@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-4084
Office Location: Rockville Campus, SB 115D
Educational Background
BA, Professional Writing, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMAT, English as a Second Language & Bilingual Education, Georgetown University
Discipline: ELAP & English
Part-time Faculty
Email: Luis.Botello@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5242
Office Location: Rockville Campus, HU 008
Biography
Luis Botello is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience building and enabling free and independent press around the world. After covering international and domestic affairs in Latin America, he became a strong advocate for press freedom and high standards in journalism. The driving force behind his career is his mission to promote high-quality, in-depth reporting that holds governments accountable.
Botello currently serves as President of the Media for Democracy Foundation (MFD), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting media freedom and democratic values. Before this, he served as Deputy Vice President of Global Impact and Strategy at the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), overseeing monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes and leading ICFJ’s efforts in ensuring programs’ impact. In previous leadership roles at ICFJ, he launched the International Journalists Network (IJNet). He expanded ICFJ’s presence in Latin America, where he developed groundbreaking programs on journalism ethics, press freedom, digital security, and investigative reporting in more than 20 countries.
He has taught at American University, Hampton University, and the Interamerican Defense College in Washington, D.C., as well as the Iberoamerican University in Mexico City. Botello is also an international media analyst for major news networks such as CNN en Español, NTN24, and Voice of America. He serves as a board member for the Fund for Investigative Journalism, the Border Center for Journalism and Bloggers, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA), and the Latin American Center for Journalism (CELAP). Botello served as a board member of the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
He has a master’s degree in mass communications and a bachelor’s degree in journalism
from Louisiana State University. Botello also holds the Public Leadership Credential
(PLC) from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is a Fulbright
Scholarship recipient.
Educational Background
PLC, Public Leadership Credential, Harvard UniversityMA, Mass Communication, Louisiana State University (LSU)
BA, Journalism, Louisiana State University (LSU)
Email: omowale.elson@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5242
Office Location: Rockville Campus, HU 008
Office Hours: By Appointment
Email: eoneal4@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5242
Office Location: Rockville Campus, HU, Adjunct Office
Office Hours: M&W -12:30-12:55 p.m.; 1:50 p.m.
Email: TRabbin@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7422
Office Location: Rockville Campus, HU 008
Educational Background
- BA, Speech Communication, University of Maryland
- MA, Speech Communication, University of Maryland
Discipline
Communications Studies
Email: Ashla.HillRoseboro@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5242
Office Location: Rockville Campus, HU 008
Office Hours: M,W,F 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. via Blackboard Collaborate
Email: aprill.turner@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5242
Office Location: Rockville Campus, HU 008
Office Hours: By Appointment