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(520) 319-9868 888-797-4680 [toll-free] (520) 319-1032 fax
2233 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85719
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Deborah Heiberger
Associate Dean for Professional Preparation Programs ; Director of the Prescott College Tucson Center; Core Faculty - Adult Degree Programs
Ed.D., University of Maryland, Educational Administration/Supervision, 1986; M.S., University of Maryland, Educational Administration/Supervision, 1975; B.S., Towson University, Elementary Education, 1971.
dheiberger@prescott.edu
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In January 2001, Deborah completed a thirty-one year public school career K-12 in Maryland as teacher, assistant principal, principal, supervisor, executive director, and assistant superintendent. In 1995, Deborah began working as an adjunct faculty member with several Maryland colleges including McDaniel College and Towson University, teaching a range of graduate and undergraduate teacher and/or administrator education courses, specializing in curriculum theory and standards-based curriculum design, performance-based assessment, and advanced instructional methodology. She also administered and taught required coursework in Towson University’s Administrator I Maryland Certification Program in 2002 and 2003, and supervised administrator interns. In 2003, Deborah and her husband, Michael, relocated to Tucson, Arizona. Deborah then supervised teacher education candidates and worked as an adjunct faculty instructor for the University of Arizona South through the spring semester 2007. Deborah’s long-time interests in education include Constructivism as a theory of learning, standards-based program reform, leadership, organizational theory, and school-based administration. Deborah is currently providing leadership to Prescott College’s teacher education programs with the Arizona Department of Education as Associate Dean for Progfessional Preparation Programs. She is a Core Faculty member in ADGP, and is serving as Director of the Prescott College Tucson Center. Deborah enjoys hiking, traveling across the country, especially through the Rocky Mountain states, and reading. Deborah and her husband are the proud “parents” of a five-year-old, quite talkative Maine Coon cat, “Misti.”
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Eric Dhruv
ADP Liberal Arts Core Faculty
M.A., Place-Based Education, Prescott College Tucson Center; B.S., Wildlife Biology, University of Arizona
edhruv@prescott.edu
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Eric began his love affair with the Sonoran Desert and Tucson, Arizona while earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Biology from the University of Arizona. The romance and desire for immersion in the natural world led to several years of field work in such places as Arizona, Alaska and Papua New Guinea. Eric was employed by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum as an environmental educator and interpretive manager working with community members of all ages. Eric went on to earn an M.A. from Prescott College in Place-Based Education and enjoyed a position as Sustainability Director and professional naturalist at Miraval Resort in Catalina, Arizona. He is currently Associate Faculty for the Liberal Arts, Adult Degree Program at Prescott College Tucson Center and is LEED accredited and a member of the Tucson branch of the US Green Building Council Chapter. Eric’s passions are discovering and relating to others the intrinsic bond between nature and humanity and the potential of an enduring biologically diverse future for our children’s grandchildren. Eric hosts the local Tucson TV program “Desert Living” which provides the opportunity to share the human-nature sustainable connection with many others. |
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Vance Luke
ADP Education Core Faculty
Ph.D., Secondary Education, University of Arizona; Ed.S., Educational Media, University of Arizona; M.Ed., Educational Administration, University of Arizona; M.Ed., Elementary Education, University of Arizona; B.F.A., Art Education, University of Arizona.
vluke@prescott.edu
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Vance taught in Arizona Public Schools for over thirty years. He served as an elementary and secondary teacher, and as a Project Specialist in the Magnet schools. During the last ten years, he also worked with Prescott students as a mentor and graduate advisor. His doctoral dissertation centered on an evaluation of a math/science staff development program, in which he documented the participants perceived changes in attitude and behavior relative to prescribed goals and process components. He enjoys working with students in the areas of instructional design and implementation. He also likes to work in the visual arts.
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Dereka Rushbrook
MAP Humanities Core Faculty
Ph.D., University of Arizona, Geography, 2005; M.S., University of Texas at Austin, Economics, 1997; B.S., University of Pittsburgh, Economics and Political Science, Certificate in Latin American Studies, 1985.
drushbrook@prescott.edu
Dereka's doctoral work centered on the global political economy and human-environment interactions of resource-intensive artisanal production in the highlands of central Mexico. Her graduate studies in economics were also focused on issues of development and social justice in Latin America, specifically agricultural export diversification in Central America. Her areas of academic interest also include sexuality and space, border studies and immigration, and social justice movements, especially along the Arizona-Sonora border. In addition to her work at Prescott, Dereka teaches classes at the University of Arizona such as Gender and Geography, Arizona and the Southwest, and Urban Growth and Development. Dereka is also an affiliate faculty for the College’s Ph.D. Program.
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Beth Scott
ADP Education Core Faculty
Ed.D, Educational Leadership, Higher Education, University of Rochester; C.A.S., Educational Administration, State University of NY at Brockport; M.A., Linguistics, University of Rochester; B.A., Secondary Education, French/Spanish, State University of NY at Buffalo
bscott@prescott.edu
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Prior to joining the faculty at Prescott College Tucson Center, Beth worked in higher education for over nine years at the SUNY Geneseo Ella Cline Shear School of Education and the University of Rochester Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, coordinating all field placements for student teachers. Previously, she was a public school teacher for 17 years, with 12 of those years in the Rochester City School District. Beth served as a site team evaluator and reviewer for the Massachusetts Charter School Office and New York State Charter School Institute, and has consulted in numerous other charter school endeavors. She holds teaching certifications in French and Spanish for grades N -12 and a Certificate of Advanced Study as a school district administrator in New York State. Beth completed her doctorate in educational leadership at the University of Rochester. Her dissertation examined five community college programs that enable dropouts and potential dropouts from the Rochester City School District to obtain a high school diploma and then access and succeed in higher education. Beth received her Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo in secondary education with a major in French and minor in Spanish and holds a Master’s degree in Linguistics from the University of Rochester. She is also a graduate of Leadership Rochester and often speaks to community organizations on education reform initiatives. She and her husband Fred are looking forward to their new life in Tucson.
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| Lloyd Sharp
Core Faculty, Master of Arts Program in Education
M.A., University of Arizona, Teaching and Teacher Education, 1995; B.A., University of Arizona, Education, 1973. lsharp@prescott.edu
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A native of Arizona, Lloyd Sharp holds a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in English and a Master of Arts in Teaching and Teacher Education. For twenty-five years, she lived on the border of Mexico in a rural ranching area and, for several years, taught all four levels of high school English in Patagonia, Arizona. She works as a freelance writer and has taught composition for Pima Community College in Tucson since 1994. In addition, Lloyd has taught multicultural adolescent literature for Northern Arizona University in the NAU-Nogales School-Based Teacher Education Partnership. At Prescott College, she has served as a mentor for ADP education courses, as a graduate advisor in MAP, and as faculty for the MAP Education program at the Tucson Center. She is passionate about gardening, teaching, teacher education, and the written word. Lloyd is currently working on the publication of a collection of essays of place. |
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Susan Yeich
ADP Liberal Arts Core Faculty
Ph.D., Community Psychology, Michigan State University; M.A., Community Psychology, Michigan State University; B.S., Psychology, Virginia Tech University
syeich@prescott.edu
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Susan brings with her a background in community organizing, human services, and non-profit management. One of her most significant experiences involved implementing a grassroots-organizing project with the homeless, which she completed for her dissertation. In 1994, she had a book called "The Politics of Ending Homelessness" (University Press of America) published, which was based on the project. Susan is grateful to now be a part of an academic community that is committed to social justice, multiculturalism and environmental awareness.
Susan serves students through our Tucson Center.
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David Greenwood
Operations Coordinator
dgreenwood@prescott.edu
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David Greenwood was born in Tucson, AZ. David enjoys working at Prescott College, believes deeply in the educational philosophy, and relishes each day he gets to meet and work with students.
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Amara Mitchell
Academic Program Support Specialist
amitchell@prescott.edu
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Amara Mitchell was born and raised in Tucson, Az. She graduated from the Adult Degree Program in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Humanities/ Near Eastern Studies, and has served at the Tucson Center as a student employee, Front Desk person, Advising Assistant, and Academic Program Support Specialist. |
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Sandy Paris
Office Coordinator
B.A., General Studies, University of Arizona
sparis@prescott.edu
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Sandy Paris joined the Tucson Center in February 2008. She has lived in Tucson for many years and has worked primarily in the non-profit world including museums and several years at the University of Arizona. Sandy enjoys meeting and greeting students as the front office person. Her interests include cooking, reading, hiking, bicycling, and traveling. |
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Lydia Rowe
Director of Education Outreach and Recruitment
lrowe@prescott.edu
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Lydia Rowe is a graduate of Prescott College and has been with the College based in the Tucson Center since 1990, initially as a student and then as an employee. She continues to promote the mission of Prescott College as the Director of Admissions for the Tucson Center. |
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