Mary Beth Moley
Art Instructor
816-759-4335 • CA205
MaryBeth.Moley@mcckc.edu

B.A., M.A.(V.A.E.)

Courses taught:
Art Fundamentals
Basic Drawing I, II, III, IV
Life Drawing I, II, III, IV
Painting I, II, III, IV
Computers in Design I & II
Digital Photography
Printmaking

Bernadette Torres
Art Instructor/Gallery Director
816-759-4326 • CA204
Bernadette.Torres@mcckc.edu

Bernadette Torres grew up in St. Petersburg Florida. She attended the Pinellas County Center for the Arts in St. Petersburg Florida. Bernadette then earned a scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City Missouri and earned her BFA.

Five years later she received a full tuition scholarship to the University of Miami in Coral Gables Florida to earn her MFA.

Bernadette has taught at many different venues, including the University of Miami, Gulliver Academy, The Westport School of Art and presently at the Carter Art Center at Penn Valley Community College, One of the Metropolitan Community Colleges in Kansas City Missouri.

Along with her duties as a full time Art Instructor at the Carter Art Center, Bernadette Torres is also the Gallery Director of the Carter Art Center Gallery.

As a working artist Bernadette has exhibited her art work in many different group shows in Miami and Kansas City and has recently worked on many private commissioned pieces.

Courses taught:
Art Fundamentals
Basic Drawing I, II, III, IV
Ceramics I, II, III, IV
Sculpture I, II, III, IV

Darlene Town -
Art Instructor/Graphic Design Program Coordinator
816-759-4757 • CA206A
Darlene.Town@mcckc.edu

Darlene Town was born in Rochester, NY and raised in the Kansas City area. She taught Commercial Art and Studio Art as an adjunct instructor at Central Missouri State University (now University of Central Missouri) and Longview Community College starting in 2001. She joined Penn Valley full-time fall 2006.

Darlene still freelances from her home studio as a graphic designer, web designer, and illustrator. Prior to teaching she was Advertising Production Director for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram responsible for a staff of Ad Designers, Photographers, Illustrators, and departmental administration. This role came on the heels of ten years working through the ranks at The Kansas City Star in production and advertising design.

Darlene received a BFA in Commercial Art with an emphasis in Illustration at Central Missouri State University, and a MA in Art there as well. Other training includes Zenger-Miller certification (2000) with which she helped facilitate the Leadership/ Management Development modules for supervisory and managerial staff at the Fort Worth Star Telegram in Texas.

As a working studio artist as well, Darlene has exhibited her art work in many different group shows in Kansas City and Texas.

Areas of expertise:
Graphic Design, Web Design, Typography, Illustration, Painting, Drawing

Courses taught:
Computers in Design I & II
Design Foundations
Color Theory
Graphic Design I, II, (& III)
Web Design
Advanced Web Design
Portfolio
Illustration

You can view her professional work at www.dtImages.net

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Teresa Campbell
Digital Prepress Certification Coordinator
816-759-4636 • 206A
Teresa.Campbell@mcckc.edu

Courses taught:
Orientation to Graphic Communications, Digital Prepress Internship

Bob Morris - Design Foundations, Art Fundamentals, Silk Screen Printing I,II,III, IV

Barry Kennedy - Art and Fashion Departments

Jalia Henderson - Survey of Art, Art History II

Meghan Nichols - Photography

Jean Roberts - Computers in Design I & II, Digital Photography

Julianne Donovan - Computers in Design I & II

Thomas Sciacca - Cartooning, Design Foundations

Anthony High - Art Fundamentals, Printmaking, Drawing

Roberta Wagner - Survey of Art

Jennifer Clausen - Photography

Kerrie Cole - Computers in Design I & II

Ryan Sullivan - Computers in Design I & II, Graphic Design I,II, (III)

Michael Delaney - Advanced Digital Prepress

Michael Greenwald - Advanced Digital Prepress

Shawn Beane - Advanced Digital Prepress - Variable Data