Vicki Raine is Chair of the Humanities
Division and full time Reading Instructor. She has been
at PVCC for more than ten years and Chair of Humanities since
1998. She was Faculty Senate President in 2004-2005. Vicki was
named a 2005 International Exemplary Leader Award recipient,
sponsored by the Chair Academy.
Vicki holds a B.A. in English
and an M.A. in Reading Instruction, both from UMKC. She has taught
all levels of
education, from kindergarten to college. She has current teaching
certificates for both Missouri and Kansas.
As
Chair of Humanities, Vicki is responsible for working with
the Administration, for hiring instructors, for planning schedules,
and for many other activities. She also serves on a number
of committees, both for PVCC and for the MCC district.
Smith
earned an undergraduate degree in music education from Central
Methodist University, Fayette, Mo. and has a Master of Education
degree, specializing in creative arts in learning, from Lesley
University in Cambridge, Mass. (Kansas City Campus). He has
also studied jazz extensively at Central Missouri State University
and Northwestern University.
Patricia Vargas