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Academic Journey's Team

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This is the current staff members of Academic Journey. Click on their name to learn more about them.

Genevieve Neal-Perry - MD PhD
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health and of Neuroscience Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Jonathan Dewberry – PhD
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He has been teaching in higher education for 22 Program Director Gibbs College

Tom Phillips - MA, MST
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25 years High School Science teacher, Taught at risk students for 8 years, 8 years computer technology/professor/administrator Gibbs College, ACICS evaluator 5 years

Paula Jones - MA
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Degree in Special Education, New Jersey Teacher of the Handicapped (K-12), Certified in Nonviolent Crisis Intervention-CPI Instructor, Plan and instruct each subject area using wide variety of teaching aids, motivational and implementation strategies to engage students in active learning. Incorporate learning modality principles into classroom and individual instruction. Develop and conduct inter-grade activities. Worked with and taught at risk students for over 25 years. Taught English and Math on a high school level from 1983-2002, Adjunct for English/Reading at Hudson County Community College 1998.

Stephanie Hobson - MA
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Worked with at risk students for the past 10 years. Instructor at Gibbs College and UOP online. Visual Education Instructor

Linda Trimble - MA
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Director and Coordinator since 2005, Academic Learning Center, Developmental English and Mathematics, Experience in education includes post-secondary, adult, and elementary education. Collegiate Professional Teaching Certificate, State of Virginia.

Kathryn L. Cid-Director - MA
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MA degree in Curriculum and Instruction Design Taught over 35 years in the public school, and post secondary. Ten years, developed courses and programs, taught English, freelance editing, English Composition, Literature, Public Speaking, Critical Thinking, and College Success Skills to a diverse student population Worked with at risk students for the past 9 years.

Dawn Blakely Attorney at Law, JD Law
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A professor of Law and Criminal Justice at Gibbs College in Livingston, New Jersey and Deputy Mayor of the City of Paterson, Taught at risk students for the past 5 years, served as a law clerk to the Hon. Stephen H. Womack, Passaic County Superior Court and became an associate at the law offices of Theresa Richardson-Campbell. Community involvement includes serving as a board member to the Greater Paterson OIC; executive committee member.

Andrea Berry-Opher - MA, EdD
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Masters in Curriculum and Instructional Design, Principle of an Elementary School in Virginia, Certified to teach in New Jersey, worked with at risk students for the past 13 years, Adjunct at a Community College, presently writing dissertation.

William Orbe - MA
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Program Director Gibbs College (Programming and Computer Networking), worked with at risk students for the past 9 years, presently employed as a Professor at Gibbs College.

Annette Hale - MBA, CPA
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Work as an Accounting for different account firms over the years. Audit nonprofit organizations, and present employed at Rutgers University

Deborah Alexander - BA
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BA in Accounting employed at Sony for the past 10 years

Anita B. Neal - BA
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BA from Rutgers Supervisor and Trainer for the past 25 years at the US Postal Service Community involvement with urban students in Jersey City over the years.