Carroll’s Grocery Assistance Program Inspires Spirit of Giving
Carroll’s Grocery Assistance Program Inspires Spirit of Giving
“There is such joy in helping others,” said Diane DeAtley, who has worked in Carroll Community College’s Food Locker grocery assistance program for seven years. She recently won a Light of Carroll Award recognizing her efforts to “promote and support the power of literacy through acts… Read More
Miller Helps Women Entrepreneurs Build Their Businesses
Since 2003, Miller: Resources for Entrepreneurs, a service of Carroll Community College, has helped a wide variety of startups to launch and grow their business. Over the past couple of years, they have seen an uptick in women entrepreneurs who have sought out their expertise. The… Read More
Carroll Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New CDL Training Program
On October 20, 2022, Carroll Community College held a special inauguration of the driving range for its new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training program located on its Westminster campus. The new range provides local behind-the-wheel training for high-demand careers in the trucking industry. The College’s corporate and workforce development service,… Read More
MILLER Case Study: Moving Together Forward, LLC
Judith Nance, a Certified Professional Coach and Certified Facilitator in Addiction Awareness, is the owner of Moving Together Forward, a provider of confidential, encouraging and empathetic coaching services to assist others in their struggles. After years of working in the mental health and addiction fields, she launched her own business in… Read More
Diversity at Colleges Welcomes Everyone
For Carroll, diversity at colleges means offering an accessible, welcoming atmosphere that generates a more vibrant student body. Fostering this dynamic is what Clyde Johnson, Jr. does as Executive Director of College Standards and Accountability, filling this inaugural role in January 2021. He also serves on the county’s Carroll Citizens… Read More
MILLER Case Study: Cool Cats & Canines
Christine Slater began an apprenticeship at a pet grooming salon in 2013. She worked at the salon for seven years, getting promoted to manager during that time. In that position, she learned many of the do’s and don’ts of owning and operating a pet grooming business. She also developed the… Read More
Early Childhood Education Teacher Finds Her Calling at Carroll
We should all be fortunate enough to have a mentor teacher who changes our lives. Loretta Grieves, a 2010 graduate of Carroll Community College’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) degree program, found such a mentor teacher in Carole Williamson, Associate Professor of Education at Carroll. Loretta, a U.S. Navy veteran,… Read More
Registered Behavior Technician: Helping Those on the Autism Spectrum
In March of 2020, Carroll Community College introduced its Registered Behavior Technician® 40-Hour Training certificate program. Developed and taught by Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Holly Bennett, the program is essential to train credentialed providers in an area that has been long underserved—the autism community. “Currently… Read More
Carroll Welcomes New Chief Communications Officer
Carroll Community College recently announced the appointment of Lisa Slappy to the position of Chief Communications Officer (CCO). Slappy is an award-winning senior communications officer and a veteran of the U.S. Army. She replaces Trish Carroll who was named to the position in 2019. “Trish has been an outstanding member… Read More
Carroll Alumna Reaches for the Stars
Throughout her life, Amanda Greene has had starry-eyed dreams—so much so that she now works for NASA Goddard in Greenbelt, Maryland, lending her expertise to such amazing projects as the James Webb Space Telescope, a major scientific endeavor designed to look beyond the horizons of distant worlds and answer tantalizing mysteries about… Read More