{"id":50283,"date":"2020-01-16T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=50283"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T17:13:16","slug":"earning-as-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/01\/16\/earning-as-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Earning As: January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Governor Greg Abbott appointed ACC President\/CEO <strong>Dr. Richard Rhodes<\/strong> to the Texas Workforce Investment Council for a second six-year term. The Council engages in a collaborative, systematic view of workforce development programs throughout the state and provides for planning, evaluation, research, and other functions related to 19 workforce programs.<\/p>\n<p>Author, award-winning jewelry designer, and ACC Continuing Education Jewelry Professor <strong>Gay Isber<\/strong> released her first book, &#8220;Making WOW Jewelry: Techniques and Projects for Making a Statement.&#8221; The book debuted as a &#8216;No. 1 New Release&#8217; on Amazon, and she has already started working on her second book due out in April. Isber also filmed three shows for PBS which will air this spring.<\/p>\n<p>ACC History Professor<strong> Dr. David M. Lauderback<\/strong> shared his expertise on impeachment on Fox 7 News in December. He dissected the current situation and detailed the impeachment process, as well as what to expect next. Watch the video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox7austin.com\/video\/633790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ACC Veterans Resource Manager<strong> Mark Harden<\/strong> discussed how images of war can trigger PTSD for veterans on CBS Austin. Harden, a 25-year Army veteran, also gave advice for veterans experiencing difficulties stemming from the rising tensions in the Middle East. Watch his interview <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/as-tensions-rise-in-the-middle-east-it-can-be-tough-for-veterans-at-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To help Leadership Austin celebrate its 40th birthday, the college recognized current ACC employees who are also alumni of Leadership Austin&#8217;s selective Essential and Emerge programs. These 12 employees were featured in the nonprofit&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/leadershipaustin.org\/2019\/11\/30\/40-stories-in-40-days-acc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 stories in 40 days campaign<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nancy Laudenslager<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 2019), Workforce Development Center Director<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicole Bell<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 2018), Staff Development Coordinator<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary Ann Cicala<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 2018), Director of Alumni Relations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Chupe-O&#8217;Hanlon<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 2015), Institutional Effectiveness Analyst<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andy Kim<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 2014), Director of Energy and Sustainability<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meredith Contello<\/strong> (Emerge \u2013 2014), Assistant Architectural\/Engineering CAD Professor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nana Gaviria<\/strong> (Emerge \u2013 2012), Staff Development and Evaluation Manager<\/li>\n<li><strong>Victoria Garza Gonzalez<\/strong> (Emerge \u2013 2010), Internal Communications Coordinator<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tony Owens<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 2005), Business Support Services and Materials Management Director<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barry Silverberg<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 2000), Center for Nonprofit Studies Director<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bill Mullane<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 1990), Vice President of Facilities and Construction<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gerry Tucker<\/strong> (Essential \u2013 1981), Vice President of Human Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Do you know a faculty or staff member who has accomplished something notable outside the classroom or in their community? We want to hear about them. Contact Vicky Garza Gonzalez at <a href=\"mailto:victoria.garza@austincc.edu\">victoria.garza@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Governor Greg Abbott appointed ACC President\/CEO Dr. Richard Rhodes to the Texas &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/01\/16\/earning-as-january-2020\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,17],"tags":[474,3216,1196,3141,1005,184,3374],"class_list":["post-50283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","tag-accolades","tag-achievements","tag-activities","tag-earning-as","tag-facstaff-accolades","tag-faculty","tag-staff"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50283\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}