Skip to main content

Liberal Arts and Education

Academic Unit
Sarah Campbell
Sarah Campbell, Interim Vice President of the Collegewide Liberal Arts and Education Unit

Welcome to the Collegewide Liberal  Arts and Education Unit at Montgomery College, covering the instructional areas of Humanities, English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP), Linguistics, and Communication Studies; Visual and Performing Arts; English and Reading; and Education and Social Sciences.   

We are dedicated to making difference in the lives of our students. Our initiatives are intended to help our students by ensuring they have an exceptional educational experience while attaining a credential or a degree more easily and with less expense. We are also committed to enhancing the lives of our community members through multiple educational pathways that serve the needs of all individuals.

Whether students are attaining credentials for a first career or a third career, Montgomery College and the Liberal  Arts and Education unit offer something for everyone.


Program Areas

Special Programs

 Who We Are

Academic Unit Leadership Team and Office Staff
Interim Vice President
Office Staff

Deans and Department Chairs
  • Education and Social Sciences, Dr. Eric Benjamin, Dean
    • Ginger Robinson, Chair, Anthropology, Criminal Justice, & Sociology (Rockville and Takoma Park)
    • Lavena De La Rosa, Interim Chair, Psychology (Rockville and Takoma Park) and Education (Collegewide)
    • Andrew Herst, Chair, Social Sciences (Germantown )
  • English Language for Academic Purposes (ELAP), Linguistics, and Communication Studies, Dr. Fiona Glade, Dean
    • Page Whittenburg, Chair - ELAP, Linguistics and Communication Studies (G)
    • Ray Gonzales, Chair - ELAP, Linguistics and Communication Studies (R)
    • Stacey Peterson, Chair - ELAP, Linguistics and Communication Studies (T)
  • English and Reading, Dr. Elizabeth Benton, Collegewide Dean
    • Teri Hurst, Chair, Rockville Campus Department of English and Reading
    • Charmaine Weston, Chair, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Department of English and Reading
    • Sharon Anthony, Chair, Germantown Campus Department of English and Reading
  • Humanities, Ms. Jennifer Haydel, Acting Dean
    • Michael Harding, Acting Chair - Humanities (G)
    • Joe Stumpf, Chair - History and Political Science (R)
    • Ivonne Bruneau-Botello, Chair - World Languages and Philosophy (R)
    • Maria-Elvira Luna Escudero-Alie, Chair - Humanities (T)
    • Christina Gentile, Chair - General Studies Program (Collegewide)
  • Visual, Performing, and Media Arts, Dr. Frank Trezza, Collegewide Dean
    • Tendai Johnson, Chair, Germantown Art Department
    • Tendai Johnson, Chair, Rockville Art Department
    • Katherine Hubley, Interim Department Chair, Rockville Media Arts and Technologies
    • Alvin Trask, Chair, Rockville Performing Arts Department
    • Norberto Gomez, Chair, Takoma Park/Silver Spring Visual and Performing Arts Department\