Faculty and Staff
Department Chair | Dept. Administrative Aide | Full-time Faculty | Part-time Faculty
Department Chair
Email: Jennifer.haydel@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7756
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS-138
Biography
Jennifer Haydel holds a BA in Integrated International Studies from Knox College (1998) and an MA in Political Science from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (2004). Her teaching and research interests include peacebuilding, transitional justice in post-conflict environments, social movements, the intersection of mathematics and voting systems, and interdisciplinary education. She also co-coordinates the collegewide Quantitative Reasoning in the Disciplines Program. She has been teaching Political Science at Montgomery College since 2008. Jennifer has lived in California, Illinois, Minnesota, Germany, Georgia, and Maryland.Educational Background
BA, Integrated International Studies, Knox College
MA, Political Science, University of Minnesota
Department Administrative Aide
Email: sella.gesumwa@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7766
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 138
Full-time Faculty
Email: kurt.borkman@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7758
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 196
Biography
A native Marylander who worked the waters of the lower Chesapeake as a commercial fisherman, Dr. Kurt Borkman is a graduate of Montgomery College. He earned his BA in History at The George Washington University, and his MA and PhD in History at the University of Michigan. Dr. Borkman is also the recipient of a DAAD Fellowship and was a visiting scholar in Germany in the 1980's. His areas of special interest include European Intellectual History, Historiography, the History of Christianity, and German History. Born in Baltimore and baptized in the shadow of Camden Yards, Kurt is a lifelong Orioles and Colts/Ravens fan.
Educational Background
AA, General Studies, Montgomery College
BA, History, George Washington University
MA, History, University of Michigan
PhD, History, University of Michigan
Email: Michael.harding@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7759
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 181
Biography
Born in New York, but raised in Texas, Dr. Michael P. Harding holds a BA from the University of North Texas (1999), and MA degrees in philosophy and politics from the University of Dallas (2004 and 2007). Writing on Nietzsche's political philosophy, he earned his PhD from the University of Dallas (2013). His research interests can broadly be described as the history of philosophy - especially Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke and Nietzsche, as well as the American Founders and Progressives. He recently co-edited Socrates in the Cave: On the Philosopher's Motive in Plato (Palgrave, 2018). He has been teaching philosophy at Montgomery College since 2013. His hobbies include reading, playing music, and traveling.
Educational Background
BA, University of North Texas
MA, Philosophy & Politics, University of Dallas
PhD, University of Dallas
Biography
Assistant Professor Sylvea Hollis earned a Ph.D. in US History, with a concentration in African American History from the University of Iowa. As a graduate student she developed and taught her own courses in African American History and created civically engaged programming with the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies. Her dissertation, “Race, Capitalism, and Social Welfare after the Civil War, 1864-1911: The CKOP and the COC,” is a cultural history. It examines the African American fraternal association, the Colored Knights of Pythias and their women’s auxiliary, the Court of Calanthe.Before coming to Montgomery College in the fall of 2020, Dr. Hollis was an NPS-Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and taught courses in gender and sexuality in the American Studies Department at The George Washington University. She earned a MA in History Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program (SUNY-Oneonta) and has extensive experience in the museum field, working with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, National Museum of American History, and American Alliance of Museum. Dr. Hollis also runs a blognew window that explores the intersections of archives, civic engagement, and teaching.
Email: Carla.naranjo@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-2241
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 178
Biography
Carla Isabel Naranjo is a Spanish Professor on the Germantown campus. She holds a
BA in Political Science with a concentration in Latin America from the College of
Notre Dame of Maryland (1991), a Master of Science in Spanish Language and Culture
from Georgetown University in Washington, DC (2005) and a Graduate Certificate in
Spanish Interpretation and Translation from American University in Washington, D.C
(2005). She is currently at the dissertation phase for a PhD in Instructional Leadership
for Changing Populations from Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore.
She has developed Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) curriculum in
her Spanish courses since 2015 by collaborating with faculty members from the University
of El Salvador. In addition, she serves as the co-coordinator of the Global Classrooms
Faculty Fellowship for Montgomery College. Her academic interests include the impact
of COIL on community college students, OERs for Spanish, and immigration trends from
Central American countries to the US.
Prior to teaching, Carla was a labor organizer for over 10 years, organizing Spanish-speaking
immigrants living and working in Texas, California, and Washington, D.C. In her free
time, Carla enjoys exercising in the early morning hours, discovering vegetarian recipes,
and giggling with her daughter, Reina de la Paz.
Educational Background
BA, Political Science, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
MS, Spanish Language and Culture, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Graduate Certificate in Spanish Interpretation and Translation, American University,
Washington DC
PhD in progress: Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations, Notre Dame of
Maryland University
Email: joe.thompson@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7751
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 108
Biography
Born and raised in northeastern New Jersey, Dr. Joseph C. Thompson holds a BA in history
from East Stroudsburg University (1983), an MA in history from Kent State University
(1986) and a PhD in history from the University of Florida (1995). His research interests
include antebellum politics, African American history, the Civil War and Reconstruction,
and the Gilded Age. He has been teaching US history at Montgomery College since 2000.
In his spare time, Joe enjoys playing golf, reading, and rooting for the New York
Yankees.
Educational Background
BA, History, East Stroudsburg University
MA, History, Kent State University
PhD, History, University of Florida
Part-time Faculty
Phone: 240-567-7766
Biography
Chris DeLorenzo has taught at Montgomery College since 2021, having previously taught at Georgetown University and the Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa in Coroico, Bolivia. He teaches a broad array of courses, including United States and World History survey courses, The World in the Twentieth Century, and Global Humanities.Professor DeLorenzo earned his BA from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA and his PhD from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. His research focuses on narcotics policy, international development, and social movements in twentieth-century Bolivia.
When not in the classroom, he can be found practicing Bolivian folk dance in Virginia.
Email: khady.diene@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7766
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 185
Educational Background
MA, French, University of KansasMA, American Studies, University of Kansas
PhD, French & Francophone, University of Maryland
Email: james.furgol@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7766
Biography
From 2012 to today, I have taught HIST 114, 116, 117, 190, 200 and 201. I am a generalist in modern world history (1500-present), but regardless of the course content, my goal is to connect the past to the present, so students have a better understanding of today’s global community.Educational Background
AA, General Studies, Montgomery College
BA, History, College of Wooster
MA, US History, College of Wooster
MA, US/UK History, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Email: bonard.molinagarcia@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7766
Biography
Bonard is an international arbitration attorney focusing on dispute resolution in Latin America and Africa. Bonard is the author of Ontological Branding: Power, Privilege, and White Supremacy in a Colorblind World (Lexington: 2022). As an MC alumnus, Bonard enjoys teaching when his schedule permits.Educational Background
JD, Georgetown University
MA, Philosophy, Catholic University
BA, Biology & Philosophy, Loyola College in Maryland
Phone: 240-567-7766
Email: celsa.jimenez@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7766
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 185
Educational Background
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Navarra, Spain.Email: samuel.moki@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7766
Biography
Dr. Samuel Belsham Moki earned a Ph.D. in political science with a minor in public administration in 2002 from Howard University in Washington, D.C. He has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels at several universities within the Washington Metropolitan Area for over 20 years.His academic experience is complemented with over seven years of senior management experience as the associate director for the Environmental and Sustainability Services Division with Prince George’s County Government, Maryland from 2006 to 2013. Between 2015 to the present, Dr. Moki has served as a public board member for promotional evaluations at the United States Department of State, Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture. He currently serves as a Commissioner in the Governor’s Commission for African Affairs in the State of Maryland and also, as a Commissioner for the State’s Attorney’s Multicultural Commission in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Dr. Moki has authored several books, book chapters and peer-reviewed articles. He is the COO and Co-Owner of Bethel Assisted Living Homes in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Educational Background
PhD. Political Science, Howard University,
MS, Environmental Management, The University of Maryland University College
MS, Criminal Justice, The University of New Haven, CT.
LL.B Bachelor of Law, The University of Yaounde, Cameroon
Email: eli.moore@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-7766
Office Location: Germantown Campus, HS 185
Educational Background
BA, Philosophy, Colby CollegeMEd, Philosophy & Education, Columbia University
Phone: 240-567-7766
Phone: 240-567-7766
Phone: 240-567-7766
Biography
Born and raised in western Maryland, Joseph Wolfensberger attended college at Mount St. Mary's University, majoring in philosophy, theology, sociology, and criminal justice. Upon the completion of his studies, he entered into Mount St. Mary's Seminary while discerning a potential vocation to the priesthood. After discerning that God was calling him elsewhere, Joseph completed the Master of Arts in Philosophical Studies degree and taught at his alma mater. He is currently teaching philosophy at Montgomery College. In his free time, you can find Joseph attending an Orioles game, behind a drum set, or playing on his bass guitar and lute.Educational Background
BA, Philosophy, Theology, Sociology, and Criminal Justice, Mount St. Mary's University
MAPS, Mount St. Mary's University