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Dean
Department Chair
Department Administrative Staff
Full-Time Faculty
Email: raquel.bertiz@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5522
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 355
Biography
Raquel Bertiz is a full-time faculty of the Nursing Program in Montgomery College. She is a nurse with various clinical experiences in Maternal-Child Health and medical-surgical nursing but her passion education eventually led her to a full time academic life. Raquel earned her BSN and PhD at the University of the Philippines and a Postmaster’s Certificate in Nursing Education at Georgetown University.As a full time faculty member, Raquel is part of a team teaching Maternal Child Nursing. She is also currently involved in the ADN to BSN Pathway program to facilitate the academic progression of current students in the Associate Degree in Nursing to Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. She is passionate about continuously improving quality of nursing education and had taken interest in simulation as a means to do so. She had learned techniques in debriefing and currently applies it not just in simulation but in classroom settings as well.
Raquel envisions a lot of promise in the future of nursing education and its huge role in the direction of healthcare, and therefore, views today as the right time for nurse educators to position themselves as informed, evidenced-based drivers of nursing education.
Email: carla.best-otubu@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5536
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 363
Office Hours: T 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; F 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Biography
Carla Best-Otubu started her career as an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Montgomery College (MC) in 2014. Prior to coming to MC, she taught at Prince George’s Community College and Catholic University as an Adjunct Faculty for Psychiatric Nursing. Her clinical background includes Psychiatric Nursing and Maternal Infant Health Nursing, which she teaches at MC. She is a proud graduate of Prince George’s Community College (ADN), Stevenson University (BSN), and University of Phoenix (MSN-Ed). In addition to her teaching responsibilities at MC, she is an advocate and mentor to her students and is involved in various nursing program committees, such as the ADN to BSN Pathway.Educational Background
- ADN, Prince Georges Community College
- BSN, Stevenson University
- MSN, University of Phoenix
Email: arneshuia.bilal@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5550
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 355
Office Hours: T 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.; W 7:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Educational Background
- BS Health Care Administration, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
- BSN, University of Maryland at Baltimore
- MSN, Nursing Education, University of Phoenix
Email: lena.choudhary@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5674
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 356
Biography
Lena Choudhary has focused her research and professional presentations on Incivility in Nursing, Nursing simulation and experiential learning. She has published articles, presented at various national conferences, and written and designed simulation activities.Educational Background
- BA, Loyola University
- BS, Stevenson University
- MS, University of Maryland
- JD, University of Maryland
Email: michele.harrell@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5680
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 353
Biography
Dr. Michele Harrell is a faculty member who believes in student empowerment and that every student can achieve academic success. As a clinician, she is experienced in critical care nursing with a focus on adult and pediatric patients. Dr. Harrell has experience working with the Department of Defense both as a critical care nurse caring for wounded warriors and as a Nurse Specialist in Leadership managing day to day nursing operations at the President's hospital - Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Additional accolades include developing a safe medication administration class for the CNTP (clinical nurse transition program) for newly commissioned military officers stationed at Walter Reed.Dr. Harrell is dedicated to academic excellence and holds two doctoral level degrees in education: Doctor for Education in Education Leadership, (Ed.D.) and Education Specialist in Education Leadership (Ed.S) and both were achieved with honors and is a member of Kappa Delta Pi. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration (MPA) and a Master of Science Degree in Nursing with a focus on Nursing Education (MSN, Ed.). Dr. Harrell is certified as a Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) and Critical Care Certified Nurse (CCRN). Most recently Dr. Harrell graduated as a fellow in the Scholarship of Teaching and Excellence at Montgomery College and graduated as a fellow for the Nurse Leadership Institute at University of Maryland.
Dr. Harrell is a transplant from Kenya and prior to migrating to the United States volunteered to help Refugees with the Red Cross Kenya office. In this capacity, she helped impoverished victims of war from Zaire and Ethiopia. Other volunteer work included work with World Vision International as a grassroots speaker against the spread of HIV/AIDs among youth by providing education to spread facts not fear. Dr. Harrell's passions include mentorship of young students by teaching accountability, character development and human resource utilization. Most recently, as a fellow of the Nurse Leadership Institute, University of Maryland, Dr. Harrell presented at the Nurse Education Research Institute 2018: Self – Awareness of Civility Among Nursing Faculty in Creating a Positive Learning Environment.
Educational Background
Ed.D., Doctor of Education, Education Leadership – Liberty University, Lynchburg,
Virginia.
Ed.S., Education Specialist, Education Leadership – Liberty University, Lynchburg,
Virginia.
MPA, Master of Arts in Public Administration – American University, Washington, D.C.
MSN, Ed., Master of Science in Nursing, Education – Liberty University, Lynchburg,
Virginia.
BSN, Bachelor of Science in Nursing – Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia.
ADN, Associates Degree of Nursing – Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia.
BSBA, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Financial Systems – Columbia
Union College, Takoma Park, Maryland.
Professional Certifications
CNE, Certified Nurse EducatorCCRN, Critical Care Registered Nurse
Email: mateboho.mohapeloa-raposo@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5597
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 357
Office Hours: W 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.; F 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Educational Background
- BSN, Howard University
- MSN-Ed, Washington Adventist University
Email: nilufer.mutlu@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-6150
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 340A
Educational Background
- RN, Montgomery College
- BSN Frostburg State University
- MSN-Ed, Frostburg State University
Part-Time Faculty
Simulation and Nursing Lab Staff
Maryland Clinical Simulation Resource Consortium (MCSRC)
Email: raquel.bertiz@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone: 240-567-5522
Office Location: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, HC 355
Biography
Raquel Bertiz is a full-time faculty of the Nursing Program in Montgomery College. She is a nurse with various clinical experiences in Maternal-Child Health and medical-surgical nursing but her passion education eventually led her to a full time academic life. Raquel earned her BSN and PhD at the University of the Philippines and a Postmaster’s Certificate in Nursing Education at Georgetown University.As a full time faculty member, Raquel is part of a team teaching Maternal Child Nursing. She is also currently involved in the ADN to BSN Pathway program to facilitate the academic progression of current students in the Associate Degree in Nursing to Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. She is passionate about continuously improving quality of nursing education and had taken interest in simulation as a means to do so. She had learned techniques in debriefing and currently applies it not just in simulation but in classroom settings as well.
Raquel envisions a lot of promise in the future of nursing education and its huge role in the direction of healthcare, and therefore, views today as the right time for nurse educators to position themselves as informed, evidenced-based drivers of nursing education.