Course Listing - by Instructor
| Name | Biography |
|---|---|
| Angela Ashworth | Angela graduated from the University of Florida with her B.A. in Communication Sciences & Disorders (Speech Language Pathology & Audiology). While at UF, Angela was a member of the Signing Gators Club and volunteered countless hours working with deaf, hard of hearing and special needs children and adults. She also took ASL I, II, III, and IV while in college as well as several classes after graduation. Angela is fluent in American Sign Language (ASL) and holds a proficiency rating of Advanced Plus on the Sign Language Proficiency Interview Rating Scale (SLPI), which is a scale for rating sign language communication skills that is based on highly skilled, knowledgeable native-like signers. In 2006, Angela moved to Georgia and began working at The Georgia School for the Deaf, GSD. She worked at GSD from 2007 to 2017 and held many positions there including Accountant, Assistant to the Principal, Office Manager, Speech Language Pathologist, Speech Language Pathologist Aide, ASL Interpreter and Fund Raising Coordinator. She helped to establish the Athletic Booster Club and the Mascot program as well. She also had the unique opportunity to attend an intense ASL Immersion Course at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC., the world’s only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. Angela currently teachers ASL classes both online and in person. She is currently a contracted teacher for several charter and home schools in the USA and teaches ASL to students working on obtaining their foreign language requirements for graduation. She is an active volunteer at local schools, daycare centers, senior centers and community theaters, teaching ASL and deaf awareness and acceptance, as well as signs, to incorporate into theatrical performances to students, teachers and members of the community. Angela is a technical advisor and ASL tutor for independent entertainment companies and works closely with actors and musicians to learn and correctly sign their lines in ASL for both on screen and live performances. in 2022, Angela was contracted to teach ASL with the Northern Lights Santa Academy, the largest Santa Claus school in the Southeast which provides quality education to all Santas, Mrs. Clauses and Elves of the Christmas community. For the past 17 years, Angela has offered private tutoring to deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing individuals in both English and ASL. Angela is the founder and C.E.O. of both I Love Learning ASL and Crest Pointe Entertainment Group, LLC. which specializes in the booking, management and promotions of live music. Angela resides in Villa Rica, GA with her husband, and together they are the real life "Brady Bunch," having six children between the two of them. |
| Steven Broome | Photography is an art form like no other. It captures a particular moment and freezes reality for one precious second. For Steven Broome, photography has been his life’s joy since he got his first camera in the fourth grade. As part of the UWG family, Steven channels his passion into creating stories and memories through photography and other visual technology. Steven grew up in Chickamauga, TN, but has lived in Carrollton for most of his life. He has been part of the University of West Georgia family for more than two decades, having received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the university and joining the staff in 1989 and retiring in 2020. He has received several honors, including an APEX Award of Excellence for a photo taken on campus just following September 11, 2001, as well as being part of the team that won a CASE Gold Award for Campaign Publications during the UWG Centennial. His latest career highlight is being part of the team in charge of UWG’s “Go West” campaign. As former Associate Director of Visual Services, Steven supervised a team of skilled photographers and videographers who work hard at showing the story behind UWG and what makes it great. He finds inspiration in the unbridled spirit embodied by the UWG community. Steven collects old cameras, a collection that has grown to include approximately 100 different types. In his words: “these are the tools that allowed regular people to document their own history, and it's that vernacular history that I find very interesting.” |
| Patrick Clinton | Dr. Patrick Clinton is an Assistant Professor of Mass Communications in the School of Communication, Film, and Media, at the University of West Georgia. |
| Monica Colton | |
| Marty Davis M.A., C.P.P. | About the instructor: Marty Davis holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from LaGrange College (2009). His graduate coursework included Human Resource Management, Budget and Finance, Organizational Development, Strategy, Conflict Management, Profit & Loss, Policy Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Business Management, and Operations. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Valdosta State University in 1996 and has continued his professional development through multiple certifications. These include Certified Program Planner (C.P.P.) from the LERN Institute (2018), Certificate on Online Learning from Duke University (2020), Quality Matters Certification: Independent Applying the QM Rubric (2017), Salesforce Administrator (Simplilearn), and Designing and Teaching Online Courses (University System of Georgia, 2025). With an academic foundation in leadership, organizational development, and program planning, Marty brings a strong mix of strategic insight, operational knowledge, and innovative approaches to adult and continuing education. |
| Melissa Dickson Jackson | Melissa Dickson Jackson is an artist, writer, and teacher at the University of West Georgia with master's degrees in both Studio Arts and Creative and Professional Writing. Known for her innovative and genuinely fun classes at UWG, Melissa believes deeply in the power of making and writing by hand - as E.M. Forster once put it, "How do I know what I think until I see what I say?" This week she's here to help you build a book from scratch and fill it with the stuff that matters. |
| Sonja Evans | |
| Mark Janzen | |
| Emily Krish | |
| Lindsey Robison | |
| Sara Sales | Sara Sales is a Visual Arts Teacher at CJHS and has worked for Carrollton City Schools since 2005. Sara became a teacher because she loves children and feels that there is no greater honor than to help children realize their worth and potential. She is passionate in her calling to nurture creativity through art. |
| CarLes Stinson | |
| Witt Teem | |
| Tanisha Thomasson | |
| Laura Wolfe | |
| Duane Yoder |