Meet Our Faculty
Everyone Remembers a Teacher That Made an Extraordinary Impact on Their Life.
The School of Education at Florida Southern is filled with faculty members who possess the talent and dedication to become those special teachers for you, and will transform you into an exceptional teacher for your students.
![Karen I. Aponte](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/6c861a7b-1853-4df3-bfc8-8a0461cd2804/hs-karen-aponte.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 204
863.680.6280
686.680.4102
![Bernardo G. Blanco](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/f27ae9fd-06a6-488f-a06b-3e36efcd14b5/hs-bernardo-blanco.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Associate Professor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 214
863.680.4114
![Derrel Bryan](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/de317ea6-a081-4eb4-bc80-1cf660974921/hs-derrell-bryan.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 215
863.680.3779
![Caitlin Byrne](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/bca446f0-dd02-4a58-b8b6-cf190ba91900/sq-md-caitlin-byrne.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 217
863.680.5023
![Melanie Fowler](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/96f02bd4-b15e-481d-a1dc-57dc003e3e18/hs-melanie-fowler.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Doctor of Education Program Coordinator
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 206
863.680.4135
![Jill Freedman](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/e0348bbe-674a-4ad2-bec4-06b9d7d97de9/sq-md-jill-freedman.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Master of Educational Leadership Program Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 203
863.680.6258
![Victoria Giordano](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/4900c698-db96-4fb4-89f8-293e31b9fff0/hs-victoria-giordano.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Associate Provost of Institutional Research and Assessment
Associate Professor of Education
Thad Buckner Building
863.680.5080
![Christopher Harrison](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/434c650f-7943-4b28-bcf6-b666bf5c8159/sq-md-christopher-harrison.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 208
863.680.4170
![Mijana Lockard](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/c37b864b-b9ea-4a39-b877-89a057227420/sq-md-mijana-lockard.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 216
863.680.4191
![Lori Rakes](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/b792018b-9725-4686-8aa4-8ae896290a57/sq-md-lori-rakes.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Dean of Education
Nina B. Hollis Endowed Chair of Education
Associate Professor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 113
863.680.4172
![Judy Senzamici](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/6336a816-27ee-4544-9023-ceacca1d823c/ls-Judy-Senzamici-(2).jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Director of Interns
Instructor of Education
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 207
863.680.3743
863.680.4102
![Brooke Veal](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/1094825a-1904-4d43-bb49-ed3cd50ca085/hs-brooke-veal.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Director of Field Studies and Evening Education Programs
Carol J. Barnett / Curry Education Office - 106
863.680.5004