Faculty Spotlight

As an engineer, Dana Timm embraces the idea of failure. Engineers are trained to actively plan for failure as an integral part of the process. It’s viewed not as a setback, but as an opportunity to learn. That’s why in his role as a Mechanical Design Technology instructor, Dana encourages his students to trust their fail.

After a 25-year career working as an accountant in the construction industry, Tracy Kizewski took the leap into teaching. Today she is the Department Chair for the FVTC Accounting program and loves being a mentor to her students.

Kris Hackl’s two loves are being creative and teaching others. So it’s fitting that she’s found her calling as an instructor in the FVTC Interior Design program.

Maria Carone understands the power of language. Born in Germany, she not only speaks four languages, she has also spent her career teaching others how to communicate with each other and appreciate our differences.

When Aaron Zemlock was an officer with the Menasha Police Department, he had the chance to work as a school resource officer. It was there that he discovered his love of teaching and enthusiasm for helping kids.

After several years working as a Las Vegas bakery manager and cake decorator, Jen McClure and her family relocated to Wisconsin in 2012. Today she spends her time sharing her knowledge with aspiring bakers in the FVTC Baking & Pastry Management program.

Teaching students to care for the land is a dream come true for Horticulture instructor If you ask Chuck Stangel to tell you about the best job he’s ever had, he will not hesitate: “Right here. Right now. This is it. Being able to interact with really capable people, to have this rich, eclectic student

Diesel instructor combines expertise and innovation to engage students Jay Duca loves his job teaching others the ins and outs of diesel technology. He’s been an instructor in the Diesel Equipment Technology program at Fox Valley Technical College since 2010, when after a 20-year career as a diesel mechanic, a friend urged him to apply for the

Instructor brings years of legal experience into the classroom Jennifer Haese earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and attended Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. Over the past 15 years, Jennifer has been an attorney, an associate dean of students, a human resources manager and now an instructor in