McFadden is new BCCC Staff Association president | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    Sandria McFadden, director of the Career Center at Beaufort County Community College, has been chosen to head the BCCC Staff Association for the 2012-2013 Academic Year. Other staff association officers are Gail Ambrose, vice president; Lucy Lawrence, secretary, and Tommy Hodges, treasurer.

    McFadden, a native of Michigan, traveled widely as a child as her family followed her father who was in the Air Force. McFadden graduated from Roanoke High School. After graduation, she served in the U.S. Air Force as a medical and dental technician at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.

    She earned bachelor's degrees in education and mathematics from Francis Marion College in Florence, S.C., and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also holds an associate's degree in mechanical engineering technology/drafting and design and an accounting certificate from BCCC. McFadden is pursuing a master's degree at Appalachian State University in education with a concentration in new media and global education.

    McFadden is also the moving force behind the creation of an endowment ― Girls Excited about Math and Science ― through the BCCC Foundation that awarded a scholarship for the first time in 2012 to a female student pursuing a non-traditional degree. McﾭFadden said she started the endowment to honor her grandmother, Emma Dail Hasty, who worked for many years in textile mills in Roanoke Rapids.

    McFadden was named BCCC Faculty Member of the Year in 2003 and Staff Member of the Year in 2009.
Sandria McFadden: Above.
    McFadden said her goals for the coming year are to "lift the bar for our organization on our campus and in our community" and that the BCCC Staff Association will be "a vital force for the mission and vision of Beaufort County Community College."

    A long-time resident of Beaufort County, Ambrose has served as technical services coordinator in the BCCC Library for some 17 years. A graduate of Bath High School, Ambrose earned an associate's degree in Business Administration from BCCC and served as one of the college's ambassadors. She worked in two libraries in Wyoming before returning to North Carolina in 1992. Ambrose and her husband of 39 years, Galin, an industrial electrician, have two daughters and live in the Bath area. Ambrose attends Everetts Church of Christ and serves on the Goose Creek State Park Board of Directors. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening to attract butterflies and hummingbirds, spending time with her horses and reading.

    A native of Washington, Lawrence is a graduate of BCCC, most recently earning an associate in arts degree from the college earlier this year. She is enrolled in the Wells Fargo Partnership East program and plans to obtain a bachelor's degree in special education with a concentration in reading in 2015. Lawrence has worked at BCCC for 28 years and is currently employed as a data specialist and office manager with Student Support Services. She has two sons and enjoys reading and doing crossword puzzles.

    Tommy Hodges is manager of BCCC's book store, a position he has held for about 10 years. A native of Norfolk, Va., Hodges graduated from Washington High School in 1969 and BCCC in 1971 with an associate's degree in business administration. Hodges has worked in cost accounting for 26 years, including at Hamilton Beach/Proctor Silex before joining BCCC. He has served as a deacon of the First Baptist Church in Washington and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Woodmen of the World Youth Camps. Hodges and his wife, Donna, have one son, Wayland and one granddaughter. In his spare time, he enjoys photography and cooking.