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Charmae Sanders is the Director of the Start to Finish program at Lake Michigan College. Start to Finish is a program that serves students from the Benton Harbor Promise Zone and students who spent time in foster care. Prior to working at LMC, Charmae spent 15 years working for the State of Michigan foster care system and brings her passion for working with underserved youth with her to the college. Charmae received her Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State University and her Master of Arts degree from Spring Arbor University. She serves the local community as a member of the Iota Iota Omega alumni chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., as a board member of the Race Relations Council, the community co-chair of ALPACT, as a member of several LMC Advisory committees, and many other volunteer opportunities.

Master of Arts, Philosophy; Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy; Associate of Arts, Philosophy

Bachelor of Applied Science, Industrial Technology

Bachelor of Arts, Music

Master of Educational Leadership, Organizational Analysis; Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing

Ph.D., Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (August 2018)
Emphasis: Gender and Health Communication

M.A., Communication, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (May 2014)
Emphasis: Interpersonal Communication with Certificate in Mediation & Conflict Negotiation

B.S., Communication, University of Wisconsin-Superior (May 2011)
Major: Speech Communication with minor in Geography

I am a pert time business faculty instructor at LMC. My full time position is as the Public Information Coordinator for the Allegan Area ESA.

I have been actively involved in business technology and creating new media since the 1970s. I’ve worked at a variety of radio and television stations, producing programming for local, regional and national markets. I ran my own media and event production company, servicing corporations, non-profit agencies, and educational institutions. My wife owns a cake shop in Grand Rapids and I do all the marketing for that company.

I served as the Mideast Region Vice President for the National School Public Relations Association from 2016-19 and am a current board member of the Michigan School Public Relations Association. I have also served on the boards of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Central Michigan University School of Broadcasting, and Media Communicators Association International.

In addition to my daily work, I’m also a film maker and avid traveler. For exercise I am a long distance cyclist and have participated in charity bike rides across the country.

I hold a Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts from Central Michigan University. My wife Mary and I have three adult children.

My name is Tim Schroeder, and I’ve been actively involved with photography for 48 years. I started in 1970 photographing for Lake Michigan College’s yearbook, and went on to Western Michigan University where I continued photographing for their yearbook. I also worked as a photographer at a commercial art studio during school. After graduating from Western, I attended an Ansel Adams workshop inYosemite National Park in 1975. Upon return to St. Joseph, I started the photography program at the St. Joseph Art Association on State Street. When the Krasl building endowment was announced, I designed and equipped the new darkroom area during construction. I’ve since been teaching photography at the Krasl for 38 years. Starting in the late 70s through 1997, I partnered with Michelle Palmini, a catalog photographer who’d moved here from Chicago, in a commercial photography business. We did industrial, product and food photography for many local manufacturers, food companies, commodity groups and advertising agencies. When our last studio closed in 1997, I started my own commercial photography and graphics business. I also teach Digital Photography and Photoshop at Lake Michigan College.

Bachelor of Administration, Advertising

Education: Western Michigan University Ph.D. Behavioral Science M.A. Organizational Behavior Management/Instructional Design. Purdue University B.A. Psychological Science
Awards: Professional Development Award Lake Michigan College 2007 and 2010Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology member, Psi Beta Advisor
Memberships: Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) American Psychological Association
Contributions: Director of Lake Michigan College Honors
Program Director of Lake Michigan College Office
Undergraduate Research Editor of Lake Michigan College Journal
Psychology Editor of Lake Michigan College Journal of Undergraduate Research

PhD, Psychology: Behavior Analysis; Master of Arts, Psychology; Bachelors of Arts, Psychology

Rebecca Derbas-Selvidge, soprano, holds a Bachelor of Music in Choral Education from Western Michigan University, a Master of Arts from the University of South Florida, and a Certificate of Musical Theatre Performance from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She is the Music Lecturer at Lake Michigan College and directs the student choir, Vocal Chamber, and the Concert Choir. Rebecca has performed with various ensembles including Lake Effect Jazz Big Band under Steve Reed, Gold Company under Dr. Steve Zegree, WMU Chorale under Dr. James Bass, and VOICES LMC. She has performed in regional and local theatre productions such as Sandy in Grease!, Mother in SMSO's Ragtime, and Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown. Rebecca has been the musical director for various productions including Twin City Player's Sound of Music, Children's Music Workshop's production of Hairspray, LMC's production of Rent, and one of the founding members of CMW TeenStock's summer musical productions.

Rebecca has performed at the International Association of Jazz Educators conference in Toronto and has appeared on several albums including WMU Gold Company's Who Could Ask for Anything More and 30; Tim Hauser's Love Stories; and Ditties for Kiddies, a benefit CD for Little Kids Rock. She was writer/producer/performer for A Woman's World Cabaret at Danny's Skylight in New York City and has performed at such venues as The Cutting Room, The Triad, Studio One in New York City. Rebecca was co-singer/songwriter for the band Stoney End, a backup singer for Erin Hill Band, and a founding member of the Three Divas of Southwest Michigan with Carrie VanDenburgh and Katherine Rohwer. Rebecca is a proud alum of the Lake Michigan College music department where she received the Steve Sizer Vocal scholarship, received the Outstanding Musician of the Year award, and met her husband, Alan. She is mom to their son, Jack, and their family dog, Ginger.

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