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      • Day 3 Supplement: IR Temp Sensor
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    • 2020 STEM Camp >
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      • The 2020 Teachers
      • PreAcademy prep
      • Day 1 Monday: Basics and Lights >
        • Day 1 Supplement Activity
      • Day 2 Tuesday: Servos >
        • Day 2 (Suppliment Activities)
      • Day 3 Wednesday: Making an ECG/EKG! >
        • Day 3 (Supplement Page)
      • Day 4 Thursday: Controlling Servos with EMG >
        • Day 4 Supplemental Activity
      • Day 5 Friday: Finishing up/Show >
        • Unused lessons/content
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      • Day 3 (Wednesday)
      • Day 4 (Thursday)
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The Teachers


Mr. Dorsey: RCC Summer STEM Camp Director

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Mr. Greg Dorsey is the robotics coach, technology lead, and Physics teacher for the Chesapeake Bay Governor's School. He is a Middle Peninsula native with a Masters of Teaching and a B.A. in Physics from the University of Virginia.  He taught for the RCC Summer STEM Camp the last 5 years and this is his third year as camp director. The RCC summer camp's topics switch between Engineering design, 3D printing, and Arduino C++ coding. 

Mr. Dorsey also teaches for the Virginia Space Grant Consortium. If you are interested in their 8-12th grade NASA programs see this webpage.

Mr. Moore: RCC Network Technician

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Mr. Rhett Moore is RCC's Network Administrator and holds a Bachelors in Computer Science with a concentration in Network Security from ECPI University. He has assisted with the RCC summer STEM camp for the last 3 years and thoroughly enjoys working with the kids and teaching them how to bring their ideas to life.
 
Mr. Moore has been working in Technology the last 8 years and can be found in his spare time working on DIY projects ranging from programming to 3D printing. Currently he has been working on building his own Game Boy style video game emulator from various electronics boards and circuitry.

Ms. Dahlem: Middle School Science Instructor

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Ms. Stephanie Dahlem has been the middle school science teacher for Aylett Country Day School for 7 years.  She introduced a STEM lab, with a focus in basic coding and computer science, to her curriculum three years ago. She earned her B.S. in Biology at Christopher Newport University. 

Stephanie has been assisting with the RCC Summer STEM Camp for 5 years and thoroughly enjoys witnessing the brilliant, young minds of our middle schoolers design and create their projects.  She is looking forward to another great experience this year.  


Ms. Riley: RCC Nursing Instructor

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Ms. Riley has been a registered nurse for 19 years and is currently a Clinical Informatic Specialist at Riverside Health System and is a nursing adjunct instructor for RCC. She graduated from Riverside School of Professional Nursing and later pursued her MSN at Liberty University.

She worked on a cardiac unit for 7 years full-time before transitioning to a labor pool status. She has been teaching nursing in some form since 2007. 

RCC STEM Camp Partners


Carl D. Perkins Grant Administrator: Dean Brooks

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Dean Brooks oversees the Carl D. Perkins Technical Education grant which pays for the RCC STEM-Health camp staff. 

​Dr. Brooks is RCC's Academic Dean of Humanities, Art, Social Sciences, and CTE.
She holds her Ph.D. from Duke University as well as her MFA and BFA from VCU. She has been the RCC Summer STEM Camp Administrator for 3 years. 

Kathy Fife

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Michael Anthony

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RCC Technology

RCC Technology purchased the STEM Kits for the middle school campers. 

Michael manages the RCC's Technology Department and Kathy is the RCC technology specialist and has assisted the STEM Camp for 5 years.  

Dean of RCC Health Sciences: Dr. Smith

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Dean Smith organized our Nursing partnership. He assisted the integration of the heart monitor (ECG and EMG) into the academy and RCC Nursing instruction. 

Dean Smith has worked in Higher Education, Nursing Education, Coaching, Curriculum Development, Concept-Based Curricula, Leadership, Public Speaking, and Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies. Dean Smith has an MS in Nursing Administration from VCU and a PhD in Nursing with a focus in Vulnerable Populations from The University of North Dakota. 

Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Stacie Wind

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AHEC purchased the STEM kits for our high school campers. Founding Director for RCC's AHEC which focuses on community outreach, recruitment, and training of future health professionals in the Virginia Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Region. 

Ms. Wind was the Co-Director for the statewide care transitions program at Bay Aging. She is a Northern Neck native and an RCC Alumni. She graduated from James Madison University in Health Administration. Her career includes working in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. 

RCC Dual Enrollment Advisor: Hutt Williams

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Hutt assists each year with our RCC STEM Camp Marketing to our region's middle and high schools. 

He is the Dual Enrollment student advisor and is who you would talk to if you want to learn more about graduating from high school with your RCC Associates degree or other certification. Hutt also serves as the RCC recruiter. 

RCC Media: Jeff Macharyas

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Jeff assested with our RCC Camp Marketing this year.
He is RCC's Director of Communications and Marketing. He is Google Analytics and Adobe-certified and holds an Amateur Radio license: K2JPM. He is a certified fencing instructor and a correspondent for Opensource.com -- where he writes on open source technology and topics. Jeff earned his BS in Communications from Florida State University, a miniMBA in Social Media Marketing from Rutgers University and a Master’s in Cybersecurity/Computer Forensics from Utica College.
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  • Home
  • 2021 STEM Camp
    • PreAcademy prep
    • Day 1: Measuring Your Pulse >
      • Day 1 Supplemental Activity:
    • Day 2: Ultrasound >
      • Day 2: Supplement: Touchless Soap Dispenser
    • Day 3: Galvanic Skin Response >
      • Day 3 Supplement: IR Temp Sensor
    • Day 4: Pulse Oximeter >
      • Day 4 Supplemental Activity:
    • Day 5 Friday: Finishing up/Show
    • Future lesson to move
  • Shared Google Folder
  • The Teachers
  • Archive
    • Pictures from prior years
    • 2020 STEM Camp >
      • Home (2020)
      • The 2020 Teachers
      • PreAcademy prep
      • Day 1 Monday: Basics and Lights >
        • Day 1 Supplement Activity
      • Day 2 Tuesday: Servos >
        • Day 2 (Suppliment Activities)
      • Day 3 Wednesday: Making an ECG/EKG! >
        • Day 3 (Supplement Page)
      • Day 4 Thursday: Controlling Servos with EMG >
        • Day 4 Supplemental Activity
      • Day 5 Friday: Finishing up/Show >
        • Unused lessons/content
    • 2018 Lessons >
      • Day 1 (Monday)
      • Day 2 (Tuesday)
      • Day 3 (Wednesday)
      • Day 4 (Thursday)
      • Day 5 (Friday)
    • 2017 Camp >
      • Day 1 (Monday)
      • Day 2 (Tuesday)
      • Day 3 (Wednesday)
      • Day 4 (Thursday)
      • Day 5 (Friday)
    • Pictures archive for lessons (some graphic images)
  • Contact Us!