The Teachers

Mr. Dorsey: RCC Summer STEM Camp Director

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 in Teaching and a B.A. in Physics from the University of Virginia. He taught for the RCC Summer STEM Camp the last six years and this is his forth year as camp director. The RCC summer camp's topics switch between Engineering design, 3D printing, and Arduino electronics.

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

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 4 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 9 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.

Pending Hiring: Middle School Science Instructor

Pending Bio

Ms. Riley: RCC Nursing Instructor

Ms. Riley has been a registered nurse for 20 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: Dr. Brooks

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.

RCC Technology: Kathy Fife and Dr. Hayman

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

Dr. Hayman is RCC's CIO/IT manager and Kathy is the RCC technology specialist. Kathy has assisted the STEM Camp for 6 years.

Dean of RCC Health Sciences: Dr. Smith

Dean Smith organized our Nursing partnership. He assisted the integration of the health care monitors 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.

RCC Dual Enrollment Advisor: Hutt Williams

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 Coordinator: Abby Parsons

Ms. Abigail Parsons is the Media Coordinator for Rappahannock Community College, holding a Master’s degree in Public Relations from Purdue University.

This is her second year assisting with the promotion of RCC’s STEM Camp. Ms. Parsons has worked at RCC for three years, specializing in marketing, branding, and communications of the College.

Rappahannock Area Health Education Center (RAHEC)

RAHEC supports the high school H-STEM camp in purchasing camp kits, funding the high school and health instructors, and speakers.

Rappahannock AHEC Director: Stacie Wind

Ms. Wind is the founding Program Manager for Rappahannock AHEC which focuses on community outreach, recruitment, and training of future health professionals in the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and Fredericksburg Area of Virginia.

Formerly, 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.

Funded in part by the Carl D. Perkins Education Grant

The grant funded the middle school camp instructors and the camp's curriculum development.