Kilian Community College - Faculty & Staff

Faculty & Staff

Come Get to Know Us.

Staff and faculty members at Kilian Community College have many special characteristics, but they have one that makes them especially unique -- they choose to work for a cause - the Kilian cause. They are not at Kilian just to teach or just to administer, they are here because they know Kilian is about changing lives. They know a college education is more than taking one class and completing homework; it's about self-discipline, balancing life's other responsibilities, challenges and stress. Our employees know that to succeed academically, our students need to also succeed personally. That's why they strive to know each student personally and academically. Our staff and faculty members are here because they knowWhen you meet our staff and faculty members, you will become keenly aware of what other students already know. The Kilian staff and faculty are on a mission to make a difference in the lives of others. Let us make a difference in your life!

MEET YOUR ADVISOR

Face Wendy.jpg    WENDY JANSEN
   Accounting
   Business Management
   9 years at Kilian
   Teaches Accounting, Management, & Leadership classes
   BS in Business Education from Northern State University,
   MBA from University of Sioux Falls, candidate at USD
   for an Educational Administrative Doctorate

   GENE MCDANIEL
   Liberal Arts
   Pre-Majors
   Coordinator of Student Services
   Counselor
   33 years in Education
   BS in Elementary Education from University of South Dakota,
   MA in Counseling from University of South Dakota

   CHERYL HARTMAN
   Liberal Arts & Pre-Majors
   18 years at Kilian
   Teaches Sociology and English
   BA in Psychology and English from University of Sioux Falls, Secondary
   Education teaching certificate, MA in English from USD: Ph.D. in Sociology
   from SDSU. Dissertation title: Social Class and Social Capital: An Integrated
   Theory of Community College Academic Achievement

    JIM SMORADA
   Liberal Arts
   Pre-Majors
   10 years at Kilian
   Teaches English Composition, Speech, Advanced Composition
   and Introduction to College Studies
   BA in English from St. John's University, Collegeville, MN;
   MS in Journalism from South Dakota State University

   STACY PETERS-WALTERS
   Office Administration and Computer/Technical
   4 years at Kilian
   Teaches Business and Computer Science
   BS in Elementary Education with Special Learning and Behavioral Problems,
   Minor in Computer Graphics from Dakota State University; MS in
Management Information Systems from Colorado Technical University;
MS in Education Curriculum and Instruction from Black Hills State University.

   LISA KELLER
   Chemical Dependency Counseling
   Justice Studies
   11 years at Kilian
   Teaches Psychology and Chemical Dependency
   AS in Respiratory Care
   BS in Psychology
   MS in Counseling

Face Rose.jpg ROSE TOERING
   Social Work
   Student Success Center Director
   5 years at Kilian
   Teaches Algebra
   BA in Math;
   BS in Accounting
   Minors in English, Business, French and Education