Humanities Faculty/Staff Directory

All JALC employees have an email that uses the following format: firstnamelastname@jalc.edu (using their first and last name, lowercase, with no space in between).

Edgar Montaño - Department Chair, Associate Professor of Spanish

Edgar Montaño
  • M.S., Southern Illinois University
  • M.S., Boston University
  • B.S., Universidad Pedagògica y Tecnològica de Colombia

Nathan D. Arnett - Choral Director, Instructor of Music, and Applied Lessons Coordinator

Nathan D. Arnett
  • M.M., Southern Illinois University
  • B.M.E., Murray State University
  • A.A., John A. Logan College

Maudie L. Graham - Professor of Logic and Speech Communication

  • Advanced Graduate Study, University of Illinois
  • M.A., University of Northern Colorado
  • B.A., University of Northern Colorado

Stephanie Chaney Hartford - Instructor of Speech Communication

Stephanie Chaney Hartford
  • Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
  • M.S., Southern Illinois University
  • B.S., Southern Illinois University

Mike Kowalewski - Instructor of Philosophy

  • Office: E111A
  • Phone: Ext. 8296
  • Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
  • M.A., University of Arizona
  • B.A., University of Arizona

Darby Ortolano - Associate Professor of Art

Darby Ortolano
  • Office: B40
  • Phone: Ext. 8310
  • M.F.A., Southern Illinois University
  • B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute
  • B.A., City College of New York

Gayle Pesavento - Associate Professor of Speech

Gayle Pesavento
  • Advanced Graduate Work, Southern Illinois University
  • M.A., Eastern Illinois University
  • B.S., Eastern Illinois University

Mike Seagle - Associate Professor of Speech and Theatre

  • M.F.A., University of Illinois
  • B.A., Southern Illinois University