RCC Welcomes New Staff

ASHEBORO, N.C.—One new faculty member and two new staff members have joined Randolph Community College recently.

Dr. Donna M. Perry has joined RCC full time as the new biology instructor in the General Education department. Perry has worked part time at RCC since May 2002 as a Continuing Education instructor and since August 2002 as an adjunct instructor for Curriculum. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Perry earned her B.A. in biology and secondary education from Canisius College in Buffalo, and her Ph.D. from Syracuse University. Perry also attended Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique in Marseille, France, to study pyrimidine biochemistry. Previously Perry was employed as a research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for four years, as a visiting lecturer at UNC for one year, and as a hand weaver for Hickory Mountain Weavery for six years. Perry lives in Asheboro; she is the daughter of Wallace and Katherine Lastowski of Buffalo.

Tanya Marie Beckerdite has been hired as director of institutional effectiveness for RCC. A native of Forest Hill, La., Beckerdite graduated from Rapides High School in LeCompte, La., and attended Louisiana State University in both Alexandria and Baton Rouge, where she graduated with a B.A. in psychology with minors in Spanish and Anthropology. Beckerdite also earned her master’s degree in social work from LSU. She is a licensed clinical social worker and certified rape crisis counselor and was most recently employed as program coordinator and evaluator for the Randolph County Partnership for Children in Asheboro. Other previous jobs include licensed clinical psychotherapist for the Central North Carolina School for Deaf and the Blumenthal Jewish Home. In addition, Beckerdite is a consultant/trainer, teaching a prep class for the North Carolina chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) for candidates who want to become licensed clinical psychotherapists. She is a board member of the Center for Creative Arts in Greensboro and volunteers as an evaluator for Asheboro City Schools Early Childhood Development Center. Beckerdite lives in Randleman with her husband, Eric. She is the daughter of Daniel W. Richmond Jr. of Forest Hill, La.

Judith Ann Rowe has joined RCC’s housekeeping staff. A native of Tazewell, Va., Rowe graduated from Tazewell High School and has taken clerical classes at RCC. Rowe previously worked for K&W Cafeteria, Black & Decker, Resortwear, and Sherry’s Restaurant. She and her husband, Roger, live in Ramseur.