Division Location
NVCC Alexandria Campus
Room AT 220
3001 N. Beauregard St.
Alexandria, Virginia 22311-5097
Phone (703) 845-6244

Division Hours
Mon - Thu, 8:30am - 8:30pm
Fri, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Sat, 8:30am - 10:30am

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The Speech & Drama (SPD) department is comprised of four full-time faculty members, one part-time faculty member, and five adjunct faculty members, all of whom bring to the classroom a wide range of professional and academic experience in the field of communication and/or theatre. All faculty members are dedicated to reducing the anxiety that students often associate with speaking/performing in front of others. Furthermore, faculty members offer a relaxed classroom atmosphere, a creative teaching style, and a challenging learning environment. We are certain that you will enjoy all of the classes taught by the SPD faculty members, and that you will find yourself at a new level of confidence as a result of the experience in their classroom.

Listed below are the SPD faculty members and the classes they teach. Click on a name to learn more detailed information about the faculty member.

Full-time Faculty

Lucy Holsonbake, Instructor
Introduction to Speech Communication (SPD 110)

Dr. Brenda Lewis-Holmes, Professor
Introduction to Speech Communication (SPD 110), Acting I (SPD 131), Acting II (SPD 132)

Jackie Schillig, Associate Professor
Introduction to Speech Communication (SPD 110), Interpersonal Communication (SPD 126)

Donald Smith
Principles of Public Speaking (SPD 100)

Adjunct Faculty

George Brashears
Introduction to Speech Communication (SPD 110)

Nader Chaaban
Introduction to Speech Communication (SPD 110), Intercultural Communication (SPD 229)

Stephen Shetler
Theatre Workshop (SPD 136)

Christal Valbracht
Introduction to Speech Communication (SPD 110),
Interpersonal Communication (SPD 126)