243 Millennium - Seventeenth Edition SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR Grow Academy Shafter Bakersfield, CA EDUCATION ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS Howard Community College Clarksburg, MD Millennium Magazine Featured Listee KRISTEL K. EHRHARDT Kristel K. Ehrhardt leverages over 10 years of experience in the field of education. Specializing in statistics and discrete structures, she has excelled as an associate professor of mathematics at Howard Community College since 2019, having initially joined the institution in 2008 as an adjunct faculty member. She previously held adjunct roles at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Stevenson University, the Community College of Baltimore County, Trinity Washington University and Montgomery College. She was also a lecturer at Black Hills State University between 2011 and 2014. In her own academic pursuits, Ms. Ehrhardt earned a BS in international business, summa cum laude, from Strayer University. She subsequently achieved a BA in mathematics and an MAT in secondary mathematics from UMBC. Ever committed to her profession, she is also counted as a member of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. Attributing her success to her perseverance, selfmotivation and the support of her mother, Ms. Ehrhardt is particularly proud of her work with undergraduate students. Looking forward, she intends to complete her PhD in industrial and computational mathematics at Morgan State University. Drawing on over 20 years of experience in academia, Wendy Elmore began her career as an after-school reading teacher for the Rosedale Union School District. Later transitioning to the local high school district, she worked closely with students with behavioral issues. Her career then pivoted when she was asked to open a public charter school in Shafter, California, as its special education coordinator. In this role, Ms. Elmore created a program for students with special needs in the generation education setting, with both general and special education teachers working together to help students succeed. Among her responsibilities, she has led and trained a team of more than 15 special education staffers, including teachers and individual aides. Among her accomplishments, Ms. Elmore is proud to have once been named as Teacher of the Year. Looking to the future, she aspires to consult for another charter school that is set to open in the downtown area of Shafter. Furthermore, she looks forward to a well-deserved retirement, though she hopes to ensure that the Grow Academy is well-established prior to her departure. WENDY ELMORE
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