University of Washington TRIO Trainers
January 1- September 30, 2008
Dr. Karen Morell 
Karen Morell has directed TRIO Training Programs at the University of Washington for 18 years. She has worked with several leading corporations in educational technology to bring resources to the Training and TRIO community. She directed Upward Bound and taught in Comparative Literature and African Studies at the University of Washington.
Dr. Susan Brown 
Susan Brown is the Director Emeritus of the Ronald E. McNair Program at New Mexico State University. In addition to serving as the Director for 15 years, Dr. Brown was responsible for the Center for Academic Excellence, Upward Bound and Student Support Services. She has been a TRIO trainer for ten years.
Dr. Lynn Churchill
Lynn Churchill has over 25 years of experience in the development and application of advanced technologies to education and research. Dr. Churchill developed many of the technology services for the University of Washington TRIO Training for almost 20 years and hosts a number of the online application servers and online training through the Information Technology Research Center in Missoula, MT.
Ms. Deltha Colvin 
Deltha Q. Colvin is the Assistant Vice President for Campus Life at Wichita State University and responsible for 8 TRIO programs, a statewide Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) and the Office of Disability Services. She is also Director of TRIO Upward Bound. She is a member and former President of the Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel (MAEOPP).
Mr. Phillip Dirks
Phillip Dirks is Director of Upward Bound and Educational Talent Search at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Dirks has worked in TRIO for almost 20 years and has served as President of the Northwest Association of Special Programs (Region X TRIO Programs).
Dr. Earl Farrow 
Dr. Earl V. Farrow first graduated from Florida A&M University, completed his Ed.D. at Rutgers University , and retired in Pensacola, FL. He directed TRIO programs for thirty years, was a professor at Rutgers, and a trainer for SAEOPP, NCEOA (COE), and the University of Washington. He was co-chair of the first NCEOA (COE) Technology Committee and received its Walter Mason, Jr. award.
Mr. David Ferguson
Dave Ferguson has directed Upward Bound projects for 25 years at California State University, Chico. He is a past president of WESTOP and currently administers the association’s Web site. He has served as a trainer for a number of TRIO Training grants over the past two decades.
Mr. Brad James 
Brad James is the Coordinator of Technology for the four TRIO programs at the University of South Dakota. Mr. James also servers as an instructor, grant writer and data systems manager. He has taught and worked with at-risk students for 20 years, including working with TRIO for the past 12 years.
Ms. Paula Martin 
Paula J. Martin is Executive Director of Harlem Center for Education and is responsible for overseeing a TRIO Educational Opportunity Center program and is Director of two TRIO Talent Search programs. She is a member of and former President of the Association for Equality and Excellence in Education (AEEE).
Dr. Ben McCune 
Ben McCune serves as the Curriculum Director/Trainer for the University of Washington’s TRIO Training Programs. Dr. McCune has over 36 year’s experience with TRIO and in higher education administration at Florida A&M University. He has served as president of his state (FAEOPP) and regional (SAEOPP) Associations. He is a COE founder.
Mr. T. Michael Moser
T. Michael Moser has over 15 years of TRIO experience and has served as an Upward Bound Director for 14 years at Leeward Community College in Hawaii. Mr. Moser specialties lie in database design, annual performance reports, record keeping, and program management. He has assisted TRIO and non-TRIO programs in the Pacific and continental U.S. in establishing database systems and preparing for annual reports. Mr. Moser is a FileMaker Pro trainer and has designed free TRIO database applications for UW TRIO Training.
Ms. Erin Ohnemus 
Erin Ohnemus is the web developer for the University of Washington TRIO Training program. She also serves as an Instructor in Technology for the Upward Bound Program. She has worked with the TRIO Training and TRIO Quest websites for 7 years.
Ms. Sharon Primm-Dayot 
Sharon Primm-Dayot has been Curriculum Coordinator for 5 years with TRIO Training and has 15 years as an Instructor with Upward Bound. She provides TRIO Quest support to all participating programs and creates online curriculum for TRIO staff. She has designed curriculum and been an instructor in courses for bridge programs and college-level life/study skills and social science courses.
Ms. Donna Thompson 
Donna Thompson is the Director of the Wesleyan Upward Bound ConnCAP and Principal Investigator of the McNair program. She has served as a trainer for over seven years with the UW team and for five years with the Council for Opportunity in Education and been president of her regional association.
Mr. David Wolczyk 
Dave Wolczyk is the Technology and Science Coordinator for the University of Washington TRIO Training and Upward Bound programs. He is also an Instructor with the Upward Bound Program. He has been with the TRIO programs at the UW for 10 years and involved in TRIO programs for 15 years.