Pasco-Hernando State College Volume XIV, Issue I Spring 2020 | Page 28

ALUMNI
NOTES
1986
1988
2001
2011
26
PHSC
Ross Wolf, Ed.D, M.P.A., CHPP, Orlando, currently serves as the interim assistant
provost of University of Central Florida Downtown. The new campus, in downtown
Orlando, hosts over 7,700 students, nearly 200 full-time faculty, two UCF colleges
with bachelor’s and master’s degrees offered in both the UCF Nicholson School
of Communication and Media (NSCM) and the UCF College of Community
Innovation and Education (CCIE) and two Ph.D. programs. In addition, Wolf is
a tenured full professor of criminal justice in UCF’s CCIE. Wolf also has over 28
years of experience as a law enforcement officer. After graduating from PHSC,
he earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies, a master’s degree in public
administration and a doctorate in higher education administration and educational
leadership from the University of Central Florida.
Caryn Rummens, New Port Richey, received her Associate in Arts degree from
Pasco-Hernando State College in 1988. Upon her graduation for the University of
South Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree, she entered into a career as an
elementary school teacher in Pasco County. After teaching several years, Caryn
fulfilled a long-term goal and completed her Master of Arts degree in English in
November 2019. She intends to take her passion for writing and literature into the
college classroom as an English instructor.
Joshua Peel, Zushi, Japan, continued his education after receiving his Associate
in Arts at PHSC. Peel earned his master’s degree in Special Education from the
University of South Florida and a master’s in Educational Leadership from Brigham
Young University in 2015. He has been a special education teacher for the past
eight years and currently works for the Department of Defense Education Activity
in Japan.
Cathrine Shoemaker, Land O’ Lakes, graduated from PHSC in 2011 with an
Associate in Science in Nursing degree. Most recently, Shoemaker passed the
AAPC’s Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification earning Magna Cum Laude
distinction. In addition, she is currently pursuing her MBA and enjoys volunteering.
Shoemaker is a certified Youth Worker for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
America and an active volunteer for Girl Scouts of West Central Florida.