About Me

About Me section

You can access information about me on my Web site at Christy's World as well as see pics of me, my students and colleagues, and of course my doggy. However, below is my bio. From this you will get the gist of WHO I AM. My qualifications and experience are listed, and info is provided on my interests, which coincide with the purpose of this site. Enjoy, and feel free to ask questions or comment.

Bio
Christy Kinnion is a native North Carolinian and is currently employed as an English Instructor at Lenoir Community College in Kinston. Her teaching experience includes Professional Research and Reporting, Expository Writing, Argument and Literature-Based Research, Applied Communications, and Student Success in both the traditional classroom and via distance education. Christy also develops grants and was recently awarded a grassroots grant by the Community Council for the Arts to fund a Poetry Alive performance in May 2004. Christy serves on various committees at LCC including the Arts & Sciences Scholarship Committee, Fine Arts Committee, and Technology Subcommittee. She thoroughly enjoys teaching and was recently recognized as honored faculty by the Omicron Rho Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.

Christy graduated from East Carolina University with a BA and MA in English with a concentration in Technical and Professional Communication. Additional areas of study included International Communication and teaching in the 2-year college. While pursuing her education, Christy accepted various contract opportunities and was employed as a documentation specialist, marketing writer, and copywriter/editor. While in graduate school, Christy was hired full-time as a technical writer for a major manufacturing facility in eastern NC where she worked for two years. She also began teaching part-time in the community college system, which led to her current position.

Christy is presently pursuing the certificate in Technology and Communication offered by UNC-Chapel Hill and hopes to learn more about digital media, Internet concepts, and the effects of technology on society. She is considering a PhD in Communication in the future and aspires to teach at the university level or become a consultant.