2019/2020
Dr. Martin Tawil, President
Dr. Martin Tawil is currently serving as the First Year Experience Professor and Lead Faculty. Dr. Tawil has been teaching online courses since 2008. In addition, he also teaches graduate level courses for aspiring school administrators. Since arriving at FSW, Dr. Tawil served as the Coordinator of Assessment and Student Success for the School of Education. Dr. Tawil is committed to community involvement; he is currently serving as the parent representative on the City of Cape Coral Charter School Board. He also served on the SAANYS (School Administrators Association of New York State) Board Trustees for several years. In addition to higher education, Dr. Tawil held administrative and teaching position in the K-12 arena for about ten years. Dr. Tawil is a True Colors Certified Facilitator and has conducted numerous workshops for FSW State and the local schools.
Prof. Frank Dowd, Vice President
Reference Librarian, Lee Campus. I received my MLS from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and I have been at FSW since 2001. I have previously worked at Howard University, The University of Tennessee, Central Michigan University, and Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Libraries. I am currently Treasurer of the Union, Co Advisor of the GSA in Ft. Myers, and serve as Chair of the state-wide LIS 2004 Course Revision Committee. I am married and live in Naples.
Dr. Mary Myers, Secretary
Dr. Mary Myers is a First Year Experience professor. She has been with the college for 21 years, serving as a professor of Computer Science, dean of Edison Online (FSW Online), and serving in various interim dean positions. She is currently the chair of the Curriculum committee and serves as Senate representative for the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. She earned her B.S. in Industrial Management from Purdue University, her M.S. in Education from the University of South Florida, and her Ed.D. in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University. She is currently working on an M.S. degree in Cyber Security from Wilmington University.
Prof. Tim Bishop, Parliamentarian
Tim Bishop has served as a Faculty Librarian on the Thomas Edison Campus of Florida Southwestern State College since 2010. He earned a B.A. in English from Florida Gulf Coast University, an M.A. in English from Florida Gulf Coast University, and an M.L.I.S. from Florida State University.