Jamie Southwell is excited to be the pathway specialist who works with students earning their business degrees. Jamie Southwell joined Spokane Falls Community College as a student in 2020 and earned his Associates in business management shortly after. After graduation, Jamie expanded his passion for the bigfoot community by joining the team himself as the business pathway specialist. Jamie’s firsthand knowledge of the program helps students understand the business pathway, and Jamie’s passion for ensuring each student feels warm and welcomed by the community shines light on the inclusion of SFCC. He enjoys hiking, listening to music, and exploring new foods on his free time.

Brent Booth joined Spokane Falls Community college in 2007. He teaches a variety of courses in the Business Management department. He also serves as a student faculty advisor. Prior to joining SFCC, he gained multiple years of business experience working for a variety of companies ranging from small businesses to corporations. Brent holds a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University, a master’s degree from The University of Montana, and a Ph.D. from Northcentral University. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf.

My name is Ken Commers, and I am a FT Business Management faculty at Spokane Falls Community College since 2010. My main areas are developing and teaching Business Math classes, along with on-ground and online for Basic Finance, and the primary on-ground instructor for Intro to Business.

I was a 5th generation western Montanan, but as my dad says, “it’s the prettiest place a person can go to starve.” So, when the US Army came calling my senior year, I was all in. After completing my active-duty years, I returned to Montana. There I attended college at the U of MT in Missoula (Go Griz!) while spending another 4 years in the MT National Guard.

Since then, I’ve taught Jr Hi and HS business classes, coached football, worked at Intel, was a college planning consultant, and finally found my niche in adult education at the Muckleshoot Tribal College in western WA. After four years there I went on to Clover Park Technical College as a new program developer and helped establish their first Teaching and Learning Center. Ultimately, I had the opportunity to move to Spokane in 2005 to manage the Customized Jobs Skills Training program for the Community Colleges of Spokane before I fully realized my true passion will always be teaching and mentoring adults.

Then in 2019 I got the big promotion… becoming “Papa” to my amazing granddaughter! Of course, that is icing on the cake, but teaching, working with students, and changing lives, will always be my passion. I hope you too find your passion, and if I can help you in that journey, I would be truly blessed.

Donna Evenson M.Ed. (emphasis in business education): I began my post-secondary education at a community college as a first-gen student then transferred to Washington State University in Pullman where I earned my Bachelor of Applied Science in business education. While teaching high school for three years, I earned my master’s degree from Eastern Washington University. I have enjoyed teaching at the Community Colleges of Spokane since 1986 and have thrived in the Business Technology (BT) department at SFCC for most of that time. The thrill of teaching in the BT department comes from regular technology updates that keep me on my toes and the wide variety of students. It is a pleasure to serve as an advisor for students to help them achieve their goals. I am on a mission to make sure that students have the computer skills they need to be successful in college and life!

My name is Jackie Franklin and I have been teaching business for over 20 years.

I was a student at Spokane Falls Community College, earned a BA in accounting from Gonzaga University, and an MBA from Eastern Washington University. In my career, I have worked in public accounting, and private accounting, and owned a successful consulting company. Shortly after earning my CPA, I started teaching at SFCC as an adjunct (part-time) instructor and fell in love with teaching.

I love the Pacific Northwest. In my spare time you find me on a kayak or a hiking trail.

lodie Goodman has been a part of the SFCC community since September 2000. lodie was a French and film instructor and was the Chair of the Communication Arts & Modern Languages Department. After 18 years of teaching and advising students across the campus, she stepped up to the new role as Dean of Social Science, Business, and Human Services. She enjoys the opportunity to collaboratively work with faculty, staff, and students to advance the mission of SFCC. A couple of her passions are mentoring and being actively involved in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging as well as championing professional development for her faculty and staff. Whatever is needed to better serve our students and community, particularly behind the scenes, lodie is game.

In her free time, lodie enjoys spending time with her family including her 4 German Shepherds, teaching and practicing yoga, writing, working in her organic lavender field, and collecting rocks.

James Hansen recently retired after nearly 28 years of military service; he pursued opportunities to instruct as often as possible during his tenure. James wrote several training programs for the military, including leadership development, interpersonal communication, and risk mitigation.

During his dwell time, he attained his bachelor’s degree in business administration and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Maryland. He also earned a graduate certificate in the Foundations of Human Resource Management and one in Leadership.

When James is not working or studying, he coaches youth softball, goes camping, and enjoys time with his family.