About Us

Dr. Elaina Lommason is a Professor of English at Florida State College at Jacksonville. She has been teaching Developmental English at FSCJ for eleven years and has been actively involved in the developmental education program in the areas of research and curriculum development. She brings to FASS an enthusiasm for the success of her students, especially for those students benefiting from the reading, writing, and mathematical skills they attain in a developmental education classroom.

Professor Susan Wessner serves as a full-time faculty member for Developmental Mathematics at Tallahassee Community College and has served the College in various ways since 1987. Susan is a graduate of Florida State University, where she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degree in Mathematics Education. With over 33 years of teaching, she is passionate about teaching students who need to “brush up” on their math skills before they can tackle college level courses. During her time at TCC, she has served as an adjunct instructor, assistant professor, served on numerous committees, and has been a mentor in four different mentoring programs. Additionally, she wrote/compiled the last two MAT0018 student notebooks for the lower level developmental math classes. She was a NISOD Excellence award winner in 2011, and in 2012, was ranked as the #12 highest rated college professor in the country by the  Ratemyprofessors.com website. Susan won the 2020 FASS Developmental Educator of the Year Award at the FASS Fall Conference. Susan loves teaching math and turning her students into her “Math Nerd Army.”

Dr. Youlanda Henry has over twenty years of experience in higher education. She started her career as a Professor of English at Florida State College at Jacksonville, where she taught for eight years before moving into administration in the Library and Learning Commons. Currently, she serves as the Director of Academic Support, providing strategic leadership and oversight for tutoring services across the college’s seven campuses. Youlanda holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Education from the University of North Florida, a Master’s in English from the University of South Florida, and a doctorate in Leadership and Learning in Organizations from Vanderbilt University. Her expertise includes curriculum and instruction, accreditation, academic support, and outcomes assessment. Youlanda is a two-time recipient of the North Campus President’s Excellence Award at FSCJ (2007 and 2009), an Outstanding Faculty Award (2010) at FSCJ, and a National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Excellence Award (2011). At her institution, Youlanda has served on numerous committees, including the Academic Foundations Council and the College Prep Council.  Youlanda’s recent college service includes co-leadership for Pillar 3 of the college’s Guided Pathways initiative, membership on the AI Advisory Council, and service on the core team that is working with Achieving the Dream to provide supports for parenting students. At the state level, Youlanda has served as the Vice-President, President, and Immediate Past-President for the Florida College Learning Center Association. Youlanda is currently a member of the board of directors for Kash Kids, a nonprofit that provides financial literacy instruction to K-12 students, and she has served in the past as a mentor in the Beyond School Walls program with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Northeast Florida. Youlanda is excited to have this opportunity to serve on the board of FASS and connect with like-minded individuals who are dedicated to student success.