Meet Our Faculty
Everyone Remembers a Teacher That Made an Extraordinary Impact on Their Life.
The School of Education at Florida Southern is filled with faculty members who possess the talent and dedication to become those special teachers for you, and will transform you into an exceptional teacher for your students.
![Karen I. Aponte](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/6c861a7b-1853-4df3-bfc8-8a0461cd2804/hs-karen-aponte.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Education
Curry Building - 204
863.680.6280
686.680.4102
![Jill Freedman](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/e0348bbe-674a-4ad2-bec4-06b9d7d97de9/sq-md-jill-freedman.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Coordinator of the Educational Leadership Masters Program
Assistant Professor
Curry Building - 203
863.680.6258
![Victoria Giordano](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/4900c698-db96-4fb4-89f8-293e31b9fff0/hs-victoria-giordano.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Associate Provost of Institutional Research and Assessment
Associate Professor of Education
Thad Buckner Building
863.680.5080
![Christopher Harrison](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/434c650f-7943-4b28-bcf6-b666bf5c8159/sq-md-christopher-harrison.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Education
Curry Education Building - 208
863.680.4170
![Mijana Lockard](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/c37b864b-b9ea-4a39-b877-89a057227420/sq-md-mijana-lockard.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Assistant Professor of Education
Curry Education Building - 216
863.680.4191
![Lori Rakes](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/b792018b-9725-4686-8aa4-8ae896290a57/sq-md-lori-rakes.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Dean of Education
Nina B. Hollis Endowed Chair of Education
Associate Professor of Education
Curry Building - 113
863.680.4179
863.680.4102
![Brooke Veal](https://flsouthern.edu/getattachment/1094825a-1904-4d43-bb49-ed3cd50ca085/hs-brooke-veal.jpg?lang=en-US&ext=.jpg)
Director of Field Studies and Evening Education Programs
Curry Building - 106
863.680.5004
863.680.4102