Ivy Tech Community College Evansville has several recent new hires. They include:
 Scott Derr is now an Employer Consultant at Ivy Tech Community College. He also currently is an adjunct faculty member. He holds bachelor’s degrees from USI in social science education and from Wabash College in classical studies and psychology. He also holds a master’s degree in adult and community education and executive development for public service from Ball State University. He earned a graduate certificate in united states history from America Public University.
Derr previously worked for the College as an account executive and program manager for corporate college. Since then, he was the industrial design manager for Indiana University (IUPUI) for the training partnership with the Indiana Department of Child Services, an adjunct faculty member for Southern New Hampshire University, and an education specialist for the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis.
Scott has also served as alumnus advisor for the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at Wabash College, an agency evaluator for the United Way of Central India, and volunteer/director for the Evansville Freedom Festival.
Simone Payne is now a career experience specialist at Ivy Tech Community College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Western Kentucky University.
Payne previously worked for the EVSC as manager of special projects and student programs. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity and holds a certificate of principled leadership from the organization. Payne is also a Executive team member of The DNA Lab, an enrichment, youth program under the umbrella of the Evansville African American Museum.
Rachel Williams is now a career experience specialist at Ivy Tech Community College She holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University and a master’s degree in business administration from Texas A & M University.
Williams previously worked for Texas A &M University as a financial aid manager and the University of Arkansas as manager of student services.
Laura Nead is now a math instructor at Ivy Tech Community College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics Education from Greenville College and a master’s degree in mathematics from Eastern Illinois University.
Nead previously worked as an instructor at Frontier Community College for nearly 18 years in Fairfield Illinois. She also served as an adjunct faculty for Ivy Tech for the past year and a half.
Dann Adkins is now an associate professor for Industrial Technology at Ivy Tech Community College. He has earned career development certificates in Industrial Welding Level 1, Tool and Die Specialty, Specialized training from Ivy Tech. He also holds an associate of applied science in Industrial Technology Specialization: CAD/CAM Programming as well as a bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from Indiana Tech. Other certifications Adkins holds include: NIMS Level 1, NIMS Level 2, Fanuc CNC Programming, Fanuc Robot Programming, Hexagon CMM Programming Level 1 PCDIMIS and MSSC Manufacturing Certified Production Technician.
Nead previously worked as an instructor at Ivy Tech Community College in Warsaw Indiana and an adjunct instructor at Ivy Tech in Evansville, a large lathe operator at C & A Tool, and a substitute teacher for Wawasee School Corporation.
Heather Klem is now a nursing instructor at Ivy Tech Community College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Kaplan University and recently earned a master’s degree in nursing education from Purdue Global Online.
Klem previously worked as a staff nurse for the Cardiac Renal Care Center, and a procedure nurse for the Pain Management Procedure Center both at Deaconess Hospital. She is also a photographer.
Klem teaches Sunday School at her local church.
