Course Listing - by Instructor
| Name | Biography |
|---|---|
| LERN Staff | UFM partners with LERN to offer a wide range of online, self-paced courses designed to expand learning opportunities in the Manhattan community and beyond. These courses support professional development, CEUs, and certificates across areas such as business, leadership, technology, marketing, education, and personal development. All classes are fully asynchronous, with flexible pacing within set start and end dates, making it easy for learners to fit education into their schedules. |
| Melissa Copp | Melissa Copp, R.D., L.D., is a registered and licensed dietitian who has always had an interest in health and fitness. She is an ACE certified personal trainer and AFFA certified group fitness instructor who loves teaching classes and assisting clients in their exercise and nutrition journey. Melissa became a Red Cross instructor after being CPR/AED and First Aid certified for many years through her career. She began instructing because it allowed her to teach participants how to turn knowledge into action that can change outcomes in critical moments. She knows that her Red Cross classes empower individuals with confidence, awareness, and the ability to save lives. Each class offers a dynamic and engaging hands-on educational and practical experience. She values the responsibility that comes with representing Red Cross and upholding its mission of preparedness and safety. |
| Monica Franco | Monica Franco Franco is an English-Spanish teacher who works in a public high school. Monica has over ten years of experience teaching foreign languages and is a K-State alum who lives in Equador. |
| Naho Nagai | |
| Debbie Newton | Debbie has been a certified yoga teacher (CYT) since 2007. |
| Mary Robertson | Mary Robertson is a lover of all things cats (wildcats or other)! A native of Savannah, Georgia, she has called Kansas home for the past six years. Mary has a love for teaching or taking classing whether through the American Red Cross, professional development, or personal hobbie |
| Jeff Sackrider | |
| Jessica Schierkolk Long | Jessica, a Wamego native, is a mother of six and lifelong entrepreneur. A cosmetologist for nearly fifteen years, opening her own salon in 2021 and added face painting in 2023, she has been extending her passion for creativity across four family-run businesses. |
| John Schwartz | Married to Jeanette 32 years, five children ages 27 to 14, in my 30th year on staff with Ichthus |
| Peakform Sports | |
| Neal Strathman | |
| Coach Chronos Tick |
