Falk Cammin, PhD. Program Director
Dr. Cammin serves as the Program Director of the Humanities Scholars Work Experience
program at Foothill and De Anza College and teaches the internship companion courses.
Prior to this, she directed the Humanities Mellon Scholars Program for eight years.
While at Foothill, Dr. Cammin has taught courses for majors, non-majors and Honors
students in Humanities, ESL and German. She has also taught within both the Humanities
and German Studies Departments at Stanford University. Her research interests are
focused on interdisciplinary and comparative aspects of Trauma Studies.
Dr. Cammin received her Ph.D. in German Studies from Stanford University. She also
holds an MA in German from San Francisco State University, where she graduated cum
laude, and an MA in TESOL from the School for International Training in Brattleboro,
Vt. In her spare time, she enjoys improv acting and mushroom hunting.
Charlie McKellar Program Coordinator
Charlie McKellar serves as the Program Coordinator for the Humanities Scholars Work
Experience (HSWE) program at Foothill and De Anza College. His focus within the HSWE
is budgeting, managing the students’ internship placement, assuring payments are being
met, conducting site visits and perhaps most importantly organizing arts/humanities
related social events.
Mr. McKellar has worked for the Foothill-De Anza (FHDA) Community College district
since 2001 and has served in several areas including the Emergency Medical Services
program, managing the Foothill College Community Education program and coordinating
the Humanities Mellon Scholars Program (HMSP), where he worked in a variety of capacities
involving recruiting, budgeting and arts/humanities related social events.
Mr. McKellar holds a BA in Economics from UC Davis, and an MA in Linguistics from
Gallaudet University. In his spare time, Charlie enjoys golfing, hiking and spending
time with his family.