Anne Amis, Dean

Anne Amis is the dean of Arts, English, Communications, & Languages Divsions. She joined LSC-Kingwood in 2007. Amis earned a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Hendrix College and a Master of Arts in Teaching ESOL from the SIT Graduate Institute.

Amis has presented two papers: "Activities to Energize Academic Writing" at the Texas of English of Other Languages (TESOL) conference in 2011. In addition, she presented "Applying Appreciative Inquiry in an ESOL Writing Class."

In 2012, she was the recipient of the Faculty International Education Grant, Vietnam. She was also honored with the 2011 LSC-Kingwood Faculty Excellence Award.

Amis is a member of the college's Intercultural Student Organization, The Academy and the Behavioral Intervention Team.

"I teach ESOL because it gives me the opportunity to work alongside immigrants and international visitors who are exploring the life-changing gifts and challenges mastering another language provides. As a second-language learner myself, I find the process extremely rich and rewarding," Amis explained. "During my time at LSC-Kingwood, I have always been offered opportunities for personal and professional growth; I love teaching and working here because I am always learning something new, be that a new course I teach a diverse and international student population or professional development activities."

Phone: 281.312.1737
Email: Anne.E.Amis@lonestar.edu
Office: APA 109I
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Lisa Bryant, Department Chair

Phone: 281.312.1428
Email: Lisa.H.Bryant@lonestar.edu
Office: CLA 201E
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Twyla Coy, Faculty

Twyla Coy is no stranger to the LSC-Kingwood family. She was program coordinator for the Alternative Teacher Certification Program (ATCP) from 2005-2010 and was adjunct professor of speech from 2011-2016. She was recently hired as a full-time assistant professor of speech.

“I love creating a safe and encouraging classroom environment where students learn from each other, as well as love to learn and appreciate the study of communication,” Coy said. “I truly enjoy engaging students and fostering lifelong learning relationships.”

While working as an adjunct speech professor, Coy was the dual credit speech teacher at Splendora Early College High School from 2013-2016. In addition to her professional background, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communication from Sam Houston State University and a Master of Arts degree in speech communication from the University of Houston. Coy is also a member of the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA) and the Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA).

Phone: 281.312.8424
Email: Twyla.M.Coy@LoneStar.edu
Office: CLB 100E

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