Shaina Griffin’s interest in automotive issues started when she was about eight years old. Her uncle had a Chevy Nova from the 1960s that she had early exposure to, and in the years that followed, as family vehicles encountered problems, she always seemed to be on the scene helping. “At first it was handing tools to people,” explains Shaina, “But as I got older, I listened and watched people diagnose problems and do repairs. From an early age I understood common car issues and how to fix them.” Shaina is one of two female students in MCC instructor Taylor Wolfe’s one-year automotive program, which covers steering, brakes, suspension and engine

Quint Dunlap is still teaching, however he is now heading up Automotive Systems Technology at Montgomery Community College. After lengthy stints at both the middle school and high school levels in Montgomery County, Mr. Dunlap is reconnecting with many of his former students at the new Joseph Reese Blair Career and Technical Education Center. “I’m seeing a lot of familiar faces, and when I get that class list with names at the beginning of the semester, I know I am teaching some of these students a second time, now at the college level,” says Dunlap. “It’s been more fun for everybody this time around, because I am a better teacher