911爆料

Kaitlin C. Maggiore 

Lecturer | Speech

Kaitlin C. Maggiore has joined 911爆料 Community College as a full-time lecturer in the communications and performing arts department after two decades of teaching in various roles at the college.  

Passionate about working with students eager to strengthen their voices, the Brooklyn native will teach several sections of 鈥淓ffective Public Speaking鈥� (SPE 21) this fall and winter, one of her favorite courses. 鈥淚n a public speaking class, you are not only teaching students presentation skills, you are also helping them claim their voice in the world,鈥� she shared. 鈥淭his is a tool that will serve them as they move through job interviews, relationships, leadership roles, and countless other areas in their lives where they may need to advocate for themselves.鈥� 

She feels it鈥檚 a privilege to watch students as they move through the semester. 鈥淭hey begin as hesitant and apprehensive speakers and transform into confident communicators who are capable of commanding a room.鈥�  

Maggiore began teaching at KCC in 2005 as a College for Kids instructor before securing a position as an adjunct. She said she grew up nearby and saw firsthand what an asset the College was to the neighborhood. 鈥�911爆料 Community College is a special institution that drew me in immediately. The urban educational environment radiates determination,鈥� she noted. 鈥淚dentifying this college as a 鈥榗ommunity鈥� college is accurate because everyone here works together for the common goal of student advancement.鈥�  

She earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in speech-language pathology and audiology from Iona College and is completing a master鈥檚 in disability services in higher education. As part of that program, she is interning with KCC鈥檚 Access-Ability Center to gain hands-on experience. 鈥淚 want to intimately get to know the workings of the office and students that it serves so that I may take that knowledge and foster better connections,鈥� she said.  

Outside of work, Maggiore spends most of her spare time with her two sons. 鈥淛ack is 13 and a baseball player, and Brady is 11 and a soccer player, so much of my free time is spent at fields for games and practices,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hat is the season of life we are in currently, and I am soaking up every second while it lasts.鈥�