Profile: Sheri McIntyre

If you’re a student at LBCC, chances are you’ve heard of, if not visited, the Learning Center already. The atmosphere of productivity can be almost overwhelming at first, everyone hustling around and getting things done. The Learning Center offers a variety of services to students, including math and writing help, college skill counseling, testing, and tutoring.

Tutoring subjects offered vary each year, ranging from Biology and Computor Science to Music and History. But with the constantly changing needs of the students and the tutors available, perhaps the most important job goes to Sheri McIntyre, the Tutor Coordinator, who won the Classified Excellence award in April for “her professionalism, her ability to engage student tutors to be the best they can be,” Bruce Clemetsen, Vice President of Student Affairs, reported.

McIntyre’s responsibilities are many, and her days are constantly busy. She coordinates students who need help to the tutors who can provide it, supervises the staff and the support students are recieving, as well as making herself available for any students have any questions. Her office is tucked into a corner of the Learning center in the math help area. Unassuming in its location yet perfectly organized, the office gives off an acedemic, professional vibe, much like McIntyre herself.

With her small stature and stylish, professional attire, she gives off a very approachable feel, a necessity for anyone dealing with students every day who may be anxious about asking for help. “She really seemed like she cared about her job, and that she was passionate about it,” said Zoe Hans, who worked as a student amassador in the New Student Center during winter term.

She must be passionate--she’s been teaching students how to teach for almost 20 years. After teaching early childhood development for eight years, teaching students how to be teachers in a classroom, McIntyre was promoted to Tutor Coordinator in 2011. “Working with adults on study skills was a very different direction, and I found it to be really rewarding, in a different way,” she said, “a lot of times in life, there are a lot of curves and bends in the road. I kinda followed it to this.”

Sheri McIntyre is someone who does her job well and takes it seriously. She found her calling right out of the blue, but the fast-paced lifestyle of Tutor Coordinator really is perfect for her. “I could never imagine not being in an acedemic lifestyle,” she said.



At a Glance:

• Sheri McIntyre
• Tutor coordinator at the LBCC learning center, negotiations team leader
• Hired in 2004 as an early childhood teacher in the Periwinkle Child Development Center on campus, now Head Start
• Promoted to Learning Center Tutor Coordinator in 2011
• Winner of the 2017 Classified Excellence Award
• Office: WH 229
• Email:  mcintys@linnbenton.edu