Welcome to my Faculty Profile page!

Contact Information

Name: Mary Heikkinen (pronounced: Hey’-kin-nen), but please just call me Ms. H (it’s so much easier!).
Title: Associate Professor (Adjunct), Business and Technologies Dept.
Email: heikkinm@lssc.edu (but students in my classes are required to contact me using Canvas Inbox)
Office Location: I do not have an on-campus office. I work virtually from my home.

Office Hours:

As an Adjunct Professor, I do not hold office hours. I am, however, available to my students through Zoom sessions by appointment. Please feel free to contact me. I tend to be very flexible with my students.

Course Syllabi:

Syllabi for my current courses may be found in the Syllabus area.

Courses I teach:

CGS1100 Business Computer Applications

GEB2214 Business Communications

GEB3213 Advanced Business Communications (in the Bachelor's program)

SLS1501 Foundations of Success Seminar

About me:

I’ve been teaching at Lake-Sumter State College since 2004. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Management and a Master’s degree in Organizational Management. I am also a Microsoft Office Master, having passed an intensive 4-part exam.

I teach courses for the following degrees here at LSSC:

A.S. Business Administration
A.S. Management Technology
A.S. Computer Information Technology
A.A. General Studies
B.A.S. Strategic Leadership

Here are some of the areas I excel in and why I love working with students especially in these areas:

Human Resources—I worked for several years as a Human Resources professional, reviewing hundreds of resumes and conducting interviews.
Cultural experiences—My husband and I lived two years in Singapore and have been privileged to travel to England, Hawaii, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Malaysia.
Supervisory/Management—I have held supervisory and management positions at several large companies, i.e., Johnson and Johnson, Caterpillar, and Concept, Inc.
Entrepreneur—I successfully ran my own computer software training company in San Diego, CA, teaching the full range of Microsoft products – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, Windows, Publisher.

I want my students to succeed and I hope that you will take advantage of what your course can offer you. Please let me know how I can help you to be as productive as possible.

Ms. H