Faculty and Advisors

Mitchell Canter
Coordinator of both the Communication and Audio Production/Radio programs at MCCC and Associate Professor of Communication
canterm@mccc.edu
609.570.3755
Office - ET118

Professor Canter spent 20 years in the radio and television industries before coming to Mercer to teach full-time in 2001. During his time in the media, Professor Canter performed many functions in audio and video production including writing, editing (both audio and video), casting, sound recording, directing audio and video production as well as performing as voice-over and on-camera talent. He won three JASPER awards for his work in radio and was a national Cable ACE award finalist for his work in television.

Professor Canter obtained his A.A.S. degrees in both Radio and Television from Mercer County Community College, his B.A. in Communication at Thomas Edison University and his M.S. in Educational Media Design & Technology at Full Sail University.

Throughout his career, Mitchell performed as a mobile DJ and emcee for private events and ran his own mobile DJ entertainment company until he retired from the mobile DJ industry in 2016. Prof. Canter still keeps his DJ skills sharp working as an occasional on-air personality for 107.1 The Boss, a classic rock station in Monmouth County.

Today Professor Canter teaches classes in Radio Broadcasting, Audio Production and Public Speaking. He also advises the student-run radio station on campus, Viking 89, which is heard on campus and off at 89.1 FM, HD-3 or online via TuneIn.

Alvyn Haywood
Professor of Speech: Communication
haywooda@mccc.edu
609.570.3362
Office - ET108

In 2008, he was the recipient of the “Distinguished Teacher of the Year” Award at Mercer County Community College. He is President of the Mercer County Community College Faculty Association.

Professor Haywood received his B.S. degree from Saint Andrews Presbyterian College and his M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Professor Haywood is a Mystic, a Motivational Speaker, Musician, Mediator and Counselor. He was a popular host on Mercer County Community College’s radio show “Jazz School” and television show “What Might Happen.” Professor Haywood is also a Musical Director and Coach of two Indian Karaoke music groups, Magenta and Bandishh.

His motto is 10 two-lettered words: “If It Is To Be It Is Up To Me.”

Dr. Dylan Wolfe
Professor, Communication
wolfedy@mccc.edu
609.570.3332
Office - ET117

Dylan Wolfe, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Chair of the Arts & Communication department at Mercer County Community College. Dr. Wolfe has B.S and M.S. degrees from SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a Doctorate in Communication from the University of Georgia.

Professor Wolfe’s research is based on the notion that the experience of communication is a crucial component of the communicative process. Through the study of public rhetoric, visual communication, and emergent media technology, Dr. Wolfe examines a variety of communicated texts, from children’s’ books to websites. Professor Wolfe has presented his work at numerous academic and professional conferences and has been published in highly respected academic journals including Western Journal of Communication, Environmental Communication, and Visual Communication.

Prior to his appointment at Mercer, Dr. Wolfe was a faculty member at Clemson University. There he developed student-research and service-learning initiatives primarily through a partnership with the State Botanical Garden. As a result, in 2011 Professor Wolfe was named a Service Alliance Faculty Fellow.

Dr. Wolfe most recently served as MCCC's Interim Dean of Liberal Arts in 2020-2021; he's glad that's over so he can get back to teaching.

Katie Carnevale
Assistant Professor, Communication
carnevak@mccc.edu

Professor Katie Carnevale began her teaching career as an adjunct instructor at Mercer County Community College in 2007 after receiving a master’s degree in broadcast journalism at Syracuse University. She spent 15 years in the communications industry as a reporter, editor, marketing coordinator, social media manager, and communications director, before being hired as a full-time Media and Communication instructor at Delaware Valley University in 2019.

At DelVal, Carnevale taught many courses in the media and communication major including Intro to Communication, Writing for Public Relations and Advertising, and News Reporting and Writing. She was instrumental in updating the program and developed new courses including Social Media Content, Sports Media, and Digital Media and Podcasting. In addition, she served as the faculty advisor to the university blog and Alpha Zeta Mu, DelVal’s chapter of the Lambda Pi Eta National Communications Honor Society.

Professor Carnevale’s journey has now come full circle as she returned to Mercer County Community College in fall of 2022 as an Assistant Professor of Communication with a focus on Public Speaking. Carnevale is finishing up her dissertation, “Engaging Generation Z Students in the College Classroom”, in the Higher Education Ed.D. program at Immaculata University.