Academic Programs
Chip Bobbert
Director of the Colopy Entrepreneurship Program
Matt Boerner
Office Manager/AP Coordinator
Taylor Gibson
Dean of Data Science and Interdisciplinary Initiatives
Suzanne Lambert
Office Manager/AP Coordinator
Tonya Little ’84
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs
Katie O’Connor
Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs
Alice Pettiford
Office Assistant
Jessica Stroup
Director of Advising and Academic Operations
Samantha Sutton ’19
Academic Programs Assistant
Angela Teachey
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs
Admissions Office
Rob Andrews
Associate Director of Admissions
Mattie Gaddy-Parks
Director of Admissions
Jennifer Garrison
University Program Associate
Kinesha Harris ’12
Admissions Counselor and Coordinator for Events and Campus Visitations
Tracy Poole
Admissions Assistant
David Stevenson
Associate Director of Admissions
Business Office
Judy Black
Purchasing Specialist
Denise Burgette
Mailroom Manager
Heidi Chambers
Accountant
Leah Englebright
Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance
Norma Evans
Purchasing Manager
Erin Hetrick ’05
Accounting Manager
Bailey Jourden
Accounts Payable Specialist
Justin Kulyk
Cashier
Yuliya Lange
Payroll Specialist
Gretchen Lowman
Payroll Specialist
Christopher Meinecke
Budget Analyst
Brittany Richard
Advancement Technician
Fritz Savoury
Accounts Payable Specialist
Vickie Thomas
Director of Business Office and Risk Management
Sonya Tillman
Budget Analyst
Cafeteria
Mamie Franklin
Food Services Director (Morganton)
Shawain Loritts
Food Services Director (Durham)
Capital Projects and Morganton Facilities Management
Chad Barrow
Director of Capital Projects and Morganton Facilities Management
Ethan Duncan
Facilities Support Tech
Kevin King
Facilities Generalist
Angie Ross
Mailroom Manager
David Williams
Assistant Director of Morganton Facilities Management
Chancellor’s Office
Deann Barger
Assistant to the Chancellor’s Office
Jamie Butler
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student and Employee Success
Laura Baker Campbell
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
Michael Delafield
Chief Legal Counsel
Carol Harris
Chief Audit Officer
Todd Roberts
Chancellor
Clinic
Mandria Davis
Clinical Nurse
Cloe Graf
Case Manager
Dana Kim
Nurse Practitioner
Dasni Lakpriya
Case Manager
Jen Mann
Clinical Nurse
Communications
Emily Cunard
Director of Communications, Morganton
Brian Faircloth
Communications Specialist
Bryan Gilmer
Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs and Chief Communications Officer
Beatrice Moss
Director of Communications, Durham
Robin Namenek-Beets
Communications Projects Coordinator
Counseling
Gina Burger
Wellness Counselor
Justine Davey ’08
School Counselor (Durham)
Michele Ferry
School Counselor (Morganton)
Suzanne Gavenus
Director of Counseling and Wellness (Morganton)
Cloe Graf
Case Manager
Darius Hampton
Counseling Intern (Morganton)
Terri Ingle-Krause
School Counselor (Morganton)
Dasni Lakpriya
Case Manager
Sisley Luo
Counseling Intern (Durham)
Annie Miller
Wellness Counselor & Program Specialist
Lori Hackney Newnam
Dean of Counseling
Lacey O’Rourke
Wellness Counselor and Academic Accessibility Specialist (Morganton)
Pam Oxendine
Program Assistant
Damon Toone
Wellness Counselor (Durham)
Scott Schwartz ’06
School Counselor (Durham)
Carissa Trotta
Wellness Counselor and Academic Accessibility Specialist
Janice Webster
School Counselor (Durham)
Lamia Younes
School Counselor (Durham)
Durham Campus Safety
William Cook
Campus Safety Officer (Durham)
Carl D’Agostino
Campus Safety Officer
Joshua Dean
Campus Safety Officer (Durham)
James Germiller
Campus Safety Officer (Durham)
Myer Krah
Campus Safety Officer
Clayton Moore
Campus Safety Officer (Durham)
John Mruk
Campus Safety Officer (Durham)
Kevin Thomas
Campus Safety Officer (Durham)
Brian Wiggs
Director of Campus Safety (Durham)
Engineering and Computer Science
Bec Conrad
Fabrication Laboratory Manager (Durham)
Michael D’Argenio
Instructor of Computer Science
Jon Davis ’88
Instructor of Engineering
Stephanie Eggers
Instructor of Computer Science
Shalane Hairston
Physics Lab and Fabrication Lab Assistant
Ben Halligan
Academic Programs Facilitator
Dustin Hand
Fabrication Laboratory Manager (Morganton)
Matthew Hilton
Instructor of Computer Science
Larry Hodges
Chair of Computer Science
Letitia Hubbard
Instructor of Engineering and Mentorship
Rex Jeffries
Instructor of Engineering
John Kirk
Instructor of Engineering
Garrett Love
Dean of Engineering and Computer Science
Larry Myers
Instructor of Engineering
Shannon Namboodri
Chair of Engineering
Lisa Palmisano
Administrative Assistant
Charles Robinson
Instructor of Computer Science
Rayn Sakaguchi
Instructor of Robotics and Engineering/Computer Science
John Schemmel
Instructor of Engineering
Brian Sea
Instructor of Computer Science
Robert Ward
Instructor of Computer Science
Enrollment Services
Jennifer Betz
Registrar
Grant Harrison
Data Management and Technical Support Lead
Jill Masten-Byers
Associate Registrar (Morganton)
Gabrielle Norfleet
Attendance Officer
Sandie Shoe
Associate Registrar (Durham)
Extended Learning
Gina Barrier
Director of Summer Programs and Extended Partnerships
Josh Blackburn
Assistant Director for Summer and Extended Programs
Camilla Brothers
Director of Instructional Leadership
Rob Caldwell
Instructional and Information Designer
Candice Chambers
Teacher Development Specialist
Gerri Cole
Associate Director of STEM Access and Outreach
Crystal Davis
Program Assistant
Ryan Donaldson
Office Manager
Tori Duval
Educational Partnership and Student Success Specialist
Taylor Flach ’18
Assistant Director of Summer Programs
Susan Gantt
Associate Manager of Summer Programs
Jeff Hatley
Digital Media Specialist
Caíla Holley ’13
STEM Mentoring Specialist
Jamie Lathan
Vice Chancellor for Extended Learning
Dan Overby
Digital Media Specialist
Morgan Pittman
Instructional Designer and Curriculum Specialist (Morganton)
Blake Reed
Assistant Director of Summer Programs
Alicia Stokley
Director of Summer Programs and Extended Partnerships
Matthew Taylor
Partnership & Student Support Specialist
Chris Thomas
STEM Instructor, Experiential Learning Lead
Joyce Ventimiglia
Digital Media and Instructional Manager
Crystal Woods
Digital Media Specialist
External Relations
Trish Aiello
Constituent Liaison
Dianne Wanyama
Constituent Liaison
Brock Winslow ’86
Vice Chancellor for External Relations & Chief of Staff
Faculty and Staff Emeriti
Kathleen Allen
Staff Emeritus
Sarah Allen
Faculty Emeritus
Barbara Alston
Staff Emeritus
Lester Alston
Staff Emeritus
Ross Baker
Faculty Emeritus
Joan Barber
Faculty Emeritus
Gloria Barrett
Faculty Emeritus
Marlene Blakney
Staff Emeritus
Debra Bowick
Staff Emeritus
Leslie Brinson
Faculty Emeritus
Chuck Britton
Faculty Emeritus
Nelson Butts
Staff Emeritus
Shelia Butts
Staff Emeritus
Tom Clayton
Faculty Emeritus
Karl Coleman
Staff Emeritus
Glenda Cruise
Staff Emeritus
Anna DeConti
Faculty Emeritus
Dot Doyle
Faculty Emeritus
Guido Gabbrielli
Faculty Emeritus
John Goebel
Faculty Emeritus
Julie Graves
Faculty Emeritus
Clifton Gregg
Staff Emeritus
Myra Halpin
Faculty Emeritus
Maria Hernandez
Faculty Emeritus
Rick Hess
Staff Emeritus
Gail Hudson
Faculty Emeritus
Bobby Jackson
Staff Emeritus
Kathy Jackson
Staff Emeritus
Sandra Jackson
Staff Emeritus
Peg Kirk
Faculty Emeritus
Lorna Lester
Staff Emeritus
Joe Liles
Faculty Emeritus
Andres Manring
Faculty Emeritus
Anita McCoy
Faculty Emeritus
Paul Menchini
Staff Emeritus
Roger Messier
Faculty Emeritus
Thomas Michell
Faculty Emeritus
Michael Mitchell
Staff Emeritus
John Morrison
Faculty Emeritus
Kathy Mueller
Staff Emeritus
Wanda Munn
Staff Emeritus
Rosemary Munroe
Faculty Emeritus
Anthony Myles
Staff Emeritus
Noreen Naiman
Faculty Emeritus
Barbara Newnam
Staff Emeritus
Sandra Payne
Staff Emeritus
Phillip Riggs
Faculty Emeritus
Donita Robinson
Faculty Emeritus
Tom Rodman
Staff Emeritus
Chuck Roser
Faculty Emeritus
Linda Schmalbeck
Faculty Emeritus
Lucia Stadter
Faculty Emeritus
Carol Stern
Faculty Emeritus
Linwood Stewart
Staff Emeritus
Chris Taylor
Staff Emeritus
Dan Teague
Faculty Emeritus
Vicky Tripp
Staff Emeritus
Katie Wagstaff
Staff Emeritus
Steve Warshaw
Faculty Emeritus
Ginger Wilson
Faculty Emeritus
Finance and Operations
Robert Allen
Vice Chancellor for Finance & Operations
Ondin Mihalcescu
Director of Capital Projects (Durham)
Alana Sanders
Office Manager
Grounds
Todd Bollinger
Grounds Supervisor
Michael Conner
Grounds Worker
Housekeeping
Andre Lunsford
Housekeeping Supervisor
Nathaniel Lyons
Housekeeper
Solange Muanda
Housekeeper
Vincent Palmer
Housekeeper
Chris Pettiford
Housekeeper
Reginald Reese
Housekeeper
Pamela Sherrill
Housekeeper
Mike Wester
Housekeeper
Human Resources
Chadwick Bartee
HR Assistant Director
Tracy Fullgraf
Human Resources Consultant
Jamie Hawthorne
Human Resources Consultant
Mikhaela Johnson
Human Resources Specialist (Morganton)
Jaime Kelsky
Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Mari Saint-Pierre
Human Resources Specialist
Humanities
Layla Aldousany
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Carrie Alter
Instructor of Studio Art
Marcelo Aranda
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Kate Auger
Instructor of Photography
Kate Axelrod
Program Associate
Erudiel Bernal
Instructor of World Languages
Sarah Booker
Instructor of World Languages
Michelle Brenner
Instructor of Humanities
David Cantrell
Instructor of Humanities
Jane Cantwell
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Kristin Connor
Instructor of Spanish
Chad Cygan
Instructor of Choral Music
Christy Davenport
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Katy Doll
Instructor of American Studies
David Dry
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Mark Dubois
Instructor and Interim Chair of Humanities (Durham)
Alexa Garvoille
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Fiona Gillespie
Instructor of Spanish
Kyle Hudson
Instructor of Humanities
Steve Jones ’83
Instructor of Humanities
Neal Keesee
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Chad Keister
Instructor of Economics and Social Science
Jim Kirkpatrick
Instructor of Music
Fayez Kurdi
Instructor of World Languages
Scott Laird
Instructor of Music and Chair of Fine Arts (Durham/Morganton)
Hong Li
Instructor of Chinese
Courtney Long
Instructor of Visual Arts
Blake Madden
Instructor of Photography
Margaret McDowell
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Tatiana McInnis
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Ormand Moore
Instructor of Humanities
Amanda Moulder
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Katie Moulder
Instructor of Humanities
Meredith Murphy ’02
Instructor and Chair of Humanities (Durham)
William Nessly
Instructor of American Studies and Asian-American Studies
Tess Nielsen
Instructor of Choral Music and Drama
Robert Noffsinger
Instructor of Spanish and Humanities
Javier Pabón
Dean of Humanities
Liz Peeples
Instructor of Humanities
Carolina Perez
Instructor of Music
Martha Regalis
Instructor of Humanities
Evan Rowe
Auditorium Technical Director
Meltem Safak
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Adam Sampieri
Instructor of Drama
Tonya Smith ’89
Instructor of Spanish and Humanities
Marc Sprintz
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities
Keegan Storrs
Instructor of Spanish
Natsuko Suwa
Instructor of Japanese
Cecile Tougas
Instructor of Latin
Ying-Hua Tsai
Instructor of Chinese
Qian Wang
Instructor of Chinese
John Woodmansee
Instructor of Humanities
John Zimmerman
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities and Interim Chair of Humanities (Morganton)
Information Technology Services
Josh Chhabra
IT Device Administrator
Justin Fleming ’04
Interim Chief Information Officer
Rick Fowler
Network Administrator
Nathan Harmer
Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations and Interim CISO
Kristin Harrison
IT Applications Administrator
Jared Jeffries
IT Analyst
Tevin Jones
Client Support Specialist
Will Mack ’03
Webmaster
Hali Mock
Office Manager
Nick Millikan
Network Administrator
Lee Welper
Data Architect
Institutional Effectiveness
Dennis Gilfillan
Business Intelligence & Data Analyst
Paul Namaste
Research and Assessment Specialist
Library
Keith Beisner
University Librarian
Abigail Gruchacz ’12
Evening Librarian
Sharron Johnson
Archives & Records
Hannah McCall
Library Assistant/Textbook Manager
Keyunda Miller-McCollum
Director of Library (Durham)
Travis Seevers
Director of Library (Morganton)
Bea Shanks
Copy Shop Supervisor and Textbook Manager
Jay Singley
Document Delivery and Circulation Desk Manager (Morganton)
Mathematics
Terrence Ancrum
Instructor of Mathematics
Tamar Avineri
Chair of Mathematics (Durham)
Christine Belledin
Instructor of Mathematics
Floyd Bullard ’87
Instructor of Mathematics
Beth Bumgardner
Dean of Mathematics
Jennifer Fisher
Instructor of Mathematics
Reed Hubbard
Chair of Mathematics (Morganton)
Lauren Huntley
Instructor of Mathematics
Kevin Ji
Instructor of Mathematics
Jason Joseph
Instructor of Mathematics
Michael Lavigne
Instructor of Mathematics
Ashley Loftis ’07
Instructor of Mathematics
Samantha Moore
Instructor of Mathematics
Ronald Patten
Instructor of Mathematics
Ryan Pietropaolo
Instructor of Mathematics
Mark Pittman
Instructor of Mathematics
Philip Rash
Instructor of Mathematics
Michelle Rutowski
Program Associate
Hannah Schwartz
Instructor of Mathematics
Ryan Severance
Instructor of Mathematics
Amber E. Smith
Instructor of Mathematics
Bryan Stutzman ’83
Instructor of Mathematics
Dan Teague
Faculty Emeritus
Ashley Tharp
Instructor of Mathematics
Veronica Vazquez Zamora
Instructor of Mathematics
Tracy White
Instructor of Mathematics
Mentorship and Research
Christiane Burkins
Director of Mentorship and Research (Morganton)
Emily Churchman
Teaching Assistant
Collyn Gaffney
Instructor of Mentorship & Research
Letitia Hubbard
Instructor of Engineering and Mentorship
Zoe Loh
Teaching Assistant
Taylor Nguyen
Data Management Specialist
Ashlyn Rickard
Teaching Assistant
Esha Shah
Program Assistant
Sarah Shoemaker
Director of Mentorship and Research (Durham)
Mary Slawter
Coordinator of Mentorship and Research
Joey Talerico
Program Assistant
Bobby Warren
Instructor
Morganton Campus Safety
Justin Gildner
Director of Campus Safety
Jason Costner
Assistant Director of Campus Safety
Richard Eisenberg
Campus Safety Officer
Kristina Harmer
Campus Safety Officer
Jonathan Johnson
Campus Safety Officer
Damien Overcash
Campus Safety Officer
Kelly Rodriguez-Martinez
Campus Safety Officer
Chris Taylor
Campus Safety Officer
NCSSM Foundation
Dan Abbott
Annual Giving Officer
Karen Barlow
Director of Development
Paulette Becoat
Donor Relations Officer
Catherine Buck ’23
Administrative Associate
Barbara Coury
Vice Chancellor for Development & NCSSM Foundation President
Alexis R. Frady ’12
Business Manager
David Jandrew
Director of Development
Deborah Thompson
Campaign Manager
NCSSM Foundation Board
Barbara Coury
Vice Chancellor for Development & NCSSM Foundation President
Todd Roberts
Chancellor
NCSSM-Morganton Administrative Operations
Lindsay Barrick
Special Events Coordinator
Sasha Freeman
Administrative Associate
Caroline Glover
Director of Administrative Operations for NCSSM-Morganton
Kaleb Harwell
AV Specialist
David Lambert
Purchasing Coordinator
Jada Smith
Travel and Personnel Associate
Physical Activity and Wellness
Rob Assadurian
Assistant Athletic Trainer (Durham)
Danyel Beaver
Assistant Director of Physical Activity and Wellness, Durham
Jonathan Browning
Instructor of Physical Activity and Wellness (Morganton)
Brian Gonyeau
Instructor of Physical Activity and Wellness (Durham)
Greg Jarvis
Director of Physical Activity and Wellness, Instructor and Athletic Director (Durham)
Sierra Luz
Instructor of Physical Activity and Wellness (Durham)
Ian McMichael
Assistant Athletics Director (Morganton)
Jackson Thompson ’13
Head Athletic Trainer/Instructor of Physical Activity and Wellness
Plant Facilities
Garry Covington
Director of Plant Facilities
Jeff Smith
Facilities Maintenance Supervisor
Lorry Taylor
HVAC Mechanic
Timothy Taylor
Maintenance Mechanic
Anthony Wilson
Maintenance Mechanic
Public Affairs and NCSSM-Morganton
Kevin Baxter
Vice Chancellor & Chief Campus Officer for NCSSM-Morganton
Margo Knight Metzger ’97
Strategic Communications & Initiatives Associate
Lamar Smitherman
Outreach & Industry Relations Associate
Residential Education
Jessica Anderson ’08
Residential Education Instructor
Hope Gambill
Residential Education Instructor
Khortney Hamlin
Residential Education Instructor
Amanda McCawley
Residential Education Instructor
Michael Newbauer
Director of Residential Education and Housing
Vanessa Ponce
Assistant Director of Residential Education, Housing and Dining
Science
Michele Alexandre
Instructor and Chair of Biology
Megan Alvord ’10
Instructor of Physics
Timothy Anglin
Instructor of Chemistry
Seth Anthony
Instructor of Chemistry
Tylisha Baber
Instructor of Chemistry
Jonathan Bennett
Instructor and John Kolena Chair of Physics
Adam Benoit
Instructor of Physics
Jacob Brown
Instructor of Physics
Kim Browning
Instructor of Chemistry
Michael Bruno
Instructor and Chair of Chemistry
Christopher Collins
Instructor of Science
Kat Cooper
Instructor of Chemistry
Jianbei Deng
Instructor of Biology and Chemistry
Mauricio Escobar
Instructor of Physics
Michael Falvo
Instructor of Physics
Robert Fleming
Instructor of Physics
Bob Gotwals
Instructor of Chemistry
Tandy Grubbs
Instructor of Chemistry
Shalane Hairston
Physics Lab and Fabrication Lab Assistant
James Happer
Instructor of Physics
Nina Kornegay
Instructor of Forensics
Mareca Lodge
Instructor of Biology
Antonio Lopez
Chemistry Lab Manager
Heather Mallory
Instructor of Biology
Cristel Miller
Instructor of Chemistry
Kimberly Monahan
Instructor of Biology
Charlie Payne
Instructor of Physics
Erin Quinlan
Instructor of Biology
Amy Sheck
Dean of Science
Daniel Siegle
Instructor of Biology
Kyle Slinker
Instructor of Physics
Lindsay Smith
Instructor of Biology
Grahme Smith
Instructor of Chemistry
Darrell Spells
Instructor of Chemistry
Gabriela Stefan
Instructor of Physics
Isaac Stewart
Instructor of Chemistry
Lindsey Taylor
Lab Manager (Morganton)
Katherine Unruhe
Instructor of Physics
Lauren Wagner ’03
Instructor of Biology
Jenny Wang
Instructor of Chemistry
Sam Wheeler
Instructor of Physics
Jennifer Williams
Chair of Science (Morganton)
Monique Williams ’98
Instructor of Science
Student Life
Kayla Lowdermilk
Office Manager
Terry Lynch
Vice Chancellor for Student Life & Chief Campus Officer, NCSSM-Durham
Jenny Merrill
Dean of Students (Morganton)
Taylor Parsons ’09
Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Life & Coordinator for SCSSI
Kare Roberts
School Store Associate (Morganton)
Cameron Robinson
Assistant Director of Student Life (Morganton)
Ayesha Yousafzai
Director of Campus Health and Safety
Student Services
Cassidy Allen
Community Coordinator
Antavious Ashe ’10
Community Coordinator
Jennifer Ashe
Associate Vice Chancellor/Dean of Students (Durham)
Axel Battista
Community Coordinator
Alex Currin
Community Coordinator
Jainny Estrada
Assistant Director of Student Services (Morganton)
Maya Harden
Community Coordinator
Melani Harden
Community Coordinator
Leslie Knight
Community Coordinator
Ross Knight
Senior Community Coordinator
Sue Anne Lewis
Service Learning Coordinator
Kelse McAdon
Community Coordinator
Wesley Morris
Community Coordinator
Vanessa Olgin
RLA Coordinator
Grant Paramore
Community Coordinator
Wesley Pierron
Community Coordinator
Justin Plummer
Associate Director of Student Services
Kevin Ramirez
Community Coordinator
Julia Rosemond
Community Coordinator
Randall Spence
Senior Community Coordinator
Emma Sophia Stanion
Community Coordinator
Kaesie Vang
Community Coordinator
William Walker
Loop Driver
Janie Wang ’18
Community Coordinator
J.J. Watts
Senior Community Coordinator
Kori Willoughby
Assistant Director of Prevention Education/Training and Student Activities
Matt Wolf
Community Coordinator