Faculty and Professional Staff
ADAMS, GERGANA V.
Instructor, English
B.A., Montreat College; M.A., California State University at Domingues Hills ; Ph.D., Capella University
ANGLEY, ROBERT W.
Instructor, Human Services
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.A., North Carolina State University; M.A., Appalachian State University
BAKER, PATRICIA E.
Coordinator, Career and Testing Services
B.S., M.H.S., Medical University of South Carolina
BARGER, ELIZABETH F.
Director, Community Relations
B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.S., Mountain State University
BARRON, DORI
Assistant Director Financial Aid
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Appalachian State University
BATMAN, WILLIAM E.
Instructor, Psychology
B.S., Amherst College; M.S., University of Mississippi
‡BENNER, DAVID C.
Coordinator, Physical Education
B.S., Appalachian State University; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
BENTON, MICHELLE D.
Instructor, Nursing
A.D.N., Western Piedmont Community College, B.S.N., Winston-Salem State University; M.S.N., Western Carolina University
BERRY, BEVERLY A.
Instructor, MLT Program
A.A.S. Western Piedmont Community College; B.S. Western Carolina University
BESS, DEBORAH M.
Coordinator, Basic Skills
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.A., Montreat College; M.A., Western Carolina University
‡BEVANS, NEAL R.
Coordinator, Paralegal
A.A.S., Brunswick Junior College; B.S., Georgia Southern College; J.D., University of Georgia
BINGHAM, MICHAEL W.
Controller
B.S.B.A., M.S. Appalachian State University
BLEDSOE, CHAD A.
Executive Vice President/Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.S.B.A., Western Carolina University; M.B.A., Appalachian State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
BRADSHAW, RACHEL E.
Instructor, Medical Assisting
A.A., A.A., A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College
BREWER, DIANA E.
Instructor, Nursing
A.D.N., Bluefield College; B.S.N. Winston Salem State University; M.S.N., East Carolina University
BROWN, STAR P.
Coordinator, Accounting
B.S.B.A., M.S., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
BUFF, JOY L.
Director, Basic Skills
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
BURD, RANI V.
Instructor, English
B.A., University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; M.A., The University of Texas at Austin
BURNETT, JIM W.
President
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S.B.A., M.A., Ed.S., Western Carolina University; Ed.D., East Tennessee State University
Cantwell, Evgueniia M.
Instructor, English
B.A., Shimer College; M.A., University of Chicago
CARPENTER, HARRY E., III
Instructor, History/Social Science
B.CER.E, Georgia Institute of Technology; M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Auburn University
CARSWELL, LINDA J.
Director, Purchasing
A.A.S., Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute, B.S., Gardner-Webb University, M.B.A., Gardner-Webb University
CHILDERS, WILLIAM M.
Instructor, Computer Information Technology
B.S.B.A., M.A., Appalachian State University
Clark, Apriale H.
Research Analyst
B.S.B.A. Gardner - Webb University; M.I.S North Carolina Central University
CLARKE, KAREN W.
Instructor, Nursing
A.D.N., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S.N., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Clifton, David A.
Instructor, Studio Art
B.F.A., Indiana State University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design
‡COATES, TONYA L.
Instructor, Accounting
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; A.A., Okaloosa Walton Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.S. Appalachian State University
COLEMAN, JAMES R.
Associate Dean of Technology
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S. Gardner-Webb University; M.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
Colliander , Betsy D.
Coordinator/Instructor, Office Administration & Medical Office Administration
B.S., Clemson University; M.A., Webster University
COLLINS, KATHY H.
Academic Projects Coordinator
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University
*CONLEY, KEITH A.
Director, Financial Aid
B.A., Pembroke State University
COOK, FAYE S.
Instructor, Nursing
A.D.N., Western Piedmont Community College, B.S.N., Western Carolina University; M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
COOPER, AMANDA D.
Admissions/Transfer Counselor
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
CRUMPLER, JONATHAN T.
Coordinator, Digital Effects & Animation Technology
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Appalachian State University; M.S., University of Arizona
DALE, JASON P.
Instructor, Computer Information Technology
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.B.A., Western Carolina University
DANIEL, NANCY L.
Public Services Librarian
B.F.A., University of Florida; M.L.I.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
DANIELS, MICHAEL B.
Dean, Science, Engineering, and Mathematics
A.A.S., Forsyth Technical Community College; B.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.A., Appalachian State University
DELLINGER, PAUL A.
Instructor, Business Administration/Director, Cooperative Education
A.A., Brevard Junior College; B.S., Florida Southern College; M.B.A., Florida State University
DEMITER, ANISSA R.
Instructor, English
B.A. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.A. Gardner-Webb University
DENTON, ZACHARY L.
Instructor, Developmental English
B.A., Western Carolina University
‡DIXON, DANIEL K., JR.
Coordinator, Criminal Justice
A.A.S., Fayetteville Technical Community College; B.S., Fayetteville State University; M.S., Boston University
DOUGHER, MAUREEN A.
Instructor, Spanish
B.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro; M.A., Appalachian State University
DOYLE, TERRY A.
Instructor, Social Sciences
A.A., Wilkes Community College; B.A., Lees-McRae College; M.A., Appalachian State University
DUCKWORTH, BRENDA L.
Coordinator, Developmental Mathematics
A.A., Brevard College; B.S., M.A., Western Carolina University
FISHER, JANET J.
Coordinator, Early Childhood Education
B.S., Johnson State College; M.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
FREEMAN, CATHERINE M.
Department Head, Health Sciences/Director, Associate Degree Nursing Program
B.S.N., McMaster University; M.A., Central Michigan University; M.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
FROST, THOMAS W.
Coordinator, Mathematics
B.S., Clarion University; M.S., University of New Hampshire
GIESE, TERESA H.
Instructor, Nursing
B.S.N., Western Carolina University; M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
GILES, ANN Q.
Coordinator, Medical Assisting
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.H.S., Western Carolina University
GLOVER, TAMMY S.
Coordinator, Dental Assisting
Diploma, Western Piedmont Community College; A.A.S., Catawba Valley Community College
GRUBBS, JOHN B.
Instructor, Mathematics
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Appalachian State University
GRUBER, WARREN K.
Instructor, Electrical Engineering Technology
B.E.E., Georgia Institute of Technology
HARRISON, RANDOLPH C.
Instructor, Psychology
B.S., Western Carolina University; M.Ed., The Citadel in Charleston, SC
HENSLEY, G. BRANDON
Instructor, Computer Integrated Machining Technology
B.S., B.S., North Carolina State University; M.S., East Carolina University
*HOGAN, JOAN P.
Director, Records and Registration
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Western Carolina University
*HOILMAN, SANDRA K .
Vice President for Administrative Services/Chief Financial Officer
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.A., Appalachian State University
HOLDER, VICKI L.
Career Counselor
B.A. Wright State University; M.A. Liberty University
HOPE, CLARENCE C. III
Department Head, Engineering/Instructor, Horticulture and Sustainable Agriculture
A.A.S., Central Piedmont Community College; B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill; M.S., Clemson University
HUFFMAN-OAKS, CATHY L.
Instructor, Administration/Medical Office Administration
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College
HURLEY, ERIC A.
Instructor, Building Construction Technology
Diploma, Western Piedmont Community College; A.A.S., Architectural Technology
INGRAM, SUSAN P.
Instructor, Mathematics
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Appalachian State University; M.A., Appalachian State University
INKS, ZACHARIAH J.
Instructor, Simulation and Game Development
B.A. Anderson University
JOHNSON, STACEY A.
Instructor, Chemistry
B.S., Eckerd College; M.S., Emory University
JORDAN, MAX Y., JR.
Coordinator, Applied Technology/Instructor, Welding
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S. Western Carolina University
KELLER, SUSAN C.
Resource Services Librarian
B.A., University of New Mexico; M.L.I.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
KINCAID, SHANNON D.
Instructor, Biology
B.S., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.S., Utah State University
KISER, JOHN R.
Coordinator Physical Science/Instructor, Chemistry
A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Furman University; M.S., Furman University
KISER, W. LEE
Dean, Continuing Education
B.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.E., North Carolina State University
‡KONARSKI, CYNTHIA S.
Coordinator, Therapeutic Recreation
A.A., Holy Cross Jr. College; B.A., M.S., Indiana University
LATTIMORE, DONNA R.
Assistant Controller
B.S., North Carolina Central University
*LEFEVERS, WILLIAM L.
Director of Planning and Research
B.A., The Citadel; M.A., Webster University
LEWANDOWSKI, ROBIN R.
Instructor, Psychology
Diploma, A.A., Caldwell Community College; B.S., M.A., Gardner-Webb University
LIAN, STEVEN C.
Instructor, Paralegal Technology
B.S., University of North Dakota; J.D., University of North Dakota School of Law
LILLY, JEAN H.
Coordinator, Basic Skills
B.S., North Carolina State University
LONG, COURTNEY N.
Coordinator, Professional Crafts: Clay
B.F.A., West Virginia University, M.F.A., Syracuse University
LONON, DEBORAH K.
Coordinator, Performing Arts
B.A., Adrian College; M.A. University of North Carolina at Greensboro
MCGIMSEY, EDWARD C., JR.
Director, Small Business Center/ Entrepreneurship Development
B.S., North Carolina State University; M.A., Western Carolina University
‡MCGRADY, C. NADINE
Department Head, Science and Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Emporia State University
MCKESSON, LESLIE D.
Dean, Business & Public Services
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
MCNEELY, ANN MARIE
Dean, Developmental Education
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College, B.A., University of Central Florida, M.A., University of Central Florida
MARTIN, DAPHNE E.
Coordinator, Disability Services
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
MAUNEY, LISA G.
Coordinator, Academic Success Center
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.A. Ed., Western Carolina University; Ed.S., Appalachian State University
MILLER, LISA
Director, Resource Development
B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne University
MILLER, PATSY D.
Coordinator, Basic Skills
B.A. , M.A. Appalachian State University
MOORE , CHARLES M.
Coordinator, Human Services
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University
MOULTON, STEVEN J.
Instructor, Criminal Justice
B.A., State University of New York at Oswego; M.A., Appalachian State University
NILE, TEAH G.
Financial Aid Counselor
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Appalachian State University
*NORRIS, NANCY E.
Director, Management Information Systems
B.S., M.A., Ed.S., Appalachian State University
OLLIS, TERRI J.
Department Head, Computer & Office Systems Programs/Instructor, Computer Information Technology
A.A.S., Catawba Valley Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb College; M.B.A., Western Carolina University
PARRISH, A. BETH
Instructor, Early Childhood Education
B.A., Mars Hill College; M.A., Appalachian State University; Ed.S., Appalachian State University
PATTON, JENNIFER S.
Director, Educational Talent Search
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.A., Appalachian State University
PATTON, JULIE C.
ETS Resource Facilitator
A.A. ,Western Piedmont Community College; B.A., North Carolina State University
PEELER, PENNY A.
Instructor, Environmental Science
B.S., North Carolina State University
PELLATT, MARK E.
Department Head, Social Sciences
B.A., University of South Carolina at Spartanburg; M.A., Appalachian State University
PHAPPHAYBOUN, TOON
Instructor, English
B.A., University of California; M.A., California State University
PITTMAN, TIMOTHY M.
Administrator, Media Services
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College
POTEAT, MARK B.
Department Head, Visual, Performing and Commercial Arts
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.F.A., East Carolina University; M.F.A., East Tennessee State University
PRESNELL, KARA K.
Instructor, Communication
B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.A., Bond University; Ph.D., Regent University
PRITCHARD, KAREN R.
Instructor, Nursing
A.D.N., Tennessee State University, B.S.N., Western Carolina University; M.S. Western Carolina University
PROPST, JENNIFER N.
Director, Enrollment Management
B.A., Appalachian State University, M.A., Appalachian State University
QUEEN, DONALD R.
Coordinator, Engineering Technologies/Instructor, Civil Engineering Technology
A.A.S., Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College; A.A.S., Mayland Community College; B.S., Appalachian State University; M.S., Western Carolina University
RITCHIE, SHERILYN M.
Instructor, Mechanical Engineering Technology
A.A.S., Central Piedmont Community College, B.S., Western Carolina University
ROBERTS, MEAGAN M.
Instructor, Horticulture Technology and Sustainable Agriculture
B.A., Denison University; M.S., North Carolina State University
ROBERTS, NAOMI G.
Instructor, Developmental Mathematics
A.S., Midland College; B.A., The University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Western Carolina University
‡ROSE, DEBRA J.
Instructor, Communications
A.A., Montreat Anderson Junior College; A.B., University of Georgia; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
‡SAFFORD, MARY CHARLOTTE
Dean, Humanities & Social Sciences
B.A., Tulane University; M.A., Appalachian State University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center
SATEY, LINDA S.
Dean, Health Sciences
B.S., Georgia Southern College; M.Ed., University of Georgia; Ed.D, University of Central Florida
SCHWIND, MAUREEN C.
Title III Coordinator/Activity Director, Advising Center Coordinator
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University;Ed.S, Appalachian State University
‡SCOTT, KATHY H.
Department Head, Business and Public Service Programs/Instructor, Business Administration
A.A.S., Cleveland Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University; M.B.A., Winthrop College
*SESSIONS, LISA H.
Director, Human Resources
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University
SHOAF, NANCY W.
Coordinator, Medical Lab Technology
B.S., Lenoir-Rhyne College; M.T., Baptist Hospital; M.A., Appalachian State University
SIMPSON, ATTICUS J.
Vice President for Student Development and Executive Director, Western Piedmont Foundation, Inc.
B.A., Western Carolina University; B.S., Appalachian State University; M.S., North Carolina State University
SMITH, CHRISTOPHER D.
Director, Distance Learning
B.A., University of Charleston; M.A., Appalachian State University; Certificate, East Carolina University
SMITH, DANIEL R.
Dean, Learning Resources and Technology
A.A., Central Piedmont Community College; B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte; M.A., University of New Mexico; M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
SMITH, MEGAN M.
Coordinator of Student Activities and Recruitment
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.A., Appalachian State University
‡SPATH, MICHAEL C.
Coordinator, Life Science/ Instructor, Biology
B.S., Texas A&M University, M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University
STAMEY, ANGELA R.
ETS Resource Facilitator
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College, B.S. Appalachian State University
‡STEELMAN-BRIDGES, D. DANETTE
Coordinator, Interpreter Education
B.A., M.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College
STYLES, NAOMI P.
Instructor, Biology
B.S., M.S., North Carolina State University
SUTTLES, TONJA L.
Financial Aid Counselor
B.A., B.A., St. Andrews Presbyterian College
VASILE, ROBERT A.
Instructor, Computer Information
B.S., Concord College; M.S., University of North Carolina at Charlotte
VEGTER, SAM E.
Instructor, Business Administration
B.A., B.S., M.B.A., Appalachian State University
WANDLER, JACOB (BRAD)
Instructor Mathematics
B.A., Berea College; M.A. University of Kentucky; M.A. Appalachian State University
‡WARDZINSKI, PAUL D.
Department Head, English
A.A., Montgomery County Community College; B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Colorado State University; Ed.S., Western Carolina University
WARREN, STEVE R.
Director, Law Enforcement Training/BLET
A.A., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S., Gardner-Webb University
WHITE, T. ANDREW
Instructor, Physics and Astronomy
B.S., M.S., East Carolina University
WILLIAMS, SUSAN M.
Dean, Student Services
A.A.S., Catawba Valley Community College; B.T., Appalachian State University; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University
WILLIS, MICHAEL S.
Emergency Programs Coordinator
A.A.S., Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
‡WRIGHT, LINDA B.
Coordinator, Healthcare Provider Education
B.S.N., East Carolina University; M.S.N., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
YANG, KANG Z.
Instructor, Clinical/Lab Nursing
A.A.S., Western Piedmont Community College; B.S.N., Western Carolina University
YOUNG, DAVID A.
Coordinator, Emergency Medical Service Programs
B.S., Western Carolina University
‡ Recipient Western Piedmont Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award
* Recipient Western Piedmont Foundation Outstanding Staff Award