Academic Committee: Georgia Film Academy Film Production
(Last Modified November 13, 2025)
The Georgia Film Academy is a collaborative effort of the USG and TCSG supporting workforce needs of Georgia’s burgeoning film and digital entertainment industries. The academy will certify workforce ready employees in needed areas, connect students and prospective employees with employers, and offer a unique capstone experience for top students that will provide them a path to employment in Georgia and to remain in the state.
Committee Directory
| Institution | Representative | Role | Contact Information |
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University System of Georgia Institutions |
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| Albany State University | Tavaris Wilson |
tavaris.wilson@asurams.edu | |
| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Harry Akoh (primary institutional point of contact) |
hakoh@atlm.edu | |
| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Timothy Virnig |
tvirnig@atlm.edu | |
| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Silveree Benson |
sbenson@atlm.edu | |
| Augusta University | Scott Thorp |
scott.thorp@augusta.edu | |
| Clayton State University | Jonathan Harris (primary institutional point of contact) |
jonathanharris2@clayton.edu | |
| Clayton State University | Angela Myers-Jenkins |
AngelaMyers-Jenkins@clayton.edu | |
| College of Coastal Georgia | Tyler Bagwell (primary institutional point of contact) |
tbagwell@ccga.edu | |
| Columbus State University | Ron Williams (primary institutional point of contact) |
williams_ronald4@columbusstate.edu | |
| Columbus State University | Danna Gibson |
gibson_danna@columbusstate.edu | |
| Columbus State University | Adam Bova |
bova_adam@columbusstate.edu | |
| Columbus State University | Amber Dees |
dees_amber@columbusstate.edu | |
| Dalton State College | Gina Kertulis-Tartar |
gkertulistartar@daltonstate.edu | |
| Dalton State College | Barbara Tucker (primary institutional point of contact) |
btucker@daltonstate.edu | |
| eCampus | Sarah Kuck |
Sarah.Kuck@asurams.edu | |
| East Georgia State College | Desmal Purcell |
dpurcell@ega.edu | |
| Fort Valley State University | Maisha Akbar |
Vice Chair | akbarm@fvsu.edu |
| Georgia College & State University | Jeremy Cudd (primary institutional point of contact) |
jeremy.cudd@gcsu.edu | |
| Georgia Gwinnett College | Stacy Rusnak (primary institutional point of contact) |
srusnak@ggc.edu | |
| Georgia Highlands College | Seth Ingram (primary institutional point of contact) |
singram@highlands.edu | |
| Georgia Highlands College | Jessica Lindberg |
jlindber@highlands.edu | |
| Georgia Southern University | S. Norton Pease |
spease@georgiasouthern.edu | |
| Georgia Southern University | Carl Reiber |
creiber@georgiasouthern.edu | |
| Georgia Southern University | Pamela Sears |
psears@georgiasouthern.edu | |
| Georgia State University | David Cheshier |
dcheshier@gsu.edu | |
| Georgia State University | Brennen Dicker |
bdicker@gsu.edu | |
| Georgia State University | Ethan Tussey (primary institutional point of contact) |
etussey@gsu.edu | |
| Gordon State College | Ric Calhoun (primary institutional point of contact) |
ricc@gordonstate.edu | |
| Gordon State College | Tony Pearson |
apearson@gordonstate.edu | |
| Gordon State College | Ed Whitelock |
e_whitelock@gordonstate.edu | |
| Kennesaw State University | John Havard, Secretary (primary institutional point of contact) |
Secretary | jhavard@kennesaw.edu |
| Middle Georgia State University | Rebecca Edwards |
rebecca.edwards@mga.edu | |
| Middle Georgia State University | Sheree Keith |
sheree.keith@mga.edu | |
| Savannah State University | David Marshall |
marshalld@savannahstate.edu | |
| Savannah State University | Sametria McFall (primary institutional point of contact) |
mcfalls@savannahstate.edu | |
| Savannah State University | Juliana Trammel |
trammelj@savannahstate.edu | |
| University of Georgia | Julie Allardice Ray |
jaray@uga.edu | |
| University of Georgia | S. Jack Hu |
provost@uga.edu | |
| University of Georgia | Nathaniel Kohn |
nkohn@uga.edu | |
| University of Georgia | Richard Neupert |
neupert@uga.edu | |
| University of Georgia | Jean Martin-Williams |
jfmartin@uga.edu | |
| University of Georgia | Adam Goodie |
goodie@uga.edu | |
| University of North Georgia | James MacKenzie (primary institutional point of contact) |
james.mackenzie@ung.edu | |
| University of West Georgia | Deon Kay (primary institutional point of contact) |
dkay@westga.edu | |
| University of West Georgia | Joe Monaghan |
jmonagha@westga.edu | |
| University of West Georgia | Brad Yates |
byates@westga.edu | |
BOR Liaisons |
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| BOR University System Office Liaison | Scott Votaw |
scott.votaw@usg.edu | |
| BOR University System Office Liaison | Jill Lane |
jill.lane@usg.edu | |
| BOR University System Office Liaison | Ashwani Monga |
ashwani.monga@usg.edu | |
| BOR University System Office Liaison | Art Recesso |
art.recesso@usg.edu | |
| BOR University System Office Liaison | Jon Sizemore |
jon.sizemore@usg.edu | |
Technical College System of Georgia Partners |
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| Atlanta Technical College | Caroline Angelo |
cangelo@atlantatech.edu | |
| Atlanta Technical College | Britt Pitre |
bpitre@atlantatech.edu | |
| Atlanta Technical College | Yulonda Beauford (primary institutional point of contact) |
ybeauford@atlantatech.edu | |
| Atlanta Technical College | Curtis Halton |
chalton@atlantatech.edu | |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Alvie Coes |
coesa@gptc.edu | |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Rebecca Alexander |
Chair | ralexander@gwinnetttech.edu |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Terry See (primary institutional point of contact) |
tsee@gwinnetttech.edu | |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Ryan Foley |
rfoley@ogeecheetech.edu | |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Leanne Robinson |
lrobinson@ogeecheetech.edu | |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Chris Daniel |
chris.daniel@sctech.edu | |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Drew Todd |
Drew.Todd@sctech.edu | |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Holly Greene |
holly.greene@wiregrass.edu | |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | April McDuffie |
april.mcduffie@wiregrass.edu | |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Niki Ogletree |
niki.ogletree@wiregrass.edu | |
TCGS Liaisons |
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| TCSG Liaison | Ian Feinberg |
ifeinberg@tcsg.edu | |
| TCSG Liaison | Kathryn Hornsby |
khornsby@tcsg.edu | |
Independent Institutions |
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| Clark Atlanta University | Jaideep Chaudhary |
jchaudhary@cau.edu | |
| Clark Atlanta University | Eves Graves |
jgraves@cau.edu | |
| Emmanuel University | Clint Ross |
cross@ec.edu | |
Georgia Film Academy Representatives |
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Wendy Quinn Guttin |
Wendy.Guttin@usg.edu | ||
Cassandra Hollis |
cassandra.hollis@usg.edu | ||
Emma Smith |
emma.smith@usg.edu | ||
Scott Votaw |
scott.votaw@usg.edu |