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Advisory Committees

Georgia Highlands College

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Academic Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Academic Advising (RACAD)

Jennifer Hicks, Secretary 2024-2025

 jhicks@highlands.edu
Academic Affairs (RACAA)

Dr. Sarah Coakley

 stesar@highlands.edu
706-295-6331
Adult Learners (RACAL)

Amy Wise

 awise@highlands.edu
Anthropology

NA

 NA@highlands.edu
Arts and Sciences

Jessica Lindberg

 jlindber@highlands.edu
Biological Sciences (BSAC)

Sharryse Henderson

 shenders@highlands.edu
Business Administration, Management, & Economics

Joy Hambrick

 jhambric@highlands.edu
Chemistry

Justin Polizzi

 jpolizzi@highlands.edu
Communication

Travice Obas, Secretary 2024-2025

 tobas@highlands.edu
Computing Disciplines

Zachery Mielko

 zmielko@highlands.edu
Criminal Justice

Gregory Sumner

 gsumner@highlands.edu
Data Science

Vacant

 vacant@highlands.edu
Distance Education (RACDE)

Josie Baudier

 jbaudier@highlands.edu
eCore

Julius Fleschner

 jfleschn@highlands.edu
Educator Preparation (EDRAC)

Jennifer Carpenter

 jecarpen@highlands.edu
Educator Preparation (EDRAC)

Sean Callahan

 scallaha@highlands.edu
Effectiveness and Accreditation (RACEA)

Andrew Thomas

 athomas@highlands.edu
English (BORAACE)

Jessica Lindberg

 jlindber@highlands.edu
Environmental Science

Billy Morris, Immediate Past Chair, 2024-2025

 bmorris@highlands.edu
Fine and Applied Arts

Jessica Lindberg

 jlindber@highlands.edu
Foreign Languages (FLAAC)

Jessica Lindberg

 jlindber@highlands.edu
Geological Sciences and Geography

Vacant

 Vacant@highlands.edu
Geological Sciences and Geography

Billy Morris

 bmorris@highlands.edu
Georgia Film Academy Film Production

Seth Ingram (primary institutional point of contact)

 singram@highlands.edu
Georgia Film Academy Film Production

Jessica Lindberg

 jlindber@highlands.edu
Health Informatics Programs

Vacant

 vacant@highlands.edu
Health Professions

Lisa Jellum

 ljellum@highlands.edu
History (RAACH)

Bronson Long

 blong@highlands.edu
Honors Programs

Steve Stuglin

 sstuglin@highlands.edu
Humanities

Allen Dutch, Chair-elect

 adutch@highlands.edu
Kinesiology (KRAAC, formerly PEHER)

Luke Mashburn

 lmashburn@highlands.edu
Learning Support

Tara Suswal

 tsuswal@highlands.edu
Learning Support

LaTascha Echols (non-voting)

 lechols@highlands.edu
Mathematical Subjects (ACMS)

Jayme Wheeler

 jwheeler@highlands.edu
Nursing (AACON)

Lisa Jellum, Secretary (24-25)

 ljellum@highlands.edu
Philosophy & Religion

Alan Nichols

 anichols@highlands.edu
Philosophy & Religion

Kencho Tenzin

 ktenzin@highlands.edu
Physics and Astronomy

Mark Pergrem

 mpergrem@highlands.edu
Political Science

Teresa Hutchins

 thutchin@highlands.edu
Psychology

Elizabeth Dose

 edose@highlands.edu
Public Service and Continuing Education

Whitney Puckett

 wpuckett@highlands.edu
Regent's Advisory Council on Research (RACR)

Sarah Coakley

 stesar@highlands.edu
Regents Engineering Pathways (REPP)

Justin Polizzi

 jpolizzi@highlands.edu
Social Work

Jennifer Carpenter

 jecarpen@highlands.edu
Sociology (SOCIRAC-L)

Josh Stovall

 jstovall@highlands.edu
Testing Professionals

Whitney Puckett

 wpuckett@highlands.edu

Administrative Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Accessibility & Disability Services

Kim Linek
Disability Support Specialist

 klinek@highlands.edu
678-872-8004
Admissions Directors

Charlene Graham
Assistant Director

 cgraham@highlands.edu
706-368-7743
Counseling Directors Association

Andre Griggs
Director, Counseling Center

 agriggs@highlands.edu
678-872-8504
Dean of Students

Michelle Lockett
Assistant Vice President-Academic Resources & Retention
Student Code of Conduct & Title IX Officer

mlockett@highlands.edu
678-872-8037
Enrollment Management

Jennifer Hicks
Executive Director of Enrollment Management

 jhicks@highlands.edu
706.295.6371
Institutional Research & Planning (RAC-IRP)

Andrew Thomas

 athomas@highlands.edu
Registrars

Gina Floyd
Registrar

 gfloyd@highlands.edu
706-295-6340
Student Accounts Receivable

Rebekah Wood
Bursar

 rwood@highlands.edu
706-368-7718
Student Activities and Student Life

Clifton Puckett
Student Life Coordinator - Cartersville

 cpuckett@highlands.edu
678-872-8006
Student Affairs

Michelle Lockett
Assistant Vice President -Academic Resources and Retention

 mlockett@highlands.edu
678-872-8037
Student Conduct

Michelle Lockett
Assistant Vice President – Academic Resources and Retention.

 mlockett@highlands.edu
678-872-8037
Student Financial Aid

Kristie Teasley
Financial Aid Director

 kteasley@highlands.edu
706-368-7742
Title IX Coordinators

Cory McElroy

 cmcelroy@highlands.edu
678-872-8503
Title IX Coordinators

Michelle Lockett

 mlockett@highlands.edu
678-872-8037
Transfer Officers

Gina Floyd

 gfloyd@highlands.edu
706-368-7740

Other Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Dual Enrollment Contacts

Admissions and Advisement
Mary Ann Sailors
Dual Enrollment Coordinator

Admissions and Advisement
Jayden White
Dual Enrollment Coordinator

Admissions and Advisement
Charlene Graham
Assistant Director of Admissions

msailors@highlands.edu
706-802-5000


jwhite@highlands.edu
706-802-5000


cgraham@highlands.edu
706-802-5000
Foster and Homeless Youth Support Contacts

Latasha Echols

 lechols@highlands.edu
678-872-8011
SAVE Program Contacts

Charlene Graham
Assistant Director of Admissions

 cgraham@highlands.edu
706-368-7743
Tuition Classification Officers

Jennifer Hicks
Executive Director of Enrollment Management

 jhicks@highlands.edu
706-295-6371
USG Retiree Council

Ken Weatherman

kweather@highlands.edu
Veteran Certifying Officials

Amy Wise

 awise@highlands.edu
678-872-8005
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