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Advisory Committees

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Academic Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Academic Advising (RACAD)

Alicia Roberson

arroberson@valdosta.edu
Academic Affairs (RACAA)

Dr. Sheri Noviello, Interim

srnoviello@valdosta.edu
229-333-5950
Adult Learners (RACAL)

Chris Melody, CHAIR

lcmelody@valdosta.edu
Anthropology

Shelly Yankovskyy

sayankovskyy@valdosta.edu
Arts and Sciences

James LaPlant, Immediate Past Chair

jlaplant@valdosta.edu
Biological Sciences (BSAC)

Bob Gannon

rlgannon@valdosta.edu
Business Administration, Management, & Economics

Karin Roland

kroland@valdosta.edu
Chemistry

Kurt Winkelmann

kwinkelmann@valdosta.edu
Communication

Nicole Cox

nbcox@valdosta.edu
Computing Disciplines

Krishnendu Roy, CHAIR

kroy@valdosta.edu
Criminal Justice

Darrell Ross

dross@valdosta.edu
Data Science

Radu P. Mihail

rpmihail@valdosta.edu
Distance Education (RACDE)

Marsha Dukes

mbdukes@valdosta.edu
eCore

Shani Wilfred

spgray@valdosta.edu
Educator Preparation (EDRAC)

David Slykhuis

dslykhuis@valdosta.edu
Educator Preparation (EDRAC)

Kate Warner

kwarner@valdosta.edu
Effectiveness and Accreditation (RACEA)

Michael M. Black, Treasurer

mmblack@valdosta.edu
English (BORAACE)

Adam Wood, Chair Elect

adwood@valdosta.edu
Environmental Science

Don Thieme

dmthieme@valdosta.edu
Fine and Applied Arts

Michael Schmidt

mschmidt@valdosta.edu
Foreign Languages (FLAAC)

Ofelia Nikolova, CHAIR

ornikolova@valdosta.edu
Geological Sciences and Geography

Paul Vincent

pvincent@valdosta.edu
Geological Sciences and Geography

Jia Lu

jlu@valdosta.edu
Health Professions

Paul Higgs

pphiggs@valdosta.edu
History (RAACH)

Barney J. Rickman, CHAIR

bjrickma@valdosta.edu
Honors Programs

Michael P. Savoie, Immediate Past Chair

mpsavoie@valdosta.edu
Humanities

Mark Smith, Immediate Past Chair

marksmit@valdosta.edu
Kinesiology (KRAAC, formerly PEHER)

Eugene Asola

efasola@valdosta.edu
Learning Support

Karen Higgs

kdhiggs@valdosta.edu
Mathematical Subjects (ACMS)

Andreas Lazari

alazari@valdosta.edu
Nursing (AACON)

James Pace

jcpace@valdosta.edu
Philosophy & Religion

Christine James

chjames@valdosta.edu
Physics and Astronomy

Paul Vincent

pvincent@valdosta.edu
Political Science

Joseph Robbins

jwrobbins@valdosta.edu
Psychology

David Monetti

dmmonett@valdosta.edu
Public Service and Continuing Education

Chris Melody

lcmelody@valdosta.edu
Public Service and Continuing Education

Chris Melody
lcmelody@valdosta.edu

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Regents Engineering Pathways (REPP)

Barry Hojjatie

bhojjati@valdosta.edu
Social Work

Debra Gresham

dlgresham@valdosta.edu
Sociology (SOCIRAC-L)

Anne Price

annprice@valdosta.edu
Testing Professionals

Rebecca Taylor

rltaylor@valdosta.edu

Administrative Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Admissions Directors

Christy Croft
Associate Director of Admissions

lccoley@valdosta.edu
229-333-5791
Campus Health Services

Nicole Foster
Interim Health Center Manager

ndflannery@valdosta.edu
229-219-3200
Career Services & Cooperative Education

Carla Jordan
Director

ccjordan@valdosta.edu
229-333-5942
Community Engagement & Service

Niki Turley
Associate Dean/Director of Student Leadership & Service

nwturley@valdosta.edu
229-293-6203
Community Engagement & Service

Carla Jordon
Director of Career Opportunities & Volunteer Services

ccjordan@valdosta.edu
229-253-4270
Counseling Directors Association

Jon Parris
Interim Director of Counseling Center

jparris@valdosta.edu
229-333-5940
Dean of Students

Vince Miller
Vice President for Student Affairs

vmiller@valdosta.edu
229-333-5941
Disability Services

Margaret Duncan

mlduncan@valdosta.edu
229-245-2498
Economic Development

Phil Allen

pdallen@valdosta.edu
Enrollment Management

Vince Miller
Vice President of Student Affairs

vincemiller@valdosta.edu
229-333-5941
Housing & Residence Life

Erin Earley
Interim Director of Housing & Residence Life

ereichle@valdosta.edu
229.333.7392
Institutional Research & Planning (RAC-IRP)

Barrie Fitzgerald

bdfitzgerald@valdosta.edu
Military Outreach Coordinator

Chris Melody

lcmelody@valdosta.edu
229-245-3737
229-253-2870
Registrars

Stanley Jones
Registrar

sjones@valdosta.edu
229-333-5732
Student Accounts Receivable

Lisa Parrish
Bursar

laparrish@valdosta.edu
229-333-5725
Student Activities and Student Life

Robin Vickery
Director of Student Life / Union

rvickery@valdosta.edu
229-333-5674
Student Affairs

Vince Miller
Vice President for Student Affairs

vincemiller@valdosta.edu
229-333-5941
Student Conduct

Darius Thomas
Director of Student Conduct & Title IX

dariuthomas@valdosta.edu
229.333.5941
Student Financial Aid

Doug Tanner
Financial Aid Director

dtanner@valdosta.edu
229-333-5935
Transfer Officers

Sheri Gravett

sgravett@valdosta.edu

Other Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Dual Enrollment Contacts

Admissions & Advisement
Megan Hancock
Student Services Coordinator - Dual Enrollment

masutliff@valdosta.edu
229-333-5791
Foster and Homeless Youth Support Contacts

Zduy Chu
xDirector of Housing & Residence Life, Deputy Chief Officer – Student Affairs

zchu@valdosta.edu
229-333-5920
SAVE Program Contacts

Stanley Jones
Registrar

sjones@valdosta.edu
229-333-5732
Tuition Classification Officers

Stanley Jones
Registrar

sjones@valdosta.edu
229-333-5732
USG Retiree Council

Dennis Marks

dmarks@valdosta.edu
Veteran Certifying Officials

Sandra DiPietro

sfdipietro@valdosta.edu
229-333-5935
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