Office of the President
Mirta M. Martin
President of the College
B.S., Duke University
M.B.A., University of Richmond
Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Courtney L. Brown
Chief of Staff and Liaison to the Board of Trustees
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Human Resources
Mr. Todd Hill, J.D.
Associate Vice President for Human Resources
Director of Title IX and Compliance
Madison Collie
Personnel Manager & Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Aliyah Johnson Human Resources Specialist & Title IX Investigator
Melissa R. Wright
Senior Director of Human Resources
Office of Academic Affairs
Dr. Delia Heck
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
B.A., University of Arizona
M.A., University of Washington
Ph.D., University of Washington
Dr. Jason Powell
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Chief Innovation and Research Officer
Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Virginia Tech
M.A., University of Virginia
Ph.D., Univerisity of Illinois - Champaign
Executive Assistant
Schools
Schools
Dr. Tim Daniels
Dean of Faculty
Associate Professor of History
B.A., B.S., Hampton-Sydney College
M.A., University of Alabama
Ph.D., Univerisity of California - Santa Barbara
Hailey Turner
Senior Administrative Assistant for the School of Undergraduate Studies
Carol C. Love
Laboratory Supervisor
B.S., University of Connecticut
Eileen Maher
Laboratory Assistant
B.S., State University of NY at Oswego
M.S., Rutgers University
Sarah Isley ‘15
Titmus Farm Manager
B.S., Ferrum College
School of Graduate and Online Studies
Dr. Jason Powell
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
Chief Innovation and Research Officer
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., University of Illinois - Champaign
Dr. Allison Harl
Division Chair, School of Graduate and Online Studies
Ashley Williams
Director of Online Learning
Ed.S. University of Virginia
Jennifer Whitlow
Program Assistant
B.S. Longwood University
Office of the Registrar
Kimberly J. Najduch
Registrar
M Ed. Purdue University
Betsy Smith
Assistant Registrar
J.D. University of Virginia
Academic Resource Center
Dr. John DeVault
Associate Vice President for Recruitment and Retention
Margaret Bisnett
Director of Tutorial Services
Tracy Holley
First-Year Experience & First @ Ferrum Coordinator
B.S., M.S. Ferrum College
Dan Milloy
Director of Accommodations
Leslie Holden
Director of Career Services
B.S., University of Oregon
M.Ed., Plymouth State University
Lana A. Whited
Professor of English and Director of the Boone Honors Program
B.A., Emory and Henry College
M.A., The College of William and Mary
M.A., Hollins College
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Stanley Library
Rachel Walton
Manager of Stanley Library and Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
B.A., Ferrum College
Daniel D. Adams
Library Assistant
A.A., Virginia Western Community College
B.A., Roanoke College
Office of Administration and Finance
Vice President for Finance and Chief Operations Officer
Business Office
Jessica Luther ‘06
Associate Chief Accounting Officer
B.S. Ferrum College
M.B.A., Texas A&M - Commerce
Mary Maxey
Payroll Clerk
Diane H. Hodges
Accounts Payable and Purchasing Coordinator
Lori Feazell
Student Accounts Associate
Fredah Fariss
Business Office
Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
Michael T. Gass
Director
ir@ferrum.edu
Information Technology
Mark Poole
VP of IT and Chief Information Officer
Eugene R. Hacker, III, ‘05
Assistant Chief Information Officer
B.S., Ferrum College
Margaret Drakeford
Director Administrative Computing
Donna Jefferson
Senior IT Support Specialist
B.A., National Business College
Jon McGuire
IT Support Specialist
Christopher Stone
Administrative Computing Specialist
B.S. Ferrum College
David Wright
Academic Support Specialist
Campus Safety/Police Department
Joseph D. “Joe” Kelley
Chief
Piedmont Criminal Justice Academy
Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy
Brian Lawson
Police Sergeant
Alan Arrington
Police Officer
Jarrett Barksdale
Police Officer
Fred Hodges
Police Officer
E. Howard Painter
Police Officer
Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy
Justin Smith
Police Officer
Timothy “Tim” G. Tatum
Police Officer
Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy
Amber Turner
Police Officer
Physical Plant
James B. Alpin, Jr.
Director of Physical Plant
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Felicia Woods
Physical Plant Administrator
B.S., Ferrum College
Jeffrey S. Walker
Facilities Manager Mechanic
C. Ruben Altice
Manager of Housekeeping Services
Brian DeWeese
Grounds Enhancement Manager
Dawn Kessler Coordinator of Physical Plant B.S., Ferrum College
Kathy Creech
Mail Service Supervisor
Conferences and Events
Jeremy Quarles
Manager of Conferences and Events
Office of Enrollment Services and Admissions
John DeVault
Associate Vice President for Recruitment and Retention
Jason Byrd ‘03
Coordinator of Admissions Information Services and Operations
B.A., Ferrum College
M.B.A., Radford University
Joyce Creel
Assistant Director for Admissions
A.A.S., Patrick and Henry Community College
B.S. Ferrum College
Financial Aid
Lola Cannaday
Director of Financial Assistance
Greg Frith
Senior Financial Aid Counselor
Office of Student Life and Engagement
Vice President of Student Affairs and Communications
Jill Adams
Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs
Vanessa M. Stone
Dean of Students
Melanie Rooks
Coordinator of Student Engagement and International Student Programming
B.S. Ferrum College
Office of Institutional Advancement
Lisa Bowman
Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Relations
B.S., Ferrum College
M.T.S., Harvard University
Brenda Martin
Executive Administrative Assistant
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Marketing and Communications
Sarah Bowman
Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement
J.D., Campbell University
Kristin C. Waters
Director of Marketing and Communications
B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Alumni Affairs
Blue Ridge Institute
Bethany Worley
Director of Blue Ridge Institute
B.A., Emory and Henry College
M.S., University of Memphis
J. Roderick Moore
Special Advisor and Director Emeritus of Blue Ridge Institute
B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.A., Cooperstown Graduate Programs
Rebecca B. Austin
Coordinator of Educational Outreach and
Interpretation
Athletics Department
Cleive Adams
Athletics Director
B.S., Ferrum College
Gary Holden
Associate AD, Sports Information Director
B.A., Plymouth State College
M.Ed., Plymouth State College
Gail M. Holley
Manager of Athletics Administrative Operations
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