Administrative Staff

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

Schools

Schools

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

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
 

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

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

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

Campus Safety/Police Department

Joseph D. “Joe” Kelley
Chief
Piedmont Criminal Justice Academy
Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy

E. Howard Painter
Police Officer
Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy

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

Jason Byrd ‘03
Coordinator of Admissions Information Services and Operations
B.A., Ferrum College
M.B.A., Radford University

Financial Aid

Lola Cannaday
Director of Financial Assistance

Office of Student Life and Engagement

Vice President of Student Affairs and Communications

Vanessa M. Stone
Dean of Students

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

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

Gail M. Holley
Manager of Athletics Administrative Operations