Administration

Office of the Chancellor Academic Affairs Student Affairs	Finance and Operations Athletics

Office of the Chancellor

Anne Ponder	Chancellor
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Christine Riley	Chief of Staff
B.A., Averett College; M.A., Antioch New England Graduate School

Elizabeth R. Bagwell	Director of Human Resources
A.S., Roane State Community College; B.S.W., East Tennessee State University; M.S., Western Carolina University

Lucien “Skip” Capone, III	General Counsel
B.A., North Carolina State University; J.D., Wake Forest University

Catherine Ann Frank Director of the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement
B.A., M.A.,Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kevan D. Frazier	Director of Alumni Relations
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., West Virginia University

Paul David Gardner	Executive Director of N.C. Center for Health and Wellness
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University, D.A., Middle Tennessee State University

Deborah Griffith	Director of Communications and Marketing
B.A., Wake Forest University

Albert L. Marts	Employee Relations and Affirmative Action Officer
B.A., Manhattan Christian College; M.A., New Mexico State University; D.C.C., Bethany Theological Seminary

William M. Spellman	National Director ofCOPLAC
B.S., Suffolk University; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Monique Taylor	Director of Internal Audit
B.A., University of District of Columbia; M.Ed., Howard University; M.A., Florida Atlantic University

Academic Affairs

Jane K. Fernandes	Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
B.A. Trinity College; M.A., Ph. D., The University of Iowa

Gwen McNeill Ashburn	Dean of Humanities
A.B., Queens College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Edward Joseph Katz	Associate Provost and Dean of University Programs
B.A., University of Washington; B.S., Michigan State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester

Jeffrey Michael Konz	Dean of Social Sciences
B.A., Iowa State University; M.A., University of Kentucky; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Keith Eric Krumpe	Dean of Natural Sciences
B.S., Allegheny College; Ph.D., Emory University B.S., Suffolk University; Ph.D., Syracuse University

Patricia P. McClellan	Assistant Provost for Academic Administration
B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman’s College; M.A.Ed., Western Carolina University

Patrice B. Mitchell	Dean of Admissions
B.A., Salem College; M.P.A., University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Susan Allman	Director of Continuing and Distance Education
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Western Carolina University

Joseph Chaffin Berryhill Director of the Key Center for Community Citizenship and Service Learning
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Holly Beveridge	Director of Office of Cultural and Special Events
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville

Eileen C. Buecher	Director of Career Center
B.S., M.A., Slippery Rock University

Sandra P. Byrd Assistant Provost, Asheville Graduate Center and Distance Education
B.A., Salem College; M.A., Western Carolina University; Ed.D., University of South Carolina

Patricia E. Catterfeld	Director of Academic Budgeting
A.A.S., Tompkins Cortland Community College; B.A., University of Michigan; M.S., State University of New York College at Cortland

Richard Steven Chess	Director of the Center for Jewish Studies
B.A., Glassboro State College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Florida

Margaret J. Downes	Director of Master of Liberal Arts Program
B.A., LeMoyne College; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Florida State University

Ethan S. Fesperman	Assistant Director of Advising and Learning Support Coordinator of Disability Services
B.A., Warren Wilson College; M.A., The George Washington University

James F. Fox Director of the Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center
B.S., University of Missouri; M.I.T., American Intercontinental University

Lisa Friedenberg	Director of Academic Assessment
B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

Archer R. Gravely	Director of Institutional Research
B.S., Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; M.Ed., North Carolina State University

Mark Lee Harvey	Director of the Undergraduate Research Program
B.A., University of Iowa; M.S., Ph.D., Colorado State University
Tommy Hays	Director of the Great Smokies Writing Program
B.A., Furman University; M.F.A., Warren Wilson College

Melissa Jayne Himelein	Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
A.B., Brown University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Blake Hobby	Director of the Honors Program
B.M., Stetson University; M.H., University of Dallas; Ph.D., University of Miami
Peter W. Kendrick	Director of the Parsons Mathematics Lab
B.S., M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook

James R. Kuhlman	University Librarian and Chief Information Officer
B.A., University of Louisville; M.L.S., George Peabody College; M.A., University of Georgia

Deborah Miles	Director of the Center for Diversity Education
B.A., Hendrix College

Bonnie Parker	Director of Study Abroad/Study Away Programs
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.A., School for International Training

Debbie Race	Registrar
B.S., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.B.A., Western Carolina University

Alicia H. Shope	Associate Registrar
B.S., North Carolina State University

Brent H. Skidmore	Director of Craft Studies Program
B.F.A., Murray State University; M.F.A., Indiana University

Deaver Traywick, Jr.	Director of University Writing Center
B.A., Davidson College; M.F.A., University of South Carolina

Gerard Voos	Chief Research Officer
Director of Office of Sponsored Scholarship and Programs
B.S., University Kentucky; M.S.,Colorado State; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island

Nancy C. Williams	Coordinator of Professional Education Programs
B.A., Mars Hill College; M.Ed., Western Carolina University

Student Affairs	^Top

William K. Haggard	Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
B.M.E., Florida State University; M.A., University of South Florida; Ed.D., Florida State University

Jacquelyn Carr McHargue	Dean of Students
B.S. Florida State University; M.Ed. Clemson University

Vollie Barnwell	Director of Housing Operations
B.S. Mars Hill College

Mary A. Chakales	Director of Special Programs
B.A., Meredith College; M.Ed., Georgia State University

Jay Cutspec	Director of Student Health & Counseling
B.A., University of Buffalo; M.S., Duke University

Margaret S. Dutnell	Director of Student Activities & Integrative Learning
B.S., M.A., Appalachian State University

Sylvia Farrington	Director of Emergency Management
B.S., Barnard College

Alison Fearn	Director of Dining Services
A.S., Newbury College

Jill Moffitt	Director of Campus Recreation
B.S. New Mexico State University; M.S. Ball State University; Ed.D. University of Vermont

Melanie Rhodarmer	Director of Residential Education
B.A. University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A. Western Carolina University

Nancy Yeager	Director of Student Affairs Planning and Assessment
B.S., Bucknell University; M.B.A., University of Pennsylvania

Finance and Operations

John G. Pierce	Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations
B.S., Wake Forest University

C. Stephen Baxley	Director of Facilities Management and Planning
B.S., Kansas State University; M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology

Suzanne W. Bryson	Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance
B.B.A., James Madison University

Julia Fogg Caudill	Director of Advancement Services
B.A., University of Illinois, M.A., University of San Diego

Clayton Fogg, Jr.	Director of Budget
B.S., University of South Alabama

Julie C. Heinitsh	Director of Development
B.S.Ed., Southwestern University; M.Ed., Vanderbilt University

Rebecca Lamb	Director of Annual Giving
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Brenda L. McKinney	Director of Business Services
A.A.S., Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, B.S., Mars Hill College

William D. Perkins	Director of Bookstore
B.A., Mars Hill College

Betty Ponder	Director of Purchasing
A.A.S., Asheville Buncombe Technical College

Karen Shaw	Controller
B.S., University of North Carolina Asheville

David F. Todd	Director of Physical Plant
B.S., North Carolina State University

Athletics	^Top


Janet R. Cone Senior Administrator for University Enterprises and Director of Athletics
B.A., Furman University; I.M.A., University of South Carolina

Eddie Biedenbach	Head Coach, Men’s Basketball
B.A., North Carolina State University

Betsy Blose	Head Coach, Women’s Basketball
B.A., M.A., James Madison University

Terri D. Brne	Associate Athletic Director for Internal Affairs
B.S., Illinois State University, M Ed. Tarleton State University

Michelle Demko	Head Coach, Women’s Soccer
B.S., University of Maryland

Mike Gore	Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs
B.S., Appalachian State University

Lise Gregory	Head Coach, Men’s and Women’s Tennis
B.S., University of Miami

Kenneth H. Hogue	Director of Athletic Development and Alumni Affairs
B.S., University of Alabama

Rebecca Nelms Keil	Director of Student Athlete Services
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Matt Kern	Head Coach, Men’s Soccer
B.A., Hartwick College

Jesse Norman	Head Coach, Men’s and Women’s Track and Cross Country
B.S., Western Carolina University; M.A.Ed, Western Carolina University

Matt Pellegrin	Director of Athletics Media Communications
B.S., Mississippi State University

Tom Smith	Head Coach, Baseball
B.S., Western Carolina University

Erin Spence	Director of Athletic Marketing and Corporate Sales
B.S., Indiana University; M.Ed., University of Arkansas

Julie Torbett	Head Coach, Women’s Volleyball
B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Tim White	Director of Sports Medicine
B.S., Cumberland University; M.S., Middle Tennessee State University

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