Administration

Office of the Chancellor Academic Affairs Student Affairs Finance and Operations	Alumni and Development Athletics Ashville Graduate Center

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

Christopher T. Dahlquist	Professional Development Manager
B.S., University of Florida; M.S., Mississippi 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

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

Thomas O. Lawton III	General Counsel
A.B., Brown University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center

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	Executive Director, COPLAC
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

Lisa Friedenberg	Dean of Social Sciences and Director of Assessment
B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., Michigan State University

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

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

Mary M. Alm	Director of University Writing Center
B.A., Moorhead State College; M.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison; Ph.D., University of South Carolina at Columbia

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

Elaine A. Toomey Fox	Director of Extension and Distance Education
B.A., Marquette University; M.Ed., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Barbara Halton-Subkis	Director of Office of Cultural and Special Events
B.A., University of South Florida

Peter W. Kendrick	Director of the Parsons Mathematics Lab
B.S., M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook

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 Campus
B.F.A., Murray State University; M.F.A., Indiana University

Calley Stevens Taylor	Director of Advising and Learning Support
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.S., University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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

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

John W. Bucher	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Budget & Assessment
B.A., Emory University; M.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

Danny Dawkins	Director of Campus Dining Services
A.S. Central Piedmont Community College

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

Rory G. James	Director of Intercultural Center
B.S., Tuskeegee University; M.P.H., Tulane University

Steve A. Lewis	Director of Campus Police
A.A.S., A.A., Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College; B.S., Western Carolina University

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

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. UNC Asheville; M.A. Western Carolina University

Finance and Operations

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

C. Stephen Baxley	Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Operations
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

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

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

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

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

Karen Shaw	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Finance
B.S., University of North Carolina Asheville

David F. Todd	Director of Facilities Management
B.S., North Carolina State University

Alumni and Development

William P. Massey	Vice Chancellor for Alumni & Development
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.Ed., Duke University

James E. Brewer	Associate Vice Chancellor for Major Gifts & Endowments
B.A., Louisiana State University at Shreveport; Ph.D., Florida State University

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

Cynthia W. Clarke	Executive Director, Family Business Forum
B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Merianne M. Epstein	Director of News Services
B.A., Ohio University

Kevan D. Frazier	Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni
B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville; M.A., Kent State University; Ph.D., West Virginia University

Ashlea A. Green	Director of University Publications
B.A., Old Dominion University; M.A., Ohio University

Deborah J. Griffith	Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing
B.A., Wake Forest University

Julie C. Heinitsh	Assistant Vice Chancellor for 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

Athletics	^Top

Janet R. Cone	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

Michele Cornish	Head Coach, Women’s Soccer
B.A., George Mason University

Steve Cornish	Director of Academic Services & Head Coach, Men’s Soccer
B.A., North Cheshire College (England)

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; M.S., Western Carolina University

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

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

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

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

Julie Torbett	Senior Woman Administrator & Head Coach, Volleyball
B.A., Pennsylvania State University

Ashville Graduate Center

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

Elaine A. Toomey Fox	Director of Extension and Distance Education
B.A., Marquette University; M.Ed., Kent State University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina

Gerald F. Goertz, Jr	Director of Leadership Programs
B.A., Vanderbilt University; M.B.A., University of Memphis; J.D., University of Memphis

Tommy Hays	Director, Great Smokies Writing Program
B.A., Furman University; M.F.A., Warren Wilson College

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

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

Administration

Office of the Chancellor

Academic Affairs

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Alumni and Development

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