Staff Directory

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Virginia Commonwealth University
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TAP – Head Start
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Roanoke Higher Education Center Staff

Name Title Phone Office Email

Kay Dunkley		 Executive Director 540-767-6007 208E email

Carla James-Jackson		 Senior Director of Academic & Student Services 540-767-6010 201C email

Lori Van Curen		 Director of Finance & Administration 540-767-6008 208C email

Jeremiah McMillan		 Director of Facilities 540-767-6005 206A email

Beth Avis		 Receptionist 540-767-6021 Front Desk email

Stephanie Coles		 Receptionist 540-767-6021 Front Desk email

Mae Early Wilmer		 Educational Testing Assistant 540-767-6118 413 email
Joe Hicks Day Porter email
Gary Hiler Human Resources 540-767-6050 210A email

Celeste Holland		 Receptionist 540-767-6021 Front Desk email

Christopher Jones		 Maintenance Technician 540-767-6003 206A email

Debra Lawson		 Receptionist 540-767-6021 Front Desk email
Evan Malone Senior Accountant/Reporting Analyst 540-767-6004 208D email
Lorraine Nash Academic Program Assistant 540-767-6013 201 email

Cherie Reich		 Library Assistant 540-767-6009 216A email
Jeff Repass Senior Maintenance Technician 540-767-6025 206A email
Chris Shelton Safety and Security Coordinator 540-767-6015 116 email

Deborah Snellings-Pate		 Educational Testing Assistant 540-767-6118 413 email
Cynthia Spahr Educational Testing Assistant 540-767-6118 413 email

Michelle Swanson		 Accountant 540-767-6006 208B email

Alexandra Thacker		 Executive Assistant 540-767-6028 210 email

Eli Tilley		 IT Technician 540-767-6074 201B email
Nguyen Tran IT System Administrator 540-767-6075 201A email

Kaitlyn Van Buskirk		 Development Officer 540-767-6292 209 email

Caroline Velasquez		 Educational Testing Assistant 540-767-6118 413 email
Jessica Yopp Library Associate 540-767-6016 216B email

Jaleesa Young		 Educational Testing Assistant 540-767-6118 413 email

Commonwealth Learning Systems

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6061 813
Amanda Murphy Site Director
Douglas Pitzer Director of Career Advancement in Advanced Technology 540-767-6061

Dabney S. Lancaster Community College

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6289 810

 James Madison University

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6061 813
Amanda Murphy Site Director 808-446-1008
Richard Turner Site Coordinator, Professional and Continuing Education 540-556-1681
Carol Fleming Assistant Dean, Professional and Continuing Education 540-568-8987

 Mary Baldwin University

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6170 816H
Dianna Parrish Academic Advisor/Adjunct Faculty 540-767-6173 816A
Alice Waddell Academic Advisor/COE Instructor 540-767-6175 816B

 Old Dominion University

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6180 809
Terri Wheaton Director of Student Coaching and Advising 540-857-6976

Project Discovery

Name Title Phone Suite
Lashanda Ellington Program Manager 540-767-6035 517
William Scharrer Interim Executive Director 540-556-1916 517
Lakisha Hunter Special Programs Specialist 540-355-8610 517

 Radford University

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6190 510
Trisha Calhoun Administrative Assistant 540-767-6191 510
Christie Norris-Bowling RU MSW Coordinator, Roanoke 540-767-6194 603
Eulah Price Coordinator of Roanoke Extended Education 540-767-6192 510A

 Radford University Nursing

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6182 307
Sarah Janney Student Services Coordinator 540-767-6182 307J
Sharla Cooper Associate Professor 540-767-6188 307M

 Radford University Clinical Simulation Center

Name Title Phone Suite
Roy Baugher Clinical Simulation Center Administrative Specialist 540-767-6156 112B
Lisa Foote Clinical Simulation Center Co-Coordinator 540-767-6158 104A
Devon Nicely Clinical Simulation Center Co-Coordinator 540-767-6154 104A

TAP – This Valley Works

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6220 509
Spring Abney Healthcareers Training Coordinator 540-767-6219 609
Carolyn Coles SwiftStart Two Gen Coordinator 540-819-9644 509D
Troy Gusler Whole Family Intake and Follow Up Manager 540-767-6030 517B
Charysse Hairston SwiftStart Assistant Project Manager/RESTORE Project Manager 540-892-7438 509B
Teresa Mabry GED Instructor 540-767-6087 501
David Moore SwiftStart Project Manager 540-553-1454 509B
Jo Nelson TVW Director 540-598-4219 508
Callie Thompson Project Discovery Specialist 540-767-6299 503C
Angela Williams Youth & Education Services Manager 540-798-0120 503B
Kimberly Williams SwiftStart Career Mentor 540-819-8654 509E

 TAP – Head Start

Name Title Phone Suite
Head Start Main Office 540-767-6093 302
Charmaine Bonds HS Education Coordinator 540-767-6121 302C
Charisma Brown HS Education Coordinator 540-767-6116 302C
Patricia Comer Information Processing Specialist
Joy Davidson EHS CCP Family Services Coordinator 540-767-6092 302A
Yesenia DeLa Cruz Director of HS/EHS 540-767-6069 303K
Kristy Delaney Training/Transition Coordinator 540-767-6084 303A
Crystal Fernatt EHS Child Care Partnership 540-767-6126 301A
Terenia Fields Information Processing Coordinator 540-767-6082 303C
Sue Frankel EHS CCP Health/Disabilities Coordinator 540-767-6078 302C
Ruth Hale Accounts Operations Technician 540-767-6081 303D
Letia Harris Family Services Coordinator 540-767-6090 302A
Stephaney Hernandez Acting ERSEA Supervisor 540-767-6091 306
Barbara Martin HS/EHS Administrative Office Manager 540-767-6077 303G
Leah McMahan ERSEA Coordinator 540-767-6094 302B
Meghan O’Brien-Steward EHS CCP Education Coordinator 540-767-6126 301A
Katey Peterson CCP Partnership Education Coordinator 540-767-6228 302C
Melissa Preston Supervisor of HS/EHS Education 540-767-6122 303F
Kenya Reed EHS Education Coordinator 540-767-6120 302C
Deanna Simon Health Services Coordinator 540-977-8357 302A
Kim Stroop Family Services Coordinator 540-767-6089 302A
Brenda Taylor HS/EHS Administrative Assistant 540-767-6093 302
Terry Thomas HS/EHS Disability Coordinator 540-767-6124 302D
Tara Tinsley ERSEA Enrollment Specialist 540-767-6033 306
Angela Williams Supervisor of Family Services 540-767-6068 303H
Elsie Witcher Education Coordinator 540-767-6078 302C
Ramona Wray Assistant Director of HS/EHS 540-767-6071 303J

 Virginia Tech

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6100 702
Counseling Ed Main 540-767-6107 705B
Nick Bilbro Evening Support Technician 540-767-6226
David Conners Outreach and Program Manager 540-767-6145 701F
Martha Franklin Program Coordinator, COTA 540-767-6114 701G
Kathy Holland Program Support Assistant 540-767-6226 701B
Paul Morgan Evening Support Technician 540-767-6226
Don Pizzullo Senior Program Support Manager 540-767-6102
Ashley Sloan Thinkabit Instructor 540-767-6100
Robyn Smyth Program Manager, COTA 540-767-6096 701H
Leigh Anne Stover Marketing and Program Coordinator 540-767-6101 701
Scott Weimer Director 540-767-6103 701D

 Virginia Commonwealth University

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-767-6060
Beverly George-Gay Assistant Director of Clinical Education 804-828-9808
Annette Clark RHEC- Dept. of Gerontology Program Liaison 540-330-5066
Amanda Alley Graduate Student Services Administrator 804-828-6739

 Virginia Western Community College

Name Title Phone Suite
Lora Beckner Culinary Art Administrative Assistant 540-857-6346 Claude Moore Education Complex
Ted Polfelt Faculty 540-857-6285 Claude Moore Education Complex
John Schopp Faculty 540-857-6140 Claude Moore Education Complex
James Zeisler Faculty 540-857-6331 Claude Moore Education Complex

 Virginia Utility Protection Service

Name Title Phone Suite
Main Office 540-985-9355 312
Shana Linthicum Head of IT and Operations 540-798-5292 312
Diana Stokes Operations Supervisor 540-355-7335
Jackie Stern Operations Manager 540-761-5812

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