First-Generation Faculty & Staff Directory

This directory is not an exhaustive list. This showcases First-Generation Faculty & Staff across campus.

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FAculty & Staff Directory

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Chris Walls

Alumni and Staff, Assistant Director for First Generation Academic Initiatives, First-Year and Transition Programs

Email: cwalls9@charlotte.edu

Office Number: (704) 687-0033

Office: Colvard 2408

Shayauna Newsom

Staff, Program Director for Transition and Belonging, Transition & Success Initiatives

Email: snewsom8@charlotte.edu

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A.J. Simmons

Alumni and Staff, Senior Associate Director of First Year and Transitions Programs, First-Year and Transition Programs

Email: AJ.Simmons@charlotte.edu

Office: Colvard North Suite 2400

Rachel Powell-Rangel

Staff, Academic Advisor, Department of Engineering Technology & Construction Management

Email: rpowel31@charlotte.edu

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Nicole Benford

Alumni and Staff, Director, Niner Finances

Email: nicole.benford@charlotte.edu

Office: King 211

Briana Wilson

Staff, Program Director for Family & Supporter Engagement, Transition & Success Initiatives

Email: bwils125@charlotte.edu

Rachel King

Staff and Alumni, Assistant Director/Career Coach, Career Center

Office: University Career Center, 150 Atkins Bldg.

Email: rachel.king@charlotte.edu

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Tierra Williams

Staff, Assistant Director/Career Coach for the Healthcare, Science and Reading Career Community, University Career Center

Email: tierra.williams@charlotte.edu

Office Number: (704) 687-0686

Office: UCC Career Center- Atkins 174

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Kayla Pendergast

Staff, Assistant Director of Alumni Operations, Alumni Engagement

Office Number: 704-687-7787

Rasheda Sykes

Staff and Alumni, Senior Associate Director, University Center for Academic Excellence

Email: rrsykes@charlotte.edu

Office: Colvard 2333

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Bobby Hobgood

Faculty, Director of Language Resource Center/Adjunct Instructor of French, Languages, Cultures and Translation

Email: bobbyhobgood@charlotte.edu

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Sejal Foxx

Faculty, Professor/Counseling Department Chair, Counseling

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Katie Russo

Staff, Associate Director, Student Assistance and Support Services (SASS)

Email: krusso4@charlotte.edu

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Asanté Littleton

Staff, Director, Housing and Residence Life

Email: alittlet@charlotte.edu

Office: Housing and Residence Life (HRL) 123

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Tracy Beauregard

Alumni and Staff, Assistant Registrar, Office of Registrar

Email: tlbeaure@charlotte.edu

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Deborah Beete

Faculty, Senior Lecturer/Director of MPH Program, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health

Email: dbeete@charlotte.edu

Office: College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) 335G

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Matthew Parrow

Faculty, Professor, Biological Sciences, Associate Dean, Klein College of Science

Email: mwparrow@charlotte.edu

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Ellissa Brooks Nelson

Staff, Divisional Director, Student Affairs Research and Assessment

Email: edbrook@charlotte.edu

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Teresa Stafford Cronell

Faculty, Lecturer and the Undergraduate Program Coordinator, School of Nursing

Email: tcronell@charlotte.edu

Office Phone: (704)-687-8493

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Tehia Glass

Faculty, Professor, Reading and Elementary Education

Email: tehia.glass@charlotte.edu

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Sean McCloud

Faculty, Professor, Religious Studies

Email: spmcclou@charlotte.edu

Office: Macy 215

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Ysatiz Piñero

Staff, Director, Leadership & Community Engagement

Email: ypineroa@charlotte.edu

Office: Popp Martin Student Union 252C

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Debbie Rose

Staff, Business Services Coordinator & Office Manager, University Career Center

Email: drose19@charlotte.edu

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Denise Sabo

Staff, Administrative Assistant to the Chair, Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies

Email: dsabo1@charlotte.edu

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Tonya Bates

Alumni and Faculty, Senior Lecturer, Biological Sciences, Klein College of Science

Email: tcbates@charlotte.edu

Office: Woodward 214A

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Gabrielle Jones

Alumni and Staff, Construction Finance Specialist, Facilities Management

Email: gjones70@charlotte.edu

Office Number: 704-687-6165

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Ron Smelser

Faculty, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science

Office: 222 Duke Centennial Hall

Karen Shaffer

Staff, Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs

Email: karenshaffer@charlotte.edu

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Olya Keen

Faculty, Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Email: okeen@charlotte.edu

Office Number: (704) 687-5048

Office: EPIC 3171

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Krystle Kunnathur

Alumni and Staff, Program Director, School of Professional Studies

Email: khammac@charlotte.edu

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Marie White

Alumni and Staff, IBH Associative Director, School of Social Work

Email: mbwhite2@charlotte.edu

Jennifer Troyer

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Academic Affairs

Email: jtroyer@charlotte.edu

Email: kjmcmurray@charlotte.edu

Heather Backus

Staff, Assistant Director for Advising & Student Success, University College - University Advising Center

Email: hbackus@charlotte.edu

Office: Colvard 2200

Marta Falcon

Staff, Academic Advisor, Engineering

Email: mfalcon4@charlotte.edu

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Kaitlyn Collins (Graham)

Staff and Alumni, Admissions Counselor, Undergraduate Admissions

Email: kcolli56@charlotte.edu

Khou Xiong

Staff, Director of Community Research Services, UNC Charlotte Urban Institute

Email: kxiong31@charlotte.edu

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Jennifer Principe

Staff, Program Director, School of Professional Studies

Email: jprinci1@charlotte.edu

Victoria Rankin

Faculty, Associate Teaching Professor/Undergraduate Coordinator, Sociology/CHESS

Email: Victoria.Rankin@charlotte.edu

Kirstin Sheldon

Staff, Academic Advisor, School of Architecture

Email: knygaard@charlotte.edu

Alysen Beaty

Staff, Aademic Advisor/Case Manager, University College

Email: awalla58@charlotte.edu

Apryl Alexander

Faculty, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences/CHHS

Email: apryl.alexander@charlotte.edu

Victoria Post

Staff, Enrollment Specialist, School of Professional Studies

Email: vpost@charlotte.edu

Ragean Hill

Staff, Executive Associate Athletic Director, Athletics

Email: rhill64@charlotte.edu

Shanna Coles

Staff and Alumni, Director, School of Professional Studies

Email: shannacoles@charlotte.edu

Office Number: 704-687-1277

Jaclyn Piatak

Faculty, Professor, Political Science & Public Administration

Email: jpiatak@charlotte.edu

Sam Suptela

Faculty and Alumni, Associate Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences, Klein College of Science

Email: sam.suptela@charlotte.edu

Office Location: Klein 204

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Misty Morin

Staff and Alumni, Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement and Communications, Alumni Engagement/Levine Scholars Program

Email: mmorin5@charlotte.edu

Office Number: 704-687-7812

Office Location: Levine 284

Vivian Klentos

Staff, International Student Advisor, Office of International Programs

Email: aklentos@charlotte.edu

Office Location: CHHS 202

L. Parker

Staff, Assistant Director for Tutoring, University Center for Academic Excellence

Email: lparke69@charlotte.edu

Office Location: Colvard 2305

Dennis Wiese

Staff, Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs

Carmen Serrata

Faculty, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership/Cato College of Education

Email: lserrata@charlotte.edu

Erik Saule

Faculty, Associate Professor, CCI/Computer Science

Email: esaule@charlotte.edu

Office Location: Woodward 210D

Sayde Brais

Faculty and Alumni, Associate Teaching Professor/Faculty Advisor, Communication Studies/CHESS

Email: sjbrais@charlotte.edu

LeeFredrick Bowen

Staff, Executive Director of Advising System, Office of Undergraduate Education

Email: lbowen11@charlotte.edu

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Caylah Crosby

Faculty and Alumni, Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics and Statistics/College of Science

Email: c.crosby@charlotte.edu

Office Location: Fretwell 390E

Anusha Reddy

Faculty and Alumni, Adjunct Faculty, College of Computing & Informatics

Email: areddy7@charlotte.edu

Bernadette Donovan-Merkert

Faculty, Professor, Chemistry, Dean, Klein College of Science

Email: bdonovan@charlotte.edu

Ethan Gulledge

Faculty, Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology - CHESS

Email: egulled3@charlotte.edu

Marie Vrablic

Staff and Alumni, Data Systems Analyst, Office of OneIT

Email: mrvrabli@charlotte.edu

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Jamie Strickland

Faculty and Alumni, Senior Lecturer, Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences/CHESS

Email Address: jstrickl@charlotte.edu

Office Location: McEniry 236

Cynthia Stone

Staff and Alumni, Interim Director, Planning, Design, and Construction (staff) and University College (faculty)

Email: cstone26@charlotte.edu

Frances Ferrante-Fusilli

Faculty, Clinical Associate Professor/ Assistant Practicum Director, Social Work

Email: fferrant@charlotte.edu

Jill Rogers

Staff, Academic Advisor, Engineering Technology and Construction Management

Email Address: jroger67@charlotte.edu

Jasmine Strickland

Faculty and Alumni, Instructor, Anthropology

Email Address: Jstric37@charlotte.edu

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Ashley O'Bruba

Staff and Alumni, Assistant Director, Niner Finances

Email: aobruba@charlotte.edu

Office Location: King 205

Sabrina L. Brown

Staff and Alumni, Director, Graduate School Recruitment

Email: slbrown1@charlotte.edu

Maria Bard

Staff and Alumni, Nursing Supervisor, Health and Well Being/Student Health

Tabitha McDaniel

Staff, Business Officer, Undergraduate Education

Email: tmcdan23@charlotte.edu

Jessica Kapota

Staff and Alumni, Director of Learning and Organizational Development, Human Resources

Email: jkapota@charlotte.edu

Claire Kirby

Staff, Associate Provost, Enrollment Management

Email: claire.kirby@charlotte.edu

Heather Nance

Staff, Analyst, Risk Management & Insurance

Email: hnance3@charlotte.edu

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Nicole Watts

Staff and Alumni, Project Coordinator, Office of External Relations and Partnerships

Email: Nicole.Watts@charlotte.edu

Ashli Stokes

Faculty, Professor, COMM/CHESS

Email: aqstokes@charlotte.edu

Kevin Parsons

Staff, Director of Undergraduate Advising, Computing and Informatics

Email: kfparson@charlotte.edu

Kris Taylor

Faculty and Alumni, Lecturer, School of Social Work/CHHS

Email: tktaylo1@charlotte.edu

Office: CHHS 499C

Linda Reece

Staff, Post Award Specialist, Office of Research Services

Email: lreece1@charlotte.edu

Sandra Clinton

Faculty, Research Associate Professor, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences/CHESS

Email: sandra.clinton@charlotte.edu

Office: McEniry 315

Ryan Miller

Faculty, Associate Professor of Higher Education, Educational Leadership

Email: ryanmiller@charlotte.edu

Nana Sledzieski

Staff, Director of External Relations and Events, College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

Email: nsledzie@charlotte.edu

Office: Fretwell 430-H

Office Number: 704-687-0085

Syreeta Taylor

Staff, Executive Assistant, Dean's Office/College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

Email: stayl137@charlotte.edu

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Javier García León

Faculty, Assistant Professor, Languages, Cultures and Translation

Email: javier.garcialeon@charlotte.edu

Office Location: Mebane Hall 458

Leslie Zenk

Staff, Associate Provost/Chief of Staff, Academic Affairs

Email: lzenk@charlotte.edu

Melanie Valderrama

Staff and Alumni, Assistant Director for Community Partnerships and Initiatives, Admissions

Email: mpflucke@charlotte.edu

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Maisha Cooper

Faculty, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology/College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences

Email: mcoope51@charlotte.edu

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Eva Gonzalez

Staff, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Center for Counseling and Psychological Services

Email: egonza47@charlotte.edu

Office: Price Center

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Amanda Gary

Staff, Assistant Director, College of Health and Human Services

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Kristina Schmoeller

Staff and Alumni, Academic Advisor, College of Computing and Informatics

Email: kschmoel@charlotte.edu

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Lucas Young

Staff, Assistant Director, University Scholarship Office

Email: lyoung54@charlotte.edu

Office Number: (704) 687-8361

Office Location: Cone Center 346C

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Taylor Faulkner

Staff and Alumni, Program Director for Youth Programs, School of Professional Studies

Email: tfaulkn8@charlotte.edu

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Marye (Lori) Thomas

Faculty, Director of Research and Faculty Engagement, UNC Charlotte Urban Institute

Email: lorithomas@charlotte.edu

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Katie Tomer

Staff, Associate Director, Center for Wellness Promotion

Email: ktomer1@charlotte.edu

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Y. Shonta Le Master

Staff, Academic Advisor, College of Humanities and Earth & Social Sciences/Dean's Office

Email: yslmaste@charlotte.edu

Office Location: Macy 103

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Alexander Gomes

Staff and Alumni, Administrative Support Associate/Office Manager, Dean's Office/College of Arts & Architecture

Email: agomes2@charlotte.edu

Office Number: 704-687-0100

Office Location: Storrs 101

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Chais Michael

Staff, Academic & Career Coach, Belk College of Business / Niblock Student Center

Email: cmicha23@charlotte.edu

Nequel Burwell

Staff, Director of Residence Life, Housing and Residence Life

Email: Nequel.burwell@charlotte.edu

Office Location: HRL 116

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Paloma Fernández Sánchez

Faculty, Teaching Professor, Languages, Cultures and Translation

Email: pfernan2@charlotte.edu

Office Location: Mebane Hall 459A

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Kathy Giddings

Staff, Director of Graduate Admissions, Graduate Admissions

Email: kathygiddings@charlotte.edu

Colby Englund

Staff, Assistant Director, Housing and Residence Life

Email: colbyenglund@charlotte.edu

Office Number: 704-687-7529

Office Location: HRL 119

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Monika Soler-Correa

Staff, Metadata Cataloger, Atkins Library

Email: msoler@charlotte.edu

Office Number: 704-687-1144

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Christopher Smith

Faculty, Assistant Professor, CHHS School of Nursing

Email: cmsmith76@charlotte.edu

Office Location: CHHS 446

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Lorenzo Hopper

Faculty, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health

Email: lhopper6@charlotte.edu

Leslie King

Staff, Academic Advisor, Electrical and Computer Engineering/ William States Lee College of Education

Email: lking67@charlotte.edu

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Barbara Seyter

Staff, Deputy Director, Undergraduate Admissions

Email: bseyter@charlotte.edu

Syd Gallup

Staff, Assistant Director/Career Coach, University Career Center

Email: sgallup@charlotte.edu

Stephanie Bird

Staff, Senior Associate Director/Career Coach, Career Center

Email: stephanie.bird@charlotte.edu

Office Location: Atkins 150

Melinda Forthofer

Faculty, Professor/Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Department of Public Health Sciences/College of Health and Human Services

Email: forthofer@charlotte.edu

Frank Benefield

Staff, Assistant Director, University Center for Academic Excellence

Email: wbenefie@charlotte.edu

Number: 704-687-7842

Office: Colvard North, Room 2334

Regena Brown

Faculty and Alumni, Director, Retention and Graduation

Email: rybrown1@charlotte.edu

Phone: (704) 687-7123

Office: Colvard 2405

La Tonya L. Rafe

Faculty, Lecturer, School of Nursing

Email: lrafe@charlotte.edu

Office: SON 411 E

Ticola Ross

Faculty and Alumni, Clinical Associate Professor/Assistant Director, School of Social Work in CHHS

Email: ticola.ross@charlotte.edu

Kimberly Laney

Staff and Alumni, Director, Enrollment Management - Niner Central Student Services

Email: kwlaney@charlotte.edu

Office: Cone University Center - Suite 380

David Dearden

Staff, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Education/University College

Email: ddearden@charlotte.edu

Office: Colvard North 2200

Tyler Thomas

Staff, Program Manager, Veteran Services

Office: Barnard 103

Adreonna Bennett

Faculty, Community Engagement Librarian/Archivist, Atkins Library

Email: asimmo74@charlotte.edu

Casey Tullos

Staff and Alumni, Associate Vice Chancellor, Housing and Residence Life

Email: kctullos@charlotte.edu

Tavaris Baxter

Staff, Associate Director, Student Involvement

Email: vbaxter@charlotte.edu

Office: PMSU 212A

Melinda Forthofer

Faculty, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dean's Office

Email: mcarney4@charlotte.edu

Yongqiang Chu

Faculty, Director, Department of Finance/Belk College of Business

Email: yongqiang.chu@charlotte.edu

Carrie Bovill

Staff, Entrepreneurial Program Specialist, Belk College of Business/Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Email: cbovill@charlotte.edu

Office: Portal Building

Sandra Dika

Faculty, Professor, Educational Leadership

Email: sdika@charlotte.edu

Tyisha Terry

Faculty and Alumni, Associate Director for Wellness Promotion Initiatives, Public Health Sciences

Lydia Light

Faculty, Assistant Professor, Anthropology - CHESS

Email: llight1@charlotte.edu

Candice Whiteside

Faculty and Alumni, Lecturer, School of Social Work/College of Health & Human Services

Email: crwhites@charlotte.edu

Michele Bissiere

Faculty, Professor, Languages and Culture Studies/CHESS

Email: mhbissie@charlotte.edu

Dr. Brad Yeckley

Staff, Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Email: byeckley@charlotte.edu

Office Location: 252D Portal