This directory is not an exhaustive list. This showcases First-Generation Faculty & Staff across campus.
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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
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
Nicole Benford
Alumni and Staff, Interim 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
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
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
Bobby Hobgood
Faculty, Director of Language Resource Center/Adjunct Instructor of French, Languages, Cultures and Translation
Email: bobbyhobgood@charlotte.edu
Sejal Foxx
Faculty, Professor/Counseling Department Chair, Counseling
Katie Russo
Staff, Associate Director, Student Assistance and Support Services (SASS)
Email: krusso4@charlotte.edu
Asanté Littleton
Staff, Director, Housing and Residence Life
Email: alittlet@charlotte.edu
Office: Housing and Residence Life (HRL) 123
Tracy Beauregard
Alumni and Staff, Assistant Registrar, Office of Registrar
Email: tlbeaure@charlotte.edu
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
Ellissa Brooks Nelson
Staff, Divisional Director, Student Affairs Research and Assessment
Email: edbrook@charlotte.edu
Becky Croxton
Faculty, Head of Strategic Analytics & Special Projects, Atkins Library
Email: becky.croxton@charlotte.edu
Ysatiz Piñero
Staff, Director, Leadership & Community Engagement
Email: ypineroa@charlotte.edu
Office: Popp Martin Student Union 252C
Debbie Rose
Staff, Business Services Coordinator & Office Manager, University Career Center
Email: drose19@charlotte.edu
Denise Sabo
Staff, Administrative Assistant to the Chair, Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies
Email: dsabo1@charlotte.edu
Tonya Bates
Alumni and Faculty, Senior Lecturer, Biological Sciences
Email: tcbates@charlotte.edu
Office: Woodward 214A
Gabrielle Jones
Alumni and Staff, Construction Finance Specialist, Facilities Management
Email: gjones70@charlotte.edu
Office Number: 704-687-6165
Ron Smelser
Faculty, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science
Office: 222 Duke Centennial Hall
Olya Keen
Faculty, Associate Professor/Graduate Program Director, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Email: okeen@charlotte.edu
Office Number: (704) 687-5048
Office: EPIC 3171
Krystle Kunnathur
Alumni and Staff, Program Director, School of Professional Studies
Email: khammac@charlotte.edu
Marie White
Alumni and Staff, IBH Associative Director, School of Social Work
Email: mbwhite2@charlotte.edu
Jennifer Troyer
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Advisors, 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
Kaitlyn Collins (Graham)
Staff and Alumni, Admissions Operations Specialist, Undergraduate Admissions
Email: kcolli56@charlotte.edu
Khou Xiong
Staff, Director of Community Research Services, UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Email: kxiong31@charlotte.edu
Jennifer Principe
Staff, Senior Program Manager/Academic Credit, School of Professional Studies
Email: jprinci1@charlotte.edu
Victoria Rankin
Faculty, Associate Teaching Professor/Undergraduate Coordinator, Sociology/CHESS
Apryl Alexander
Faculty, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences/CHHS
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, Assistant Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences/College of Science
Email: sam.suptela@charlotte.edu
Office Location: Science 204
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
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
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, Interim Divisional Dean, College of Science/Office of the Dean
Email: bdonovan@charlotte.edu
Jamie Strickland
Faculty and Alumni, Senior Lecturer, Geography and Earth 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 Assistant 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
Ashley O'Bruba
Staff and Alumni, Assistant Director, Niner Finances
Email: aobruba@charlotte.edu
Office Location: King 210A
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
Jessica Kapota
Staff and Alumni, Director of Learning and Organizational Development, Human Resources
Email: jkapota@charlotte.edu
Nicole Watts
Staff and Alumni, Project Coordinator, Office of External Relations and Partnerships
Email: Nicole.Watts@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
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
Javier García León
Faculty, Assistant Professor, Languages, Cultures and Translation
Email: javier.garcialeon@charlotte.edu
Office Location: Mebane Hall 458
Melanie Valderrama
Staff and Alumni, Assistant Director for Community Partnerships and Initiatives, Admissions
Email: mpflucke@charlotte.edu
Maisha Cooper
Faculty, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice & Criminology/College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences
Email: mcoope51@charlotte.edu
Eva Gonzalez
Staff, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Center for Counseling and Psychological Services
Email: egonza47@charlotte.edu
Office: Price Center
Amanda Gary
Staff, Assistant Director, College of Health and Human Services
Kristina Schmoeller
Staff and Alumni, Academic Advisor, College of Computing and Informatics
Email: kschmoel@charlotte.edu
Lucas Young
Staff, Assistant Director, University Scholarship Office
Email: lyoung54@charlotte.edu
Office Number: (704) 687-8361
Office Location: Cone Center 346C
Taylor Faulkner
Staff and Alumni, Program Manager for Youth Programs, School of Professional Studies
Email: tfaulkn8@charlotte.edu
Marye (Lori) Thomas
Faculty, Director of Research and Faculty Engagement, UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Email: lorithomas@charlotte.edu
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
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
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
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
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
Tyisha Terry
Faculty and Alumni, Associate Director for Wellness Promotion Initiatives, Public Health Sciences
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