Faculty and Staff Directory

General Contact Information

Central Administration
Phone: 662-329-7674 
Fax: 662-329-7467

Office of Academic Affairs
Phone: 662-329-7670
Fax: 662-329-7205

Office of Student Affairs
Phone: 662-329-7680
Fax: 662-241-6408

Office of Advancement and Admissions
Phone: 662-329-7687
Fax: 662-329-8570

Information Technology
Phone: 662-241-6978
Fax: 662-328-4586

Goen Hall
Phone: 662-329-7696
Fax: 662-241-7768

Frazer Hall
Phone: 662-329-8516
Fax: 662-241-7769

Office of the Executive Director

Donnie Cook, Ed.D.
Executive Director
Phone: 662.329.7674

Amy Elsmore
Senior Executive Assistant
Phone: 662.329.7674

Kellie King
Assistant of Operations
Phone: 662.241.7665

Matthew Fondren
Director for Operations
Phone: 662.241.6978

Scott Wilkes
Coordinator for Facilities Maintenance
Phone: 662.241.7767

Office of Student Affairs

Vacant
Director for Student Affairs
Phone: 662.241.6439

Nesia Foote
Student Affairs Administrative Assistant
Phone: 662.241.7766

Veleria Scott
Coordinator for Activities
Phone: 662.241.7898

Latonya Bowen
Custodian/Bus Driver
Phone: 662.329.8516

Willie Johnson
Transportation Assistant
Phone: 662.329.7519

Office of Academic Affairs

Ginger Tedder
Director for Academic Affairs
Phone: 662.329.7670

Heath Stevens, Ph.D
Counselor
Phone: 662.329.7224

Shelle Bates
Counselor
Phone: 662.329.7677

Nisa Moody King
Academic Administrative Assistant
Phone: 662.329.7670

Rebecca DeSantis
Testing Coordinator

Vacant
Academic Administrative Assistant
Phone: 662.329.7678

Office of Advancement and Admissions

Melanie Busby
Director for Advancement
Phone: 662.329.8521

Shelia Horton-Brown
Advancement Administrative Assistant
Phone: 662.329.7687

Robert “Spike” Harris 
Coordinator for Admissions

Caleb Youngblood
Coordinator for Public Relations

Mathematics Faculty

Alison Alexander
Mathematics Faculty

Lauren Zarandona
Mathematics Faculty

Shae Koenigsberger
Mathematics Faculty

Dean Linder
Mathematics Faculty

Engineering & Science Faculty

Kendra Winnick
Computer Science Faculty

Tony Green
Physics Faculty

William Funderburk
Physics Faculty

Jason Palagi, Ph.D
Biology Faculty

Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D
Chemistry Faculty

Lisa Smith, Ph.D
Chemistry Faculty

Joseph Barnard
Biology Faculty

Fatimaezzahra Labaaj
Engineering/Robotics Faculty

English Faculty

Thomas Easterling, Ph.D
English Faculty

Thomas Richardson
English Faculty

Theo Hummer, Ph. D
English Faculty

Carl Smith
Journalism Adjunct

Social Science Faculty

Chuck Yarborough
Social Science Faculty

Julie Heintz
Social Science Faculty

Kayla Hester, Ph.D
Social Science Faculty

Fine and Performing Arts & World Language Faculty

Dawn Barham
Music/Performing Arts Faculty

Andy Snyder
Visual Arts Faculty

Lori Pierce
World Language Faculty

Margaret Mary Henry
World Language Faculty

Franco Lopes
World Language Faculty

Frazer Hall Staff

Ebonye Wilkerson
Receptionist
Phone: 662.329.8516

Edward Allen
Hall Director

Thomas Robinson
Assistant Hall Director
Phone: 662.329.8529

Kelvin Cockrell
Assistant Hall Director

Jarius Ware
Resident Assistant

Laila Luckett
Resident Assistant

Allen Lewis
Resident Assistant

Tanner Collins
Resident Assistant

Sam Yarborough
Resident Assistant

Goen Hall Staff

Sallie Jones
Receptionist
Phone: 662.329.7696

LaToya Bledsoe
Goen Hall Director, Residence Life Coordinator
Phone: 662.329.7698

Olivia Sagely
Assistant Hall Director

Kei Lei Williams
Assistant Hall Director

Sha’Kambreanna May 
Resident Assistant

Taakya Bailey 
Resident Assistant

Zadaija Stasher 
Resident Assistant

Angelina Aguilar
Resident Assistant

Kay-Leigh Hill 
Resident Assistant

LeAnada Roberts 
Resident Assistant