ACADEMICS- Advising Center
- Child Development Center
- Deans Office
- Dean
- Assistant to the Dean for P-16 School Collaboration
- Assistant to the Dean for Budget
- Associate Dean: NCATE, PSC, Certification, Scheduling, Catalogs & Appeals
- Office of Field Experiences: Field Experiences, NCATE Candidate Files, Student Appeals
- Department Chairs
- Ed.D Program
- Evaluation Center
- Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center
- Reading Clinic
- Speech & Hearing Clinic
- Teaching Materials Center
- Technology Services
Advising Center
Contact/Position |
Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
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| Sabra Broome, Undergraduate Advisor |
shall@westga.edu | 678.839.6052 | Advisor for physical education, sports management, & secondary education |
| Tammy Collins Richardson, Undergraduate Advisor |
richardt@westga.edu | 678.839.6054 | Advisor for early childhood education majors |
| Christy Sammon, Undergraduate Advisor |
csammon@westga.edu | 678.839.6051 | Advisor for middle grades, speech-language pathology, & special ed. |
| Elaine Heath-Ward, Undergraduate Advisor | eheath@westga.edu | 678.839.6055 | Advisor for early childhood education majors |
| Megan McElwaney , Staff Assistant |
meganm@westga.edu | 678.839.6050 | Assist students and the advisors |
Child Development Center
Contact/Position |
Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
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| Rachael Robinson, Director of the Child Development Center |
rrobinso@westga.edu | 678.839.5534 | State funded four year old early childhood program under coordination of the Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction |
| Joy Park, Administrative Assistant |
jpark@westga.edu | 678.839.5534 |
The Dean's Office
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:30 pm Friday - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Contact/Position |
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Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
| Dean of the College | |||
| Kent Layton, Dean |
klayton@westga.edu | 678.839.6570 | COE Personnel, Budget, Policies & Procedures, NCATE, BOR, PSC |
| Carolyn Berry, Administrative Coordinator |
cberry@westga.edu | 678.839.6105 | Dean's Schedule, COE Dates & Events, Classroom Set-up, Maintenance |
| P-16, School Collaboration | |||
| OPEN, Director of P-16 and School Collaboration |
klayton@westga.edu | 678.839.6101 | West Georgia P-16, UWG Collaborative School Programs |
| Kaye Ferguson, Senior Administrative Secretary |
kferguso@westga.edu | 678.839.6101 | Support Assistant to the Dean, Administration Support, Payroll, Leave, Notary |
| Budget | |||
| Donna Hollis, Administrative Coordinator |
dhollis@westga.edu | 678.839.6107 | Budget Analyst, Budget Reports and Management, Travel, Inventory |
| Sarah Smith, Accounting Clerk |
sarahs@westga.edu | 678.839.6104 | Purchasing, Accounting, Budget Support |
| NCATE, PSC, Certification, Scheduling, Catalogs, Appeals | |||
| Lynne Gaskin, Associate Dean |
lgaskin@westga.edu | 678.839.6570 | NCATE, PSC, Certification, Scheduling, Catalogs, Appeals |
| Kathy Jones, Certification Official |
kjones@westga.edu | 678.839.6109 | Certification, NCATE, PSC, Title II Data Collection & Support |
| Becky Hart, Administrative Specialist |
rhart@westga.edu | 678.839.6103 | Support Associate Dean, HOPE/PROMISE Scholarship, Scheduling, Bulletin |
| Field Experiences, NCATE Candidate Files, Student Appeals | |||
| Helen Chambers, Degree Program Specialist |
hchamber@westga.edu | 678.839.6102 | Undgraduate Field Placements, Handbooks, NCATE candidate files |
Department Chairs
Contact/Position |
Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
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| Michael Payne, Interm Chair ELPS |
mpayne@westga.edu | 678.839.6127 | Department of Educational Leadership and Professional Studies |
| Barbara McKenzie, Chair MIT |
bmckenzi@westga.edu | 678.839.6149 |
Department of Media and Instructional Technology |
| Donna Harkins, Chair C&I |
dharkins@westga.edu | 678.839.6066 | Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
| Michael Hazelkorn, Chair SED/SLP |
mhazelko@westga.edu | 678.839.6164 | Department of Special Education and Speech- Language Pathology |
| Brent Snow, Chair CEP |
bsnow@westga.edu | 678.839.6115 | Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology |
| Deborah Jenkins, Chair HPE |
djenkins@westga.edu | 678.839.6570 | Department of Physical Education and Recreation |
ED.D Program
Contact/Position |
Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
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| Dr. Cher Hendricks, Interim Director |
cher@westga.edu | 678.839.6115 |
Evaluation Center
Contact/Position |
Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
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| Dr. Kim Metcalf, Director |
kemtcalf@westga.edu | 678.839.5521 | The Evaluation Center provides services intended to support program and policy development or improvement, formative and summative decision-making, internal and external accountability, determinations of program effectiveness, and organizational capacity building in the collection and appropriate use of data. |
| Charla Campbell, Administrative Assistant |
charlac@westga.edu | 678.839.5521 |
Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center
Contact/Position |
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Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
| Jaymee Herrington, Regional Coordinator, Georgia Youth Science & Technology Center (GYSTC) |
jherring@westga.edu | 678.839.6147 | The West GYSTC is one of thirteen regional centers located throughout the state of Georgia. This center opened in 1993 and has served over half a million students and more than 100,0000 teachers. It is the mission of the West GYSTC to make science, math and technology fun and exciting for both students and teachers. Making science and technology a hands-on experience for elementary and middle-school teachers is a key focus point. By getting teachers and students excited about science, the capabilities of our future workforce will benefit in the global market. |
Comprehensive Community Clinic
Contact/Position |
Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
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| Geraldine Boddie, Director |
gboddie@westga.edu | 678.839.6567 |
Teaching Materials Center
Contact/Position |
Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
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| Pat Gaston, Director Teaching Materials Center (TMC) |
pgaston@westga.edu | 678.839.6174 | Curriculum (print/non-print) teaching materials checkout to students and faculty as well as testing materials |
| Sherry Walls, Library Associate |
swalls@westga.edu | 678.839.6574 |
Technology Services
Contact/Position |
Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
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| Matthew Clay, Director of Education Technology |
mclay@westga.edu | 678.839.6010 | Direct all technology services and support for the College |
| Kristy Harris , Office Manager |
kristyh@westga.edu | 678.839.6009 | Maintain Budget, Purchasing, Lab Scheduling, CoE News |
| Matt Purcell, PC Technical Support Specialist |
mpurcell@westga.edu | 678.839.6011 | Mac Technical Support, Software Support |
| Chris Spruck, Web Developer, Programmer |
cspruck@westga.edu | 678.839.6012 | College Webmaster, PC Technical Support, Internet and Intranet Support, Software Support |
| Justin Sellers, Systems Administrator and Technical Support Specialist |
jsellers@westga.edu | 678.839.6013 | Windows Network Administration and Support & PC Technical Support |
| Michael Winslett Graphic/Web Designer, Mac Support |
mwinslet@westga.edu | 678.839.6074 | Graphic design, Web Design, Audio/Visual and Multimedia support, Mac support |
Reading Clinic
Contact/Position |
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Phone |
Major Responsibilities |
| Ronald Reigner, Director Developmental & Diagnostic Reading Clinic |
rreigner@westga.edu | 678.839.6086 | Clinical literacy evaluations for children and adults in the UWG region |
