Office of the Dean
Name | Position | Phone | |
Melba Spooner | Dean | 828-262-2230 | spoonermc@appstate.edu |
Terry McClannon | Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Program Services | 828-262-6107 | mcclannontw@appstate.edu |
Monica Lambert | Associate Dean for Academic Partnerships, Assessment and Accreditation | 828-262-7173 | lambertma@appstate.edu |
Hannah Reeder | Assistant Dean and Director of Lab Schools | 828-262-6066 | reederhs@appstate.edu |
Daniel Byrd | Director of Teacher Education | 828-262-2178 | byrddc@appstate.edu |
Lynn Church | Business Officer | 828-262-2234 | chrchla@appstate.edu |
Rebecca Coats | Director of Assessment and Accreditation | 828-262-7322 | coatsrb@appstate.edu |
Laney Crumbley | Coordinator of Scholarships and Accelerated Admissions | 828-262-8554 | crumbleylm@appstate.edu |
Oana Devera | Student Record Specialist | 828-262-2839 | deveraoc@appstate.edu |
Kim Guenther | Executive Assistant to the Dean | 828-262-2230 | guentherkj@appstate.edu |
Michelle Hoag | Administrative Support Specialist | 828-262-6891 | hoagmr1@appstate.edu |
Karen Laws | Administrative Support Specialist | 828-262-6107 | lawsks@appstate.edu |
Betsy Rosenbalm | Director of the Public School Partnership | 828-262-6108 | rosenbalmem@appstate.edu |
Rebekah Saylors | Director of Marketing, Communications, and Engagement | 828-262-2663 | saylorsrw@appstate.edu |
Sue Thomas | Administrative Support Specialist | 828-262-7106 | thomassl6@appstate.edu |
Amy Washburn | Director of Digital Teaching and Learning | 828-262-6091 | washburnal@appstate.edu |
Mary Logan Yancey | Administrative Support Specialist | 828-262-6100 | yanceyml@appstate.edu |
Development
Name | Position | Phone | |
Gina Harwood | Executive Director of Development | 828-262-6563 | harwoodrl@appstate.edu |
Office of Field Experiences
Name | Position | Phone | |
Alisha Ellis | Director of Clinical Education | 828-262-2252 | ellisaa1@appstate.edu |
Angela Hicks | Field Experiences Coordinator | 828-262-7763 | hicksam4@appstate.edu |
Anne Donadio | Early Field Experiences Coordinator | 828-262-7750 | donadioaf@appstate.edu |
Cynthia Townsend | Internship Placement Coordinator | 828-262-8383 | townsendcs1@appstate.edu |
Undergraduate Program Directors
Name | Program | Phone | |
Jerianne Taylor | Career and Technical Education | 828-262-6352 | taylorjs@appstate.edu |
Dionne Sills Busio | Child Development: Birth through Kindergarten (licensure) | 828-262-2019 | sillsbusiodm@appstate.edu |
Teressa Sumrall | Child Development: Family and Child Studies (non-licensure) | 828-262-2660 | sumralltc@appstate.edu |
Eric Groce | Elementary Education | 828-262-7315 | groceec@appstate.edu |
Ashley Whitehead | Elementary Education | 828-262-3162 | whiteheadan@appstate.edu |
PJ Nelsen | Educational Foundations | 828-262-8686 | nelsenpj@appstate.edu |
Damiana Gibbons Pyles | Middle Grades Education | 828-262-2277 | pylesdg@appstate.edu |
Aftynne Cheek | Special Education | 828-262-7833 | cheekae1@appstate.edu |
Leslie Cook | Executive Director of Teacher Education for the College of Arts and Sciences | 828-262-7301 | cookls@appstate.edu |
Khadija Fouad | Secondary Education: Biology | 828-262-8062 | fouadkd@appstate.edu |
Carol Babyak | Secondary Education: Chemistry | 828-262-2756 | babyakcm@appstate.edu |
Leslie Cook | Secondary Education: English | 828-262-7301 | cookls@appstate.edu |
Laura Mallard | Secondary Education: Geology (Earth Science) | 828-262-8008 | mallardl@appstate.edu |
Rwany Sibaja | Secondary Education: History/Social Studies | 828-262-8476 | sibajaro@appstate.edu |
Erica Slate | Secondary Education: Mathematics | 828-262-7242 | slateer@appstate.edu |
Thomas Brown | Secondary Education: Physics | 828-262-3090 | browntm@appstate.edu |
Kate Wurtzel | Special Subjects: Art Education | 828-262-8536 | wurtzelkl@appstate.edu |
Byron Towner | Special Subjects: Health and Physical Education | 828-262-8560 | townerbj@appstate.edu |
Paul Sebastian | Special Subjects: Languages, Literature and Cultures | 828-262-2932 | sebastianpl@appstate.edu |
Suzi Mills | Special Subjects: Music Education | 828-262-6441 | millssw@appstate.edu |
Gordon Hensley | Special Subjects: Theatre Education | 828-262-3028 | hensleyg@appstate.edu |
Graduate Program Directors
Name | Position | Phone | |
Dominique Hammonds | Clinical Mental Health Counseling | 828-262-6047 | hammondsds@appstate.edu |
Shanan Fitts | Curriculum Specialist | 828-262-8083 | fittss@appstate.edu |
Julie Hasson | Educational Administration | 828-262-8060 | hassonjd@appstate.edu |
Patrick O'Shea | Educational Media | 828-262-6044 | osheapm@appstate.edu |
Stacey Garrett | Higher Education | 828-262-3112 | garrettsd@appstate.edu |
Benji Souza | Languages, Literature and Cultures | 828-262-2305 | souzabj@appstate.edu |
Kim Becnel | Library Science | 828-262-7753 | becnelke@appstate.edu |
Robin Moeller | Library Science | 828-262-2091 | moellerra@appstate.edu |
Beth Buchholz | Literacy Education | 828-262-6059 | buchholzba@appstate.edu |
Kristen Benson | Marriage and Family Therapy | 828-262-8884 | bensonke@appstate.edu |
Cacey Wells | Middle Grades | 828-262-8378 | wellscl1@appstate.edu |
Jill Van Horne | Professional School Counseling | 828-262-2590 | vanhornejw@appstate.edu |
Kimberly Money | School Administration | 828-262-8380 | moneykd@appstate.edu |
Aftynne Cheek | Special Education | 828-262-7833 | cheekae1@appstate.edu |
Amy Milsom | Student Affairs Administration | 828-262-3133 | milsomas@appstate.edu |
Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Name | Position | Phone | |
Vachel Miller | Director | 828-262-2280 | millervw@appstate.edu |
Chris Osmond | Associate Director | 828-262-7754 | osmond@appstate.edu |
Technology Support
Name | Position | Phone | |
Michael Bennett | Technology Support Specialist | 828-262-6068 | bennettmg@appstate.edu |