Administrative Staff

The following list contains primary academic credentials of administrators and staff employees who support student services and academic programs described in this catalog and are not full-time faculty.

Further Study refers to courses taken that apply toward another degree; Additional Study refers to miscellaneous courses that do not apply toward a specific degree.

BARNHARDT, DAVID, Director of Marketing and Public Relations; B.A., University of Akron.

BECKER, TAMI, Director of Student Services; A.A., Potomac State; B.A., M.A., West Virginia University.

BENNETT, DEBORAH, Manager/Campus Operations, New Martinsville Campus; A.A.S., West Virginia Northern Community College; B.S., M.S., Mountain State University.

CARMICHAEL, PEGGY, Chief Human Resources Officer, Affirmative Action Officer, EEO Counselor, ADA Compliance Officer, Employee ADA Coordinator; Title IX Coordinator; ADA/504/508 Compliance Officer; A.A.S., West Virginia Northern Community College; B.S., West Liberty University; M.L.S., West Virginia University.

CORBIN, CHRISTOPHER, Manager Technology; A.A.S., West Virginia Northern Community College.

FARNSWORTH, CHRISTY J., Director Academic Student Support Services; B.A., Bethany College; M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts; M.S. Ed., Franciscan University.

FIKE, JANET M., Vice President of Student Services; B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College; M.S., Eastern Illinois University; Further Study: Marshall University.

FREY, ALICIA, Director of Financial Aid; B.S., University of Mount Union; M.A., West Virginia University

KOON, J. MICHAEL, Interim President; B.A. Biology, West Virginia University; M.S. Biology, West Virginia University.

LOVELESS, JILL, Vice President of Academic Affairs; B.S., West Virginia University; M.A., Middlebury College; Ph.D., Capella University.

MARKER, PATRICIA, Director of Facilities; B.S., West Liberty University.

MULHERN, KARRI, Director of Economic and Workforce Development; B.A., Bethany College; M.P.A., University of Pittsburgh.

SAYRE, JEFF, Vice President Administrative Services/Chief Finance Officer; B.S., West Virginia University; M.S. Franciscan University.

SHARMA, PURNIMA, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness; Professor, Physics/Mathematics; M.S., Ohio State University; Ed.D. Nova Southeastern University (Fla.); Additional Study: West Virginia University, Marshall University, West Virginia Northern Community College.

SOLY, LISA, Manager/Campus Operations, Weirton Campus; B.S., Bethany College; M.S., West Virginia University.

STROUD, PATRICIA, Director Library I; B.A., Franciscan University; M.L.I.S., University of South Carolina.

TACKETT, LARRY, Vice President of Economic & Workforce Development; B.S., M.S., West Virginia University; M.B.A., Marshall University; Further Study: West Virginia University.

WOOD, SARA, Director of Student Union and Activities I; B.A., M.P.A., West Virginia University.