Administrative Officers & Staff
Office of the President
Stephen R. Briggs, President
B.A., Wake Forest University;
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin.
Employed since 2006
Alexander W. Whitaker IV, Chief of Staff
B.A., Berry College;
J.D., University of Virginia;
LL.M., Georgetown University.
Employed since 2007
Chaplain
Dale McConkey, Chaplain; Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., Eckerd College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois.
Employed since 1993
Laurie Chandler, Director, Bonner Center for Community Engagement
B.A., Berry College;
M.P.A., Kennesaw State University.
Employed since 1997
Advancement
Bettyann M. O'Neill, Vice President for Advancement
B.A., Rutgers University;
M.B.A., Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Employed since 1994
Shannon Biggers, Director of Creative Services
B.S., Berry College.
Employed since 1985Scott Breithaupt, Assistant VP Campaign and Leadership Giving
B.S., M.B.A., Berry College.
Employed since 1992Milton Chambers, Director of Alumni Development
B.S., Berry College.
Employed since 1984Cameron S. Jordan, Director of E-communication Services
B.B.A., M.S.I.S., Kennesaw State University.
Employed since 2001Jeanne E. Mathews, Assistant VP Public Relations and Marketing
B.A., University of Tennessee;
M.P.A., University of West Georgia.
Employed since 2006Karilon Rogers, Director Philanthropic Communications
B.S., Ohio University.
Employed 2001-05, again since 2007Randy Smith, Director of Printing Services
B.S., Berry College.
Employed since 1974Alan Storey, Director Community Relations & Photography Services
A.B.J., University of Georgia.
Employed 1972-74, again since 1976Chris Watters, Director of Alumni Relations
B.S., Berry College;
M.B.A., Georgia State University.
Employed since 2007Rick Woodall, Director of News and Editorial Services
B.A., Berry College.
Employed since 2004Brenda A. Woods, Director Advancement Services
B.S., Kennesaw State University;
M.B.A., Berry College.
Employed since 2000
Business and Finance
Brian Erb, Vice President for Finance
B.S., Rutgers University;
M.B.A., Mount St. Mary's College.
Employed since 2003
Bobby L. Abrams, Director of Campus Safety
Employed since 1987Brad Barris, Director of Purchasing
B.A., Evangel College.
Employed since 2000Lynn Battles, Controller
B.S., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Employed since 2007Debbie Emory, Director of Accounting and Investments
B.S., Shorter College.
Employed since 1982Penny Evans-Plants, Director of Enterprise Systems Support
B.A., Berry College;
M.S.I.S., Kennesaw State University.
Employed since 1990Timothy A. Farnham, Chief Information Officer
B.A., George Mason College of the University of Virginia;
M.B.A., George Mason University.
Employed since 1997Tom Hocut, Director of Network Operations
B.A., Georgia State University.
Employed since 2009Mark Hopkins, Director of Physical Plant
B.S., Berry College.
Employed since 1998Harold Nally, Director of Human Resources
B.A., University of Kentucky;
M.P.A., Kentucky State University;
M.Ed., Xavier University.
Employed since 2005R. Daniel Price, Director of Legal Support & Property Mgmt.
B.S., Berry College;
J.D., University of Georgia.
Employed since 2002Alan Robinson, Director of Telecommunications & Network Facilities
Scott C. Shank, Assistant VP for Finance
B.A., Principia College;
M.Acc., Stetson University.
Employed since 2004William L. Yeomans, Director of Forestry Operations
Employed since 2006
Enrollment Management
Gary Waters, Vice President for Enrollment Management
B.A., Berry College;
M.B.A., Berry College;
Ph.D., University of Alabama.
Employed since 1984
Brett E. Kennedy, Director of Admissions
B.A., Birmingham-Southern College;
M.A., The University of Alabama.
Employed since 2008Susan Little, Acting Director of Financial Aid
B.A., Agnes Scott College.
Employed since 2009Timothy Tarpley, Director of Operations
A.A., Reinhardt College;
B.A., LaGrange College.
Employed since 1981
Provost
Katherine M. Whatley, Provost
B.S. Wake Forest University;
M.A. Duke University;
Ph.D., Duke University.
Employed since 2007
Paul Atkinson , Director of Berry College Elementary and Middle School
B.A., Presbyterian College;
M.A.T., Agnes Scott College;
M.S.W., University of South Carolina.
Employed since 2006Andrew Bressette, Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Services; Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Assumption College;
Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Employed since 1998Michael D. Burnes, Dean of Student Work and Experiential Learning
B.S., U.S. Air Force Academy;
M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology.
Employed since 2005D. Bruce Conn, Dean of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences;
Professor of Biology
B.S., Lee College; M.S., Morehead State University;
Ph.D., University of Cincinnati.
Employed since 1997Michael Cooley, Director of Honors Program
B.A., M.A., Southeast Missouri State University;
Ph.D., University of Louisville.
Employed since 1988Donna Davin, Director of Faculty Research and Sponsored Programs
B.A., University of Mississippi;
M.P.A., Southern Illinois University.
Employed since 1995Bryce Durbin, Director of Institutional Research
B.S., North Georgia College;
M.A., Appalachian State University;
Ed.D, Vanderbilt University.
Employed since 2008Sarah Egerer, Director of International Programs
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College;
M.S., Georgia State University;
M.B.A., Berry College.
Employed since 2003John Grout, Dean of the Campbell School of Business
B.S., Brigham Young University;
Ph.D, Penn State University.
Employed since 1997Sherre L. Harrington, Director of Memorial Library
B.A., M.L., University of South Carolina.
Employed since 2009Aaron J. Jermundson, Director of Media Services and Cable Television
B.A., University of North Dakota;
M.S., North Carolina Central University.
Employed since 1984Nancy Johnston, Assistant Dean and M.B.A. Director Campbell School of Business
B.B.A., Kennesaw State University;
M.P.S., Tulane University.
Employed since 2005Thomas D. Kennedy, Dean of the Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences;
Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Calvin College;
Ph.D., University of Virginia.
Employed since 2007Karen Kurz, Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies in Education
B.S., State University of New York, College at Geneseo;
M.S., Nazareth College; Ph.D., West Virginia University.
Employed since 1995Susan Logsdon-Conradsen, Director of Women's Studies
B.A., University of Georgia;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Louisville.
Employed since 1998
Rufus Massey, Assistant VP Enterprise Development
B.S., Berry College;
M.E.D., University of West Georgia.
Employed 1976-1986, again since 2002Jacqueline M. McDowell, Dean of the Charter School of Education and Human Sciences;
Professor of Education
B.S., M.Ed., University of Akron;
Ph.D., Kent State University.
Employed since 1992Kathy Brittain McKee, Director of Plan4Ward; Professor of Journalism
B.A., Shorter College;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Georgia.
Employed since 1986Katherine Powell, Director of the Office of First-Year Experience
B.A., St. Joseph College;
M.A., Middlebury College.
Employed since 1989Ann Tankersley, Director of Berry College Child Development Center
B.S., Shorter College;
M.Ed., Berry College.
Employed since 1999Linda A. Tennant, Registrar
B.S., Western Michigan University;
M.A., Central Michigan University.
Employed since 2000Martha Van Cise, Director of the Academic Support Center
A.B., M.Ed., Mercer University.
Employed since 1984
Student Affairs
Debbie Heida, Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Students
B.A., Mount Union College;
M.A., Ohio State University.
Employed since 2004
R. Todd Brooks, Director of Athletics
B.A., Milligan College;
M.A., Tusculum College.
Employed since 1997Julie Bumpus, Associate VP for Student Affairs and Associate Dean of Students
B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Employed since 1999Cecily Crow, Director of Student Activities
B.A., Berry College;
M.E.D., University of South Carolina.
Employed 1994-96, again since 2002Anita P. Errickson, Director of Health and Wellness Center
A.D.N., Dalton College.
Employed 1994-2002, again since 2004Randall Goble, Director of Cage Center
B.S., Berry College;
M.A., University of Alabama.
Employed 1988-90, again since 2007
Dennis Goshorn, Director of Housing
B.A., M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Employed since 1987Marshall Jenkins, Director of Counseling
A.B., Davidson College;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Employed since 1987Kevin Kleine, Lecturer in Journalism; Student Publications Advisor
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University;
M.A., Ball State University.
Employed since 1989
R. Wesson Moran, Director of Career Development
B.A., M.Ed., Clemson University.
Employed since 1993Lindsey Taylor, Director of Residence Life
B.A., Valdosta State University;
M.A., University of Mississippi.
Employed since 2005Tasha Toy, Director of Multicultural & International Student Programs
B.A., M.A., North Carolina Central University;
Ph.D., Seton Hall University.
Employed since 2009Ricky Williams, Director of Intramurals
B.S., Berry College;
M.E.D., Jacksonville State University.
Employed since 2007