TN eCampus Central Office Staff

Dr. Mary Brown

Director of Programs

615-366-3944

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Dr. Mary Brown, Director of Programs, is responsible for coordinating the TN eCampus undergraduate and graduate online initiatives across the TBR system and with the Tennessee State Department of Education. Dr. Brown, in conjunction with a faculty chair, directs the undergraduate and graduate curriculum committees and is pivotal for setting the strategic direction for all curricula.

Prior to joining TBR in April 2016, Dr. Brown was the Academic Chair in the Graduate School of Education for Kaplan University, working out of Las Vegas, NV. She also worked as a classroom teacher and Dean-in-Training for the Clark County School District and has over a decade of experience as a speech writer, commercial writer, grant writer, news writer, and professional disc jockey.

Dr. Brown earned an Ed.D. in Administration and Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, a Masters of Education in English, a Bachelors Degree in Professional Writing, from California University of Pennsylvania, and certifications in Cyber Security, Elementary Education K-8; Secondary English 6-12; and Administration K-20+.

She is originally from Pittsburgh, PA.

Dr. Gregory Sedrick

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

423-503-0041

greg.sedrick@tbr.edu

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Trina Jordan

Assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

615-365-1509

trina.jordan@tbr.edu

Dr. Christine Mayer

Executive Director

615-366-4475

christine.mayer@tbr.edu

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As Executive Director for TN eCampus, Dr. Christine Mayer is responsible for leading development initiatives and activities, providing leadership to TN eCampus Directors, and facilitating collaboration among departments. She collaborates with the Associate Vice-Chancellor of TN eCampus to set overall online strategic direction and ensure that high quality educational programs are offered.

Prior to joining TBR, Dr. Mayer was the Director for the Center for Distributed Education at Volunteer State Community College. Before her relocation to Tennessee in 2012, she served 20 years with the University of Missouri System. Key roles held with the University of Missouri System include manager for instructional design and project management for UM Online, manager for the establishment and administration of the Project Management Office within the Information Technology division, and training manager for the system's PeopleSoft implementation. Other work experiences include educational software development, instructional design and curriculum development, grant writing, family services, and nonprofit management.

Ms. Mayer earned a doctorate in learning technologies from the University of Missouri; a master’s degree in curriculum, teaching and psychological studies from the University of Michigan; and, a bachelor’s degree in psychology, secondary education, and family life education from Adrian College. She also holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) credential from the Project Management Institute.

Jeanne Holland

Administrative Assistant

615-366-4485

jeanne.holland@tbr.edu

Jillette Battle

State Authorization Coordinator

615-366-3932

jillette.battle@tbr.edu

Lisa Hall

Director of Finance

615-366-3981

lisa.hall@tbr.edu

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As Director of Finance, Lisa Hall is responsible for planning, developing, and directing the financial and accounting operations of TN eCampus. She has primary oversight for financial functions and planning in areas such as: fiscal control, cash management, financial planning and reporting, accounts receivable and billing, budget projection and forecasting, project planning, online bookstore operations, and grants and contracts accounting. Lisa also serves as a liaison to the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Business Affairs Subcouncil.

Lisa began working at the Tennessee Board of Regents in March 1996. Prior to joining TBR, Lisa worked as a Legislative Auditor for the Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of State Audit of the State of Tennessee performing financial and compliance audits of the state colleges and universities.

Ms. Hall has a M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision of Higher Education from Middle Tennessee State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration of Accounting from Lipscomb University. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Government Financial Manager.

James Dye

Director of Technology

615-366-4420

james.dye@tbr.edu

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As the Director of Technology, James Dye has administrative responsibility for managing and overseeing TN eCampus administrative and academic information technology systems. He supports existing technology projects and promotes new technologies that enhance all aspects of the cooperative; creates a responsive and high-quality service organization responsive to faculty, students, and staff; and leads best practices in administrative and academic technologies.

Mr. Dye has been with the Tennessee Board of Regents since August 2004. Prior to joining TBR, James was an administrator in the global custody division at Deutsche Bank in Nashville. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Dye worked as a computer instructor at Cason Lane Academy in Murfreesboro and has worked extensively in the music industry.

James holds a Bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University and is also a WebCT Certified Trainer.

Richard “Woody” Woodward

Senior Educational Technology Systems Coordinator

615-366-3957

richard.woodward@tbr.edu

Lindsey Butler

Educational Technology Specialist

615-366-3973

lindsey.butler@tbr.edu

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As the Educational Technology Specialist, Ms. Lindsey Butler is responsible for the broad application of administrative and educational technologies to enhance teaching and learning for faculty and students, as well as augmenting departmental and project-based processes, workflow, and online communications. Additional responsibilities include providing Tier 2 technical support services for TN eCampus and serving as an administrator for the D2L course management system (CMS).

Ms. Butler joined TBR as an Educational Technology Specialist in August 2014. Prior to joining TBR, Lindsey was an Instructional Designer at Savant Learning Systems and Assistant Distance Education Coordinator at Dyersburg State Community College.

She holds a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Middle Tennessee State University and an Associate of Applied Science in Communications and Technology from Dyersburg State Community College.

Harun Abdulle

System Administration Specialist

615-366-3974

harun.abdulle@tbr.edu

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As a System Administration Specialist (SAS), Harun Abdulle is responsible for distributing, supporting and troubleshooting all hardware and software used by TN eCampus Central Office staff and faculty mentors. Hardware support includes all desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets and mobile devices provided to staff for use in fulfilling job responsibilities. Software support includes Windows and OS X operating systems, Office 2013 and Office for Mac, browser support and related plugins (Java, Flash, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, and other software as needed. Harun is also responsible for assisting with user and course creation in the D2L learning management system and serves as Tier 2 support.

Prior to joining TBR, Mr. Abdulle worked as a senior shipping and logistics specialist at DELL, Inc. Harun has an Associate's of Applied Science degree in Computer Networking.

Chad Kennedy

LMS/Web Developer Administrator

ckennedy@tbr.edu

Dr. Kit Inpornvijit

Senior Instructional Designer

615-365-1503

kinpornvijit@tbr.edu

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Arriving in May 2017, Kit is the newest member to join TN eCampus as a Senior Instructional Designer. Previously, she was an instructional designer for the Center for eLearning at Florida State College in Jacksonville, FL, and Instructional Design Faculty for the School of Nursing and Allied Health, providing instructional design support at Weber State University in Ogden, UT. Kit earned a Master’s of Business Administration and a Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Development from the University of South Alabama. She has more than ten years of instructional design experience specializing in developing training programs for government agencies and online courses for higher education institutions.

As Senior Instructional Designer, Kit serves as a project lead in the course development and review process, providing instructional design expertise and guidance to faculty in selecting appropriate technologies and applying pedagogical/andragogical best practices and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. She also collaborates in the development of TN eCampus course development templates and standards, instructional design methodologies, best practices to develop high-quality, engaging, ADA/508 compliant, fully-functional online courses, as well as faculty professional development and performance support materials.

Dr. Pamela Whitehouse

Senior Instructional Designer

615-366-3989

pwhitehouse@tbr.edu

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Pam joined TN eCampus in May 2017 as a Senior Instructional Designer. Previously, she was Graduate Program Coordinator for the Instructional Design and Technology Program at Midwestern State University, and Chair of the university-wide Learning and Teaching Online committee. Pam earned a Master’s of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island and a Master’s and doctorate in Learning and Teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has more than 15 years of experience in developing online teaching and learning courses for institutes of higher education, and working with state agencies to develop 3D virtual world simulations for education.

As Senior Instructional Designer, Pam serves as a project lead in the course development and review process, providing instructional design expertise and guidance to faculty in selecting appropriate technologies and applying pedagogical/andragogical best practices and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. She also collaborates in the development of TN eCampus course development templates and standards, instructional design methodologies, best practices to develop high-quality, engaging, ADA/508 compliant, fully-functional online courses, as well as faculty professional development and performance support materials.

Dr. Nicola Wayer

Director - Instructional Design and Training

615-366-3942

nwayer@tbr.edu

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As the Director of Instructional Design and Training, Dr. Nicola Wayer is responsible for leading TN eCampus instructional design and training functions. Nicola oversees the development, design, implementation, and system-wide coordination of a comprehensive instructional design and training program for TN eCampus staff, faculty, students, and campuses. She serves as project manager for instructional design and training efforts across the cooperative.

Prior to joining TN eCampus in 2016, Dr. Wayer was the Director of Instructional Design at Champlain College in Vermont. Dr. Wayer has extensive experience working at PK-12, post-secondary, and graduate levels of education as an instructor, curriculum developer, instructional designer, technology integrationist, accessibility specialist, and researcher. She holds a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Florida, a Master of Education degree from University of North Florida, and a bachelor’s degree in Deaf Education and Elementary Education from Flagler College.

Jennifer Knott

Senior Instructional Designer

615-366-3912

jennifer.knott@tbr.edu

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As Senior Instructional Designer, Jennifer Knott is responsible for the discovery, development and maintenance of interactive online academic courseware and related technologies. She is responsible for coordinating the course development process, training Course Developers in online course development and teaching standards, as well as staying abreast of instructional design methodology and teaching best practices in ensuring faculty content is effective as online instructional material. Additionally,Jennifer is responsible for scheduled quality assurance course reviews and managing modifications to courses to ensure adherence to TN eCampus online course development standards.

Jennifer joined The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) as an Instructional Designer in May, 2011. Prior to joining TBR, she was Webmaster for the Continuing and Innovative Education division of The University of Texas at Austin. She provided interface design and technical infrastructure for the registration of courses that serve professional development and advanced placement students. Jennifer designed and taught a course in web scripting and client relations at The Art Institute and has held numerous workshops on content management systems, scripting, style and accessibility features.

Jennifer holds a Master of Education online degree in Instructional Technology from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor's degree in Design from The University of Alabama in Birmingham. She is currently a doctoral candidate in the University of Memphis' College of Education Doctoral program in Instructional Design and Technology.

Kara Byler

Graduate Assistant

615-366-4452

kbyler@tbr.edu

Mark Chamberlain

Senior Performance Support Specialist

615-366-4484

mchamberlain@tbr.edu

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Mark Chamberlain has recently joined the TN eCampus team as Senior Performance Support Specialist and a member of the Instructional Design and Training team. Mark served public school families in Nashville as a K-8 teacher and administrator over the last 25 years. He trained and led classroom technology initiatives early in his teaching career. After earning his Master’s Degree in School Administration from Trevecca Nazarene University, Mark was selected to lead district-wide technology advancements. In his most recent role, he pioneered a customer contact center for public school families which subsequently led to the development of other centers across the county.

In his new role, Mark supports the TN eCampus community in developing, delivering, and maintaining performance support and training activities and materials. Mark coordinates performance support initiatives, which are designed to help faculty and staff in their work through online and face-to-face training, just-in-time learning, and other resource materials. Additionally, Mark helps to pilot and evaluate instructional technologies and to develop content for support materials and programs.

Jennifer Thompson

Director of Marketing and Recruiting

615-366-3924

jennifer.thompson@tbr.edu

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As the TN eCampus Director of Marketing and Recruiting, Jennifer Thompson is responsible for proactively planning, developing, and implementing the marketing, branding, and communications strategy for the cooperative. Jennifer works closely with TBR campuses, outsourced marketing suppliers, peers, and others to develop deliverables which represent, promote and generate interest in the TN eCampus brand.

Ms. Thompson has over 25 years of combined marketing and management experience in the higher education and corporate training and education fields. She also has operational experience in managing student services, international student recruiting, customer service and relational selling. Her career has included positions with the London campus of American InterContinental University, Career Education Corporation, Telcordia Technologies, Northwest Industries and Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co.

Jennifer has an MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Management from the University of North Alabama.

Dr. Kathy Martin

Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health

615-366-3972

kmartin@tbr.edu

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As the Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health, Dr. Kathy Martin is responsible for overseeing the Nursing and Allied Health programs including the Master of Science in Nursing consortium and the Health Information Technology (HIT) degree program. Dr. Martin provides leadership and vision for discipline-specific program planning, assessment, evaluation, and attainment and maintenance of the MSN program approval and accreditation. She is responsible for strategic oversight of the department; program evaluation; consortium operations including Executive, Curriculum, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Evaluations Committees; and representation of the department for the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Institutions and affiliated agencies.

Valda Barksdale

Nursing and Allied Health Specialist

615-366-4474

valda.barksdale@tbr.edu

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As the Nursing and Allied Health Specialist, Valda Barksdale is responsible for developing, directing, and maintaining Nursing and Allied Health preceptorship and clinical affiliation agreement processes and projects; supervising Master of Science in Nursing support staff who assist with these processes; and assisting the Executive Director of Nursing and Allied Health with all departmental activities including planning and implementing ongoing accreditation activities.

Ms. Barksdale has over 25 years of combined project management and development experience in nursing workforce and policy, higher education diversity affairs, human resource training and recruiting and home healthcare administration fields. She holds a BS in Business Management from Jackson State University and has extensive knowledge of nursing practice, education and policy development.

Kathleen Jernigan

615-366-3936

kathleen.jernigan@tbr.edu

Melinda Spivey

615-365-1553

mspivey@tbr.edu

Callie Wise

Student Success Manager

615-366-3931

callie.wise@tbr.edu

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As Support Success Manager, Ms. Callie Wise is responsible for ensuring superior customer service; monitoring the performance of end user support systems, and identifying, tracking and reporting service-impacting student and faculty issues found in inbound calls and support tickets. She also handles incoming Tier 2 caller issues and communicates with faculty and other campus personnel on course and student issues.

Ms. Wise brings over twenty years of teaching, advising and training experience to her position with the Tennessee Board of Regents. Prior to joining TBR, Callie was the Director of Continuing Education at Tennessee State University responsible for managing non-credit course offerings. She also worked at the Vanderbilt University Career Center as the Assistant Director of Alumni and Employer Relations.

Ms. Wise received her Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education and her Master’s degree in Community Counseling from the University of South Alabama. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration at Tennessee State University.

Colbe Wilson

Campus Relations Manager

615-366-4468

colbe.wilson@tbr.edu

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A native of east Tennessee, Colbe Wilson moved to middle Tennessee in 2010 to attend Tennessee Tech University, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Relocating to Nashville in 2014, Colbe joined the TN eCampus Central Office staff as the organization’s first graduate assistant. Colbe’s initial role focused on instructional design and training and later included coordination of the TN eCampus faculty mentor program and management of state-wide proctoring for eCampus students. Colbe graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a Master of Arts in Industrial-Organizational Psychology in August 2016.

In her role as Campus Relations Manager, Colbe is responsible for communications between the TN eCampus central office and TBR institutions with a focus on support and retention. She is the TN eCampus liaison between central office staff and various constituencies including faculty, course developers, faculty mentors, and distance education directors. Her role is responsible for identifying organization communication needs and opportunities, as well as developing strategic solutions which will forge stronger relationships with campus stakeholders. Additionally, Colbe manages faculty and student support systems including tutoring, proctoring, mentoring, and plagiarism detection, as well as coordination of strategic training events.

TN eCampus Central Office Staff

Academic Programs

Associate Vice Chancellor’s Office

Finance

Information Technology

Instructional Design and Training

Marketing and Recruiting

Nursing and Allied Health

Support Services