College Personnel

Board of Regents

Executive Council

Dr. Brent Wallace, Chancellor - Chief Executive Officer
B.B.A., Hardin-Simmons Univ.; M.A., Abilene Christian Univ.; Ph.D., Texas Tech Univ.

Annette Ferguson, Executive Vice Chancellor of Fiscal Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
B.B.A., West Texas Univ.

Dr. Bruce King, Executive Vice Chancellor of Instruction
B.A., M.Ed., East Central Univ.; Ed.D., Texas A&M Univ. Commerce

Kay Schroeder, Vice Chancellor of Human Resources
B.A. Univ. of North Texas; M.J. Tulane Univ.

Dr. Jessica DeRoche, Vice Chancellor of Extension Campuses
A.A., M.Ed., Univ. of North Texas; Ph.D., Liberty Univ.

Melinda Carroll, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
A.S., Univ. of Texas Arlington; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Debbie Sharp, Vice Chancellor of External Affairs and Executive Director, NCTC Foundation
B.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Travis Seekins, Chief Information Officer
B.A., M.Ed., Hardin-Simmons Univ.

Keli Swann, Associate Vice Chancellor of Administrative Computing
B.B.A., Southern Arkansas Univ.

Glen Hearell, Associate Vice Chancellor of Network Operations
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Bellevue Univ.

Jennifer Beal, Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Deans & Directors

Elizabeth Abu, Director, Marketing 
B.S., Texas A&M Univ. 

Charise Bewley, Director, Graham Campus
A.A.S., Vernon College; B.S., Midwestern State Univ.; M.Ed., Lamar Univ. 

John Bonenfant, Director, Grant Management
A.A., Univ. of Phoenix; B.S., Excelsior Univ.; M.B.A, Univ. of Phoenix 

Dr. Brian Carnes, Director, Institutional Research
A.A.S., Brookhaven College; B.S., B.A., M.S., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Sam Houston State Univ.; Ed.D., Lamar Univ. 

Martin Cuevas Mendez, Director, Facilities

Jason Cook, IT Director, Network Operations 
B.S., Tarleton State Univ.

Barbara Curtis, Student Services Director, Advising and Completion Resources
B.A., Univ. of Texas at Austin; M.A., Dallas Baptist Univ. 

Karen Davis, Director, Bowie Campus
B.A.S, Univ. of North Texas

Dr. Roxanne Del Rio, Dean of Title IX
A.A., Del Mar College; B.A., Corpus Christi State Univ.; M.P.A., Univ. of North Texas; Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas

Sara Flusche, Dean of Continuing Education and eLearning
A.A., A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Women’s Univ.; M.A. Univ. of Texas- Dallas

Van Hedrick, Director of Athletics, Head Softball Coach
A.S., Vernon Regional Jr. College; B.A., M.A., Tarleton State Univ.

Timothy Hicks, Medal of Honor Museum Curator
B.S., Eastern New Mexico Univ., M.A., Texas Tech Univ. 

Courtney Jaimes, Student Services Director, Counseling and Wellness
B.S., Texas A&M Univ.; M.Ed., Univ of North Texas

Ermi Kemp, Executive Director of Financial Services
B.S., Univ. of San Carlos

Amy Klohn, Student Services Director, Career and Academic Pathways
B.S., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Dallas Baptist Univ.

Axel Leos, Director, eLearning
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.A., Texas Wesleyan Univ.; M.Ed., West Texas A&M Univ. 

Mary Martinson, Dean of Sciences
B.A., Texas Tech Univ.; M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Diane Neu, Dean of Health Sciences
A.D.N., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., M.S.N., Univ. of Texas-Arlington

Ashley Pumphrey, Student Services Director, Financial Aid
A.A., A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.Ed., Univ. of North Texas

Kate Richardson, Registrar
B.S., Univ. of North Texas, M.Ed., Texas A&M Univ.

Darrell Smith, Dean of Industrial Technology
B.S., Univ. of Phoenix; M.S.A., Liberty Univ.

Barbara Stanley, Director, Promise Program
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Robin Studdard, Director, Libraries
B.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Courtney Thompson, Director, Continuing Education
B.S., Texas A&M Univ., M.Ed.; Univ. of Texas-Arlington

Jennifer Seekins, Director, Dual Credit
B.S., M.Ed., Hardin-Simmons Univ.

Lauren Eggert, Director, Benefits
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.B.A., Univ. of North Texas

Carla Fortenberry, Director, Payroll
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.B.A., Bellevue Univ.

Alan Trammell, Executive Director of Procurement and Operations
B.S., Texas Tech Univ. 

Tom Forman, Director, Administrative Computing
B.S., Barry Univ.

Faculty

Don Abernathy, Physics
B.S., Univ. Texas at Arlington; M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Charles Adams, Division Chair, Anthropology, History, Humanities, Philosophy, and Sociology
B.S., Colorado Technical Univ.; M.A., American Military Univ.

Dr. Franz Aguirre Farro, Physics, Astronomy
B.S., Univ. of Trujillo; M.S., Univ. of Missouri; Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas

Dr. Pooja Ahuja, Chemistry
B.S., CCS India; M.S., GKU India; Ph.D., Univ. of Texas Arlington

Dr. Anna Marie Anderson, History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D.; Univ. of Houston

Belinda Anderson, Biology
B.S, Texas A&M Univ.; M.S., Virginia Tech Univ.

Cynthia Andrews, Associate Degree Nursing
B.S.N., M.S.N., Regis Univ.

Leslie Appling, Program Coordinator, Radiology Technology
M.S., Midwestern State Univ.

Jana Arant, Licensed Vocational Nursing
A.D.N., Angelo State University; B.S.N., Grand Canyon University

Jacob Arnold, English
B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.F.A., Queens Univ. of Charlotte, N.C.

Dr. Diana Avila, Biology
B.S., St. Mary’s Univ.; Ph.D.; Univ. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Keith Bailey, Mathematics
B.A., Univ. of Texas Austin; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Trenton Barnes, Music
B.A., M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Holly Bell, Government
B.S., Univ. of Nebraska at Kearney; M.A., Univ. of Texas-Arlington

Tamar Bell, Speech
B.A., M.A., California State Univ. Northridge

Ellen Black, Equine
B.S., M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Lori Blagg, Mathematics
B.A., Texas A&M Univ.; M.Ed., Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Melissa Blankenship, Economics
M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Cammy Boaz, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Mike Borden, Welding

Jeremy Brannon, Government
B.A. Univ. of Louisiana - Lafayette; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Andrew Brininstool, English
B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.F.A., Univ. of Houston

Jennifer Brown, Mathematics
B.A., Texas A&M Univ.; M.A., Univ. of Texas at Dallas

John Bryant, Emergency Medical Services
A.A.S., Cisco Junior College; A.A.S., North Central Texas College

Angie Bullard, Head Volleyball Coach, Physical Education
B.S., M.Ed., Tarleton State Univ.

Robert Burton, English
B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Cathy Carney, Division Chair, Licensed Vocational Nursing
Certificate, North Central Texas College, A.A.S., Grayson County College; B.S.N, M.S.N., UT-Arlington

Taylor Christian, Division Chair, Physical Education, Assistant Softball Coach
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., Northwestern Oklahoma State Univ.; MS.S., US Sports Academy

Dr. David Clemons, History 
B.S., Southwestern Assemblies of God Univ.; M.A., Wheaton College; Ph.D., Univ. of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Raven Collins, Associate Degree Nursing
B.S., Colorado Christian Univ.; B.S.N., Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center; D.N.P., Texas Christian Univ.

Anne Coltman, Biology
B.S., S. Illinois Univ.; M.S., Univ. of Missouri

John Copeland, Fire Science

Courtney Covey, Divison Chair Cosmetology, Esthetics, Barbering

Dr. Graham Cox, History
B.A.; M.A.; Ph.D., Univ. of Houston

Cary Crawford, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Elizabeth Cuzco, Economics
B.A., M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Miranda David, Vocational Nursing
B.S.N., Oklahoma Baptist Univ.

Susan Decker, Biology
B.F.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Alisha Dietz, English
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Jennifer Doran, Psychology
B.S., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Christine Elling, Licensed Vocational Nursing
B.S.N., Texas Christian Univ.; M.S.N., Grand Canyon Univ.

Dr. Doug Elrod, Biology and Faculty Senate Secretary
B.S., Univ. of Arkansas-Little Rock; M.S., Memphis State Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas

Melissa Embrey, Drama
B.F.A., M.A., Sul Ross State Univ.

Jane England, History
B.A., M.A., Univ. of North Texas

Dr. Kevin Eubanks, English
B.A., M.A., Baylor Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of Tennessee

Shelby Flanagan, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., Collin College; B.S.N., Texas Tech Univ.; M.S.N., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Strider Floyd, Division Chair, Emergency Medical Services
A.A.S., Excelsior; A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Univ. of North Texas

Michele Forbis, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., Univ. of Missouri-Columbia

Dr. Tammy Franklin, Associate Degree Nursing
M.S.N., D.N.P., Walden Univ.

Dr. Wenasa Frifer, Biology
M.S., Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas

Kathryn Fritz, Mathematics
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Linda Fuqua, Mathematics
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.B.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Dr. Cherly Furdge, Sociology 
B.S., M.S., Mississippi Valley State Univ.; Ph.D., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Jeremy Godwin, History
B.A., M.A., Dallas Baptist Univ.

Marsha Gossett, Mathematics
B.S., Univ. of Kansas; M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Dr. Sara Gottardi, Spanish
M.A., Baylor Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville

Crystal Hall, Biology
A.S., Grayson College; B.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ.; M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Misty Hamner, Mathematics
B.S., Southwestern Oklahoma State Univ.; M.S., Baylor Univ.

Dr. Brittany Hancock, History
B.A., Univ. of California; M.A., California State Univ.; Ph.D. Univ. of Houston

Ashley Hartman, Horticulture
B.A., M.S., Texas A&M Univ.

Justin Hawkins, Division Chair, Speech and Foreign Language
B.A., Texas A&M Univ.; M.A., Univ. of North Texas

William Hill, Computer Information Technology
B.B.A., Oklahoma Baptist Univ.

Natalie Hoff, English
B.A., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Pamela Holt, Licensed Vocational Nursing
A.A.S., McLennan Community College

Rosemary Huckabay, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A., Tarrant County College; B.S.N., Texas Christian Univ.

Royce Humpert, Cyber Security
A.A.S., Dallas College; B.B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.S., Univ. of Texas at Dallas

Jared Ince, English
B.A., M.A., Texas A&M Univ.

Linda Janoe, BCIS
B.A.A.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Kimberly Johnson, Associate Degree Nursing
B.S.N, M.S.N., East Central Univ.

Brandon Joines, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., Central Texas College; B.S.N., M.S.N., South University

Gregory Jones, Construction Management

James Jones, History
B.A., M.A., Univ. of Texas-Dallas

Janice Justice, Radiology Technology
B.S., M.S., Midwestern State Univ.

Dr. Judith Keller, Mathematics
B.S., Kennesaw State Univ.; M.S., Ed.D., Univ. of North Texas

Yvonne Kirshey, Economics
B.A., M.B.A., Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.

Dr. Franz Klutschkowski, Psychology
B.A., M.A., Wichita State U.; Ed.D. Texas A&M U.-Commerce

Ravi Kumar, Mathematics
M.A., Texas Christian Univ.

Kendall Kuykendall, Associate Degree Nursing
A.D.N., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., Texas Tech Univ.; M.S.N., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Teresa Laman, Division Chair, Public Administration and Management
B.A., Trinity University; MBA, Dallas Baptist Univ.

Terrent Lawson, Cosmetology
A.A.S., North Central Texas College

Dr. Pat Ledbetter, History 
B.A., Univ. of Houston; M.A., Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas; M.Ed., J.D., Texas Tech Univ. School of Law

Emily Lewis, Division Chair, Associate Degree Nursing
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., Midwestern State Univ.; M.S.N., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Nelson Lozano, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Univ. of Texas at Dallas

Cindy Lutkenhaus, Associate Degree Nursing
A.D.N., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Vineeta Malhotra, Sociology
B.A., M.A., Univ. of Delhi; M.A., Univ. of Texas Arlington

Dawnie Maples. Surgical Technology
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.A.S., Univ. of North Texas

Richard Marten, Division Chair, Auto, HVAC, Machining, Construction, Plumbing, Welding
A.S., Murray State College; B.A., Waldorf University; M.S., Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ.

Julie Mathews, Government
A.A., Oklahoma City Community College; B.A., Univ. of Science and Arts of Oklahoma; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Kim McDuffie, Program Coordinator, Surgical Technology
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Bellevue Univ.

Tiffany McQuien, Vocational Nursing
Cert., Boston Reed College

Jennifer Milton, Vocational Nursing
A.A.S., Trinity Valley Community College

Barri Mulkey, Athletic Trainer/Instructor
B.A., Kansas Wesleyan Univ.; M.Ed., Tarleton State Univ.

Jaime Noles, Division Chair, Biological & Physical Science
A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Dr. John (Jack) O’Connor, Philosophy
B.A., Univ. of Waterloo; M.A., Univ. of Dallas; Ph.D., Univ. of Texas-Dallas

Bannon Osteen, Welding

Brandon Ostler, Emergency Medical Services
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; A.S., Excelsior College

Amy Ott, English
B.A., Univ. of Pacific; M.Ed., Plymouth State Univ.

James Ouchley, Division Chair, Aviation, Electrical, Industrial Mechatronics, Engineering
B.S., Louisiana Tech Univ.

Benjamin Owens, Division Chair, Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Marla Owens, Mathematics
B.S., Langston Univ.; M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Dr. David Park, History
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Univ. of North Texas

Donald Park, Industrial Mechatronics
B.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; M.B.A., Univ. of Wisconsin

Diane Patterson, Criminal Justice
B.A., Texas Tech Univ., B.S., Sam Houston State Univ.; M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Serapio Pena, Welding
B.S.O.E., Wayland Baptist Univ.

Dustin Peoples, HVAC
A.A.S., Tarrant County College

Dr. Raquel Polanco, Speech
B.A., M.A., Univ. of North Texas; Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ.

Samantha Purdy, Licensed Vocational Nursing
A.S.N., Excelsior College; B.S.N., Texas Tech Univ.; M.S.N., Texas Tech Univ., D.N.P., Texas Tech Health Science Center

Maggie Row, English
B.A., Univ. of North Texas; M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Jason Rutledge, Mathematics
M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Rebekah Sanchez, Division Chair, CITE
B.A., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Curt Sanders, Fire Science

Adam Schneiderian, HVAC

Kristina Scurlock, Nursing
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S.N., UT Arlington; M.S.N., UT Arlington

Mittali Shah, Biology
B.S., Univ. of Texas at Dallas; M.S., Univ. of Florida

Eve Sheppard, Associate Degree Nursing
B.S.N., Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center; M.S.N., Western Governors Univ.

Jessica Shockey, English
B.A., M.A., Tarleton State Univ.

Lisa Smart, Interim Division Chair, English
B.A., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Donna Smith, Division Chair Government, Economics, and Psychology
A.A.S., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Dr. David Smith, Government
A.A., North Central Texas College; B.S., M.A., Texas Woman’s Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of Texas at Dallas

Marnee Smith, Emergency Medical Services
A.A.S, North Central Texas College

Sherry Smith, Biology
A.S., Tarrant County Community College; B.S., M.S., Midwestern State Univ.

Brittney Spiegel, Associate Degree Nursing
B.S.N., Iowa Wesleyan College; M.S.N., Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences

Sarah Spikeston, Speech
B.A., M.P.A., Western Kentucky Univ.

Robert Sprabary, Fire Science
B.S., Columbia Southern Univ.

Sarah Stearns, English
B.S., M.A., Hardin Simmons Univ.

Karen (Kerrie) Stewart, Cosmetology
A.A.S., North Central Texas College

Rob Stone, Fire Science

Stacie Stoutmeyer, Sociology, Psychology
B.A., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Jill Swarner, Speech, Honors Program Coordinator
B.S., Univ. of Texas-Arlington; B.A., M.S., Mississippi College

Dial Swofford, Vocational Nursing
A.D.N. Grayson College; B.S., M.Ed., Univ. of Texas-Arlington

Dr. Shalini Vij, Chemistry 
B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Panjab Univ.

Danielle Wagner, English
B.A., M.A., Midwestern State Univ.

Gregory Walek, Game Design & Application Development
B.A, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst

Richard Walker, Accounting 
B.S., Univ. of Maryland; M.A., Univ. of Texas at Arlington

Dawn Watts, Teacher Education
B.S., M.Ed., Univ. of North Texas

Kristen Weinzapfel, English
B.S., Texas Tech Univ.; M.A., Midwestern Univ.; M.Ed., University of Kansas

Amy Whiting, Chemistry
B.A.S., Univ. of Mary Hardin Baylor; M.S., Univ. of Notre Dame

Donnie Willis, Computer Networking
B.S., Prairie View A&M; M.S., Colorado Technical Univ.

Aziel Wilson, Division Chair, Institutional Effectiveness
B.S., M.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.

Danelle Wolf, Division Chair, Education
B.S., Texas Woman’s Univ.; M.Ed., Lamar Univ.

Dr. Aaron Wood, Division Chair, Visual, Performing Arts
B.S., Northeastern State Univ.; M.A., Texas Tech Univ.; Ph.D., Louisiana State Univ.

Timothy Woods, Welding
A.A.S., Cochise College

David Wozniak, Business Management
B.B.A., M.B.A., Univ. of North Texas

Caroline Wunder, Economics
B.S., M.S., Univ. of North Texas

Jill Yoder, Mathematics
B.S., Goshen College; M.S., Wichita State Univ.; M.S., Iowa State Univ.