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MCG OFAS Leadership

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Lara Stepleman, PhD

  • Director, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Success

lsteplem@augusta.edu

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Lisa Leggio, MD

  • Assistant Dean, MCG Office for Faculty Affairs & Success

706-721-2456

lleggio@augusta.edu

MCG OFAS Staff

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Taylor Coleman

  • Educational Program Specialist II

706-721-3084

taycoleman@augusta.edu

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Patricia Garza

  • Senior Research Assistant

706-446-0022

pgarza@augusta.edu

MCG OFAS Affiliated Faculty & Staff

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Michael Brands, PhD

  • Vice Dean- MCG Academic Affairs

mbrands@augusta.edu

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Scott Barman, PhD

  • Acting Chair, MCG FADPT Committee

sbarman@augusta.edu

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Lori Bolgla, PhD

  • Chair, Faculty Senate Grievance Committee

lbolga@augusta.edu

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Tracy Casanova, PhD

  • Wellbeing Liaison

tcasanova@augusta.edu

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Gerald (Jerry) Crites, MD

  • Athens Partnership Campus Assoc. Dean, Faculty Affairs & Development

gcrites@augusta.edu

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Kimberlee Giffen, PhD

  • GWIMS (Group on Women in Medicine and Science) Chair

kgiffen@augusta.edu

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Rebecca Harper, PhD

  • University Faculty Advocate

rharper@augusta.edu

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Heather Kennedy

  • Assistant Director, HR Service Center

hekennedy@augusta.edu

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Michelle Krupp, EdD

  • Associate Dean for Faculty Development

mkrupp@augusta.edu

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Eric Lewkowiez, MD

  • President Elect, MCG Faculty Senate

elewkowiez@augusta.edu

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Kathryn Martin, PhD

  • Assoc. Dean, Regional Campuses

katmartin@augusta.edu

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Susan Sato, PhD

  • Director, Employee-Faculty Assistance Program

ssato@augusta.edu

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Heather Snipes

  • Faculty Support Liaison

hsnipes@augusta.edu

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Vanessa Spearman, MD

  • Chair, Student Success Committee

espearman@augusta.edu


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