OVPI STAFF

Brooke Daniel

321 New College

(706) 542-6358

Brooke works in the Office of Curriculum Systems.  She is responsible for the UGA Bulletin, Curriculum Systems web site, preparing materials for University Curriculum Committee review and assisting the Director of Curriculum Systems. Brooke graduated from the University of Georgia in 2005 with a BA in Speech Communication.

Debbie Craddock-Bell

111 New College

(706) 542-4336

Debbie Craddock-Bell serves as the Coordinator for Academic Honesty. She makes presentations about the University's academic honesty policy, coordinates training for facilitators and academic honesty panelists, and maintains the files and statistics related to academic honesty at UGA.

In addition, she is a certified mediator for the University System of Georgia.

Don DeMaria

108 New College

(706) 542-3450

Don DeMaria has been at the University of Georgia since 1999 and currently serves as the Director of the Washington Semester Program. Prior to this position, Don served as Assistant Director of the Honors Program. He has a B.A. from The George Washington University and a M.Ed. from Clemson University. Don is in the process of completing his doctorate in higher education from UGA.

Shefali Dhar

215 New College

(706) 583-0745

Shefali Dhar is an IT Manager in the Application Development group (ADU).  ADU designs, develops and maintains software applications for units within the OVPI. Shefali has a M.S. in Computer Science.  Prior to that she worked as a consultant at Citibank, Mumbai for 1 year.  She is a certified six sigma green belt.

Tim Foutz

314 New College

(706) 542-0567

Tim Foutz has been at the University of Georgia since 1988 and has scholarly programs dedicated to the improvement of engineering education.  He has a BS, MS and Ph.D. in engineering and is a licensed as a professional engineer.   He currently serves as the director of the First-Year Odyssey Seminar program.

Mary S. Hopper

317 New College

(706) 542-6358

Mary Hopper has worked on campus since 1974 and in Curriculum Systems since 1987. She has an A.B. in English and an M.P.A. from UGA. As Editorial and Production Manager, Mary edits print and online publications, including the Online Bulletin.

Maggie Kerins

108 New College

(706) 542-4336

LaShana Lee

308 New College

(706) 542-6777

LaShana Lee works with the Learning Communities and also assists Don DeMaria with the Washington Semester Program. Prior to this position, she worked as a research assistant for an NIAAA grant under Dr. Jennifer Monahan in the Communication Studies department at UGA.  LaShana received an ABJ and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies and Comparative Literature from UGA in 2011.

Fiona Liken

320 New College

(706) 542-6358

Fiona Liken has worked on campus since 1987. She has a B.B.A. and an M.P.A. Fiona oversees the Office of Curriculum Systems which is responsible for matters related to curriculum, including CAPA, UGA Bulletins, the undergraduate degree database and approval process, Major Decisions, and staff support for the University Curriculum Committee.

Paree Shedd

318 New College

(706) 542-6358

Paree Shedd has worked in Curriculum Systems since 1993. She has an A.B. in Economics from UGA. Paree works with the automated course approval process (CAPA), reviewing and editing course materials in preparation for University Curriculum Committee review. She also provides training and assistance to CAPA users University-wide.

Mary Whitehead

308 New College

(706) 583-0690

Mary is Dr. Jolly's administrative specialist. She has worked at UGA since 2002 and formerly was the assistant to the Chief Information Officer.  Mary has a B.A. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota.