Roanoke Faculty and Staff

Ann Field Alexander, Professor of History
Dr. Alexander is a faculty advisor in the Roanoke Center. In addition to advising adult students, she teaches courses in Virginia History, History of Appalachia, and African-American History. She joined the Mary Baldwin faculty in 1989.

Phone:540-767-6171
Email: aalexand@mbc.edu

Sharon Barnes, Director of the Roanoke Center
Ms. Barnes is the Director of the Roanoke Center. In addition to advising students, she teaches courses in Introduction to Listening, Women in Music, and Fundamentals of Music. She is an active member of ACHE (Association of Continuing Higher Education) and IAWM (the International Alliance of Women in Music). Ms. Barnes often appears at conferences as a presenter on the topics of advising adult learners and online teaching.

Phone:540-767-6172
Email: sbarnes@mbc.edu

Daniel Dowdy, Associate Professor of Business Administration; Director of Corporate Education
Mr. Dowdy has been with the college since 1993. He advises students and teaches business courses. He oversees the non-credit Human Resource Management certificate programs, which are offered through LearnInc, the college's Corporate Education Services. He also coordinates study abroad opportunities for the Adult Degree Program.

Phone:540-767-6173
Email: ddowdy@mbc.edu

Joyce Franklin, Regional Operations Coordinator
Joyce Franklin has been with the Adult Degree Program since the Roanoke office opened in 1984. She provides much needed assistance to students and faculty.

Phone:540-767-6170
Email: jfrankli@mbc.edu

Pamela Richardson Murray, Professor of Education
Dr. Murray has been a member of the Mary Baldwin faculty since 1984 and served as coordinator of the Roanoke office from 1991-1999. She advises students in the Master of Arts in Teaching and Post Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure Programs. She also teaches many courses for teacher preparation.

Phone:540-767-6174
Email: prmurray@mbc.edu

Jackie Stanley, Academic Advisor
Jackie Stanley began her association with Mary Baldwin College in 2004. Jackie advises students, supervises student teachers, and teaches two education courses: Developmental and Diagnostic Reading and Using Poetry to Strengthen Reading Skills.

Phone:540-767-6175
Email: jstanley@mbc.edu

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Faculty members from the Staunton campus also travel to Roanoke to teach classes, and the College relies on a number of adjuncts from the Roanoke area.  Adjuncts who teach for the Roanoke Center include:

Dr. Christy Barongan, Psychology
Dr. Kenneth Beals, Philosophy and Religion
Dr. Katharine Brown, Historic Preservation
Dr. Sherry Bryant, Education
Mr. Douglas Clark, Business
Dr. David Coffey, History
Dr. David Colton, Health Care Administration
Ms. Donna Conner, Education
Dr. Richard L. Derrico, Political Science
Ms. Alisa Garner, Education
Dr. Darryl Helems, Education
Dr. Eileen Hinks, Biology
Dr. Charles Houston, Mathematics
Mr. William J. Hunley, Biology
Ms. Melissa Jones, Education
Ms. Chandra Mason, Psychology
Dr. Edmund D. Potter, History
MS. Theresa Schmitt, Education
Dr. Gene Sullivan, Accounting
Dr. Cheryl M. Turner, Education
Dr. Alice Waddell, Education
Dr. Paula Wilder, Business Administration
Mr. John Wilkinson, Health Care Administration
Mr. David J. Williamson, Jr., Computer Information Systems