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
E-mail: aalexand@mbc.edu

Sharon Barnes, Director of the Roanoke Center
In addition to advising students, Ms. Barnes 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
E-mail: 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
E-mail: 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
E-mail: 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
E-mail: prmurray@mbc.edu

Jackie Stanley
Jackie Stanley began her association with Mary Baldwin College in 2004. Jackie supervises student teachers and teaches three education courses: Developmental and Diagnostic Reading, Practicum in Education, and Using Poetry to Strengthen Reading Skills.

Phone:540-767-6170
E-mail: jstanley@mbc.edu

D.D. Thorpe, ADP Recruiter
D.D. Thorpe has been with the College since December 2007.   She is the ADP Recruiter for Roanoke and the surrounding areas.  D.D. has a B.S. from Bluefield College and her MSCTE from Virginia Tech.

Phone:  540-381-3319
E-mail:   dthorpe@mbc.edu

Alice M. Waddell, Assistant Professor of Education
Dr. Waddell joined the MBC faculty in 2004 as Adjunct faculty in MAT and ADP. She joined the Roanoke Office in July 2008. She teaches Inquiry in Social Science and Instructional Strategies for Inquiry-Based Classrooms at the Masters level and Elementary Methods and Middle School-Secondary Methods in ADP. Dr. Waddell serves as the Faculty Advisor for MAT in the Roanoke Center and supervises student teachers for MAT and ADP.

Phone: 540-767-6175
E-mail:  awaddell@mbc.edu