Academic Department Chairs

Andrea L. Adenaike
Chair, Nursing
​A.S., Darton College
B.S.N., Georgia Southwestern State University
M.S.N., Albany State University

Devi Akella
Chair, School of Business
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons), Delhi University
Master of Commerce, Himachal Pradesh University
M.B.A., Ph.D. (Organizational Behavior), University of Leeds, UK

Tonya Anglon
Chair, Health Sciences
A.S., Darton College
B.S., Middle Georgia State College
M.Ed., Valdosta State University

Jillian Baxter
Chair, Arts & Humanities
B.M., Middle Tennessee State University
M.Mus., Belmont University
D.M.A., The University of Georgia

CPT Kevin L. Combs, Jr.
Chair, Military Science
B.S., Georgia State University
M.S., Columbus State University

Quincy Dinnerson
Chair, Social Work
B.S.W., North Carolina A&T State University
M.S.W., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
D.S.W., University of St. Thomas

Patrick Ibe
Chair, Criminal Justice
B.S., Southern University, New Orleans
M.S., Atlanta University
Ph.D., Clark Atlanta University

Dan Land
Chair, Health & Human Performance
B.S., M.Ed., Albany State University

Dorene Medlin
Chair, School of Education
B.S., The Ohio State University
M.Ed., Georgia State University
Ed.D., University of Georgia

Peter Ajongwa Ngwafu
Dean, College of Business, Education &Professional Studies
B.A. (Honors), Yaounde University
M.A., Illinois State University
MPA, Clark- Atlanta University
Ph.D., Clark -Atlanta University

Chinenye Ofodile
Chair, Math, Computer Science, and Physics
B.S., Morehouse College
M.S., Ph.D., Howard University

Edgars Patani
Director, MBA Programs
B.Sc., University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
M.B. A., Albany State University
D.B.A., Argosy University

Mark Thomas
Chair, Social Sciences
Assistant Professor, Psychology
B.A., Auburn University
M.S., Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Charles Williams
Interim Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Professor, Visual and Performing Arts: Visual Art
B.A., University of South Florida
M.S., Florida State University

John Williams
Chair, Natural Sciences
B.S., Albany State University
Ph.D., Florida State University