Academic Committees
Academic Affairs Division
Academic Committee: Distance Education
(Last Modified April 16, 2026)
2025-2026 Officers
Chair - Lisa McNeal, lmcneal@ccga.edu
Chair Elect - Meggie Miller, meggiem@westga.edu
Immediate Past Chair - Stephen Balfour, stephen.balfour@uga.edu
Treasurer - Irene Kokkala, ikokkala@ung.edu
At-large Representative - Anissa Vega, avega4@kennesaw.edu
- Committee Information
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Meeting Minutes
- December 5, 2023
- September 9, 2022
- October 4, 2021
- September 20, 2019
- April 25 - 26, 2019
- April 10, 2018
- October 8, 2015
- September 28, 2014
- March 27-28, 2014
- September 29 - October 1, 2013
- March 18 - 19, 2013
- October 22 - 23, 2012
- May 6, 2010
- February 12, 2009
- February 28-29, 2008
- September 27-28, 2007
Committee Directory
| Institution | Representative | Role | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College | Chris Daniels |
cdaniels@abac.edu |
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| Albany State University | Jean-Jacques Medastin |
jeanjacques.medastin@asurams.edu |
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| Atlanta Metropolitan State College | Kokila Ravi |
kravi@atlm.edu |
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| Augusta University | Doug Blackburn |
dblackburn@augusta.edu |
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| University System Office Liaison | Sarah Kuck |
USO Liaison |
sarah.kuck@asurams.edu |
| Clayton State University | Martha Fairley |
marthafairley@clayton.edu |
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| College of Coastal Georgia | Lisa McNeal At Large Executive Committee Representative |
Chair |
lmcneal@ccga.edu |
| Columbus State University | Randy Garver |
garver_randall@columbusstate.edu |
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| Columbus State University | Danique Rouse |
rouse_danique@columbusstate.edu |
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| Dalton State College | Thomas Gonzalez |
tgonzalez@daltonstate.edu |
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| eCampus | Janet Gubbins |
jgubbins@ecampus.usg.edu |
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| Fort Valley State University | Darryl Hancock |
darryl.hancock@fvsu.edu |
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| Georgia College & State University | Jim Berger |
jim.berger@gcsu.edu |
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| Georgia Gwinnett College | Sherly Abraham |
sabraham1@ggc.edu |
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| Georgia Gwinnett College | Sean Yang |
syang2@ggc.edu |
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| Georgia Highlands College | Jesse Bishop |
jbishop@highlands.edu |
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| Georgia Institute of Technology | Christie Hayes |
christie.hayes@pe.gatech.edu |
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| Georgia Southern University | Delana Schartner |
dnivens@georgiasouthern.edu |
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| Georgia Southwestern State University | Alla Yemelyanov |
alla.yemelyanov@gsw.edu |
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| Georgia State University | Amy Coleman |
acoleman43@gsu.edu |
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| Gordon State College | Ric Calhoun |
ricc@gordonstate.edu |
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| Kennesaw State University | Anissa Vega At Large Executive Committee Representative |
avega4@kennesaw.edu |
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| Middle Georgia State University | Neil Rigole |
neil.rigole@mga.edu |
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| Savannah State University | Nicole Cannonier |
cannoniern@savannahstate.edu |
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| South Georgia State College | Charles Johnson |
charles.johnson@sgsc.edu |
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| University of Georgia | Steve Balfour |
Immediate past chair |
stephen.balfour@uga.edu |
| University of North Georgia | Irene Kokkala |
Treasurer |
ikokkala@ung.edu |
| University of West Georgia | Meggie Miller |
Chair-elect |
meggiem@westga.edu |
| Valdosta State University | Marsha Dukes |
mbdukes@valdosta.edu |