Helms College Faculty and Staff
James K. Stiff
President
Kristine G. Furtaw
Senior Vice President of Education
William Dindy
Associate Vice President of Education
Leah Pontani
Senior Vice President of Career Development
Chef Christopher Thompson
Vice President of Culinary Operations and Education
Chef Kristina Dahl
Director of Hospitality and Culinary Education
Enrollment Services Staff
Paul Portugal
Director of Admissions
Gerri Bogan
Financial Aid Manager-Augusta
Aleathea Walker
Financial Aid Advisor-Macon
Ricky Mills
Admissions Representative - Augusta
Jessica Hansen
Admissions Representative II - Macon
LaQuasha "Que" Smalls
Admissions Representative - Augusta
Keo Hightower
Admissions Representative II - Augusta
Student & Career Services
Carlye Thompson
Senior Director of Career Services
Elizabeth Brown
Career Services Advisor -
Macon
Macon
Maria Mallar
Developmental Program Manager -
Augusta
Jessica Snider
Student Service Advisor -
Augusta
Augusta
Administrative Staff
Barbara Marchan
Administrative Assistant
Davina Jones
Instructional Designer
Culinary Arts Faculty and Staff - Augusta
Nikiya Darch
Full Time Faculty
Lisa Fernandez
Full Time Faculty
Lynae Radke
Full Time Faculty
Jana Stewart
Full Time Faculty
Cassandra Bayer
Adjunct Faculty
Derrick Bellamy
Adjunct Faculty
Derrick Beverly
Adjunct Faculty
Paul Brown
Adjunct Faculty
Judith Kluth
Adjunct Faculty
Michael McKinney
Adjunct Faculty
Benjamin Mickel
Adjunct Faculty
Mariana Robinson
Adjunct Faculty
Samuel Saxon
Adjunct Faculty
Baking and Pastry Program - Augusta
Lisa Fernandez
Full Time Faculty
Donald Smith
Adjunct Faculty
Culinary Arts Faculty and Staff - Macon
David Buchanan
Culinary Arts
Program Manager
Michael Amos
Full Time Faculty
Stephanie Colwell
Adjunct Faculty
Victoria Horton-Roark
Adjunct Faculty
Noah Pritchett
Adjunct Faculty
Tanya Zellner
Adjunct Faculty
Health Services Faculty and Staff
Dr. Ebony Story
Health Services
Program Manager
Tamara Alicea
Adjunct Faculty
Sharece Givens
Full Time Faculty
Teena Griffin
Adjunct Faculty
Natalie Herrington
Adjunct Faculty
Marvin Jones
Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
Iris Sanchez
Adjunct Faculty
Jana Thurmond
Adjunct Faculty
Theresa Williams
Adjunct Faculty
Industrial Trades Faculty and Staff
Maximino Agosto
HVAC - Program Manager
Arthur Butler
Adjunct Faculty - Macon
Kyle Case
Adjunct Faculty - Augusta
General Education Faculty and Staff
Cassandra Bayer
Adjunct Faculty - Macon & Augusta
Judith Kluth
Adjunct Faculty - Augusta
Noah Prickett
Adjunct Faculty - Macon
Tonya Zellnar
Adjunct Faculty - Macon
AAS ROM Faculty and Staff
Dr. DeWayne Cuffie
Retail Operations
Program Director
Daniel Goodman
Adjunct Faculty
Susan Yelvington
Adjunct Faculty
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Faculty and Staff was last modified: June 26th, 2025 by