See below for a list of participants in the Mentoring for Operational Success (MOS) program—F&A and UHR staff members who have invested in building their leadership skills to support UGA’s mission.

Division Key

AS - Auxiliary Services

OSPM - Office of Space Planning and Management

ESD - Environmental Safety Division

OUA - Office of University Architects

FMD - Facilities Management Division

OVPFA - Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration

FD - Finance Division

UGPD - University of Georgia Police Department

ICM - Insurance and Claims Management

UHR - University Human Resources

OEP - Office of Emergency Preparedness

Cohort 6, Spring 2025
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Chris Allinger, UHR
Crista Bergmann, AS
Trent Brand, FMD
Noelle Broadnax, OEP/ICM
Stacy Brooks, FMD
Laura Carter, ESD
Mike Coile, FMD
James Crawford, UHR
Cassandra Elder, AS
Tamala Foreman, AS
Tina Fowler, AS
John Graham, FD
Dan Helmick, UHR
LaTonya Hill, FMD
Lauren Hofmann, FD
Chandre Howard, FMD
Ling Huang, FMD
Jimmy Lambert, AS
Bryant Leverett, UGPD
Craig Mathews, FD
Linda Pack, AS
Denver Porterfield, UHR
Tatyana Priddy, UGPD
Chris Render, AS
Jason Sessions, FMD
Tiffany Teasley, FMD
Romeo Tejada, AS
Carol Vansant, FMD
Douglas Watkins, AS
Melissa Witcher, OUA

Cohort 5, Fall 2024
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India Barfield, AS
LaRhonda Biggers, FMD
Jason Campbell, UGPD
Randolph Carter, AS
Rachel Cruz, FD
Chris Daigle, FMD
Wendy Daniel, AS
Neil Dingley, FMD
Lewis Fay, AS
Adam Gibby, FMD
Twanda Griffeth, UGPD
Aaliyah Hale, UHR
Katherine Ingerson, AS
Laura Lopez, FMD
Michael Luthi, UHR
David Maddox, UHR
Stephen Moss, AS
Matt Mundy, ESD
John Newton, OEP/ICM
Steven Olesen, AS
Jason Perry, FMD
Katrina Pittman, FMD
Whitney Sanders, AS
Derek Schuber, OUA
Lindsey Sessions, UHR
Eric Sherman, FMD
Jeremy Skates, AS
Dwayne Weaver, FD
Kevin Williamson, FMD
Amber Wingo, FD

Cohort 4, Spring 2024
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Jason Airlie, UGPD
Westley Bargo, FD
William Brinn, FMD
Aimee Cheek, AS
Nicholas Chin, FMD
Mike Cosby, AS
Ken Dover, FD
David Duke, FMD
Melanie Ford, OUA
Max Grant, AS
Gregg Hudson, AS
Nancy Ingram, OVPFA
Stuart Ivy, AS
Kenneth Jackson, FMD
Deidra Jones, FD
Lisa Kelly, UHR
Todd Kerzie, FMD
Joanna Manzi, UHR
Todd Miller, ESD
Alex Nichols, OEP/ICM
Jorge Noriega, AS
Laurel Palmer, UHR
Helen Peng, FMD
Gary Peters, AS
Sean Ryder, UHR
Kevin Taylor, FMD
Susan VanGigch, AS
Blaine VanNote, AS
Adam Veal, FMD
Clayton Wilcox, FMD

Cohort 3, Fall 2023
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David Akers, AS
Adonis Allen, AS
Jeff Arthur, AS
Baileigh Barnes, UHR
Greg Booth, FMD
Tom Breedlove, OUA
Austin Chester, FMD
Chad Cox, FD
Elizabeth Davis, UHR
Tysen DeDufour, AS
Cornelius Edwards, FMD
Chris Fagan, AS
Travis Jackson, UHR
Kevin Kirsche, FMD
Don LaRue, FMD
Kimberly McGill, AS
Bill McGee, AS
Courtney Nixon, UGPD
Tyson Ok, FMD
Shelly Orozco-Marrs, AS
Shelly Prescott, FMD
Richard Piotrowski, FD
Blaine Prichett, FMD
Elizabeth Prince, OVPFA
Jessica Rogers, AS
Matt Sammons, ESD
Andre Simmons, FD
Taylor West, AS
Elena Williams, FD

Cohort 2, Spring 2023
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Troup Ackerman, ESD
Todd Berven, AS
Lisa Catanese, AS
Hayley Clement, OVPFA
Russ Davis, UGPD
Kathryn Flores, AS
Savannah Hembree, OEP
Therese Hodges, FD
Mollie Hicks, FD
Brad Langford, FD
Keith Marable, FMD
Joshua Mallory, FMD
Leah Melnik, FMD
Stephen Mitchell, FMD
Tracey O’Malley, UHR
Jessica Owens, OUA/OSPM
Jared Peden, FD
Sam Pittard, AS
Sophie Raboud, UGPD
Adam Rainville, AS
Mark Reynolds, AS
Jeremy Senkbell, FMD
John Snow, UHR
Gordon Stead, FMD
Traci Strickland, UHR
Mason Towe, FMD
Bryan Varin, AS
Chadwick Wilson, FMD
Tracy Winters, AS
Karey Kazemi, AS

Cohort 1, Fall 2022
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Stephen Bailey, FMD
Shaquavia Bell, AS
Danielle Bouton, AS
Jason Brown, AS
Tim Cearley, AS
Bob Currey, FD
Joel Dickerson, FMD
Kim Eberhart, OVPFA
Justin Ellis, FMD
Donna Francis, AS
Greg Jeffreys, FMD
Carlyn Lee, UGPD
Tim Lord, FMD
Cynthia Malcom, AS
Lisa McCleary, FD
Bill Megathlin, ESD
Scott Messer, OUA
Ben Nunley, FD
Russ Ramsey, UHR
Leslie Rogers, UHR
Vance Silcott, UHR
Kathy Smith, AS
Nakia Wade, UHR
Hanna Willingham, UHR
Arzu Yilmaz, OUA

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