Career Program Advisors
Dean
Dean of Instruction
Brian C. Gordon, PhD, MCHES
brian.gordon@jeffersonstate.edu
For detailed information about all Career Programs, please click here.
Program Advisors
Jefferson Campus
Biomedical Equipment Technology
Eric Carwell (205) 856-8516 – Jefferson Campus – GLB 12B ecarwell@jeffersonstate.edu
Business
Barrett Cummings (205) 983-5987 – JMB 429 bschober@jeffersonstate.edu
Construction & Building Science Technology
Mike Safavi (205) 856-7847 – Jefferson Campus – HMB 215 msafavi@jeffersonstate.edu
Child Development
Dr. Cindy Shackelford (205) 856-6047 cindy.shackelford@jeffersonstate.edu
Culinary & Hospitality Institute
Todd Jackson (205) 983-5213 – HSB 122 tjackson@jeffersonstate.edu
EMS/EMT
Wes Ward (205) 983-5206 – GSB 316D wward@jeffersonstate.edu
Funeral Services Education
Venus Smith (205) 856-7841 – Jefferson Campus – HMB 011 vriley@jeffersonstate.edu
Histology
Melissa Freeman – Jefferson Campus GLB 223 – melissa.freeman@jeffersonstate.edu (205) 856-6031
Information Systems
Wade Crawford (205) 856-7854 – RCH 118D lcrawford@jeffersonstate.edu
Syed Raza (205) 856-7866 – RCH 118C – sraza@jeffersonstate.edu
Law Enforcement
Robert Bland (205) 856-6051 – GLB 253 rbland1@jeffersonstate.edu
Manufacturing & Technology
Paul R. Johnson – Jefferson Campus – paul.johnson@jeffersonstate.edu (205) 856-7893
Medical Laboratory Technology
Melissa Freeman – Jefferson Campus – melissa.freeman@jeffersonstate.edu (205) 856-6031
Nursing
Kathleen Johnson (205) 856-7947 – Jefferson Campus – AL 101 nursingadvising@jeffersonstate.edu
Kim Rigg – (205) 983-5949 – Shelby-Hoover Campus GSB 100 nursingadvising@jeffersonstate.edu
Office Administration
Geana Mitchell (205) 856-7862 — RCH 118B geana.mitchell@jeffersonstate.edu
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Vanessa LeBlanc (205) 983-5995 – Shelby-Hoover Campus – GSB 316F vleblanc@jeffersonstate.edu
Pre-Radiologic Technology
Kathleen Johnson (205) 856-7947 – Jefferson Campus – AL 101 alliedhealth@jeffersonstate.edu
Kim Rigg (205) 983-5949 – Shelby-Hoover Campus GSB 100 alliedhealth@jeffersonstate.edu
Radiologic Technology Program
Christie Bolton (205) 983-5218 – Shelby-Hoover Campus – HSB 323 cbolton@jeffersonstate.edu
Pre-Respiratory Therapy
Kathleen Johnson (205) 856-7947 – Jefferson Campus – AL 101 alliedhealth@jeffersonstate.edu
Kim Rigg (205) 983-5949 – Shelby-Hoover Campus GSB 100 alliedhealth@jeffersonstate.edu
Respiratory Therapy
David Trott (205) 983-5271 – Shelby-Hoover Campus- dwtrott@jeffersonstate.edu
Veterinary Technology
Kristi Healy (205) 856-8003 – Jefferson Campus – HMB 118 krodas@jeffersonstate.edu
Shelby-Hoover Campus
Associate Dean of Transfer and General Studies
Liesl Ward Harris (205) 983-5956 – lwharris@jeffersonstate.edu
Accounting/Business
Barrett Cummings (205) 983-5987 – JMB 429 bschober@jeffersonstate.edu
Information Systems
Linda Dobyns (205) 983-5951 – JMB 426 lhanson@jeffersonstate.edu
John Wood (205) 983-5950 JMB 422 jwood36@jeffersonstate.edu
Office Administration
DeNedra Peasant (205) 983-5944 – JMB 428 dpeasant@jeffersonstate.edu