Advisory Committees

Curriculum Advisory Committees 2023-2024

Curriculum advisory committees are integrally involved with the development and improvement of occupational/technical and continuing education programs at Blue Ridge Community College. These volunteers from local and regional businesses, industries, educational institutions and government agencies provide valued expertise and advisement in curriculum development, curriculum assessment and modification, internship opportunities, marketing, and graduate placement.

Advanced Manufacturing

• Mr. Bryan Bailey, Cadence, Staunton
• Mr. Ben Ham, Stuarts Draft High School
• Ms. Keri Hutcheson, Merck and Co., Inc., Elkton
• Mr. Dustin Jazwinski, Holister Medical
• Ms. Rhonda Nicely, McKee Foods Corp., Stuarts Draft

Agriculture

• Dr. Bruce Bowman, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Travis Carter
• Dr. Paul Edmonston, Verona
• Mr. Eric Fitzgerald, Mt. Solon
• Mr. John Flora, Lenhart Pettit, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Ashley Howell, Verona
• Mr. Jeff Ishee, Mt. Sidney
• Mr. Matt Lohr, Farm Credit
• Mr. Michael Tetto, Verona

Art

• Ms. Jaye Brumfield, Bridgewater
• Dr. Joanne Gabbin, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Joey Groah, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Piper Groves, Waynesboro
• Ms. Dawn McCusker, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Doug Sheridan, Staunton

Automotive Analysis and Repair

• Mr. Mikkle Bak, Fisher Auto Parts, Grottoes
• Mr. Cliff Clements, Charlie Obaugh Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, KIA, Staunton
• Mr. Sean Duncan, Valley Career and Technical Center, Fishersville
• Mr. Steven Faught, Rittenhouse Auto Service and Shenandoah Automotive, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Joshua Fix, Valley Honda/Valley Nissan, Staunton
• Mr. Greg Obaugh, Obaugh Ford, Staunton
• Ms. Terry Powers, Dick Myers Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Blair Vile, Steven Toyota, Harrisonburg

Aviation Maintenance Technology

• Mr. Yev Bondarev, Classic Aviation, Weyers Cave
• Mr. Greg Campbell, Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Weyers Cave
• Mr. Brad Holliday, Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater
• Mr. Alex Kelly, Blue Ridge Aviation, Weyers Cave
• Mr. Val Larsen, EAA President, Bridgewater
• Mr. Zac Nobel, Helicopter Association International, Alexandria
• Mr. Joel Shank, Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater
• Mr. Karl Stoltzfus, Jr., Avotek, Weyers Cave

Business/Accounting

• Ms. Candace Bickford, Elk Trucking, Waynesboro
• Mr. Christopher Campbell, White, Withers, Masincup & Cannaday PC
• Ms. Carrie Chenery, Valley Pike Partners
• Mr. Dustin Didiwick, Didiwick & Company, Staunton
• Ms. Joanie Eiland, Elk Trucking
• Mr. Mark Hannah, F&M Bank
• Ms. Margaret Hersh, Dupont Community Credit Union, Waynesboro
• Mr. Ben Irick, LPL Financial
• Ms. Rebekah Kuller, Nielsen
• Mr. Jay Langston, Shenandoah Valley Partnership
• Mr. Chris Quinn, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
• Ms. Shasta Weeks, Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce

Commercial Driving

• Mr. Devon Anders, Interchange Group, Harrisonburg
• Mr. David Bosserman, Interchange Group, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Andy Butler, J. D. Newman Trucking, Inc. Elkwood
• Mr. Chris Earhart, DGO Corp., Verona
• Mr. Tim Fitzgerald, Augusta County, Verona
• Mr. Dennis Houff, IDM Trucking, Inc., Weyers Cave
• Mr. Dave Newman, J. D. Newman Trucking, Inc., Elkwood
• Ms. Ashley Smith, Waste Management, Harrisonburg
• Mr. J.W. Wood, Shenandoah Trucking, Inc., Staunton

Computer and Electronics

• Mr. Austin Burgess, Daiken Applied, Verona
• Mr. Michael Crider, Drake, Waynesboro
• Mr. Berry Grant, Comsonics, Inc., Harrisonburg
• Mr. Thomas Grinnan, Power Monitors, Inc., Mount Crawford
• Mr. Jeff Long, Director, Augusta Health, Fishersville
• Mr. Doug May, Shentel
• Mr. James W. Perry, Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater
• Mr. Gerhard S. Schoenthal, Virginia Diodes, Charlottesville
• Mr. Richard Wilkins, Dominion Technical Solutions, Fishersville

Criminal Justice

• Mr. Gabriel Camacho, Harrisonburg Police Department
• Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson, Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department
• Mr. Andy McNally, Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy
• Chief David Shaw, Waynesboro Police Department
• Sheriff Donald Smith, Sheriff, Augusta County Sheriff’s Department
• Chief James E. Williams, Staunton Police Department
• Mr. Eric Young, Middle River Regional Jail

Early Childhood Development

• Ms. Pam Houck, Shenandoah Valley Child Development Center
• Ms. Carla Moody, Small Beginnings Greater Harrisonburg
• Ms. Angela Rouse, Roberta Webb Childcare Center, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Katie Saunders, Augusta County
• Ms. Marta Szuba
• Dr. Reese Wilson, James Madison University, Harrisonburg

Emergency Medical Services

• Mr. Jim Battaglia, Boy Scouts of America
• Ms. Mandy Bennington, Augusta Health
• Dr. Asher Brand, Waynesboro
• Ms. Kim Craig, Staunton-Augusta Rescue Squad, Staunton
• Mr. Gary Critzer, City of Waynesboro Fire Department, Waynesboro
• Mr. Milio Curcio, Paramedic Graduate, BRCC
• Mr. Steve Higgins, Priority Patient Transport, Inc., Harrisonburg
• Mr. Travis Karicofe, City of Harrisonburg Fire Dept., Harrisonburg
• Mr. Michael Kellner, Student Representative
• Mr. Matt Lawler, Augusta County Fire and Rescue, Verona
• Mr. Daniel Linkins, Central Shenandoah EMS Council
• Mr. Steve Powell, Rockingham County Fire Rescue, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Debra Stevens-Fitzgerald, Blue Ridge Community College
• Mr. Stephen Ward, Waynesboro First Aid Crew, Waynesboro

Engineering Technology

• Mr. Brian Bailey, Cadence, Inc., Staunton
• Mr. Daniel Blosser, Riddleberger Brothers, Mt. Crawford
• Mr. Matt Dean, Kawneer, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Micah Herron, Energizer Personal Care, Verona
• Mr. Daniel Michael, Valley Engineering Survey & Planning, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Ross Morland, City of Waynesboro, Waynesboro
• Mr. Mark Shickel, Shickel Corporation, Bridgewater

Healthcare

• Ms. Angie Alford, Carilion, Lexington
• Ms. Cara Graham, Augusta Health, Fishersville
• Ms. Kimberly Harman, Western State Hospital, Staunton
• Ms. Paula Greenhagen, Sunnyside, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Debby Houston, UVA Physicians Group, Charlottesville
• Ms. Charlene Keith, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Troy Kurtz, Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Kelly Riley, UVA Medical
• Ms. Stephanie Roher, Bridgewater Retirement
• Ms. Pam Thomas, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
• Ms. Jennifer Winston, Interim Healthcare
• Ms. Angie Witmer, Harrisonburg Community Health Center, Harrisonburg

Heavy Equipment Operator

• Mr. Seth Berkey, Partners Excavating, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Macie Frazier, Frazier Quarry, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Hans Harman, Momentum Earthworks, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Greg Schultz, Adams Construction Company

Human Services

• Doris Dodson, Mary Baldwin University
• Kimberly Harman, Commonwealth Center for Children and Adolescents, Western State Hospital
• Carol Hurst, Eastern Mennonite University
• Kathy Kristiansen, Valley Community Services Board
• Hyong Suk-Yeomhs, James Madison University
• Celestral Wiliams, Harrisonburg Rockingham County Department of Social Services

Information Systems Technology

• Mr. Mark Bales, LCC Computers, Staunton
• Mr. James Carter, Digital Minerva, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Wayne Hannah, Shenandoah Valley Electric Corporation, Mt. Crawford
• Mr. Ron Perry, Grep Innovation LLC, Waynesboro
• Mr. Dave Peters, Riddleberger Brothers, Inc., Mt. Crawford
• Mr. Kurt Plowman, City of Staunton, Staunton
• Ms. Alison Waide, James Madison University, Harrisonburg

Machining

• Mr. Jim Belcher, Waynesboro
• Ms. Rachel Brown, Cadence, Verona
• Mr. Tim Bryan, Bryan Tool & Machining, Inc., Broadway
• Mr. Steve Brydge, Brydgeworks Waterjet and Powder Coating, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Alex Hausrath, Industrial Machine Works, Inc., Waynesboro
• Mr. Mike Shelton, Blue Ridge Machine Works, Grottoes
• Mr. Gary Shickel, Shickel Corporation, Bridgewater
• Mr. Jeff Stapel, Shickel Corporation, Bridgewater
• Mr. Eric Suter, Cerro Fabricated Products LLC, Weyers Cave
• Mr. Stacy Suter, Suter Machine, Harrisonburg

Nursing

• Dr. Jan Adams, Mary Baldwin University
• Ms. Emily Anderson, VMRC, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Deadra Boyd, Valley Career and Technical Center
• Ms. Stephanie Carpenter, Massanutten Technical Center, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Nina Carter, Augusta Health
• Dr. Melody Cash, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Jill Delawder, RMH-Sentara, Harrisonburg
• Dr. Melody Eaton, James Madison University, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Crystal Farmer, Augusta Health, Fishersville
• Mrs. Stephanie Gedeon, Augusta Health
• Dr. Reid Harris, Blue Ridge Community College
• Dr. Karen Jagiello, James Madison University, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Julie Knowles, Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community
• Mrs. Cindy Morris, Bridgewater Home
• Ms. Jamie Robinson, James Madison University, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Nodeane Robotham, Western State Hospital, Staunton
• Mrs. Gina Yost, RMH-Sentara

Veterinary Technology

• Dr. Brian Arneson, Heartland Veterinary Clinic, Harrisonburg
• Dr. Erin Casey, Boerhinger-Ingleheim, Fredericksburg
• Ms. Melanie Charlton, LVT, Pet Health Clinic, Daleville
• Mr. Marsh Davis, LVT, Maidens
• Dr. Kathryn Dobyns, Verona
• Ms. Jessica Eppard-Columbel, LVT, Shenandoah
• Dr. Larry Evans, Augusta/Valley Animal Hospital, Staunton
• Dr. Ann Gardner, Maple Lane Veterinary Clinic, Weyers Cave
• Ms. Carol Heizer, LVT, Middlebrook
• Ms. Brittney Hoover, Anciera Veterinary Center, New Market
• Dr. Steve Karras, Cave Spring Veterinary Hospital, Roanoke
• Ms. Malorie Kemmerer, Blue Ridge Equine Clinic, Earlysville
• Dr. Greg Lorenz, Animal Hospital of Waynesboro, Waynesboro
• Ms Deanna McCrudden, Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicing
• Dr. Jennifer Miller, Waynesboro
• Mr. Huck Nawaz, Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Taryn Singleton, LVT, Sycamore Veterinary Hospital, Midlothian
• Mr. Chris Stefanac, LVT, Glen Allen
• Ms. Dana Timmons-Slaven, VES, Weyers Cave
• Dr. Maureen Ward, Harrisonburg Animal Hospital, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Deanna Zielinski, UVA Medical School

Welding

• Mr. Lanny Beach, Top Bead Welding, Broadway
• Ms. Tara Beach, Top Bead Welding, Broadway
• Mr. Scott Childress, Industrial Fabricators of Virginia, Inc., Fishersville
• Mr. Matt Landes, Riddleberger Brothers, Mt. Crawford
• Mr. Joseph Lentini, Daikin Applied, Verona
• Mr. Fred Shank, Jr., Silver Lake Welding, Dayton
• Mr. Gary Shickel, Shickel Corporation, Bridgewater
• Mr. Jeff Stapel, Shickel Corporation, Bridgewater