Advisory Committees

Curriculum Advisory Committees 2021-2022

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.

Administration of Justice

• Sheriff Donald Smith, Sheriff, Augusta County Sheriff’s Department
• Chief James E. Williams, Staunton Police Department
• Mr. Jeffery Newton, Superintendent, Middle River Regional Jail
• Mr. Andy McNally, Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Academy
• Chief Michael D. Wilhelm, Waynesboro Police Department
• Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson, Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department
• Mr. Gabriel Camacho, Harrisonburg Police Department

Advanced Manufacturing Technology

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

Agriculture

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

Art

• Ms. Dawn McCusker, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Joey Groah, Harrisonburg
• Dr. Joanne Gabbin, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Jaye Brumfield, Bridgewater
• Ms. Piper Groves, Waynesboro
• 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
• Ms. Jamie Jones, Joe Bowman Auto Plaza
• Mr. Sean Duncan, Valley Career and Technical Center, Fishersville
• Mr. Steven Faught, Rittenhouse Auto Service and Shenandoah Automotive, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Joe Jerley, Harrisonburg Ford, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Joshua Fix, Valley Honda/Valley Nissan, Staunton
• Mr. Greg Obaugh, Obaugh Ford, Staunton
• Mr. 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

• Mr. Dustin Didiwick, Didiwick & Company, Staunton
• Ms. Margaret Hersh, Dupont Community Credit Union, Waynesboro
• Ms. Carrie Chenery, Valley Pike Partners,
• Ms. Joanie Eiland, Elk Trucking
• Ms. Candace Bickford, Elk Trucking, Waynesboro
• Mr. Chris Quinn, Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
• Mr. Jay Langston, Shenandoah Valley Partnership
• Ms. Rebekah Kuller, Nielsen
• Mr. Raymond Ergenbright, Harrisonburg City Government
• Mr. Christopher Campbell, White, Withers, Masincup & Cannaday PC

Commercial Driving

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

Computer and Electronics

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

Early Childhood Development

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

Emergency Medical Services

• 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. Travis Karicofe, City of Harrisonburg Fire Dept., Harrisonburg
• Mr. Matt Lawler, Augusta County Fire and Rescue, Verona
• Mr. Steve Powell, Rockingham County Fire Rescue, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Debra Stevens-Fitzgerald, Blue Ridge Community College
• Mr. Jeremy Wampler, Weyers Cave Volunteer Fire Company, Weyers Cave
• Mr. Stephen Ward, Waynesboro First Aid Crew, Waynesboro
• Mr. Steve Higgins, Priority Patient Transport, Inc., Harrisonburg
• Mr. Milio Curcio, Paramedic Graduate, BRCC
• Mr. Jim Battaglia, Boy Scouts of America
• Mr. Daniel Linkins, Central Shenandoah EMS Council
• Mr. Michael Kellner, Student Representative

Healthcare

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

Heavy Equipment Operator

• Ms. Macie Frazier, Frazier Quarry, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Hans Harman, Momentum Earthworks, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Seth Berkey, Partners Excavating, Harrisonburg
• Mr. Jay Moffett, Moffett Paving, Staunton
• Mr. Frank Saul, B and S Contracting, Staunton

Human Services

• Ms. Miranda Ball, Augusta County Public Schools. Fishersville
• Ms. Lynn Grigg, Harrisonburg Rockingham Community Services Board, Harrisonburg
• Dr. Scott Hand, Rockingham County Public Schools, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Kimberly S. Harman, Western State Hospital, Staunton
• Ms. Kathy Kristiansen, Valley Community Services Board, Staunton
• Ms. Lisa McGuire, James Madison University, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Mary Clay Thomas, Mary Baldwin University, Staunton
• Ms. Celestral Williams, Harrisonburg Rockingham County Department of Social Services, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Carol Hurst, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg

Information Systems Technology

• Ms. Alison Waide, James Madison University, 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
• Mr. Mark Bales, LCC Computers, Staunton
• Mr. James Carter, Digital Minerva, Harrisonburg

Machining

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

Engineering Technology

• Mr. Brian Bailey, Cadence, Inc., Staunton
• Mr. Dave Beebee, Sumitomo Drive Technologies, Verona
• 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 Moreland, City of Waynesboro, Waynesboro
• Mr. Mark Shickel, Shickel Corporation, Bridgewater

Nursing

• Ms. Stephanie Carpenter, Massanutten Technical Center, Harrisonburg
• Dr. Melody Cash, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg
• Dr. Melody Eaton, James Madison University, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Crystal Farmer, Augusta Health, Fishersville
• Ms. Barbara Frye, Bridgewater Home, Inc., Bridgewater
• Ms. Donna Hahn, Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Nodeane Robotham, Western State Hospital, Staunton
• Ms. Amanda Wilson, Augusta Health, Fishersville
• Ms. Mina Ford, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville
• Ms. Jill Delawder, RMH-Sentara, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Sue Ellen Clark, Sunnyside Presbyterian Retirement Community, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Regina Griffin, Valley Career and Technical Center, Fishersville
• Dr. Natalie Murphy, Murphy Deming College of Health Science (MBU), Fishersville
• Ms. Jamie Robinson, James Madison University, Harrisonburg
• Dr. Karen Jagiello, James Madison University, Harrisonburg
• Ms. Emily Anderson, VMRC, Harrisonburg
• Dr. Reid Harris, Blue Ridge Community College

Personal Enrichment

• Ms. Sarah Butzen, McGaheysville
• Mr. Michael Hough, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater
• Ms. Josette Huffman, Augusta County
• Ms. Jamie Johnson, Rockingham County
• Ms. Catherine Lareau, Mount Sidney
• Ms. Amanda R. Marshall, Weyers Cave
• Mr. Chris Davis, Staunton
• Ms. Kathryn Johnson, Waynesboro
• Ms. Dana Harshberger, Harrisonburg

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
• Mr. Jeremy Gatesman, LVT, UVA Medical School, Charlottesville
• 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
• 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

Welding

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