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.

* indicates updated for 2024-2025

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. Chris Earhart, DGO Corp., Verona
Mr. Tim Fitzgerald, Augusta County, Verona
Mr. Tim Hartman, Appalachian Freight Carriers
Mr. Dennis Houff, IDM Trucking, Inc., Weyers Cave
Mr. Dave Newman, J. D. Newman Trucking, Inc., Elkwood
Mr. Jeff Pence, Appalachian Freight Carriers
Mr. Bruce Thompson, Dr. Pepper, Staunton
Mr. Ken VanBenschoten, Interchange Group
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. John Depasquale, Rockydale Quarries
Ms. Macie Frazier, Frazier Quarry, Harrisonburg
Mr. Zan Erskine, James River Equipment
Mr. Eric Good, Good Ex
Mr. Hans Harman, Momentum Earthworks, Harrisonburg
Ms. Cindy McDaniel, Partners Excavating
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