Distance Education Committee

Functions

1. Reviews policies and guidelines, and recommends changes to support quality distance education programs.
2. Established standards of good practice for distance education course development and delivery based on SACS and THECB guidelines.
3. Assists in the analysis of evaluation for distance education student support services, and recommends changes to improve activities and outcomes.
4. Advises staff on faculty development and resources needed to design, develop and implement quality distance education courses.

Meeting Schedule and Frequency

Meets virtually twice a semester — first Friday, unless otherwise noted
1 – 2:30 pm

Fall 2025	Spring 2026
October 3 December 5	February 6 April 3

Chair: Dr. Rachel Barrera, Instructional Designer Teaching & Learning Excellence
Co- Chair: Alex Watkins, professor
Assistant: Hailey Bickley

Membership

Position	Name	Appointed By	Campus	Phone	Email
Committee Chair	Rachel Barrera	DE Committee Members	HBC	TBA	[email protected]
Committee Co-Chair	Alex Watkins	DE Committee Members	NRG	TBA	[email protected]
AVC, Distance Education	Erasmus Addae	Position	HLC	3-1370	[email protected]
Director, Electronic Safety & Security	Eric Hutchins	Position	HLC	3-1289	[email protected]
Manager, IT Performance	Jenni Hilton	VC, Information Technology	HLC	TBA	[email protected]
Director, Academic Technology	Matthew Evins	Position	HBC	3-7564	[email protected]
Manager, Instructional Design	Marisa Mendoza	AVC, Distance Education	HLC	3-1377	[email protected]
Course Developer	Trent Griggs	AVC, Distance Education	TBA	TBA	TBA
Library Services, Distance Education Liaison	Teri Rogers	Dean, Library Services	CYP	3-2135	[email protected]
TBA	TBA	VC, Student Affairs	TBA	TBA	TBA
TBA	TBA	VC, Student Affairs	TBA	TBA	TBA
Representatives of Job Functions or College Offices (1-year terms)
Instructional Dean	Toño Ramirez	VC, Instruction	RGC	3-0448	[email protected]
Adult Education, Coordinator, Distance Learning	Tamy Chapman	Executive Director, Adult Education	NRG	3-4105	[email protected]
Director, DE Quality Assurance	Ninghua Han	AVC, Distance Education	TBA	TBA	TBA
Analyst, Senior Institutional Research	Christopher Morris	VC, Institutional Research & Analytics	HLC	3-5720	[email protected]
TBA	TBA	VC, Student Affairs	TBA	TBA	TBA
Representatives of ACC Constituencies (1-year terms)
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Sarah Stayton	Association Pres.	RRC	3-0062	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Job Hammond	Association Pres.		3-1790; x22421	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Jack O’Grady	Association Pres.		3-7476	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Al Purcell	Association Pres.	RGC	3-3398	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Marla Kincaid	Association Pres.	TBA	TBA	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Kristyn Pittman	Association Pres.	RRC	3-0119	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Andrea Heckler	Association Pres.	SGC	3-2564	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Jesse Saunders	Association Pres.	RRC	3-0118	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Mavis Klemcke	Association Pres.	SAC	3-9185	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Eli Ryder	Association Pres.	EVC	TBA	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Daria Wilson	Association Pres.	RRC	3-0272	[email protected]
Full-Time Faculty Senate	Stephanie Frausto	Association Pres.	NRG	3-4711	[email protected]
Adjunct Faculty Association	Binx Beronio	Association Pres.	TBA	TBA	[email protected]
Adjunct Faculty Association	Lisa Marie Coppoletta	Association Pres.	HLC 8000/HBC	TBA	[email protected]
Adjunct Faculty Association	Paula King	Association Pres.	HYS	TBA	[email protected]
Adjunct Faculty Association	Joseph Ferguson	Association Pres.	TBA	TBA	[email protected]
Professional-Technical Association	Andrea DeLeon	Association Pres.	HBC	3-1486	[email protected]
Classified Employees Association	Tracy Smith	Association Pres.	EVC	TBA	[email protected]
Student Government Association	TBA	Student Government Association	TBA	TBA	TBA

Agendas and minutes
Questions? Contact Hailey Bickley, 512-223-1371, [email protected]