Leadership

President
Ed L. Schrader, Ph.D.
eschrader@brenau.edu
770.534.6110

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Administrative

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
David L. Barnett, Ph.D.
dlbarnett@brenau.edu
770.531.3116

Senior Vice President, Enrollment Management & Student Services
Scott Briell
sbriell@brenau.edu
770.538.4704

Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Nancy Krippel, Ph.D.
nkrippel@brenau.edu
770.534.6119

Vice President, Communications & Publications
David Morrison
dmorrison@brenau.edu
770.534.6167

Vice President, External Relations
Matt Thomas
mthomas@brenau.edu
770-718-5309

Vice President, Financial Services
Sandra Thornton
sthornton@brenau.edu
770.534.6268

Vice President, Financial Services 
Toby Hinton
thinton@brenau.edu
770.534.6257

Athletics Director
Mike Lochstampfor
mlochstampfor@brenau.edu
770.534.6231

Academic

Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
Nancy Krippel, Ph.D.
nkrippel@brenau.edu
770.534.6119

Dean, Graduate School and College of Health Sciences
Gale Hansen Starich, Ph.D.
gstarich@brenau.edu
770.718.5304

Dean, Undergraduate School and College of Fine Arts & Humanities
Andrea Birch, Ph.D.
abirch@brenau.edu
770.718.5325

Dean, College of Business & Mass Communication
Bill Lightfoot, Ph.D.
wlightfoot@brenau.edu
770.718.5330

Dean, College of Education
Sandra L. Leslie, Ed.D.
sleslie1@brenau.edu
770.531.3172

Dean, Women’s College
Debra Dobkins, Ph.D.
ddobkins@brenau.edu
770.534.6247

Dean, Library Services
Marlene Giguere, Ph.D.
mgiguere@brenau.edu
770.538.4722

Trustees

Gale Johnson Allen Springfield, Va. • Melissa Blanchard Columbia, S.C. • Raymond H. Burch Gainesville, Ga. • Roger Dailey Braselton, Ga. • Carole Ann Carter Daniel Gainesville, Ga. • Robin Smith Dudley Thomson, Ga. • Kathryn Dunlap Gainesville, Ga. • M. Douglas Ivester Atlanta, Ga. • Anna Alexander Jacobs, Gainesville, Ga. • Angela B. Johnston Eufaula, Ala. • Emily Dunlap Lawson, Gainesville, Ga. • Dr. Richard H. Leet Gainesville, Ga. • Ben E. Lilly Alpharetta, Ga. • James E. Mathis Jr. Gainesville, Ga. • Steve McKibbon, Murrayville, Ga. • Peter D. Miller Gainesville, Ga. • James H. Moore Gainesville, Ga. • Betty V. Norton Gainesville, Ga. • Gary L. Riley Oakwood, Ga. • Lawrence B. Schrage Gainesville, Ga. •  David Seng, Dahlonega, Ga. • Erin M. Seng Dahlonega, Ga. • Gail A. Smith Decatur, Ga. • Charles A. Smithgall III Atlanta • Shay English Stafford Atlanta • Jane Patterson Suggs Columbia, S.C. • Bob Swoszowski Gainesville, Ga. • Stuart R. Virgin Gainesville, Ga. • James A. Walters Gainesville, Ga. • Philip A. Wilheit Gainesville, Ga.