As Executive Director, Beth provides leadership and guidance for all information technology services in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. She oversees the Office of Information Technology and is responsible for ensuring alignment between the college's IT services and its mission. In addition to her duties for the college, Beth is an advisor on the Vice President for Information Technology's Executive Committee and participates in a number of campus technology organizations including ITMF, EdTech, UGANet, and UGA Women in Technology.
Beth specializes in IT leadership development and establishing collaborative, client-focused technology services in the higher education space. She has served as a campus technology leader since joining the university in 2008. She holds a B.A. in Physics and Music from Agnes Scott College, an M.Ed. in Instructional Technology from the University of Georgia, and a Ph.D. in Learning, Design, and Technology from the University of Georgia.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Physics and Music
Agnes Scott College
- Master of Education, Instructional Technology
The University of Georgia
- Doctor of Philosophy, Learning, Design, and Technology
The University of Georgia
Awards, Honors and Recognitions
Organizational Leadership
- Franklin Works
- Project Manager, February 2021 - present
- UGA IT Management Forum (ITMF)
- Chair, September 2019 - September 2021
- Vice-Chair, September 2017 - September 2019 & September 2011 - September 2013
- Bylaws Committee Chair, July 2016 - September 2017
- Member, August 2009 - present
- UGA EdTech
- Chair, October 2009 - May 2014
- Founding Member, October 2009 - present
- UGA Staff Council
- Vice President, June 2021 - present
- Parliamentarian, February 2021 - June 2021
- Member, May 2017 - present
- UGA Women's Staff Leadership Institute, 2019
News Features and Quotes
- Staff Council elects officers for 2022-2023 academic year
- UGA executive committee passes academic honesty changes, workplace safety measures forward to council
- Franklin College Chronicles: Campus Spotlight
- Columns Campus News: Campus Spotlight
- Columns Campus News: Staff Council
- Franklin College Chronicles: UGA staffer participates in Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
- Columns Campus News: Women's Staff Leadership Institute
- Franklin College Chronicles: Inclusive Leadership Book Club
- Franklin College Chronicles: Women's Staff Leadership Institute
- Columns Campus News: Women's Staff Leadership Institute
- Franklin College Chronicles: Franklin Staff Excellence Awards
- Franklin College Chronicles: 100 Years of Educating Women at UGA
- Campus News: Staff Council