Open Virginia Advisory Committee (OVAC)

OVAC Contact List

• Member Contact Information

  OVAC Member Information

  Matthew Shelley Assistant Instruction Librarian	Christopher Newport University 1 Avenue of the Arts Newport News, VA 23606	matt.shelley@cnu.edu
  Sarah Elizabeth Cheverton Assistant Coordinator of Online Learning	James Madison University 800 S. Main St/MSC 1104 Harrisonburg, VA 22807	Ph: (540) 568-5321 cheverse@jmu.edu
  Julie Mersiowsky Director, Digital Education Collaborative and Distance Learning	Longwood University 201 High Street Farmville, Virginia	(434) 395-2012 mersiowskyjc@longwood.edu
  W. Preston Davis Director of Instructional Services	Northern Virginia Community College 4001 Wakefield Chapel Road Annandale, Virginia 22003-3796	wdavis@nvcc.edu
  M'Hammed Abdous Assitant Vice President for Teaching & Learning	Old Dominion University 336 Gornto Center Norfolk, VA 23529	Ph: (757) 683-63785 mabdous@odu.edu
  Carly Baskerville Head Librarian	Richard Bland College 11301 Johnson Road South Prince George, Virginia 23805	Ph: (804) 862-6100x.8530 cwinfield@rbc.edu
  Charlie Cosmato Director, Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning	Radford University 801 East Main Street Radford, VA 24142	Ph: (540) 831-6415 Ccosmato@radford.edu
  Diane Ryan Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences	Tidewater Community College 1700 College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453	Ph: (757) 822-7562 dryan@tcc.edu
  Jeffrey McClurken Special Assistant to the Provost for Technology, Teaching, and Innovation	University of Mary Washington 1301 College Avenue Fredericksburg, VA 22401	Ph: (540) 654-1475 jmcclurk@umw.edu
  Archie Holmes, Jr. Vice Provost for Educational Innovation and Interdisciplinary Studies	University of Virginia PO Box 400308 Booker House Charlottesville, VA 22904-4308	Ph: (434) 924-7770 ah7sj@virginia.edu
  Tara Cassidy Coordinator of Library Services	Virginia Community College System 300 Arboretum Place, Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23236	Ph: (804) 819-4976 tcassidy@vccs.edu
  Gardner Campbell Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Student Success	Virginia Commonwealth University 901 W. Franklin Street P.O. Box 842527 Richmond, VA 23284-2527	Ph: (804) 827-0533 wgcampbell@vcu.edu
  Mohamed Eltoweissy Department of Computer and Information Sciences	Virginia Military Institute 422 Mallory Hall Lexington, VA	Ph: (540) 464-7858 leltoweissymy@vmi.edu

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• LAC Representatives

  Steve Litherland Associate Vice President for Libraries	Tidewater Community College 1700 College Crescent Virginia Beach, VA 23453	Ph: (757) 822-1944 slitherland@tcc.edu
  George Fowler Interim University Librarian	Old Dominion University Perry 2001B Norfolk, VA 23529	Ph: (757) 683-4141 gfowler@odu.edu
  Anita Walz Open Education, Copyright and Scholarly Communication Librarian	Virginia Tech 560 Drillfield Drive Blacksburg, VA 24061	Ph: (540) 231-2204 arwalz@vt.edu

• SCHEV Staff

  Joseph DeFilippo Director of Academic Affairs & Planning	State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Richmond, Virginia	Ph: (804) 225-2629 joedefilippo@schev.edu
  Beverly Rebar Senior Associate for Academic and Legislative Affairs	State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Richmond, VA 23219	Ph: (804) 371-0571 beverlyrebar@schev.edu
  Wendy Kang Higher Education Innovation Director	State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Richmond, VA 23219	Ph: (804) 225-4416 WendyKang@schev.edu