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Name Position Location Phone E-Mail
Dr. Diane Foucar-SzockiDepartment HeadMemorial 3310B568-6794foucardl@jmu.edu
Amy BrooksAdministrative AssistantMemorial 3310568-8012brooksaj@jmu.edu
Sandra GilchristAdministrative AssistantMemorial 3310A568-2291gilchrse@jmu.edu
Dr. Oris T. GriffinFaculty and Professor-in-ResidenceMemorial 3345D568-6453griffiot@jmu.edu
Dr. John HollenbeckFacultyMemorial 3325F568-3394hollenjx@jmu.edu
Larry HuffmanFacultyMemorial 3330D568-3888huffmalr@jmu.edu
Dr. John KiddFacultyMemorial 3350A 568-5530kiddjh@jmu.edu
Dr. Ian K. MacgillivrayFacultyMemorial 3330B568-4311macgilik@jmu.edu
Dr. Denise PerrittFaculty and Program Coordinator, Educational LeadershipMemorial 3350B568-6352perritda@jmu.edu
Dr. Steve PurcellFaculty and Program Coordinator, Educational TechnologyMemorial 3325C568-6793purcelsl@jmu.edu
Lisa SchickCoordinator, Career Development AcademyMemorial 7345F568-2930schicklc@jmu.edu
Randy SnowFacultyMemorial 3345B568-8842snowrs@jmu.edu
Dr. Tim ThomasFacultyMemorial 3330A568-6190thomastg@jmu.edu
Dr. Stephanie WastaFacultyMemorial 3350D568-5210wastasa@jmu.edu
Dr. Diane WilcoxFaculty and Program Coordinator, Human Resource DevelopmentMemorial 3325E568-6707wilcoxdm@jmu.edu
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Diane Foucar-Szocki -- Department Head

Dr. Diane Foucar-Szocki is head of the Learning, Technology and Leadership Education department with earned degrees from San Diego State University, SUNY College at Buffalo and Syracuse University. Her areas of interest include adult performance analysis, workforce development, creativity and leadership development. Over the past ten years, with grant funding of more than eight million dollars, Dr. Foucar-Szocki has established the Workforce Improvement Network, the Workforce Development Campus and the ESOL Career Development Academy at Memorial Hall, promoting learning at work for all employees, particularly those with limited english skills or without a high school diploma. She serves as an advisor to the National Institute for Literacy on Workforce Development. Dr. Foucar-Szocki was elected to the Harrisonburg School Board, served on the Executive Board of the Massanutten Technical Center and currently serves on the Harrisonburg Education Foundation Board of Directors. She is a past President of the Virginia Association of Adult and Continuing Education, First Night Harrisonburg and the JMU Women's Club. Dr. F-S is part of a JMU family as mother to two current JMU students and wife to Dr. Reg Foucar-Szocki, Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management in the College of Business. She seems to eat, sleep and breathe education, doing so in Harrisonburg during the academic year and in Western Montana, where she was born, during the summer.