East Carolina University
NC Teaching Fellows Program
Maynard Scholarship Program
Advisory Board
Mission Statement: The East Carolina Teaching Fellows and Maynard Scholarship Advisory Board shall consist of university faculty, administrators and public school personnel. This board shall serve as a support system for the program and as a communication line between the program and the university at large.
The board will assist with financing for the program, initiating and implementing program policy, and providing services for the operation and improvement of the program. The board shall meet with the Director of the program on a regular basis for reports on the status of the program.
Meeting Schedule: The Advisory Board meets the third Wednesday of October and April during the academic year. Meetings are from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Examples of board action: Secured university funding; provided ECU Foundation funds; included Fellows in Honors program; secured Fellows residence hall; planned and executed academic advising program; offered a BB&T leadership seminar; provided office and meeting space; secured early pre-registration for Fellows.
Board Members:
ECU NC Teaching Fellows and Maynard Scholars Advisory Board
Dr. Linda Patriarca
Chair, Dean of the College of Education
Dr. Marilyn Sheerer
Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
Dr. James Bearden
Director of BB & T Center for Leadership Development
Dr. Vivian Martin Covington
Director of Teacher Education
Dr. Christopher Locklear
Assistant Director, Office of Teacher Education
ECU Teaching Fellow Alumnus
Dr. Mary Beth Corbin
Director, Center for Academic Services
Dr. Johna Faulconer
Assistant Professor and Faculty Advisor, Middle Grades Education
Dr. Marcela Ruiz-Funes
Associate Professor and Faculty Advisor
Foreign Languages Education, College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Diana Lys
Lead Coordinator, Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach,
Teacher Education Recruitment Plan
Ms. Kendra Harris
Coordinator of The Leadership Collaborative, Academic and Student Affairs
Ms. Catrina Davis
Associate Director and COE Liaison, The Career Center
Ms. Chalisa Harrell
Associate Director, ECU Admissions
Ms. Debbie Metcalf
ECU and Pitt County Schools
Mr. Kurt Garner
Teacher, DH Conley High School, Pitt County Schools
ECU Teaching Fellow Alumnus
Teaching Fellows/Maynard Scholars
Program Staff and Class Representatives
