Faculty & Staff
The Communication faculty at Volunteer State are dedicated to providing excellent instruction and advising to students. All of the faculty have earned advanced degrees in their areas of expertise.
Many faculty also have additional education to their credit and professional experience in business, government or industry and are active in continuing professional development. Select the faculty member’s name to send e-mail.
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard E. Assante | Associate Professor of Communication, Chair of Communication, Foreign Language and Philosophy | (615) 230 - 3727 | Len.Assante@volstate.edu |
| Howard E. Espravnik | Associate Professor of Communications, General Manager WVCP-FM 88.5 | (615) 230 - 3218 | Howard.Espravnik@volstate.edu |
| Ben A. Jobe, Jr | Adjunct Associate Professor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3202 | Ben.Jobe@volstate.edu |
| David Johnson | Associate Professor of Communication & English | 1-800-563-8220 / 5206 | David.Johnson@volstate.edu |
| Shellie Michael | Associate Professor of Communication & English | (615) 230 - 3769 | Shellie.Michael@volstate.edu |
| James Milliner | Chief Engineer, WVCP-FM | (615) 230 - 3602 | James.Milliner@volstate.edu |
| Jim L. Parker | Adjunct Professor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3201 | Jim.Parker@volstate.edu |
| Jennifer Pitts | Instructor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3421 | Jennifer.Pitts@volstate.edu |
| Jacqueline Scarbrough | Adjunct Assistant Professor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3201 | Jacque.Scarbrough@volstate.edu |
| Clay Scott | Associate Professor of Communication, Faculty Advisor to Pioneer & Settler | (615) 230 - 3361 | Clay.Scott@volstate.edu |
| Seth H. Sparkman, Jr. | Associate Professor of Communication, Director of Distance Learning | (615) 230 - 3668 | Skip.Sparkman@volstate.edu. |
| Edmon Thomas | Associate Professor of Speech and Theatre | (615) 230 - 3226 | Edmon.Thomas@volstate.edu |
| Judi Truitt | Associate Professor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3781 | Judi.Truitt@volstate.edu |
| Melissa Tyndall | Instructor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3202 | Melissa.Tyndall@volstate.edu |
| Sheri Waltz | Adjunct Instructor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3202 | Sheri.Waltz@volstate.edu |
| David E. Warner | Associate Professor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3212 | David.Warner@volstate.edu |
| Chuck Whiting | Adjunct Instructor of Communication | (615) 230 - 3202 | Chuck.Whiting@volstate.edu |