Welcome New Faculty and Staff Craig Baker , Temporary Facilities Grounds Jacquelyn Blankinship , Asheville Center Coordinator/ Admissions Counselor, Rhodes College, BA, Psychology; Appalachian State University, BM, Music Theory
Rodney Caldwell , Visiting Associate Professor of Music & Director of Choral Studies, University of Arizona, DMA, Conducting
Stephen Childers , Part Time Security Officer, Haywood Community College, AAS, Business
Monica Cody , Telemarketer John Covington III , Admissions Counselor Marlene Gile , Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Nursing, Denison University, BA, English Literature
Ryan Hefti , Assistant Professor of Chemistry/Physics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, PhD, Nanoscale Science
Andrew Hoots , Chaplain Resident, Campbell University Divinity School, M Div, Religion
E. Susan Kellogg , Frankhauser Professor of Business, The Union Institute, PhD, Business
Judy Metcalf , Facilities: Custodian James Neill , Facilities: Electrician Donna Parsons , Assistant Professor of Business, Saint Mary’s University, PhD, Management
Ann Peiffer , Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology,
Anna Riddle , General Accounting Associate, University of North Carolina at Asheville, BS, Accounting
Travis Riner , Telemarketer, Mars Hill University, BS, Physical Education
Joel Rogers , Assistant Professor Of Musical Theatre, University of Memphis, MFA, Directing
Richard Schwein , Director of Safety and Security
Personnel, US Naval Postgraduate School, MA, National Security
David Scott , Facilities: Carpenter Kinta Serve , Assistant Professor of Biology, Idaho State University, PhD, Biology
Stacey Sparks , Director of Foundations Engagement/ Prospect Research, University of Central Florida, MPA, Public Administration
Steven Stritt , Assistant Professor of Social Work,
University of California, Berkley, PhD, Social Welfare
Jonathan Strother , Assistant Athletic Trainer,
University of NC - Pembroke, MA, Physical Education
Nathan Waldrop , Facilities: Plumber Dana Wilson, Assistant Professor of Health ,Physical Education & Recreation, Walden University, PhD, Public Health/Com Health Ed
Adam Zulak , Admissions Counselor, Mars Hill University, BA, Sociology
University of Connecticut, PhD, Psychological and Behavioral Neuroscience
MARS HILL UNIVERSITY HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF SAFETY AND SECURITY Richard (Rick) D. Schwein Jr. has joined the staff of Mars Hill University as Director of the Department of Safety and Security and as a member of the criminal justice faculty. Schwein has more than 31 years of service to the federal government, including 26 years as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 2011, he was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in the FBI Counterterrorism Division 24
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and was detailed to the CIA Counterterrorism Center at Langley, Virginia as the Deputy Director for Law Enforcement. In 2012, Schwein was selected by then-Director Robert Mueller as Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI Birmingham Division. Schwein retired from government service in December 2014 and returned to western North Carolina. According to President Dan Lunsford, Schwein’s impressive credentials make him the perfect fit for an increased emphasis on safety and security at Mars Hill University.