Established in 2022, the WGU Southeast Region Distinguished Alumni Council will help chart the path of progress for WGU in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Our alumni will serve as ambassadors in their states and communities as part of the council’s broader outreach on behalf of WGU and provide strategic insights to Regional Vice President Kim Estep and other regional leadership. They will advise and strategize ways to increase awareness, reputation, visibility, and the impact of WGU by networking and advocating for equitable access to higher education.
Corey Alexander, President at Ross Health Group, Nashville, Tenn.
Robert Berg, Principal and Director of Operations and Technology Consulting at Perr&Knight, St. Augustine, Fla.
Auchaia Farley, Physician Assistant, Lavergne, Tenn.
Laura Gentry, CEO at Atrium Health Navicent Peach, Byron, Ga.
Pepper Ginder, Informatics Education Coordinator at Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Biloxi, Miss.
Jill Howard, Assistant Vice President, Behavioral Health Services at LifePoint Health, Brentwood, Tenn.
Peter G. McDermott, Sr. Director, Business Advisory Services for US & Canada Consumer Operations at Marriott International, Franklin, Tenn.
Colleen McEdwards, Ph.D., Journalism/Communications Professor, University of Florida’s Online Master’s Program for the
College of Journalism and Communication Distance Learning, Atlanta, Ga.
Richelle Putnam, Author and Freelance Writer, Meridian, Miss.
Angela Hinson Quick, Ed.D., MBA, Senior VP of Education, RTI International, Willow Spring, N.C.
David Statum, Executive Director, Co-Founder, CEO at Family Food Ministry, Inc., Estill Springs, Tenn.
Maureen Stover, Online Science Teacher, North Carolina Virtual Public School, Fayetteville, N.C.
Douglas Styler, Assistant VP, Supply Chains Systems, HCA Information Technology Group, Franklin, Tenn.
Dr. Johannah B. Williams, Dean of the STEM Division at Nashville State Community College, Nashville, Tenn.
