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SRA staff & contact information

General Contact Information

Phone (229) 245-6517
Wordle of Office workers
Fax Number (229) 245-6519
Mailing Address 1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698-0179
Campus Location 103 E. Brookwood Place

Meet the Staff

Michael Black

 
Dr. Michael M. Black
Interim Director/
Data Information Analyst
Mobile 229-333-7831
Mail mmblack@valdosta.edu
  • Joined SRA in July 2008
  • B.B.A. in Finance, M.Ed. in Educational Leadership (Higher Education), and M.Ed. in Instructional Technology from VSU
  • Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from FSU
  • Graduate Certificate in Institutional Research from FSU
  • Responsible for Strategic Focus, financial analyses, needs assessments, aiding in SACS reaffirmation efforts, special projects
  • Authored two books on VSU’s history: A Mosaic of People and Events in the History of Valdosta State University’s Business Operations, 1906-2006 (2006) and Sincerely, Frank; Frank R. Reade: Professor, President and Camp Director (2008)
  • Interests include higher education finance, facilities, and history; multiculturalism and the effects of changing demographics
 
Barrie Fitzgerald
 
Barrie Fitzgerald
Institutional Research
Analyst II

Mobile 229-333-7836
Mail bdfitzgerald@valdosta.edu
  • Joined SRA in April 2010
  • B.A. in Political Science from VSU; currently pursuing Master of Public Administration at VSU
  • Responsible for: special projects, institutional data reporting, aiding in SACS reaffirmation efforts, and SRA website.
 
Kristen McSpadden
 
Kristen McSpadden
Institutional Research
Analyst I

Mobile 229-259-5103
Mail kkmcspadden@valdosta.edu
  • Joined SRA in January 2011
  • B.B.A. in Economics from UGA
  • Responsible for: information requests, external survey reporting, and special projects as assigned
 
Ieshia Walker  
Ieshia Walker
Institutional Research
Analyst I

Mobile 229-245-4368
  • Joined SRA in January 2012
  • M.P.A and B.B.A. in Economics from VSU
  • Responsible for: external survey reporting, information requests, and special projects as assigned
 
Pat
 


Pat Rozier

Administrative Coordinator
Mobile 229-245-6517
Mail prozier@valdosta.edu


  • Joined SRA August 2006
  • B.S. in Administrative Services from VSU
  • Has been employed at VSU for fifteen years;  before transferring to Strategic Research and Analysis, she worked for the Department of Management in the Langdale College of Business.
  • Responsible for: scheduling meetings, office budgeting, and general office management
       
Cachet
 
Cachet Berry
Graduate Assistant
Mobile 229-333-7831
  • Joined SRA in August 2010
  • Received her B.S. in Psychology from UGA in May 2010; currently pursuing a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy.
  • During her undergraduate years, Cachet was a founding co-executive of the Sexual Health Helpers at UGA.
  • Responsible for data and survey analysis, publication design, special projects as assigned.
       
Nicholas
 
Nicholas Grisak
Graduate Assistant
Mobile 229-333-7831
  • Joined SRA in August 2011
  • Received his B.S. in Psychology from Baldwin-Wallace College in May 2009; currently pursuing a Master of Science in Industrial Organization Psychology.
  • Responsible for data and survey analysis, needs assessments, and special projects as assigned.