ALG Champions
ALG Champions are affordable learning specialists and advocates at each USG institution. Champions work together to inform the institution about affordable resources, including open educational resources, along with the fundamentals and practices behind open licensing and the potential to enhance instruction through open pedagogy.
ALG Faculty Champion
A faculty instructor using no- or low-cost materials in their courses with open educational resources (OER) experience. Faculty Champions work within their campus to inform faculty, staff, and students about Affordable Learning Georgia and the benefits of open educational resources.
ALG Library Champion
A campus librarian with OER expertise. Library Champions work together with the Faculty Champion to identify, evaluate, and provide access to affordable, library-subscribed, and open educational resources. They also inform faculty, staff, and students about ALG and OER alongside the Faculty Champion.
ALG Design Champion
An instructional designer or Center for Teaching and Learning representative with open and OER-enabled pedagogy expertise. Design Champions work together with the Faculty Champion to inform faculty, staff, and students about open and OER-enabled pedagogy and to help identify ways in which it can be implemented in courses using OER. They also inform faculty, staff, and students about ALG and OER alongside the Faculty Champion and Library Champion.
Find your local champion
Institution |
ALG Champions |
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Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College |
Faculty Champion: April Abbott |
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Albany State University |
Faculty Champion: Anilkumar Devarapu |
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Atlanta Metropolitan State College |
Faculty Champion: Eze Nwaogu |
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Augusta University |
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Clayton State University |
Faculty Champion: Sheryne Southard |
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College of Coastal Georgia |
Faculty Champion: Dantera Tangpisuthipongsa |
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Columbus State University |
Faculty Champion: Brian Muse |
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Dalton State College |
Faculty Champion: Alicia Briganti |
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East Georgia State College |
Faculty Champion: Deborah Lee |
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Fort Valley State University |
Faculty Champion: Patcharin Marion |
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Georgia College and State University |
Faculty Champion: Shaundra Walker |
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Georgia Gwinnett College |
Faculty Champion: Marie Firestone |
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Georgia Highlands College |
Faculty Champion: Sharryse Henderson |
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Georgia Institute of Technology |
Faculty Champion: David Joyner |
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Georgia Southern University |
Faculty Champion: Chelda Smith |
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Georgia Southwestern State University |
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Georgia State University |
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Gordon State College |
Faculty Champion: Lynn Rumfelt |
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Kennesaw State University |
Faculty Champion: Nasrin Dehbozorgi |
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Middle Georgia State University |
Faculty Champion: Donna Balding |
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Savannah State University |
Faculty Champion: Antonio Velazquez |
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South Georgia State College |
Faculty Champion: Molly Smith |
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University of Georgia |
Faculty Champion: Megan Mittelstadt |
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University of North Georgia |
Faculty Champion: Laura Getty |
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University of West Georgia |
Faculty Champion: Agnieska Chwialkowska |
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Valdosta State University |
Faculty Champion: Jan Drake |
Jeff GallantProgram Director
Jeff Gallant has been with ALG since 2014 when it was a pilot program. He regularly consults with new open education programs and presents on program management, strategic planning, grant programs, data collection, and reporting. He has been a mentor in the SPARC Open Education Leadership Program since its inception in 2017, a mentoring faculty member of the AAC&U Institute on OER since its inception in 2021, and a co-author of The OER Starter Kit for Program Managers.
Nakita AfahaProgram Manager
Nakita Afaha joined Affordable Learning Georgia in May 2023. She earned her bachelor's degree in business education from James Madison University in Virginia and holds a master's degree in adult education from Troy University in Alabama. She also holds an education specialist degree in instructional technology from the University of West Georgia. Before coming to ALG, Nakita worked at other USG institutions, including Georgia State University in the area of online education.