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Heather Elisabeth

Heather Elisabeth joined the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences in 2025 as an upper-division advisor. She earned a B.F.A. in Fabric Design from the University of Georgia with emphases in Classics, Cultural Anthropology, and Sculpture, and an M.A. in the History of Decorative Arts and Design from Parsons The New School for Design/Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt Museum, where her interdisciplinary studies centered on mid-century popular culture and…


Wanda Johnson

Dr. Wanda Johnson is passionate about working with students and helping them discover their strengths, explore new opportunities, and reach their goals. She brings over a decade of experience in higher education as both an academic advisor and an instructor, having taught first-year seminars, psychology, and other courses designed to support student success. She has served in roles such as Director of Multicultural Services and Programs at the…


Pete Escamilla

Pedro “Pete” Escamilla joined the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences as an upper-division advisor in 2024.  He earned both a B.A. degree in Political Science and an M.Ed. degree in Curriculum & Instruction from Texas A&M University.  Pete currently advises Computer Science students in the School of Computing.  In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, traveling, and going to concerts.     


Heather Gozdan-Bynum

  Heather Gozdan-Bynum received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Clarinet Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. She worked in the Acquisitions Department of the UGA Main Library prior to becoming an Academic Advisor in 2023.   Her undergraduate degree is in Music Performance from Bowling Green State University and she earned a Master of Music with a related field in Musicology from the University of North Texas.…


Tashia Caughran

Tashia has been an academic advisor since December 2022.  She has lived in Athens since 1995.  She enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and two cats, cross-stitching, scrapbooking, and sometimes cooking. As an advisor, she has earned the Certificate in Academic Advising, the Support Dawg certificate, and is an Academic Coach.  She was the UGA New Advisor of the year for 2025.  She enjoys working with students to…


Jon Clark Harwell

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