Adjunct Faculty

Dr. Gary A. DePaul brings more than 20 years of professional experience in leadership development, talent development, and performance consulting. His corporate journey includes senior management roles at Lowe’s Home Improvement, Fidelity Information Services, and Johnson Controls. Currently, Dr. DePaul is a keynote speaker, author, and performance consultant. He also is a Distinguished Principal Research […]

Dr. Dale Ellis has served as the Superintendent of Montgomery County Schools since 2010. He has over 20 years of senior level leadership experience in school administration. As Superintendent, Dr. Ellis’ dedication to several significant initiatives has driven student success to support the school system’s vision of graduating life-ready, globally competitive students. Under his leadership, […]

Dr. Nick Findlater is a Senior Research Associate in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation from the Cato College of Education at UNC Charlotte; as well as, a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers, The State […]

Dr. Tim Holland is a career independent school educator and adjunct lecturer. His experiences have included the roles of teacher, coach, athletic director, dean of students, assistant principal, principal, and head of school. He earned his doctorate in organizational leadership from Vanderbilt University with his research capstone focusing on supporting student engagement in online learning […]

Dr. Jules Keith-Le is an Academic Technology Support Analyst with the Office of OneIT, bringing over 20 years of educational experience from the public and private sectors. She has worked at UNC Charlotte for 12+ years in various instructional design and faculty development roles. Dr. Keith-Le has also taught at the University of South Florida, […]

Dr. Don Kirkey is an Associate Graduate Faculty member in in the Learning Design and Technology (LDT) program. He also serves as a corporate / consulting representative on the Board of Advisors for the LDT program. He has an Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership (Human Resource Development Specialization) from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida and […]

Dr. Corey McNeill is an adjunct instructor in the Learning, Design, and Technology (LDT) Program at UNC Charlotte. Corey also is the Section Chief for School Connectivity at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Corey has previously worked as product manager for NC LMS & OER, lead teacher of instructional technology, instructional technology facilitator, […]

Lindsay Messinger is a part-time faculty member and has been teaching at UNC Charlotte since 2016, in both the Educational Leadership and the Psychological Sciences departments, teaching courses on program evaluation and research methods. Lindsay also serves as the Director of Research and Evaluation with The Leon Levine Foundation. Lindsay joined the Foundation in 2023, […]

Hannah is a UNC Charlotte staff member serving as a Learning and Development Manager within the Human Resources department. She enjoys using Articulate, Adobe, Vyond, PowerPoint, Google Suite and other programs to create engaging learning experiences for the UNC Charlotte staff. Hannah’s research focuses on on blending best teaching practices with technology to promote learner […]