President's Office Welcomes New Staff
08/19/2016
The JSU Office of the President welcomes two new administrative support personnel: Dorothy G. Quarles and Catherine H. Chappell.
Quarles, who has served as executive assistant to the vice president of University Advancement for nearly 10 years, is now the president’s special assistant. Chappell, a JSU newcomer, has joined the office as executive assistant to the president.
Longtime secretary to the president Pam Stinson recently announced her retirement after 30 years of service to the university. Sherry Taylor, secretary to the university’s chief audit executive, has relocated with the Office of Internal Audit to room 319 of Bibb Graves Hall.
“I would like to thank Mrs. Stinson for her many years of service to the university and for all her support during the first year of my presidency,” said President John M. Beehler. “Her grace and kindness will be missed on campus and I wish her a very happy retirement.”
Quarles has more than 20 years of banking experience and has served as a branch manager, loan officer, assistant credit manager, head teller and teller. Before coming to JSU, she served as executive assistant to the president and chairman of the board for Regions Bank in Calhoun and Talladega Counties, where she was also secretary to the Regions Bank Board of Directors, secretary to the Association of Bank Institutions, and a member of the United Way budget allocation committee.
Prior to her career at Regions Bank, she was employed by Battelle Memorial Institute (BMI) as the project administrative coordinator and office operations manager for the Joint Service Integration Group (JSIG) at Fort McClellan. The JSIG is a Department of Defense/Joint Chiefs of Staff and BMI contractor team focused on the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical arena and works with the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines at the Pentagon. She is currently a board member for the MG Gerald Watson's McClellan Chapter of the Chemical Corps Regimental Association and a member of the JSU Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae Northeast Alabama chapter. She attended the University of South Alabama and Livingston University, which is now University of West Alabama.
Chappell comes to JSU with more than 20 years of experience in retail management, banking, education and health care services. She most recently served as optometry manager with Sarrell Dental and Optical Centers, where she was responsible for the operations of five optical centers. Under her leadership, the department saw a significant increase in revenue. She also formerly served as executive director of the Anniston City Schools Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provided scholarships to Anniston City Schools students.
Chappell’s professional affiliations include Altrusa International, Inc., and Leadership Calhoun County, Class of 2006. She has also served on the Board of Directors of McWane, Inc., Leadership Calhoun County, Sarrell Regional Dental Center, Inc., and St. Michael's Clinic.
“I have worked closely with Dorothy over the past year in her role planning special events for the university,” said Beehler. “Her professionalism and attention to detail are unmatched and she is an outstanding addition to the president’s office. Catherine brings several decades of administrative experience to the university that will prove valuable into the future.”
For assistance within the Office of the President, please contact Quarles at 256-782-8619, dquarles@jsu.edu, or Chappell at 256-782-5881, chappell@jsu.edu.