Craig McDaniel, president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College, has named Larry Jarrett as aviation maintenance instructor; Lee Ann Williams as practical nursing instructor; Denise Wittman as medical business administrative technology instructor; Lura Sheppard as GED chief examiner and Anthony Gallman as cosmetology instructor.

Larry Jarrett joined the U.S. Air Force in 1973. After technical school he was assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire.

Jarrett worked on the Boeing KC-135 aircraft. In 1980, he was reassigned to the 42nd Bomb Wing of Loring Air Force Base in Maine and worked on the KC-135 and the B-52 aircraft. Jarrett moved to Rome in 2008 and began working for Cole Aviation Moony Service Center at the Richard B. Russell Regional Airport as a maintenance technician.

Lee Ann Williams began her educational career with an associate degree in nursing from Chattanooga State Community College and continued her education by obtaining a masters degree in nursing from Walden University. Williams teaches on the Walker County Campus of Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

Denise Wittman received her bachelor of science degree in organizational management from Covenant College. She has 11 years experience in health care administration. Her medical administrative management background includes physician practice management, surgery center, and dialysis center administration.

As the medical business administrative technology instructor at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Walker County and Gordon County campuses, Wittman will be responsible for providing educational opportunities for students in the field of medical business administrative technology, while working closely with the community to increase additional workforce opportunities.

Lura Sheppard received a bachelor of English degree from Tennessee Temple College and a master of public affairs degree from Kentucky State University.

She has taught high school English since 2005. Prior to that, Sheppard traveled across the United States and Canada for the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention for 12 years.

The chief examiner assists in preparation and orientation of testers and the oversight of the GED program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

Anthony Gallman graduated from Shorter College in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. In 2003, he received his cosmetology diploma from Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

Since that time, Gallman has worked at several salons in Calhoun and Dalton, and is now the owner of Anthony & Company Salon in Calhoun. He is a volunteer with Floyd County Juvenile Court as a Citizen Panel Review member.