Dr. Barbara Bellefeuille, Provost
Dr. Barbara Bellefeuille oversees the daily operations of the college as Provost. She was formerly vice-president for Academic Affairs. She received her B.S. from Columbia International University, her M.Ed. from Reformed Theological Seminary, and her Ed.D. from Virginia Tech.
Dr. Bellefeuille, who grew up in Michigan, taught 13 years in Bluefield, West Virginia before becoming a part of the TFC Teacher Education department faculty in 1991. In 1997, she became the department’s chair. In 2005, she was asked to serve as associate vice-president of Academic Affairs. And in 2007, she accepted the position of vice-president for Academic Affairs. Much of her administrative work at Toccoa Falls College has been in the area of accreditation and faculty development. She is an active member of the First Alliance Church in Toccoa and also enjoys taking part in short-term mission trips.
B.S. – Biblical Education, Columbia International University
M.Ed. – Educational Administration, Reformed Theological Seminary, Graduate School of Education
Ed.D. – Curriculum and Instruction, Virginia Tech
Mr. Lee Yowell, Vice President for Student Development
The student development division is comprised of residence life, campus security, community life, health services, counseling and career services, intramurals sports, and intercollegiate athletics. Mr. Yowell received his Bachelor of Arts from Olivet Nazarene University in 2000 and a Master of Science degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene University in 2006.
A native of the great state of Indiana, Mr. Yowell joined the TFC community in 2010 having previously served as Associate Dean of Student Development at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. With over 10 years of professional experience in the Student Development field, Lee loves working with college students and enjoys the challenges that working with a diverse student body can bring. He and his wife Bridget have been married since 2000 and have four children Houston, Ashton, Grace, and Peyton. His interests include hikes to “little falls” with his family, conversations with students in the coffee shop, SGA activities, and TFC athletic events.
B. A. – Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois
M. S. – Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio
Doctoral Coursework – Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois (Incomplete)
Dr. Brian Shelton, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Brian Shelton was formerly the dean of the School of Christian Ministries. Dr. Shelton received his B.A. in biology from Asbury College, his M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in historical theology from Saint Louis University.
He is a native of Virginia and grew up in southeastern Kentucky. He spent ten years in biology research and then two years in youth ministry before coming to TFC. Dr. Shelton is a member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and University’s Leadership Development Institute and Georgia’s Governor Teaching Fellowship Symposium. He is also an active member at the Clarkesville United Methodist Church. He also is the author of Martyrdom from Exegesis in Hippolytus: An Early Church Presbyter’s Commentary on Daniel (Paternoster, 2008).
Dr. Shelton joined the TFC faculty in 2001 as an associate professor of Theology. He became the associate vice president for Academic Affairs in 2007, and then dean of the School of Christian Ministries in 2008. Dr. Shelton is in his tenth year at TFC. He and his wife Sally, have three daughters: Annie, Katie, and Maggie.
B.A. – Biology, Asbury College
M.Div. – Covenant Theological Seminary
Ph.D. – Historical Theology, Saint Louis University
Mr. Gregg Schulte, Vice President for Business and Finance
Mr. Gregg Schulte oversees the departments of accounting and finance, information technology, bookstore, food services, human resources, facilities operation and maintenance, student accounts, student financial aid, and radio station WRAF. Mr. Schulte received his B.S. in Accounting and his M.S. in Accounting both from the University of Kentucky. He did additional work in Management at the University of Cincinnati and has been a licensed Certified Public Accountant for over twenty-five years.
Mr. Schulte is a native of Kentucky and began his career in higher education as an accounting faculty member and, later, an administrative department head at Northern Kentucky University. Since those early years in his career, he has served the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Jefferson (KY) Community & Technical College, and three small Christian institutions as vice president and chief business and finance officer—Regent University, Judson (IL) College, and Columbia International University. He has been married to Mary Schulte for twenty-eight years, and they have four daughters and one son. Gregg’s interests include family and church activities, vegetable gardening, Charles Dickens novels and novel-based films, stamp collecting, writing, and college athletics. He has served his country with pride as a member of the United States Army Reserve.
B.S. – Accounting, University of Kentucky
M.S. – Accounting, University of Kentucky
Mr. James Hansen, Vice President for Advancement
James Hansen comes to Toccoa Falls College with 20 years in advancement experience at various higher education institutions such as: Spring Arbor College, Brenau University, Mississippi State University, Clemson University, and Southern Wesleyan University. He received his B.A. in Business Economics from Spring Arbor College and his M.B.A. from Brenau University. Mr. Hansen and his wife Kelly have three daughters and a son.
B.A. – Business Economics, Spring Arbor College
M.B.A. – Brenau University