Dr. Chandler Newell has 27 years of experience in the field of education and was named the system’s Director of Administrative and Instructional Technology in June of 2011. He taught middle grades science for ten years in the Coffee County School System and also has experience at the postsecondary level in Georgia’s Technical College System, where he worked with instruction, student services, and information technology.  He has served as an adjunct instructor and advisory council member in Valdosta State University’s Department of Adult and Career Education, where he taught courses in program planning, curriculum development, instructional systems design, website design, computer applications, and multimedia development.

Dr. Newell earned his Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education with concentrations in science and language arts from Brewton-Parker College.  He earned his Master of Education degree in Adult and Vocational Education from Valdosta State University and his Doctor of Education degree in Adult Education from the University of Georgia.