• Brianna Greenberg - Computer Science Instructor
• Erin Lucas - Support Specialist
• Misty Kiernan - IT Resource Advisor
• Heather Harper - Director of IT
• Katelyn Murrell - Data Scientist

Brianna Greenberg

Computer Science Instructor
South Georgia Technical College

Brianna Greenberg is a computer networking and cybersecurity instructor and has held various IT roles over the last eight years. Her journey in IT began as a dual-enrolled high school student attending technical college where the networking instructor’s enthusiasm inspired her computing hobby into a career. She earned a BS and Master’s degree in IT at Middle Georgia State University, and several industry certifications. She designs cybersecurity courses and her main research interest is in improving assistive technologies for autistic adults. In the classroom, she found that her students have many different learning styles, and adapting to each student, whether by providing alternate formats for course material or by using assistive technology, is essential to their success. The field of IT can only benefit from diversifying the population of IT professionals, so my goal is to contribute to that by making IT education accessible to as many students as possible.

Erin Lucas

Desktop Support Specialist
Blue Bird Body Company

Erin Lucas is a 2018 Middle Georgia Alumni. She earned a BS in Information Technology with a concentration in Cyber Security. She currently works at the Blue Bird Body Company Headquarters in Macon, Georgia as a Desktop Support Specialist. She will be transitioning into a Cyber Security role, although she has previously worked in Cyber Security for three years. Her day-to-day routine involves sending out user system access approvals for different systems they will use daily, along with normal day-to-day helpdesk issues our users encounter. She believes it's the small victories in helping users that mean the most to her in this profession, even if they are humorous. It is the sigh of relief on the user’s face, the look of astonishment, and the bemused smile of wonder that reminds her of the very essence of why she loves what she does.

Misty Kiernan

IT Resource Advisor
Robins Air Force Base

Misty Kiernan works at the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command at Robins Air Force Base as an IT Resource Advisor/Software Benefits Administrator/Base Software License Manager/Travel Budget Manager. She is married to Scott who is the Executive Pastry Chef at Idle Hour Club and they have two children (ages 24 and 15 years old), three cats (ages 17, 12, and 9 years old), a hermit crab of unknown age that she's had for 3 years (they can live for 30 years!!), and four hens (2 years old). She is a three time graduate of MGA with her latest degree being an MSIT in Information Security and Digital Forensics. She has taught IT courses at MGA for 4 years ranging from History of Computers, Cyber Forensics & Data Recovery, Virtual Computing, Project Management, Critical Infrastructure Security, and Database Principles.

Heather Harper

Director of IT

Heather Harper started her academic career with a focus in accounting, but soon found a love for all things IT. Middle Georgia State University Master’s program was the perfect opportunity and she became one of the first graduates of the inaugural class of 2016. Heather is now the Director of Information Technology for the largest peach grower on the east coast. With a passion for continuing education, Heather has also completed Project Management Professional certification. The combination of information technology expertise and project management talents have allowed her to work on numerous projects, ranging from complex software implementations to four-million-dollar facility expansions.

Katelyn Murrell

Data Scientist
Intel Corporation

Katelyn Murrell grew up in South Carolina and attended school to become a certified and state board licensed dental assistant. But after her partner’s job began relocating her family multiple times for new opportunities, Katelyn decided to leave her career as a dental assistant and focus on a global opportunity.

Katelyn started a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) online at Middle Georgia State University in 2018 specializing in software engineering. She enjoyed the creativity software engineering allows in building applications from scratch.

Katelyn said, "The academic program really gave me a solid foundation and a great launchpad to begin my career."

As a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success and Alpha Iota Mu (AIM) IT (Information Technology) Honor Society at Middle Georgia State University, Katelyn received an incredible opportunity to intern for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) at Kennedy Space Center. Katelyn said, "It was the experience of a lifetime. I also now have the honor of saying I worked on components of the Artemis Mission that will take the first woman and next man to the moon!"

Shortly after graduating in May 2020, Katelyn began a yearlong internship as a Data Science Graduate Intern with Intel Corporation, as well as enrolled in the Online Master of Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology. Today, after an internship extension, she is in her 19th month of being with Intel, and still in the OMSCS program at Georgia Tech.