Gwinnett Tech advisors provide evaluation and guidance to help you explore and choose program options, class selection and scheduling, and career and educational goals. Students are assigned an advisor after being accepted into a program of study. You should meet with your advisor prior to each quarterly registration to discuss your plans and progress towards graduation. Keep in mind that it is your overall responsibility to meet all graduation requirements, but advisors are here to assist you in your academic planning.
Kenny Adkins
Program Director, Carpentry and Residential Construction Management
678-226-6649
Tony Cook
Program Director, Drafting and Design
678-226-6640
Gail L. Edwards
Division Director, Construction and Trades &
Program Director, Commercial Construction Management
678-226-6367
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Gail L. Edwards joined Gwinnett Tech in 2006 as program director, commercial construction management.
Her prior industry experience includes more than 15 years in the commercial construction industry. Most recently she served as the project scheduler for Level5, Inc., an Atlanta-based company, where she developed and maintained schedules for 15 projects from conception to completion with budgets in excess of $10 million. Edwards' prior commercial project management experience involved development and management of an array of commercial and industrial projects in a variety of environments, including power plants, chemical processing facilities, and the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.
Edwards holds a bachelor of science in physics from Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina, a bachelor of science in industrial engineering technology from Southern Polytechnic State University, and a master of science in management of technology, also from Southern Polytechnic University. Additionally, Edwards has served as an adjunct professor at the School of Business at Benedict College and at Gwinnett Tech, as well as a career counselor and academic program developer at Southern Polytechnic State University.
Edwards and her spouse have three children and reside in Snellville. Edwards supports the Gwinnett Foundation.
Stan Osborne
Instructor, Air Conditioning Technology
678-226-6385
Jerry Williams
Program Director, Heating and Air Conditioning Technology
678-226-6313
