Staff

Academic Affairs

 

Marc Guidry

Dr. Marc Guidry was appointed Associate Provost of Academic Affairs on June 4, 2018, after serving as Associate Dean of the College of Liberal and Applied Arts since September, 2012. He joined SFA in 1999 as an assistant professor of English. He was promoted to full professor of English in 2013.

Dr. Guidry earned his B.A. with a major in English and a minor in philosophy in 1987 from Loyola University New Orleans, graduating summa cum laude. He earned his Ph.D. with a major in English and a minor in philosophy from Louisiana State University in 1997. He did his dissertation on Geoffrey Chaucer's magisterial medieval British masterwork, The Canterbury Tales. While at LSU, he won the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Committee "Keeping the Dream Alive" award and the Lewis P. Simpson Outstanding Dissertation Award.

Dr. Guidry has published an illustrated edition of Chaucer's Knight's Tale and an assortment of journal articles and chapters on Chaucer and other medieval British poets. He has presented on Chaucer at the International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds in Great Britain, and has presented on both British and American authors at several conferences across the United States.

Dr. Guidry has taught dozens of different classes in British and world literature, linguistics, and freshman composition. He served as SFA's Faculty Senate chair in 2007-2008, and has served on scores of university, college, and department committees.

Dr. Guidry is married to Monique Saccente, a CPA employed with Compensation Strategies Group based out of Beaumont, Texas. Their daughter Gabrielle is a music education major at SFA who will be graduating in May 2019. She is a member of the Lumberjack Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, and the Pinewoods Symphony. Their son Joseph is entering his sophomore year at the University of Texas Austin, where he is a double physics-astronomy major. Joseph received a research fellowship at the end of his freshman year to study outbursts in white dwarf stars at the McDonald Observatory.

For more information, visit Dr. Guidry's profile page.

Sharon Brewer has served as assistant to the executive vice president and provost for academic affairs since January 2004. A native of Ipswich, England, Brewer also assumed the role of coordinator for international faculty members in 2023, collaborating closely with them to facilitate the process of securing permanent residency or green card status.

Brewer is a certified public manager and graduate of the 2008-09 Leadership Nacogdoches Program class. She also is a proud volunteer of Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA.

Brewer has two daughters, Emily and Georgia, both of which received their undergraduate and graduate degrees from SFA. Emily is the learning experience coordinator at SFA’s Center for Teaching and Learning, and Georgia teaches high school economics at Lufkin High School.

Brewer is proud “nana” to four grandchildren: Atticus, Archer, Olive and Lincoln. Most of her spare time is spent keeping them occupied.

Alisha is from Nacogdoches and is a SFA alum. She graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor in Business Administration and Master in Professional Accountancy. Alisha worked in Academic Affairs as a student assistant for 5 years during her time at SFA and was also a member of Beta Alpha Psi and Beta Gamma Sigma.

After graduation, Alisha married her husband, Colten, and moved to Houston. While in Houston, Alisha worked as an audit associate for BKD, a middle market public accounting firm. During this time, she primarily focused on Financial Services and Governmental/Not-for-profit audits, then ultimately specialized in Investment Fund audits. Alisha also obtained her Certified Public Accountant license during her time at BKD.

Alisha and her husband eventually chose to move back to Nacogdoches, where she has been the Budget Analyst for Academic Affairs since November 2018.

Jordan Barkley

Dr. Jordan Barkley earned his bachelor's degree in English and history education, master’s degree as a reading specialist and Ph.D. in reading education from Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama.  

Barkley began his career teaching middle school English and history for five years at Opelika Middle School in Opelika, Alabama. He then joined the faculty at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, where he prepared middle and secondary teachers to teach English. During his nine years at JSU, he served as a program coordinator, department head for secondary education, and associate dean and director of accreditation.

In 2014, Barkley moved to Texas where he served as Dean of the College of Education for five years and later served as Senior Associate Provost for three years at Tarleton State University. In 2022, Barkley moved to Greeley, Colorado, where he served three years as Vice Provost for Resources and Faculty Affairs at the University of Northern Colorado.  

Barkley joined Stephen F. Austin State University as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs in July of 2025. He and his wife, Susan, have two sons, both of whom are completing college in north Texas.

Stacy Hendricks

Dr. Stacy Hendricks serves as Vice Provost in the Division of Academic Affairs at Stephen F. Austin State University. She previously served as Interim Dean of the James I. Perkins College of Education (PCOE) and spent nearly a decade as Associate Dean for the PCOE Office of Student Services and Advising.

Dr. Hendricks has taught in the Educational Leadership graduate programs and coordinated both the M.Ed. and Ed.D. programs, leading the doctoral program’s transition to a fully online format.

Her recognitions include the Perkins College of Education Teaching Excellence Award and the Phi Delta Kappa Educator of the Year Award. She has also directed externally funded grant initiatives supporting rural teacher preparation and regional college and career readiness.

Before entering higher education, Dr. Hendricks spent nearly twenty years in public schools across Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi as a director of academic initiatives, curriculum coordinator, associate principal, and elementary and middle school teacher. She holds superintendent, principal, and teaching certifications in Texas and earned her doctorate in Educational Administration from Texas A&M University–Commerce (currently East Texas A&M University).

Her research focuses on educational leadership, organizational change, principal preparation, mentoring, and online learning. She is co-editor of a book, Preparing Educators for Online Learning, and has published in numerous scholarly journals and edited volumes.

She and her husband, Dr. John Allen Hendricks, have two children, Abby and Haydyn. Abby is a professor at Texas Christian University, and Haydyn works for the U.S. Senate.