ABOUT|COPLAC Staff


From L to R: Sarah Olivo, Wes Oldt, Bill Spellman

Bill Spellman
Bill is a graduate of Syracuse University with a Ph.D. in early modern English history. He served as Dean of Humanities at UNC Asheville from 2002-2009 and has been a faculty member in history since 1988, serving as chair from 1998-2001. He became COPLAC's director in March 2009.

Sarah Olivo
Sarah is the Program Associate for COPLAC as well as a graduate student in the MLA program at UNCA. She received her BA in Communications from East Tennessee State University in 2009 with minors in Art and Interior Design.

Wes Oldt
Wes is a senior at UNC Asheville, majoring in Computer Science. He administers and maintains the COPLAC website.

Zack Michener
Zack is also a senior at UNC Asheville, majoring in Computer Science. He will be replacing Wes to administer and maintain the COPLAC website.