University Leadership & Board of Trustees

Chair of the Board	William E. Harrell, Jr. ‘94
Vice Chair	Theresa Harris
Secretary	Mechelle Buys du Plessis P’20, MBA ‘22
President of the University	John Comerford, Ph.D.
Interim CFO/Vice President for Business Affairs	Allan Gozum

Chair of the Board	William E. Harrell, Jr. ‘94
Vice Chair	Theresa Harris
Secretary	Mechelle Buys du Plessis P’20, MBA ‘22
President of the University	John Comerford, Ph.D.
Audit & Risk Management Committee	K. Christopher Kaiser ‘77
Enrollment & Advancement Committee	Lisa Hinson
Financial Resources Committee	Peter Bible ‘80
Governance Committee	David Fisher ‘75
Student Success Committee	Melinda Phinney ‘85

President

John Comerford

Executive Director of The Point	Erin Bender
Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives	Jefferson Blackburn-Smith
Chief Diversity Officer	Frank Dobson, Jr.
Vice President for Student Affairs	William Fox, Ed.D.
Interim CFO and Vice President	Dr. Allan Gozum
Provost & Senior Vice President	Wendy Sherman Heckler
Vice President for Institutional Advancement	Michael McGreevey

Trustee	Peter Bible ‘80
President	John Comerford
Trustee	Talisa Dixon
Trustee	John Edgar
Trustee	David W. Fisher ‘75
Trustee	James L. Francis ‘71
Trustee	Daniel Gifford ‘88 P’21 P’23
Student Trustee	Julianna Grubich ‘26
Trustee	Jon Hargis ‘79
Chair of the Board of Trustees	William E. Harrell, Jr. ‘94
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees	Theresa Harris
Alumni Trustee	Sonya Higginbotham ‘98
Trustee	Lisa Hinson P’17
Associate Professor & Department Chair, Faculty Trustee	Michael Hudoba
Trustee	Gregory S. Jordan
Trustee	K. Christopher Kaiser ‘77
Professor & Faculty Trustee	Susan Millsap
Trustee	Nevalyn Fritsche Nevil ‘71
Trustee	Melinda Phinney ‘85
Secretary of the Board of Trustees	Mechelle Buys du Plessis
Trustee	James D. Shilling ‘77
Trustee	Brant O. Smith ‘95
Trustee	Alan Varrasso, MBA ‘11
Trustee	Karin Yaffe Stump
Student Trustee	Mahad Yusuf ‘26