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.
CFO/Vice President for Business Affairs	Jeffrey Nutter

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	Gregory S. Jordan
Enrollment & Advancement Committee	Lisa Hinson
Financial Resources Committee	Peter Bible ‘80
Governance Committee	Theresa Harris
Student Success Committee	Melinda Phinney ‘85

President

John Comerford

Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement	Floyd Akins
Assistant Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement	Erin Bender
Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives	Jefferson Blackburn-Smith
Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Data & Operations, Director of Financial Aid	Kirsten Crotte
Vice President for Student Affairs	William Fox, Ed.D.
Provost & Senior Vice President	Wendy Sherman Heckler
Chief Inclusion Officer	Rhodan Talford McClure
Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Strategy & Marketing, Director of Admission	Mark Moffitt
Chief Financial Officer & Vice President for Business Affairs	Jeffrey Nutter

Student Trustee	Travis Allen ‘28
Trustee	Peter Bible ‘80
President	John Comerford
Trustee	Talisa Dixon
Trustee	John Edgar
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
Professor & Faculty Trustee	Kristy McCray
Trustee	Tammy Roberts Myers, ‘88
Trustee	Lindsey Osting, ‘02
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	Nate Speiser, ‘05
Trustee	Karin Yaffe Stump ‘80