CELEBRATING 25 WOMEN LEADING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
HCF recognizes women who are making a difference in the space of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions. Meet them below, their positions, and the institutions that they serve.
Dr. Lisa J. Lang
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, LeMoyne-Owen College
Auguster Wallace
Chief of Staff, Mississippi Valley State University
Dr. Anissa Buckner
Department Chair, Biology, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Paula Love
Vice President for Finance and Administration, Jarvis Christian University
Khalilah V. Burton
Vice President for Instructional Services, Bishop State Community College
Kentrice S. Rush
Digital Media Manager, Jackson State University
Dr. Monique Carroll
Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Chicago State University
Nia Symore
On Air Talent, HBCU GO Sports | Alabama State University
Tiffani-Dawn Sykes
Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Florida A&M University
Dr. Andrea Lewis
Director of Student Success, Spelman College
Dr. Talitha Washington
Inaugural Director – Data Science Initiative, Atlanta University Center (AUC) & Tenured Professor of Mathematics, Clark Atlanta University
Dr. Trelaunda Beckett-Jones
Interim Chief of Student Development and Success, University of the District of Columbia
Jasmine Quinn
Director of Championships, Southwestern Athletic Conference
Keisha J. Kelley
Black College Experience, Southern University
Dawn Thorton
Head Women’s Basketball Coach, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Dr. Tasha Carson
Assistant Vice President of First-Year Students, Tennessee State University
Dr. Stacey Sowell
Vice President for Enrollment Management, Shaw University
Sylvia Drew Ivie
Senior Special Assistant to the President for External Affairs, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science
Dr. Damara Hightower-Mitchell
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Voorhees University
Dr. Shannon Clowney-Johnson
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Philander Smith University
Dr. Kiki Barker-Barnes
Commissioner, Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC)
Jacqie McWilliams-Parker
Commissioner, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA)
Tomekia Reed
Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Jackson State University
Dena Freeman-Patton
Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Morgan State University
Dr. Leslie Roundtree
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Chicago State University
Jocelyn Biggs
Former Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management, Clinton College
Dr. Cletra Peters
Vice President and Chief of Staff, Claflin University
Wendy Thompson
Chief of Staff, Fisk University
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