KEY CONTRIBUTORS
The care invested in informing the process properly supported the boldness of the vision, goals, strategies and outcome measures reflected in the plan. We are grateful for the planning team and the internal and external stakeholders who provided input.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland - Chair
Retired Vice President of Corporate Public Affairs, Duke Energy
Chief Financial Officer, AHK Global Resources
John W. Bluford III - Vice Chair
President/Founder, Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute
President Emeritus, Truman Medical Centers
Kimberly Gatling - Secretary
U.S. Registered Patent Attorney,
Chief Diversity Officer Fox Rothschild LLP
Calvin Brodie
President, Brodie Contractors
Mark Copeland
U.S. West Transaction Advisory Services Managing Partner, EY
William Dudley
Retired Chief Deputy Secretary, N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
Management Trainer, Dudley Solutions LLC
Venessa C. Harrison
President, AT&T Georgia
Paul L. Jones
Retired Senior Resident Superior Court Judge
Timothy King
Retired Vice President, Dow Chemical Company
Joseph R. Parker Jr.
Retired Senior Vice President, Wachovia Bank
Bhaskar Venepalli
President/CEO, CiVentiChem
Lynn Wooten
President, Simmons University
Ezana Tamrat
President, N.C. A&T Student Government Association (2022-2023)
CABINET
Harold L. Martin Sr.
Chancellor
Tonya L. Smith-Jackson
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Division of Academic Affairs
Erin Hill Hart
Chief of Staff
Robert Pompey Jr.
Vice Chancellor, Division of Business and Finance
Veronica Sills
Associate Vice Chancellor, Division of Human Resources
Chief Human Resources Officer
Eric Muth
Vice Chancellor, Division of Research and Economic Development
Melody C. Pierce
Vice Chancellor, Division of Student Affairs
Kenneth E. Sigmon Jr.
Vice Chancellor, Division of University Advancement
Thomas Jackson
Vice Chancellor, Division of Information Technology/CIO
Melissa Holloway
Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, Division of Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance
Earl M. Hilton III
Director, Athletics
Timothy Minor
Interim Vice Chancellor, Strategic Partnerships
DEANS
Mohamed Ahmedna
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Frances Ward-Johnson
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Lisa Owens-Jackson (Interim)
Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics
Paula Groves Price
College of Education
Stephanie Luster-Teasley (Interim)
College of Engineering
Elimelda Moige Ongeri
John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences
Abdellah Ahmidouch
College of Science and Technology
Margaret I. Kanipes
Honors College
Sherine O. Obare
Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Clay S. Gloster Jr.
The Graduate College
Vicki Coleman
Library Services
STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE
(Appointed Dec. 8, 2021)
Beryl McEwen - Former Co-chair
Former Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Division of Academic Affairs
Deloris Gee - Co-chair
Interim Vice Provost, Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Abdellah Ahmidouch
Dean, College of Science and Technology
Mohamed Ahmedna
Dean, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
Joscelyne Brazile
Executive Director, Corporate and Foundation Engagement
Kimberly Cameron
Executive Director, N.C. A&T Real Estate Foundation
Vincent Childress
Professor, Graphic Design Technology
Associate Dean, College of Science and Technology
Sheena Cobrand
Deputy General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance
Lonnie Cockerham
Executive Director, Community Engagement
Robin Coger
Former Dean, College of Engineering
Vicki Coleman
Dean, Library Services
Ulysses Cozart
Chair, Board of Visitors
Rosalind Dale
Vice Provost, Engagement and Outreach
Teresa M. Davis
Former Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations
Salil Desai
Endowed Professor
Director, Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing
Cynthia Downing
Former Executive Director, Office of Career Services
Galen Foresman
Chair, Faculty Senate
Edward B. Fort
Chancellor Emeritus
Special Assistant to the Chancellor
Kimberly Gatling
Secretary, Board of Trustees
Clay S. Gloster Jr.
Dean, The Graduate College
Venessa Chavis Harrison
Member and Past Chair, Board of Trustees
Erin Hill Hart
Chief of Staff
Breona Hayes
Title IX Coordinator
Earl Hilton
Director, Athletics
Shonté Hodnett
Communication Specialist, Office of the Provost
Melissa Holloway
Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, Division of Legal Affairs, Risk and Compliance
Arianna Hopkins
Former Attorney General, Student Government Association
Thomas Jackson
Vice Chancellor, Division of Information Technology Services/CIO
Kevin James
Former Dean, Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics
Chartarra M. Joyner
Associate Vice Chancellor, Budget and Planning
Verdant Julius
Former President, Student Government Association
Margaret Kanipes
Dean, Honors Program
David Kimbro
Former Vice President, Student Government Association
Tim King
Member and Past Chair, Board of Trustees
Tracie Lewis
Director, Institutional Technology Services and Distance Education
Stephanie Luster-Teasley
Interim Dean, College of Engineering
Tonjia May
Director, Sponsored Programs, Division of Research and Economic Development
Pamela McCorkle-Buncum
Past Chair, Board of Trustees
Elsie Mpere
Former President, Graduate Student Advisory Council
Eric Muth
Vice Chancellor, Division of Research and Economic Development
Dawn Nail
Interim Assistant Vice Provost, Enrollment Management
Sharon Neal
Former Associate Vice Provost, Academic Budget and Personnel
Sherine Obare
Dean, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Elimelda Ongeri
Dean, Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences
Lisa Owens-Jackson
Interim Dean, Deese College of Business and Economics
Gerrelyn Patterson
Chair, Department of Educator Preparation
Andrew M. Perkins
Associate Vice Chancellor, Facilities
Melody C. Pierce
Vice Chancellor, Division of Student Affairs
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland
Chair, Board of Trustees
Robert Pompey Jr.
Vice Chancellor, Division of Business and Finance
Paula Groves Price
Dean, College of Education
Thomas C. Redd
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Sam Richardson
Director, HR/Academic Affairs, Division of Human Resources
Patrick Rogers
Associate Professor, Department of Management
Sanjiv Sarin
Special Assistant to the Chancellor, Strategic Partnerships
Kenneth Sigmon Jr.
Vice Chancellor, Division of University Advancement
Veronica Sills
Associate Vice Chancellor, Division of Human Resources
Chief Human Resources Officer
Penny Smith
Chair, Staff Senate
Tonya L. Smith-Jackson
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Todd Simmons
Associate Vice Chancellor, University Relations
Jameia Tennie
Former Interim Associate Vice Provost, Enrollment Management
Oliver Thomas
Director, External Affairs
Frances Ward-Johnson
Dean, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Madison Wheaton
Former Vice President, Internal Affairs, Student Government Association
Gail Wiggins
Former Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications
Marc J. Williams
Dean of Students and Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
Regina Williams Davis
Interim Vice Provost, Student Success
University Registrar
Thelma Woodard
Director, Assessment and Evaluation, Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Om Prakash Yadav
Chair, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
- Enrollment Resources Management
Clay S. Gloster Jr. - Co-chair
Melody C. Pierce - Co-chair
Galen Foresman
Venessa C. Harrison
Arianna Hopkins
Evelyn Khoo-Gladden
Lisa Owens-Jackson
Sanjiv Sarin
Frances Ward-Johnson
Gail Wiggins
- External Focus: Governmental Affairs
(Local, State, Regional, National, Alumni, Business and Industry)
Kenneth Sigmon Jr. - Co-chair
Oliver Thomas - Co-chair
Kimberly Cameron
Vicki Coleman
Teresa M. Davis
Kimberly Gatling
Melissa Holloway
Shonté Hodnett
Elsie Mpere
- External Focus: Public Education Competitive Analysis,
Peer and Aspirant Analysis, Market and Environmental Scans
Lonnie Cockerham - Co-chair
Thomas Jackson - Co-chair
Ulysses Cozart
Salil Desai
Cynthia Downing
Margaret I. Kanipes
Timothy King
Dawn Nail
Todd Simmons
Dan Wittekind
Om Prakash Yadav
- Fiscal Resources (Extramural Funding, Gifts and Donations, State Appropriations)
Chartarra Joyner - Co-chair
Andrew M. Perkins - Co-chair
Joscelyne Brazile
Pamela McCorkle-Buncum
Eric Muth
Sherine O. Obare
Ariel A. Peña
Paula Groves Price
Marc Williams
- Human Resources, Institutional Systems and Processes
Del Ruff - Co-chair
Veronica Sills - Co-chair
Abdellah Ahmidouch
Rosalind Dale
Breona Hayes
Kevin James
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland
Tonjia May
Sam Richardson
- Internal Focus: Academics and Student Achievement
Stephanie Luster-Teasley - Co-chair
Robert Pompey Jr. - Co-chair
Robin Coger
Regina Williams Davis
Edward B. Fort
Deloris Gee
Tracie Lewis
Elimelda Ongeri
Thomas Redd
Patrick Rogers
Arwin Smallwood
Madison Wheaton
Julian Woods
- Structural Alignment and Compliance
Valerie L. Giddings - Co-chair
Erin Hill Hart - Co-chair
Mohamed Ahmedna
Vincent Childress
Sheena Cobrand
Earl Hilton
Gerrelyn Patterson
Penny Smith
Thelma Woodard
CORE TEAM
Sherrice V. Allen - Former Co-chair
Former Project Director, ADVANCE-IT
Calvin Riley - Co-chair
President and Co-founder, The Nehemiah — The Leadership Company
Deloris Gee
Interim Vice Provost, Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Associate Vice Chancellor, Data Governance and Business Intelligence
Valerie L. Giddings
Interim Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Johnnerlyn Johnson
Academic Coach
Jonathan Martin
Transformation Lead
Charis Moon
Interim Business Intelligence Analyst
Tonya Smith-Jackson
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
