PREEMINENCE 2030: NORTH CAROLINA A&T BLUEPRINT

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