Board Of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is responsible for governing and overseeing the institution’s strategic direction, financial decisions and advancement initiatives. The board directs the operations of the university, working closely with the president.
Officers
- James R. Wilkins III – Chair
- Steven Frederickson – Vice Chair
- Lauren Peterson – Secretary
- W. Michael Perry – Treasurer
- Tracy Fitzsimmons – President & Registered Agent Trustees
Trustees
- William Aikens
- David B. Baxa
- Paul Battista
- Susan Carroll
- Nicole Davis ’03, ’06
- Kyle Feldman ’11 ’14
- The Rev. Dr. Victor Gomez ’97
- Scott Harvard
- Chelsea Hester
- Jessie Hooker-Bailey ’10
- Bruce E. Hunter
- James Imoh
- William Ingham
- Brandon Lorey
- Earle MacKenzie
- Spencer McAndrews ’16
- Scott F. Miller
- Randall Minchew
- Tanveer Mirza
- Cecil Pruitt Jr.
- Kathleen Quarles ’82, ’13
- Gerald F. Smith Jr.
- John D. Stokely Jr.
- James A. Stutzman Jr. ’81
- Heather H. Wilson ’93
Trustees Emeriti
- Walter Aikens
- C. J. Borden
- William F. Brandt Jr.
- Massie Hawthorne Burns
- Stephen P. Caruthers
- Terri Cluss
- Andrew U. Ferrari
- Robert Frogale
- Mary Bruce Glaize ’97
- Stanley E. Harrison
- Elizabeth G. Helm
- Jeffrey D. Hester ’85
- L. Janell Hoffman ’93
- Diane S. Kearns
- Marjorie S. Lewis ’81
- Keith May
- Nicholas J. Nerangis Sr. ’04
- Jan A. Neuharth
- Mark J. Ohrstrom, ’92
- Larry T. Omps
- Aubrey J. Owen, Esq.
- Lacy I. Rice Jr.
- Linda C. Russell
- Mary Farland Shockey
- Harry Smith
- Mark E. Stavish
- Charles Veatch
- Dixon Whitworth Jr.
- James R. Wilkins Jr.
- Gen. Charles E. Williams, Ret.
Revised 10.27.2026