President

Jesse Cureton

• Acting President and CEO
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Updated on 01/01/2026

Administration

Sarah Fatherly, Ph.D.

• Interim Chief Operations Officer, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Kenitra Horsley

• Chief of Staff and Chief Information Officer
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Matt Packey

• Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration
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Amber Perrell Slack, Ed.D.

• Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
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Lori Ann Summers, Ed.D.

• Vice President of University Advancement
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Cherie Swarthout

• Director of Athletics
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Jesse Cureton MBA ’02

• Acting President and CEO
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Updated on 01/01/2026

Board

Brandon D. Perry

• Chair, Principal, Highmarket Properties

Caroline Wannamaker Sink

• Secretary, Shareholder, Robinson Bradshaw
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Dorothy McAulay Martin

• Life Trustee, Community Leader

Hugh L. McColl, Jr.

• Chairman Emeritus, Board of Trustees; Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, Falfurrias Group

Sandra P. Levine

• Vice President and Director, The Leon Levine Foundation
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John H. Sykes

• Chairman Emeritus, Sykes Enterprises, Inc.

F. William Vandiver, Jr.

• Former Vice Chair, Bank of America
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Elizabeth Persson

• Vice Chair, Community Leader; Former Executive Vice President of Human Capital, Red Ventures
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Updated on 01/01/2026