HOWARD - Key Persons


Alexander Wright

Job Titles:
  • Collection Services Librarian

Alexus Laster

Job Titles:
  • Assistant for the Office of Institutional Research
Alexus Laster (she/her) is an assessment-driven student affairs practitioner pursuing a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies at Howard University. Prior to joining Howard, Alexus Laster served as the Assistant Dean of Students and Executive Director of Access and Opportunity Programs at Medaille University, located in Buffalo, NY. Alexus' professional background is centered on intentional efforts to improve diverse student outcomes using assessment and institutional accountability. As a critical social constructivist, she uses her research to highlight the unique challenges and experiences of Black students enrolled in higher education. As such, Alexus plays a pivotal role in bridging the gap between theory and practice to better equip institutions to serve their growing diverse populations Alexus currently serves as the graduate assistant for the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and focuses on special projects that showcase the excellence that is produced at The Mecca. Education Ph.D. (ABD)

Allison Bryant

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Corporate Relations

Alycia Onowho

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Amber D. Dodd

Job Titles:
  • Associate Editor, the Dig

Amleset Abrhale

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Analyst

Andreya Davis

Job Titles:
  • Director of Administrative Operations and Internal Communications

Angela Cole Dixon

Job Titles:
  • Associate Provost

Angie Logan-Pope

Job Titles:
  • Title IX Interim Director

Anna Skipwith

Job Titles:
  • Director

Anthony K. Wutoh

Job Titles:
  • Provost & Chief Academic Officer

Bandula Gunasekera

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Barron H. Harvey

Job Titles:
  • Associate Provost

Ben Vinson III - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Bilal Badruddin

Job Titles:
  • Director of Alumni Relations / Department of Alumni Relations

Bobby Young

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • AVP, Treasury Operations

Bonnie Adams

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Success System Administrator / Helpdesk Coordinator

Brenda Douglas

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • AVP, Insurance and Risk Management

Brianna Hamilton

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal for Health Sciences

Britney Allen

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager, Special Projects & Grants

Brittany Bailer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Public Relations Specialist

Bruce Jones

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Research

Calvin Hadley

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Provost for Academic Partnerships & Student Engagement

Carrie Hackney

Job Titles:
  • Director, Operations & Administration / Divinity Librarian

Casaundra Maimone

Job Titles:
  • Associate General Counsel for Student Affairs

Celia Daniel

Job Titles:
  • Africanist Librarian CFAS

Charles Pugh

Job Titles:
  • Diversity
  • Labor Relations / CBA's

Chelbe Williams

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Chieh-Hsiung (Jack) Chang

Job Titles:
  • Network & Computer Systems Administrator

Chinwe Igwe


Christie L. Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Secretary, Board of Trustees

Christine Frederick

Job Titles:
  • Data Analyst

Courtney A. Woods

Job Titles:
  • Associate General Counsel for Labor and Employment / B.a. Michigan State University

Cudore L. Snell

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Provost ( International Affairs ) and Professor

Cynthia Evers

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Student Affairs

Dana McPherson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Daphne B. Bernard

Job Titles:
  • Associate Provost
  • Associate Provost, Institutional Accreditation and Assessment

David P. Bennett

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Development

Deborah Elliott

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant

Declan Kingland

Job Titles:
  • Director of Legislative Affairs / External Affairs

DeMaris Adeusi

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate General Counsel for Faculty Affairs, Employment & Labor Relations / B.B.a. Temple University / J.D. George Washington University Law School
Practice Areas: Faculty affairs, employment law compliance and counseling

Devante Kennedy

Job Titles:
  • Office of University Communications
  • Videographer

Elsie Scott

Job Titles:
  • Director

Erika Mabry


Faye S. Wallace

Job Titles:
  • Executive
  • Legal Assistant

Florence W. Prioleau, Esq. - Chief Legal Officer, SVP

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Senior Vice President

Frank Bello

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • AVP, Chief Investment Officer, Treasurer
  • Interim Treasurer

Genevieve Rowland

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Gwendolyn J. Wilder

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant

HU Helpdesk


HU Stands

Job Titles:
  • Research

Hugh Mighty

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President of Health Affairs

Jacqueline Young

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager, ( Faculty Development )

Janelle Brown


Jeronimo Augusto

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Jie Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Assessment / Institutional Research and Assessment

Joe Leonard

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President
  • Assistant Vice President of External Affairs

John G. Gloster

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel for Business Transactions and Intellectual Property / B.a. Amherst College / J.D. Georgetown University Law Center
Practice Areas: Contracts, Grants, Intellectual Property, Bankruptcy, and Business Regulation and Compliance

John Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • AVP, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

Joyce Stewart

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Coordinator

Julie Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Program Manager

Kaleab Debebe

Job Titles:
  • Department of Alumni Relations

Karen Turner

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate General Counsel for Health Sciences / B.a. Vassar College / J.D. George Washington University Law School
Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Litigation and Claims

Kenneth Alonzo Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Provost

Khrista McCarden

Job Titles:
  • Associate General Counsel for Business Affairs / a.B. Harvard College / J.D. Harvard Law School
Practice Areas: Contracts, Grants, Wills, Trusts and Estates, and Business Regulation and Compliance

Kimberly Jones

Job Titles:
  • Associate Provost ( Faculty Affairs ) & Professor of Civil Engineering

Kyean Clore

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Coordinator

Larry Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Senior Communications Specialist, Presidential Communications

LaShandra Nadine Gary

Job Titles:
  • Director of Creative and Multimedia Strategy

Latrice Byam

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Academic Planning & Curriculum

Leelamma Yohannan

Job Titles:
  • Library Technician

Lisa Gentry

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel for Business Transactions and Technology / B.a. Harvard University / J.D. Harvard University
Practice Areas: Technology and Business Transactions

Lydia G. Sermons

Job Titles:
  • VP of Communications & Chief Communications Officer

Lystra Hinds

Job Titles:
  • Special Assistant to the President

Mackenzie Jordan Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Leadership Development

Margaret Rose Hunt

Job Titles:
  • Resource Sharing Librarian / Founders Library

Marvin Fennell

Job Titles:
  • Executive Chauffeur

Melanie Carter

Job Titles:
  • Associate Provost & Director of the Center for HBCU Research, Leadership, and Policy

Misha G. Cornelius - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Public Relations

Mohamed Salem


Monica M. Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President of Strategic Communications

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Administration Building

Morris Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Provost

Nikita Mistry


Odalys Diaz Piñeiro

Job Titles:
  • Chief of Staff

Paul Tiyambe Zeleza

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives

Pavithra Suresh

Job Titles:
  • Assessment Coordinator / Institutional Research and Assessment

Rachel Berlin

Job Titles:
  • International Student Advisor, ( International Student Services )

Rashad Young - Chief Strategy Officer, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • Senior Vice President

Rawle Howard

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • AVP & Chief Procurement Officer

Regina Drake

Job Titles:
  • Technical Writer

Rin-rin Yu

Job Titles:
  • Editor, Howard Magazine

Romney Makle

Job Titles:
  • Special Assistant / External Affairs

Ronald H. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Karsh Stem Scholars Program

Ruth Charlene Franks

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Officer Institutional Research & Assessment

Sammara Evans

Job Titles:
  • Director of Institutional Research

Shelly Ridgeway

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Communications Manager

Sholnn Freeman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Communications Specialist

Shomari Akil James

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Strategy

Simone Boyd

Job Titles:
  • Media Specialist

Sloan Sanford

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Stacey Smith

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant

Stacey Williams

Job Titles:
  • Senior Paralegal & Legal Administrative Support Manager

Stephen Graham - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer

Taneika Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Tangela D. Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Special Projects & Communications

Tasha Hall


Tashni-Ann Dubroy - COO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Executive Vice President

Teresa Edmondson

Job Titles:
  • Manager Community Association / External Affairs

Timea M Webster

Job Titles:
  • Department of Alumni Relations

Tommy Waters

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Librarian

Tony Freeman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President and Senior Real Estate Advisor

Tonya Pettaway

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Administration / Support Staff

Warren Petty - CHRO, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Vice President

Wendell Felder

Job Titles:
  • Director of Regional and Local Affairs / External Affairs

Yawen Deng

Job Titles:
  • Email & Digital Marketing Specialist

Yolanda Rogers

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Coordinator

Yvonne Towers

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Leadership Team
  • AVP & Chief Budget Officer

Zachary Shapiro

Job Titles:
  • Deputy General Counsel / B.a. University of Michigan / J.D. University of Maryland School