President's Division
Cheryl L. Nixon
President
B.A., Tufts University, 1987;
M.A., Harvard University, 1990;
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1995 .
Berea, 2023
Judge B. Wilson II, J.D.
General Counsel and Secretary of the College
B.A., Berea College, 1978;
J.D., University of Kentucky, 1981.
Berea, 2001
LeSette M. Wright, D.Min.
Dean of the Chapel, Willis D. Weatherford, Jr. Campus Christian Center
B.A., LaSalle University, 1993;
M.Ed., Temple University, 1996;
M.A., LaSalle University, 1999;
M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2008;
D.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2016.
Berea, 2018
Academic Division
Scott R. Steele, Ph.D.
Provost
Professor of Economics
B.A., Texas Christian University, 1990;
M.A., Texas A & M University, 1992;
M.S., 1993;
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997.
Berea, 2002
Matthew Saderholm, Ph.D.
Dean of Faculty; Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Berea College, 1992;
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.
Berea, 1999
Richard Cahill, Ph.D.
Director of Francis and Louise Hutchins Center for International Education
Professor of History
B.A., Westmont College, 1988;
M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1990;
Ph.D., 1996.
Berea, 2005
Clara Chapman, B.A.
Interim Director of Institutional Research and Assessment
B.A., Berea College, 1993.
Berea, 1996
Ashley Cochrane, M.S.
Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning through Service
B.A., University of Virginia, 1995;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 2001.
Berea, 2003
Chris Green, Ph.D.
Director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center;
Associate Professor of Appalachian Studies
B.A., University of Kentucky, 1991;
MFA, Indiana University, 1996;
M.S., 1998;
Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2012
Calvin Gross, M.S.L.I.S.
Director of Library Services
B.A., Berea College, 1986;
M.S.L.I.S., University of Kentucky, 2004.
Berea, 2004
Ryan Hess, M.S.S.
Director of Athletics and Seabury Center
B.A., Berea College, 1998
M.S.S., United States Sports Academy, 2004.
Berea, 1998-2003, 2005
Luke Hodson, M.A.
Associate Vice President for Admissions
B.S., Berea College, 2002.
M.A., Union College, 2007.
Berea, 2005
Jessica Klanderud, Ph.D.
Director of Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education;
Associate Professor of African and African American Studies
B.A., Western Michigan University, 2001;
M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 2005;
Ph.D., 2013.
Berea, 2019
Chris Lakes, Ed.D.
Director of the Office of Student Success and Transition
B.A., Berea College, 1999;
M.S., University of Tennessee, 2001;
Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 2020.
Berea, 2001
Amanda Leger, M.A.
Interim Registrar
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2007;
M.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2023.
Berea, 2011
Esther Livingston, M.S.
Director of Internships
B.A., Midway College, 2001;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 2006.
Berea, 2011
Cindy McGaha, Ph.D.
Director of the Child Development Laboratory;
Professor of Child Development
B.A., Berea College, 1991;
M.S., University of North Carolina at Greensboro,1994;
Ph.D., 1997.
Berea, 2016
Eileen McKiernan González, Ph.D.
Associate Provost
Bradford and Christine Miller Mishler Art Chair, Professor of Art
B.A., Wheaton College, 1992;
M.A. University of Texas at Austin, 1997;
Ph.D., 2005.
Berea, 2003
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning;
Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
B.A., Hope College, 1983;
M.A., Indiana University, 1988;
Ph.D., 1999.
Berea, 2012
Andrea Spry, M.B.A.
Director of Student Financial Aid Services
B.A., Transylvania University, 2001;
M.B.A., University of Kentucky, 2005.
Berea, 2022
Robert J. Smith, Ph.D
Director of Academic Assessment;
Associate Professor of Psychology
B.S., University of Arizona, 1997;
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999;
Ph.D., 2003.
Berea, 2003
Amanda Tudor, M.S.
Director of Career Development
B.A., Houghton College, 1988;
M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology, 1992.
Berea, 2015
Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy Division
Dr. Chad Berry, Ph. D.
Vice President for Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1986;
M.A., Western Kentucky University, 1988;
Ph.D., Indiana University, 1995;
Hon,. Berea College, 2020.
Berea, 2006
Jenny Akins, B.A., B.S.
Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations
B.A. and B.S., Berea College, 2011;
Graduate Certificate, University of Kentucky, 2022.
Berea, 2011
Candis Arthur, CFRE
Associate Vice President for Philanthropic Operations
B.S., Berea College, 2011.
Berea, 2011
Aaron Beale, B.A.
Associate Vice President for Student Craft
B.A., Wayne State University, 1992.
Berea, 2013
Kim Brown, B.A.
Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications
B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991.
Berea, 2017
Teresa Kash Davis, B.S., CFRE
Senior Associate Vice President for Alumni and Philanthropy
B.S. Berea College, 1984.
Berea, 2012
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Division
Dwayne A. Mack, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Carter G. Woodson Chair in African American History
Professor of History
B.A., Methodist University, 1993;
M.A., North Carolina Central University, 1996;
Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002.
Berea, 2003
Joslyn Glover, J.D.
Title VII/Title IX Coordinator
B.S., University of Louisville, 1999;
J.D., University of Kentucky, 2002.
Berea, 2018
Holly Hatfield, M.R.C.
Senior Disability & Accessibility Specialist
B.A., Berea College, 2010;
M.R.C, University of Kentucky, 2017.
Berea, 2021
Finance Division
Jeffrey Amburgey, M.S.
Vice President for Finance
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1982;
M.S., University of Kentucky, 1984.
Berea, 1994
Aurelia L. Brandenburg, B.S., C.P.S.M., C.P.M.
Purchasing Manager
B.S., Berea College, 1983.
Certified Professional in Supply Management;
Certified Purchasing Manager, 1999.
Berea, 2000
Sara Clements, B.B.A., C.P.A.
Controller
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.
Certified Public Accountant.
Berea, 2011
Ashley Creekmore, B.S.
Purchasing Associate
B.S., University of the Cumberlands, 2012
Berea, 2016
Rozella Lanceta, M.B.A., C.P.A., C.I.A.
Internal Auditor
B.A., Bellarmine University, 2009; M.B.A., 2009.
Certified Public Accountant, 2011;
Certified Internal Auditor, 2013.
Berea, 2014
Tammy Morgeson, B.B.A., C.P.A.
Assistant Controller
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2008.
Certified Public Accountant.
Berea, 2011
Alane Poff, B.S.
Bursar/Lead Accountant, Financial Affairs
B.S., Berea College, 1993.
Berea, 1993
Danielle Reams, B.B.A.
Senior Accountant
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010.
Berea, 2016
Sau Wallace, M.B.A.
Accountomg and Tax Specialist
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010;
M.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2012.
Berea, 2021
Information Systems and Services Division
Phillip Logsdon
Chief Information Officer
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2014.
Berea, 2016
Albert Conley
Director of Enterprise Systems
B.A., Berea College, 1993.
Berea, 1998
Steve Albritton
Director of Customer Service
B.M.E., Angelo State University, 1982;
B.S. Western Kentucky University, 2016.
Berea, 2016
John Ward
Director of Network & Infrastructure Services
B.S. Eastern Kentucky University, 1996.
Berea, 2021
Operations and Sustainability Division
Derrick Singleton, M.B.A.
Vice President, Operations and Sustainability
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 1987;
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1994
Executive M.B.A., Sullivan University, 2006.
Berea, 2011
Susan Buckmaster, CSW
Director of Retail and Business Operations
B.S., University of Louisville, 1988; MSSW, 2011.
Berea, 2015
Richard Dodd, B.A., LEED AP
Capital Projects Manager
B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 1993.
Berea, 2011
Paige Geary
Director of Risk Management
B.S., Eastern Kentucky University, 2018;
Berea, 2022
Ed Jawor
Director, Print and Mail Services
B.A,, Bates College, 1993
Berea, 2023
Steve Lawson, SPHR
Associate Vice President of Human Resources
BBA, University of Toledo, 1991; SPHR, 2006.
Berea, 2015
Kathleen McCaig
Sustainability Coordinator
B.A., Lehigh University, 2008;
M.S., Sustainable Design, Catholic University, 2012.
Berea, 2022
Abby Morris, B.B.A.
Business Development Manager, Conferences
B.B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2006.
Berea, 2013
Clint Patterson, M.S.
Berea College Forester
B.S., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1992
M.S., University of Kentucky, 2017.
Berea, 2010
Heather Schill, M.Ed.
Continuous Improvement Manager
B.A., Berea College, 1999;
M.Ed., Azusa Pacific University, 2008.
Berea, 2001
Wendy Zagray Warren, Ph.D.
Forestry Outreach Center Coordinator
B.A., Miami University, 1983;
M.A., University of Montana, 2012;
Ed.D., Morehead State University, 2015.
Berea, 2012
Shane Wilkerson, P.E.
Director of Facilities & Engineering
B.S., University of Kentucky, 1997; M.S., 1999.
Berea, 2016
Strategic Initiatives Division
Teri Thompson, M.M.
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
B.M.E., University of Northern Colorado, 1992;
M.M., University of Kentucky, 2000.
Berea, 2011
Donna Daniels, M.A.
Director of the Brushy Fork Leadership Institute
B.A., Berea College, 1989; Eastern Kentucky University, 2003;
M.A., Western Kentucky University, 2017.
Berea, 1990 - 2016; 2018
Davey King, M.P.A.
Director of Appalachian Fund and Government Grant Services
B.A., Berea College, 1989;
M.P.A., University of Kentucky, 1991.
Berea, 2022
Candace Mullins, B.A.
Director of Grow Appalachia
B.S., Berea College, 2013.
Berea, 2013
Student Life Division
Gus Gerassimides, M.S.
Interim Vice President for Student Life
B.S., Berea College, 1983;
M.S., Indiana University, 1993.
Berea, 1986-89; 1990
Kristina Gamble
Interim Associate Vice President for Student Life
Director of Black Cultural Center
B.A., Western Kentucky University, 2009;
M.A., Western Kentucky University, 2015.
Berea, 2020
Phillip “Brad” Cole, M.S.
Director of Public Safety
B.A., Berea College, 2011;
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University, and
Safety Security and Emergency Management, 2018. College, 2018.
Berea, 2011
Sharonda Steele, M.P.A.
Manager of Ecovillage and SENS House Operations
B.S., Berea College, 2005;
M.P.A., Kentucky State University, 2010.
Berea, 2021
Gary Bradley Stepp, PsyD, HSPP
Director of Counseling Services
B.A. University of Louisville, 2004
M.A., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2006;
Psy.D., The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2009.
Berea, 2023
Matthew Vetter, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Student Life
B.A., Transylvania University, 2009;
M.Ed., University of Louisville, 2011;
Ph.D., Azusa Pacific University, 2018.
Berea, 2021