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TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Tuskegee University Board of Trustees serves as the university’s governing and fiduciary body. Its responsibilities include providing university oversight through its president, as well as helping to advance its engagement with students, parents, alumni and philanthropic donors. As such, the board’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating policies; setting mission and purpose; strategic planning; reviewing programs; and relating campus to community and community to campus.
The board is comprised of up to 25 voting members, which includes five trustees appointed by Alabama’s governor. Board-appointed trustees serve for three years; state-appointed trustees for four years. In addition to the 25 voting trustees, there are several non-voting ex officio members, which include the university’s president, a faculty trustee who is the faculty senate chair, a student trustee elected by the student body, and Alabama’s state superintendent of education.
Current board members - 10 of whom are Tuskegee alumni - are all respected and accomplished individuals who represent diverse professions and areas of expertise. Moving forward, the board is committed to ensuring that potential board members are selected based on the needs of the university and each individual’s ability to provide meaningful leadership in addressing those needs. In addition, all trustees are expected to philanthropically support the university.
Members of the Board of Trustees
Norma B. Clayton, Chair
Retired Vice President, Learning, Training and Development
The Boeing Company
St. Louis, Missouri
Jonathan K. Porter ‘95, First Vice-Chair Senior Vice President, Customer Operations Alabama Power
Company
Birmingham, Alabama
Barron M. Witherspoon Sr., ‘85 Second Vice-Chair
Retired Senior Vice President, Industry Affairs
Procter & Gamble
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Carla C. Whitlock, ‘95, Secretary
Principal
Sankofa Partners
Atlanta, Georgia
Bernard E. Anderson, Ph.D. Whitney M. Young, Jr. Professor Emeritus
The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mark A. Brown, Ed.D, ‘86
President, (Ex-officio) Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
John Douglas Chambers, ‘71. ‘72 (Effective August 2024)
President (Retired)
J. F. Ingram State Technical College
Prattville, Alabama
Henry W. Davis III ‘81, ‘83
Director of Government Affairs
State of Alabama Medicaid Agency
Montgomery, Alabama
The Honorable John H. England, Jr. ‘69
Active Retired Judge
Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Joseph G. Grasso, J.D. Counselor at Law Wiggin and Dana
New York, New York
The Honorable Erick W. Harris, J.D., ‘09
Member, Oklahoma House of Representatives
Vice President for Legal Services United Petroleum Transports, Inc. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Byron Jones, ‘87
Principal
Movico Loop LLC Delray Beach, Florida
Natalie D. Knight, ‘01
Alumni Trustee
Director of State and Local Government Relations
Impact Public Affairs
Atlanta, Georgia
Eric Mackey, Ph.D.
Superintendent of Education, (Ex-officio)
State of Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Karl Minter Retired Captain United Airlines Board of Directors
Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) Ashburn, Virginia
Bill F. Ndi, Ph.D. (Effective August 2024)
Faculty Trustee, (Ex-Officio)
Professor of Modern Languages, Communication, &
Philosophy
Department of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, Alabama
Gregory S. Nixon, J.D. ‘85
Head of Strategic Investments, Senior Managing
Director and Senior Legal Counsel Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. New York, New York
John E. Page, J.D.
Senior Vice President,
Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer and Chief Legal Officer
Golden State Foods Corporation. Irvine, California
H. Jerome Russell, Jr.
President
H. J. Russell & Company
Atlanta, Georgia
Tamika L. Tremaglio, J.D.
Former Executive Director
NBPA, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Think450
Former Managing Partner, Deloitte LLP Greater Washington Area Managing Principal TA Sports Ventures
New York, New York
Chereece Warner ‘08
Mechanical Integrity Supervisor
ExxonMobil Corporation
Houston, Texas
The Honorable Pebblin W. Warren ‘74
State House Representative
Alabama District 82
Tuskegee, Alabama
J’Alice Westery ‘25 (Effective August 2024)
Student Trustee Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama
Ray Whiteman
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Stellex Capital Management
New York, New York
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