Board of Trustees

Chairman/Vice Chairpersons/Secretary

G. Alexander Bryant, Chairman President, North American Division of SDA Columbia, MD	Ralph Reid, Vice Chair Layperson, Businessman Overland Park, KS	Roger Bernard, Vice Chair President, Central States Conference Kansas City, KS
Gina S. Brown, Ph.D., MSA, RN, FAAN, FNAP, FADLN, Secretary President, Oakwood University Huntsville, AL	Ronald C. Smith, Vice Chair President, Southern Union Conference of SDA Peachtree Corners, GA	Calvin Watkins, Sr., Vice Chair VP, Regional Liaison North American Division Columbia, MD
Kyoshin Ahn, Vice Chair Secretariat, North American Division Columbia, MD

Official Statements

Members

David Banks
Layperson, President, Advent Health System
Altamonte Springs, FL

Meki Bracken
Layperson, Young Alumna
Detroit, MI

Marvin Brown
President, Allegheny West Conference
Columbus, OH

Carlton Byrd
President, Southwest Region Conference
Dallas, TX

Virgil Childs
Vice President, African American Ministries, Pacific Union Conference
Westlake Village, CA

Laura Davis
Layperson, Orthodontist
Lawrenceville, GA

Elden Ramirez
President, Lake Union Conference
Berrien Springs, MI

EuGene Lewis
VP, Regional Ministries, North Pacific Union Conference
Ridgefield, WA

Judy Glass
Treasurer, North American Division
Columbia, MD

Sergio Romero
Multicultural and Church Growth Director, Allegheny West Conference
Columbus, OH

Stephen Foster
Layperson, Journalist, Business Consultant
Harvest, AL

Garth Gabriel
President, Lake Region Conference
Mokena, IL

Stephen Gray
Layperson, Physician
Washington, D.C.

Shawn Hervey-Jumper
Layperson, Physician
Oakland, CA

William Hicks
Layperson, Committee of 100 Representative
Huntsville, AL

Benjamin Jones
President, South Central Conference
Nashville, TN

Eldeen King
President, Northeastern Conference
Jamaica, NY

Zavon Kanion
Layperson, Dentist
Kansas City, MO

Linda Seal
Representative, Oakwood University Alumni Network
Atlanta, GA

Nyasha Smith-Ruddock
Layperson, Social Worker
Ontario, Canada

Brad Newton
President, Pacific Union Conference
Westlake Village, CA

Dennis Plubell
Interim Vice President, Education, North American Division
Columbia, MD

Robert Norwood
Layperson, Pastor, Berean SDA
Houston, TX

Abraham Jules
President, Atlantic Union Conference
Lancaster, MA

Michael Owusu
President, Southeastern Conference
Mt. Dora, FL

Calvin Preston
President, South Atlantic Conference
Decatur, GA

Witford Reid
Layperson, Anesthesiologist
Sebring, FL

Trevor Kinlock
President, Allegheny East Conference
Boyertown, PA

Advisory Board

Carlos Craig
President, Southwestern Union Conference
Burleson, TX

Jim Davidson
Executive Secretary, Southern Union Conference
Peachtree Corners, GA

David Freedman
Treasurer, Southern Union Conference
Peachtree Corners, GA

John Freedman
President, North Pacific Union Conference
Ridgefield, WA

Paul Llewellyn
President, SDA Church in Canada
Oshawa, ON, Canada

Kenneth Manders
President, Bermuda Conference
Hamilton, Bermuda

Carmela Monk Crawford
Editor, MESSAGE Magazine
Columbia, MD

Gary Thurber
President, Mid-America Union Conference
Lincoln, NE

Emeritus Members

Lois Peters
Healthcare Entrepreneur
Clarksville, MD

Calvin B. Rock
Retired, Former President, Oakwood University
Las Vegas, NV

University Officers

Gina S. Brown, Ph.D., MSA, RN, FAAN, FNAP, FADLN
President and CEO
Huntsville, AL

James Mbyirukira, Ph.D.
Provost, Chief Academic Officer, Senior Vice President
Huntsville, AL

Gail Caldwell
Interim Vice President for Financial Administration
Huntsville, AL

Robert Edwards
Vice President for Enrollment Services and Retention
Huntsville, AL

Shirley Ann Thomas, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President for Student Life and Mission
Huntsville, AL

Ava Willis-Barksdale
Vice President for University Advancement
Huntsville, AL