
GOVERNANCE
Board of Directors
COUNCIL OF 1890 PRESIDENTS
Dr. Makola Abdullah Chair | Virginia State University
Dr. Paul Jones Vice Chair | Fort Valley State University
Association of Research Directors (ARD)
Dr. Chandra Reddy | Chair, Tennessee State University
Dr. Louis Whitesides | Chair-Elect, South Carolina State University
Association of Extension Administrators (AEA)
Ms. Vonda Richardson | Chair, Florida A&M University
Dr. Rosalind Dale | Chair Elect, North Carolina A&T State University
Council of Academic Deans
Dr. Lloyd T. Walker | Chair, Alabama A&M University
Dr. Ray McKinnie | Chair Elect, Virginia State University
ARD Executive Director
Dr. Alton Thompson | North Carolina A&T State University
AEA Executive Administrator
Dr. Albert Essel | North Carolina A&T State University
Association of Public Land Grant Universities
Dr. Bernard Mair | Acting Vice President, External Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion