Tammy J. Samuels has been named associate dean of talent and administration for the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School. Prior to her new role, she served the university as executive director of career and leadership for MBA and alumni programs.
Samuels holds a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in New Jersey and a master’s degree from Montclair State University in New Jerssey. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in organizational change and leadership at the University of Southern California.
Anthony Williams has been appointed the inaugural deputy superintendent and chief law enforcement officer at Indiana University. In this role, he will oversee public safety initiatives for all nine campuses within the Indiana University system. He has been with the Northwest Missouri State University Police Department for 15 years, most recently serving as a police lieutenant of operations.
Williams is a two-time graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in corporate recreation and wellness and his MBA.
Mpoli Simwanza-Johnson has been named general counsel for the Colorado State University Foundation. She has been serving as director of legal affairs at the University of Wisconsin Foundation. Earlier, she served as assistant attorney general for the Civil Litigation Unit within the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Justice.
Simwanza-Johnson received her juris doctorate from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.
Tamara Jenkins Wade has been appointed chief human resource officer and director of the Office of Human Resources at Columbus State University in Georgia. She has held the position in the interim for the past three years. She has served in several different human resources roles within the university since 2008 including assistant director and talent acquisition manager.
Wade is a graduate of Hawai’i Pacific University, where she majored in business administration with a concentration in human resource management. She holds a master’s degree in human resource development from Clemson University in South Carolina.
Patience Bryant has been named the inaugural executive director for Black Student Academic Success at California State University, Fullerton. She has nearly two decades of higher education experience, most recently serving as interim deputy diversity officer and director of Black/African American equity at San José State University in California.
Dr. Bryant holds a bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism and sociology from Florida Atlantic University, a master’s degree in mass communication from the University of Central Florida, and a Ph.D. in conflict analysis and resolution from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
