New Administrative Roles for Three African Americans in Higher Education

Chandra Dorsey-Felton has been selected to serve as interim deputy athletic director for student success and compliance at Florida Memorial University. She brings over two decades of collegiate coaching and administrative experience to her new role. She previously served as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Tulane University and as the associate head basketball coach at Texas State University.

Dorsey-Felton received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Mississippi.

Quaneshia Hamms has been named interim vice president for finance at Grambling State University in Louisiana. She currently serves as the university’s senior associate vice president for finance. Earlier in her career, she served as controller for the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Hamms received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Grambling State University and her MBA in accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is currently pursuing a doctorate of business administration from the University of Dallas.

BJ Abrams has been named the inaugural assistant vice president of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at Michigan State University. He most recently served as chief administrative officer for the university’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. Earlier in his tenure, he served as the university’s equal employment opportunity coordinator.

Dr. Abrams earned his bachelor’s degree from the College of Social Science at Michigan State University. He holds a juris doctorate from Boston College, a master’s degree from Barry University in Florida, and a doctorate from the University of New Mexico.

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