Kim Vaz-Deville has been chief of staff to the president at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has previously served in leadership roles at Xavier University of Louisiana and the University of South Florida. A scholar of African American ceremonial culture in Louisiana, she is the author of The “Baby Dolls”: Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition (LSU Press, 2013).
Dr. Vaz-Deville earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans. She holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Indiana University.
Terrence Gee has been selected to serve as interim chief information officer at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His background includes nearly four decades of experience in information technology and organizational development. Most recently served as chief information officer for Coca-Cola Beverages Florida. He is also the founder of Trilogee Partners, a strategic consulting firm.
Gee is an alumnus of Rice University. He served two terms as a Rice Board of Trustees member from 2017 to 2025.
Keyana Scales has been named senior vice president for enrollment management services at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She has previously served in various admissions and enrollment leadership roles with Xavier University of Louisiana, the University of Minnesota, North Carolina A&T State University, and North Carolina State University. More recently, she was senior vice president at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, an enrollment and donor management strategic company.
Dr. Scales received her bachelor’s degree in communications and her master’s degree in counselor education from North Carolina State University. She earned her doctorate in urban higher education and leadership from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Gina “Marq” Rogers has been appointed director of the Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence at North Carolina A&T State University. Her background includes extensive experience in leadership and organizational development. Her most recent role in academia was with Duke University Health System, where she was associate director of learning and development.
Rogers holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and business from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and a master’s degree in training and performance improvement from Capella University.
Matt Kirksey has been appointed director of financial aid at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. He comes to his new position from Stark State College in North Canton, Ohio, where he was director of financial aid and scholarships. Earlier, he held various financial aid roles with Ohio State University and the University of Akron.
Kirksey holds a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland State University, and a master’s degree in higher education administration from Tiffin University in Ohio. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership from Capella University.
Danielle D. Blackwell has been named vice president for institutional advancement, development, marketing, and communications at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida. With over two decades of fundraising and communications experience, she most recently served as associate vice chancellor for institutional advancement at North Carolina Central University. Her background in higher education includes prior leadership roles with Albany State University in Georgia and Mississippi Valley State University.
Blackwell is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, where she majored in journalism. She holds a master of public administration degree from North Carolina Central University.
August J. Washington has been appointed senior adviser to the vice chancellor for administration at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been the university’s senior public safety officer since 2009. Earlier, he was chief of police at the University of Tennessee. He has also served in public safety leadership roles with the University of Southern California, Florida Atlantic University, Indiana State University, Reed College in Oregon, and Portland Community College in Oregon.
Washington holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a master’s degree from Grambling State University in Louisiana.
Wendell Lopez has been named chief financial officer at Tuskegee University in Alabama. He brings over three decades of financial management experience to his new role. A retired U.S. Army Finance Officer, he previously served as chief finance and administration officer at The Skills Center, a nonprofit organization in Tampa, Florida.
Lopez is an alumnus of Tuskegee University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration and management.
Windy Ann Mack Stephenson has been named executive director of academic and scholarship services for the Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College at South Carolina State University. With over 20 years of professional experience, her career has focused on advancing gifted education, educational equity, and community leadership.
Dr. Stephenson holds a bachelor’s degree from South Carolina State University, a master’s degree from Northern Illinois University, and a doctorate from Capella University.
