Aisha Jackson is the inaugural chief information and strategy executive at the University of California, Davis. Since 2022, she has been the vice chancellor for information technology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Earlier, she spent 12 years at the University of Colorado Boulder, most recently serving as the assistant vice provost and assistant vice chancellor for academic technology and student success.
Dr. Jackson holds three degrees in education: a bachelor’s degree from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, a master’s degree from the University of Florida, and a doctorate from the University of Colorado Denver.
Kenisha Ringgold is the new chief enterprise risk officer at Delaware State University. In addition to her new appointment, she will retain her current role as the university’s deputy general counsel. Before joining the Delaware State administration in 2020, she was deputy attorney general for the Delaware Department of Justice.
Ringgold is a graduate of the University of Delaware. She earned her juris doctorate from Widener University’s Delaware Law School.
Phenicia McCullough was promoted to vice president for human resources and inclusive excellence at California State University, Fullerton. She has served in the role on an interim basis since April 2024. With over 20 years of professional experience, she previously served in human resources positions with California State University, Dominguez Hills and the California State University Chancellor’s Office.
McCullough received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Argosy University and her master’s degree in human resources development from the University of Texas at Tyler.
Damon D. Williams is the new chief of police and associate vice chancellor for police and public safety at historically Black Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. His background includes more than 20 years of experience in both municipal and university law enforcement. Most recently, he was chief of police and director of public safety at historically Black North Carolina Central University.
Williams received his associate’s degree in criminal justice technology from Sandhills Community College in North Carolina, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Fayetteville State University, and a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia Southern University in Alabama.
Sylvia Carey-Butler is the new vice president for inclusive excellence at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. She comes to her new role from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where she was vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Previously, she held senior leadership positions with Kennesaw State University in Georgia and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Dr. Carey-Butler holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Oneonta, a master’s degree in social science from Binghamton University in New York, and a Ph.D. in higher education administration and policy from Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
John F. Davis has been appointed vice president and director of athletics at Florida A&M University. He comes to the historically Black university after serving five years as secretary of the Florida Lottery. Earlier in his career, he was executive vice president of the Orlando Regional Chamber and president of the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida.
Davis is a graduate of Florida State University.
From the Florida Lottery to Athletic Director? Where do they do that at…oh yeah. What qualifications? What a shame!