Board of Trustees

Mark R. Jones is founding partner of The Sunyata Group, serving concurrently as the Chairman and CEO of the Sunyata for-profit and non-profit entities. He is a senior executive with more than 35 years of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial leadership experience. He

  Joseph Orange is a jazz musician having worked with The Newport Youth Band, Eddie Palmieri, Charley Palmieri, Lionel Hampton, Archie Shepp, Herbie Mann, Donald Byrd, Tito Puente, and many others. He is also a retired health insurance executive with

Gloria J. Willingham-Touré, PhD, is the chief executive officer of Afram Global Organization Inc., a nonprofit charitable organization based in Southern California, and the founder of its Village P.r.o.j.e.c.t.s., which seeks to create environments in which persons from diverse circumstances

Trustee Anthony Holliday Jr. has taught at Florida Atlantic University, Howard University, University of Maryland, University of the District of Columbia, and Fielding Graduate University, where he served as an associate dean of programing. As a consultant, he has advised

Katherine Jelly recently retired from Empire State College of the State University of New York, where she served as Director of the Center for Mentoring & Learning at from 2008 – 2015. Prior to joining Empire State College, she served

Mike Cairns brings 34 years of broad experience in Finance and Operations. Mike’s deep experience encompasses a broad range of enterprises. It covers everything from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups and most recently institutions of higher learning. Along the way,

Bernard Luskin, Ed.D., LMFT has had successful careers in commerce, education, entertainment and psychology. University Business Magazine selected Luskin as one who has had exceptional careers in both education and corporate life. He is a licensed psychotherapist, with degrees in business and a UCLA

Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, a woman with extensive higher education experience who is adept at the inner workings of HBCUs. On December 11, 2019, she was appointed as a National Senior Fellow to the Council Exchange Board of Trade to

Cameron Caley Michalak is a scenic designer and technical director for theatre; husband to Amber; and father to Ophelia Rose, an extraordinarily active 2 year old. Regional Theater design credits include Cleveland Play House productions of These Mortal Hosts, Venus

Nicolette works with mission-driven clients at the intersection of business strategy, communications, and design. She is founder and principal of Do It Better Design, a Chicago-based branding and communications studio helping projects with a purpose share their story. Currently, she

Daryl Campbell is the President and CEO of Seattle Goodwill Industries, in Seattle, WA.  He previously served as Interim President of Shoreline Community College (Shoreline, WA) from 2013-2014, and as its Vice President for Administrative Services 5 years prior.  He

Admissions Counselor for Education (both Vermont and Seattle) and MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts (Washington instructional site only)

Denise DeZolt, PhD has over 30 years of experience in higher education, with the last 15 in global quality assurance and accreditation. She has served in numerous academic and executive leadership roles, including interim president, chief academic officer, and Provost,

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