The date shown in parentheses is the year in which the person joined the College staff.
A second date indicates the year in which the person assumed the present administrative position.
OFFICE of the PRESIDENT
DAVID HARPOOL, Transitional President (2021, 2025)
B.S., Missouri State University, 1983
J.D., School of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1989
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1992
LISA DUNCAN, Executive Administrative Coordinator of the Office of the President and the Board of Trustees (2017, 2025)
B.A., University of South Carolina, 1994
Campus Ministry
REV. DAVID W. COFFMAN, Campus Pastor and Director of Church Relations (2022)
B.A., Newberry College, 1997
M.Div., Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 2001
Executive Council
DAVID HARPOOL, Transitional President (2021, 2025)
B.S., Missouri State University, 1983
J.D., School of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1989
Ph.D., Saint Louis University, 1992
NIKKI BROOKS, Vice President of Human Resources (2021, 2025)
B.S., Limestone University, 2002
M.B.A., Strayer University, 2014
MOLLY GUTTERUD, Associate Vice President of Marketing (2025)
B.A., Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, 2009
M.B.A., Northcentral University, 2016
BETH HINGA, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of Geology (2024)
B.S., Baylor University, 1993
M.S., Baylor University, 1995
Ph.D., Southwestern Methodist University, 2004
STEVE JANOWIAK, Vice President for Student Affairs (2025)
B.A., Wisconsin at Stevens Point
M.A., University of Idaho
SEAN JOHNSON, Director of Athletics (2022)
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1983
BARBARA JOYNER, Dean of Enrollment Management (2012, 2025)
B.A., North Carolina State University, 1996
M.B.A., Elon University, 2003
JOHN LANEAR, Associate Vice President of Online and Graduate Programs (2024)
B.A., Missouri State University, 1991
J.D., University of Missouri, 1994
M.S., University of Wisconsin, 2004
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2005
BILL NASH, Vice President of Institutional Advancement/Chief Development Officer (2023)
B.S., Jacksonville State University, 1986
M.B.A., Jacksonville State University, 2014
SID PARRISH, JR., Vice President for Administration (2006, 2025)
B.S., Furman University, 1995
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2001
ALTHEIA RICHARDSON, Vice President for Community and Belonging (2023)
B.S., University of South Carolina, 1991
M.B.A., Clemson University, 1996
Ph.D., Clemson University, 2021
Office of the College Ombudsman
TIMOTHY G. ELSTON, Professor of History; Ombudsman (2004, 2022)
B.A., Abilene Christian University, 1989
B.A., Western Oregon University, 1997
M.A., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999
Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004