Administration 2026-2027

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, 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, Board of Trustees, and Administration (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, 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, 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

BARBARA JOYNER, Vice President of Enrollment Management (2012, 2025)
B.A., North Carolina State University, 1996
M.B.A., Elon University, 2003

JOHN LANEAR, Vice President of Graduate and Online Programs; Professor of Education (2024)
B.A., Missouri State University, 1991
J.D., University of Missouri - Kansas City, 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

CHELSEA YOUNG, Vice President for Innovation and College-Wide Initiatives; Professor of Education (2026)
B.A., Northcentral University, 2016
M.B.A., Northcentral University, 2017
Ed.D., Northcentral University, 2023
 

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