Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Teshia Roby is the new associate dean in the College of Education at California State University, Fullerton. She was the interim associate dean in the College of Education at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona.

Dr. Roby is a graduate of Clemson University in South Carolina. She holds a master’s degree in education, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in instructional design, all from Georgia State University in Atlanta.

Brianna Becker was named director of Hillel at Ohio University. In this post, Dr. Becker will work to serve the needs of Jewish students at the university and also in the surrounding area.

Dr. Becker is a graduate of Scripps College in Claremont, California, where she majored in Jewish studies. She holds a master’s degree in student affairs administration and a Ph.D. in education from Michigan State University.

Lisa Wilson was appointed associate vice president for research and sponsored programs at Clark Atlanta University. She was director of research and sponsored programs at Fort Valley State University in Georgia.

Wilson holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from what is now Clark Atlanta University. She earned an MBA at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Illinois.

Casey McGee is the new assistant director for development in the Division of Student Affairs at Mississippi State University. She was assistant coordinator of chapter and recruitment programs for the Mississippi State University Alumni Association.

McGee is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in communication with an emphasis in public relations.

Michelle Bryan was named associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion for the College of Education at the University of South Carolina. For the past two years, she taught at Augusta University in Georgia. Earlier, she served on the faculty at the University of South Carolina from 2006 to 2015.

Dr. Bryan holds a bachelor’s degree in American history, a master’s degree in education, and a Ph.D. in education, all from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Linda Kasper was hired as executive director of university housing at the University of Georgia. She has been serving as the director of residential education at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Kasper is a graduate of Northern Michigan University, where she majored in public relations. She holds a master’s degree in student affairs administration from the University of Vermont.

Tami B. Simmons was appointed vice president for institutional advancement at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is currently a member of the university’s board of trustees but will resign from that position. Since 2012, Simmons has been the executive director of Susan G. Koman Charlotte.

Earlier in her career, Simmons was senior vice president and director of corporate philanthropy for Wells Fargo.

Joliana Yee was named the next director of the Asian American Cultural Center on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Yee is currently completing work on a doctorate at Loyola University in Chicago and will begin her new job in January.

Yee is a native of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Miami University in Ohio and a master’s degree at Indiana University.

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