Six Women Appointed to Administrative Roles at Universities

Marnelli Joy B. Ulep has been named the inaugural director of Pamantasan, a University of Hawai’i systemwide task force dedicated to the recruitment, support, and success of Filipino students, faculty, and staff. Prior to her new role, Ulep served as program development manager for the business administration division at the University of Hawai’i-West O’ahu.

Ulep holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and international business and a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Hawai’i-Mānoa.

Chandra Dorsey-Felton has been selected to serve as interim deputy athletic director for student success and compliance at Florida Memorial University. She brings over two decades of collegiate coaching and administrative experience to her new role. She previously served as the assistant women’s basketball coach at Tulane University in New Orleans and as the associate head basketball coach at Texas State University.

Dorsey-Felton received her bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Mississippi.

Emily Dittman has been been promoted from interim director to permanent director of the Syracuse University Art Museum in New York. She joined the museum’s staff in 2007 as a collection and exhibition manager. Before her interim appointment, she was the museum’s associate director for four years.

Dittman is a graduate of Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, where she majored in history. She holds a master’s degree in museum studies and a master’s degree in library and information science from Syracuse University.

Apryle M. Gladney has been appointed interim vice chancellor and chief human resources officer at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. A member of the the university’s staff for nearly 25 years, she most recently served as associate vice chancellor for human resources. Earlier in her tenure, she was the assistant director for human resources for the university’s medical school.

Gladney holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis on marketing and human resource management from Saint Louis University.

Quaneshia Hamms has been named interim vice president for finance at Grambling State University in Louisiana. She currently serves as the university’s senior associate vice president for finance. Earlier in her career, she served as controller for the Maryland Institute College of Art.

Hamms received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Grambling State University and her MBA in accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University. She is currently pursuing a doctorate of business administration from the University of Dallas.

Theresa Hanson has been appointed interim director of athletics at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington. She has nearly three decades of experience in athletics administration. Most recently, she served as the senior director of athletics and recreation at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.

Hanson holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho and a master’s degree in sports administration from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama.

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