Ieisha Humphrey has been appointed assistant dean for professionalism, leadership, and bar success for the College of Law at Michigan State University. She comes to Michigan State from the University of Detroit Mercry School of Law, where she was associate dean for student affairs. Earlier, she spent nearly 10 years in various roles at Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan.
Humphrey is a graduate of Grand Valley State University in Michigan, where she majored in sociology with minors in philosophy and African American studies. She earned her juris doctorate from Cooley Law School.
Jenny Edmonds has been named associate dean for communications and marketing for the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Her background includes over three decades of experience in strategic communications, public engagement, and policy outreach. Most recently, she was director of policy analysis and communications at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
Edmonds received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, and her master of public administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Kim Vaz-Deville has been appointed chief of staff to the president at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has previously served in leadership roles at Xavier University of Louisiana and the University of South Florida. A scholar of African American ceremonial culture in Louisiana, she is the author of The “Baby Dolls”: Breaking the Race and Gender Barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Tradition (Louisiana State University Press, 2013).
Dr. Vaz-Deville earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees from Tulane University in New Orleans. She holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology from Indiana University.
Keyana Scales has been named senior vice president for enrollment management services at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She has previously served in various admissions and enrollment leadership roles with Xavier University of Louisiana, the University of Minnesota, North Carolina A&T State University, and North Carolina State University.
Dr. Scales received her bachelor’s degree in communications and her master’s degree in counselor education from North Carolina State University. She earned her doctorate in urban higher education and leadership from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Gina “Marq” Rogers has been appointed director of the Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence at North Carolina A&T State University. Her background includes extensive experience in leadership and organizational development. Her most recent role in academia was with Duke University Health System, where she was associate director of learning and development.
Rogers holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and business from Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and a master’s degree in training and performance improvement from Capella University.
Kathryn Keeton has been selected to serve as interim vice president of presidential initiatives and chief of staff at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She currently serves as vice president and chief of staff for UT Health Science Center San Antonio. Previously, she was senior executive director of the university’s Center for Professional Excellence.
Dr. Keeton received her bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. She holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Houston.
Reka Wrynn has been tapped to serve as interim vice president for finance at the University of Connecticut. She has been a staff member with the university since 1999. For the past three years, she has served as associate vice president for budget, planning, and institutional research. Earlier in her tenure, she was director of capital budget and planning.
Wrynn received her bachelor’s degree in aviation business administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Danielle D. Blackwell has been named vice president for institutional advancement, development, marketing, and communications at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida. With over two decades of fundraising and communications experience, she most recently served as associate vice chancellor for institutional advancement at North Carolina Central University. Her background in higher education includes prior leadership roles with Albany State University in Georgia and Mississippi Valley State University.
Blackwell is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, where she majored in journalism. She holds a master of public administration degree from North Carolina Central University.