Jan Alexia Boulware has been appointed associate provost and associate vice president for academic affairs at Savannah State University in Georgia. With 15 years of experience in higher education administration, Dr. Boulware has a background in academic innovation, fiscal stewardship, faculty development, curriculum reform, accreditation leadership, and student affairs. Most recently, she was dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Dr. Boulware holds a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Georgia Southern University, a master’s degree in reading education from Mercer University in Georgia, and a doctorate in English from Clark Atlanta University.
Tia Wright-Richards was recently named vice president for institutional advancement at Talladega College in Alabama. She has over 20 years of experience in advancement, fundraising, and organizational transformation. Previously, she was interim president and vice president for academic affairs at Denmark Technical College in South Carolina.
Wright-Richards received her bachelor’s degree in business management from Southern Wesleyan University in South Carolina and her master’s degree in business management and leadership from Webster University. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in organizational leadership at Columbia International University.
Tracy Moyer has been promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer for Penn State Health. She has been serving in this capacity on an interim basis since June. With over two decades of experience at Penn State Health, she most recently served as senior vice president of system financial services.
Moyer is an alumna of Penn State, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and management. She holds an MBA from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania.
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, is the new executive director of the Graduate School of Public Management at George Washington University. Before representing Florida’s 26th District from 2019 to 2021, she had served in various leadership capacities at Florida International University, including director of development for the College of Health and Urban Affairs and associate dean for advancement for the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.
Mucarsel-Powell received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Pitzer College in Claremont, California, and her master’s degree in international political economy from Claremont Graduate University.