Amanda Peters Hopkins has been appointed vice president of institutional advancement at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Her appointment marks a return to the college, where she previously served in various advancement roles, including assistant vice president for development and interim vice president for institutional advancement. She most recently served as associate vice chancellor for development at the University of Colorado Boulder.
Hopkins is an alumna of Rollins College, where she majored in political science. She holds a law degree from the University of Florida.
Deborah Armstrong was appointed vice president for advancement and alumni relations at Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Armstrong has more than two decades of advancement experience in higher education, including prior roles with the University of Denver, Syracuse University in New York, and the State University of New York at Oswego. She also has extensive experience in the non-profit sector.
Armstrong earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from the State University of New York at Oswego and her master’s degree in philanthropy and development from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. She is currently pursuing an executive master of public administration degree at Syracuse University.
Ana Ayala Barker is director of strategic outreach, advocacy, and retention in the Student Success Office at the University of Arkansas. Earlier, she served as the office’s assistant director of academic outreach and financial advocacy. Throughout her time with the University of Arkansas, Ayala Barker has also served as a success coach, advocate, academic adviser, and undergraduate recruiter.
Ayala Barker holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in adult and lifelong learning from the University of Arkansas.
Brianna Clark-Williams is the associate dean of Richmond College at the University of Richmond in Virginia. She is the second woman and first Black woman to lead Richmond College, the university’s undergraduate college for male-identifying students. Dr. Clark-Williams’ background in higher education includes student-facing and academic leadership roles at the University of Virginia, Marymount University, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Clark-Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in family and consumer sciences from Virginia State University, a master’s degree in counseling from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and a Ph.D. in higher education leadership and policy studies from Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Claudia F. Lucchinetti was appointed executive vice president for medical affairs and the UT Dell Medicine health system at the University of Texas at Austin. In this new role, Dr. Lucchinetti, an internationally recognized neurologist, will lead strategic operations for the university’s UT Dell Medical Center, which is slated to open in 2030. While taking on these new responsibilities, Dr. Lucchinetti will continue to serve as dean of the university’s Dell Medical School.
Dr. Lucchinetti received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Northwestern University and her medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago. She completed a residency and a fellowship in neurology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.