Debra Marks has been promoted to vice president of philanthropic giving and alumni relations for the New Mexico State University Foundation. She has been with the foundation for the past five years, serving in roles such as assistant vice president of philanthropic giving, associate director of alumni relations, and director of major gifts. Earlier, she was director of the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra for seven years.
Marks is a graduate of New Mexico State University.
Kenisha Ringgold is the new chief enterprise risk officer at Delaware State University. In addition to her new appointment, she will retain her current role as the university’s deputy general counsel. Before joining the Delaware State administration in 2020, she was deputy attorney general for the Delaware Department of Justice.
Ringgold is a graduate of the University of Delaware. She earned her juris doctorate from Widener University’s Delaware Law School.
Olivia Miller was appointed executive director of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon. She comes to her new role from the University of Arizona, where she was director of the Museum of Art. Earlier in her tenure at Arizona, she was curator of exhibitions and curator of education.
Miller holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in art history from the University of Oregon.
Lloyd Young has been promoted from interim executive director to permanent executive director of the da Vinci Center for Innovation at Virginia Commonwealth University, making her the first woman to lead the center. In her first role with the da Vinci Center leadership team in 2020, she led brand and communications strategy. She is also co-founder of the center’s Shift Retail Lab.
Young received her bachelor’s degree from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. She holds a master’s degree in interior architecture from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Sarah Edwards has been selected to serve as interim vice chancellor for institutional integrity and general counsel at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Edwards first joined the university’s Office of Legal Affairs in 2012. Currently, she serves as associate vice chancellor for legal affairs and deputy general counsel.
Edwards holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She earned a juris doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Patricia M. Lynch has been named associate vice chancellor and chief human resources officer for the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She has served in this capacity on an interim basis since January 2025. A staff member since 2017, Lynch has held a series of increasingly senior roles in human resources, including director of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action and executive director of human resources.
Lynch received her bachelor’s degree in communications studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her MBA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Aisha Jackson is the inaugural chief information and strategy executive at the University of California, Davis. Since 2022, she has been the vice chancellor for information technology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Earlier, she spent 12 years at the University of Colorado Boulder, most recently serving as the assistant vice provost and assistant vice chancellor for academic technology and student success.
Dr. Jackson holds three degrees in education: a bachelor’s degree from Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, a master’s degree from the University of Florida, and a doctorate from the University of Colorado Denver.
Linda Mauro has been promoted to associate vice president of strategic partnerships at Berkeley College in New York City. She began her career with the college in 2001 as director of adult admissions. Over the past two decades, she has served in several leadership roles, including associate vice president of enrollment and campus operating officer of both the Paramus, New Jersey, and New York City campuses.
Mauro earned her bachelor’s degree in fashion advertising and communications through a joint program at the State University of New York at Oneonta and the Fashion Institute of Technology. She holds an MBA from Strayer University.
Phenicia McCullough was promoted to vice president for human resources and inclusive excellence at California State University, Fullerton. She has served in the role on an interim basis since April 2024. With over 20 years of professional experience, she previously served in human resources positions with California State University, Dominguez Hills and the California State University Chancellor’s Office.
McCullough received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Argosy University and her master’s degree in human resources development from the University of Texas at Tyler.
Sylvia Carey-Butler is the new vice president for inclusive excellence at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. She comes to her new role from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where she was vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Previously, she held senior leadership positions with Kennesaw State University in Georgia and the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Dr. Carey-Butler holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Oneonta, a master’s degree in social science from Binghamton University in New York, and a Ph.D. in higher education administration and policy from Vanderbilt University in Nashville.