Board of Trustees
Johnson C. Smith University Board of Trustees
Executive Committee 2025-2026
Trustee Steven L. Boyd, Chair
Trustee James Ely III, Vice Chair
Trustee Christy S. Bryant, Secretary
Trustee Kieth Cockrell, Finance and Audit
Trustee Michelle Lee, Governance
Trustee Steven L. Boyd, Real Estate/Facilities
Resources to the Board of Trustees
Valerie Kinloch PhD '96
President
John Hairr, III
University Counsel
Teare Brewington
CFO Treasurer
Johnson C. Smith University Board of Trustees 2025-2026
Trustee Steven L. Boyd '79
Chair
The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President – Sales (Retired)
The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President – Sales (Retired)
Trustee Ebony Boulware, M.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Dean and Chief Science Officer
Dean and Chief Science Officer
Trustee Sheila R. Brown, D.D.S. '77
S.R.B. Dental, P.C.
Trustee Christy S. Bryant ‘75
Secretary
Wells Fargo
Vice President - Corporate Credit, Commercial Regulatory Capital Oversight at Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Vice President - Corporate Credit, Commercial Regulatory Capital Oversight at Wells Fargo
Trustee Gregory Bryant ‘89
USAA Bank
Vice President, Head of Operations
Vice President, Head of Operations
Trustee Kieth Cockrell
Vice Chair
Bank of America
President of Bank of America Charlotte Head of Executive Escalations, and Sports Sponsorship
Bank of America
President of Bank of America Charlotte Head of Executive Escalations, and Sports Sponsorship
Trustee Janice Dupré
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Trustee James Ely III ‘88
Johnson & Johnson Consumer
Vice-President/Managing Director (Retired)
Vice-President/Managing Director (Retired)
Trustee Ralph Groce III
Bank of New York Mellon
Managing Director/Chief Information Officer for Issuer Services
Managing Director/Chief Information Officer for Issuer Services
Trustee Michelle Y. Lee
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Regional Banking Executive Eastern Region (Retired)
Regional Banking Executive Eastern Region (Retired)
Trustee Tom L. Mitchell
Moore Van Allen Law
Chair and Managing Partner
Chair and Managing Partner
Trustee Karen Patricia Williams, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Nursing Distinguished Professor of Women's Health & Executive Director, Martha S. Pitzer Center for Women, Children and Youth
Nursing Distinguished Professor of Women's Health & Executive Director, Martha S. Pitzer Center for Women, Children and Youth
Trustee Angela Yochem
Krispy Kreme
Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Officer
Trustees Emeriti
Mr. Thomas E. Baldwin, Chair Emeritus
Mrs. Mattie S. Grigsby
Ms. Shirley J. Hughes, Chair Emeritus
Dr. Argie Knox Johnson
Mr. Monroe Miller, Chair Emeritus
Mrs. Patricia R. Morton
Mr. Pettis Norman
Mr. Gregory Norwood
Dr. Douglas M. Orr Jr.
Mr. Richard Osborne
Mr. John Stedman
Dr. Clarence W. R. Wade, Chair Emeritus