Board of Trustees
Johnson C. Smith University Board of Trustees
Executive Committee 2022-2023
Steven L. Boyd, Chair
Kieth Cockrell, Vice Chair
Christy Bryant, Secretary
Michael Jones, Finance and Audit
Resources to the Board of Trustees
Clarence D. Armbrister, J.D.
President
Teare Brewington
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. William P. Farthing Jr.
University Counsel
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2022-2023
Trustee Steven L. Boyd '79 - Chair
The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President – Sales (Retired)
Trustee R. Sheila Brown, D.D.S. '77
S.R.B. Dental, P.C.
Trustee Christy S. Bryant ‘75 – Secretary
Vice President - Corporate Credit, Commercial Regulatory Capital Oversight at Wells Fargo
Trustee Kieth Cockrell - Vice Chair
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 Ric Elias
Red Ventures Co-Founder and CEO
Trustee James Ely III ‘88
Johnson and Johnson Consumer Health
Managing Director, Zarbee’s Inc.
Trustee Ralph Groce III
Bank of New York Mellon
Managing Director/Chief Information Officer for Issuer Services
Trustee Michael Jones – Finance and audit
Jones Holding Corporation, LLC
Chief Merchandising Officer
Trustee Valerie Kinloch PhD ‘96
University of Pittsburgh
Dean of the School of Education
Trustee Michael Lamach
Trane Technologies
Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
Trustee Michelle Y. Lee
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Regional Banking Executive Eastern Region
Patricia R. Morton
PRM Advisors, LLC
Founder and CEO
Eugene Woods
President and CEO, Atrium Health
Trustees Emeriti
Mr. Thomas E. Baldwin, Chair Emeritus
Ms. Peggy Culbertson
Mrs. Mattie S. Grigsby
Dr. Argie Knox Johnson
Mr. Pettis Norman
Mr. Gregory Norwood
Dr. Douglas M. Orr Jr.
Dr. Clarence W. R. Wade, Chair Emeritus