Board of Trustees
Johnson C. Smith University Board of Trustees
Executive Committee 2024-2025
Trustee Steven L. Boyd, Chair
Trustee Kieth Cockrell, Vice Chair
Trustee Christy S. Bryant, Secretary
Trustee Michael Jones, Finance and Audit
Resources to the Board of Trustees
Valerie Kinloch PhD '96
President
Mr. William P. Farthing Jr.
University Counsel
Teare Brewington
CFO Treasurer
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2024-2025
Trustee Steven L. Boyd '79
Chair
The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President – Sales (Retired)
The Coca-Cola Company
Vice President – Sales (Retired)
Trustee Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, Ph.D.
Johnson C. Smith University
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
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 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
Topix Skin Health
Chief Commercial Officer
Chief Commercial Officer
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 Michael Jones – Finance and audit
Positec North America
President and CEO
President and CEO
Trustee Michael Lamach
Trane Technologies
Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
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
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