Board of Trustees
Johnson C. Smith University Board of Trustees
Executive Committee 2026-2027
Trustee James Ely III, Chairman of the Board and Finance Committee Chair
Trustee Gregory Bryant, Vice Chairman of the Board and Real Estate/Infrastructure Chair
Trustee Christy S. Bryant, Secretary and Institutional Advancement Committee Chair
Trustee Michelle Lee, Governance
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 2026-2027
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
Institutional Advancement Committee Chair
Wells Fargo
Vice President - Corporate Credit, Commercial Regulatory Capital Oversight at Wells Fargo
Institutional Advancement Committee Chair
Wells Fargo
Vice President - Corporate Credit, Commercial Regulatory Capital Oversight at Wells Fargo
Trustee Gregory Bryant ‘89
Vice Chair
Real Estate/Infrastructure Chair
USAA Bank
Vice President, Head of Operations
Real Estate/Infrastructure Chair
USAA Bank
Vice President, Head of Operations
Trustee Kieth Cockrell
Bank of America
President of Bank of America Charlotte Head of Executive Escalations, and Sports Sponsorship
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
Chair
Finance Committee Chair
Consumer Packaged Goods Industry (Retired)
Finance Committee Chair
Consumer Packaged Goods Industry (Retired)
Trustee Anthony L. Holloman, Ed.D.
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Commissioner
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
Governance
Banking Executive, Retired
Banking Executive, Retired
Trustee Tom L. Mitchell
Moore Van Allen Law
Chair and Managing Partner
Chair and Managing Partner
Trustee Ned Sergew
U.S. Bancorp
Senior Director, Global Corporate Compliance (Retired)
Senior Director, Global Corporate Compliance (Retired)
Trustee Angela Yochem
Krispy Kreme
Chief Technology and Performance Officer
Chief Technology and Performance Officer
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
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. Gregory Norwood
Dr. Douglas M. Orr Jr.
Mr. Richard Osborne
Mr. John Stedman