Student Success Advisory Council

The SREB Student Success Advisory Council is identifying challenges, shared interests, and recommended policy and practice to support the retention, graduation and career entry of students historically underserved in postsecondary education.

The goal: Help states achieve greater rates of postsecondary success, particularly for students from low-income families or rural communities, for Black, Hispanic and Native American students, and for those who would be the first in their families to attend college. Success for these students is a critical factor in meeting workforce demands and building a stronger economy.

Members include leaders from colleges and universities, state-level postsecondary agencies and state legislatures.

The SREB Student Success Advisory Council is supported with funding from the Ascendium Education Group and ETS Global Higher Education.

Members

Alabama

Jim Purcell, Executive Director
Alabama Commission on Higher Education 

Cynthia Anthony, President 
Lawson State Community College 

Taffye Benson-Clayton, Associate Provost and Vice President for Inclusion and Diversity
Auburn University 

Arkansas

Heather Reed, Director of Student Retention Initiatives
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Delaware

Naomi Nash, Director of Student Success Initiatives
University of Delaware

Florida

Shouping Hu, Director, Center for Postsecondary Success 
Florida State University 

Georgia

Jonathan Hull, Director, Student Success  
University System of Georgia  

Naomi Norman, Interim Director, Division of Academic Enhancement and Associate Vice President for Instruction
University of Georgia

Freddie Powell-Sims, State Senator  
Georgia General Assembly

Kentucky

Lilly Massa-McKinley, Executive Director, Student Success Collaborative
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Steve Riley, State Representative  
Kentucky General Assembly

Kirsten Turner, Vice President for Student Success and Chief Student Affairs Officer
University of Kentucky

Louisiana

Melva Williams, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management 
Southern University at Shreveport 

Maryland

Emily Dow, Assistant Secretary for Academic Affairs 
Maryland Higher Education Commission  

Mississippi

Ontario Wooden, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs  
Alcorn State University  

Katie McBride, Director, Center for Student Success 
University of Southern Mississippi 

North Carolina

Tracey Ford, Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs
University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Bethany Meighen, Vice President, Student Affairs
University of North Carolina System   

Farrah Jackson Ward, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 
Elizabeth City State University  

Oklahoma

Colbi Beam, Coordinator for Academic Affairs and K-12 & Postsecondary Student Success Initiatives
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Kyle Foster, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 

Ruth Ray Jackson, Vice President for Academic Affairs 
Langston University 

South Carolina

Daphne Holland, Associate Vice President for Student Success Initiatives
Coastal Carolina University

Denver Malcom-Key, Director, Academic Success Center 
Claflin University 

Rusty Monhollon, President and Executive Director 
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education 

Tennessee

Brittany Mosby, Director, HBCU Success  
Tennessee Higher Education Commission  

Texas

Robin Garrett, Deputy Chancellor, Academic and Student Success 
Central Texas College

Virginia

Peter Blake, Director
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Mamie Lock, State Senator  
Virginia General Assembly 

Michelle Steiner, Assistant Vice President for Student Success
Marymount University

West Virginia

Randall Brumfield, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission