The Leadership Council shall be comprised of individuals who are:
Administrative Department Heads or have similar operational responsibilities Individuals responsible for making operating policy decisions; particularly when those decisions have ramifications for other divisions Directors (with direct reports); program managers; administrative department heads; etc.
The Leadership Council shall have a chair, two vice chairs, and a recording secretary. The chair and two vice-chair positions each serve a term of two years and can serve no more than two consecutive terms for a maximum of four years.
The position of recording secretary will serve a one-year term and serve no more than two consecutive terms for a maximum of two years. Elected chairs must have served as an officer on the Leadership Council for a minimum of two years, unless officers meeting this requirement are unwilling or unavailable to serve as chair in which case a special election will be held to elect a chair from the general Leadership Council membership.
Leadership Council elections shall take place every September. Special elections will be held in the event any position becomes vacant prior to the end of an elected term. The Chair conducts meetings and is the primary liaison with the Senior Team representative – who functions as the liaison between the Leadership Council and Senior Leadership Team.
The vice-chairs are available to conduct meetings in the absence of the chair and are the primary liaisons with Leadership Council standing committees and task forces. The officers will be responsible for preparing the agendas for the meetings. The Council shall meet on the third Wednesday morning of each month. A senior team representative may attend meetings quarterly or when deemed necessary to provide important information or to share strategic strategies with the Council.
Jacqueline James, Chair
Director, Administrative Services
404-270-5111
jjames@spelman.edu
Steve Bowser, 1st Vice Chair
Director, Public Safety
404-270-5326
sbowser@spelman.edu
Jilo Tisdale, 2nd Vice Chair
Director, Bonner Office of Civic Engagement
404-270-5305
jtisdale@spelman.edu
Dawn Alston
Vice President, Business and Financial Affairs,
and Chief Financial Officer
404-270-5077
April Austin
Controller
404-270-5153
Harold Bell
Director, Career Planning & Development
404-270-5269
Lisa Berrien
Director, Student Financial Services
404-270-5209
Dolores Bradley Brennan
Vice Provost for Faculty and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
404-270-5619
John Brown
Registrar
404-270-5227
Bernadette Cohen
Director, Human Resources
404-270-5091
Venetta Coleman
Director, Accreditation and Compliance
404-270-5887
Alison Cummings
Director, Office of Housing and Resident Life
404-270-5343
Art Frazier Director
Facilities Management and Services
404-270-5440
Sylvia D. Griffin
Dean of Students
404-270-5242
Ingrid Scurry Lassiter
Director of Web and Digital Strategy
404-270-5383
Sylvia Maddox
Assistant Dean of Students
404-270-5242
Ave Marshall
Director, Counseling & Disability Services
404-270-5288
Jaray Mazique, Ed.D.
Director of Title IX and Compliance
404-270-5060
Chandra McCrary
Associate Vice President, Spelman Technology Services
404-270-5394
Desiree Pedescleaux
Dean, Undergraduate Studies
404-270-5696
Dimeji Togunde
Vice Provost for Global Education & Professor of International Studies
404-270-5680