Board of Trustees
Trustee Responsibilities
The board provides strategic leadership to the College by employing its members' expertise in everything from finance and international affairs to philanthropy and science.
A trustee acts as a member of the governing board of Spelman College which is responsible for basic oversight and governance of the institution including election of the president of the College; basic educational and fiscal policy; the granting of degrees; and promotion and tenure of faculty based on the recommendation of the president. The board’s authority as a governing body is set forth in the bylaws and is not managerial or operational in nature. Individual trustees have no authority independent of the board.
Shenika Swan, J.D., MBA
Board Operations Director
boardoftrustees@spelman.edu
Roxlauna Brown
Executive Assistant and Clerk of the Board
boardoftrustees@spelman.edu
Representatives
Angela Farris Watkins, Trustee
Danielle Dickens, Faculty Representative
Daria Valentine, Alumna Representative
Simone Moales, Student Representative
Chair Emerita
Rosalind G. Brewer, C’84, Chair Emerita
Life Trustees
Peggy Dulany
Marian Wright Edelman, C’60
Russell Edgerton
June Gary Hopps, C’60
Yvonne Jackson, C'70
Elizabeth McCormack
G.G. Michelson
Vicki Palmer