President

Dr. Denise Jones Gregory

• President
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Administration

Ashley Robinson

• Vice President and Director of Athletics

Howard Brown Jr.

• Vice President for Business & Finance/CFO
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Dr. Vance Siggers

• Executive Director of Campus Operations

Alla Jeanae Frank

• Special Assistant to the President and Chief Transformation Officer

Onetta Starling Whitley, J.D.

• General Counsel
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Dr. Deborah Dent

• Chief Information Officer for Division Of Information Technology
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Sloan D. Cargill

• Vice President for Division of Institutional Advancement & External Affairs
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Dr. Almesha L. Campbell

• VP of Research and Economic Development
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Dr. Tangelia Kelly

• Chief Communications Officer and Executive Director of University Communications
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Dr. Preselfannie W. McDaniels

• Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Dr. Preselfannie W. McDaniels

• Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Dr. Denise Jones Gregory

• President of Jackson State University
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Dr. Jonas Owen Vanderbilt Jr.

• Vice President of Student Affairs and Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management
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Board

Kay Ivey

• Governor of Alabama President, Ex Officio
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Randall Jones

• Chairman District 5

Vivian Davis Figures

• Vice Chair In-State At-Large

Loring White

• District 1

Gale Saxon Main

• District 2

Greg Brown

• District 3

Tony Smoke

• District 3

Clarence W. Daugette, III

• District 4

Mike Suco

• District 6
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Drew Linn

• District 7

Tony Ingram

• Out-of-State At-Large

Randy Owen

• In-State At-Large

Cheryl L. Bevelle-Orange

• Out-of-State At-Large
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Updated on 05/01/2026