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Administration

The Administration at Drake State is led by the President and a group of senior leaders which comprise the President’s Cabinet. The President’s Cabinet includes individuals who are responsible for the supervision of the faculty, support services, fiscal affairs, program development, and accreditation. Additionally, the college seeks the advice of an advisory committee to insure the needs of the community, area industry and our students are being properly serviced by the College.

President

Dr. Patricia Sims

President’s Cabinet

Dr. Carolyn Henderson
Dean of Instruction
Dr. Nicole Bell
Dean of Students
Akeem Alexander
Director of Fiscal Affairs
Dr. Alice Raymond
Director of the Office of Innovation and Program Success, Office of Health Sciences
Dr. Lesley Shotts
Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Grants, and Research
Carrie Ann Meyers
Associate Dean of Instruction

Foundation Board

Officers:

President
DIck Reeves

Vice-Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, The Institute for Exotic Science

Vice President
Mona Miller

Women’s Business Center Program Director, The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship

Secretary
Brad Burns

Program Manager, Five Stones Research Corp.

Treasurer
Alexis Toney

Quality Assurance Manager, PPG Industries Inc.

Members:

Charlie Burruss

Owner, Kudzu Productions

ShaVonne Cammack

Senior Consultant, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Teresa Foley-Batts

NASA, Retired

Laura Hall

Alabama House of Representatives

Lori King-Taylor

President, Trinity Performance Solutions

Latonya Mumpfield

Director of Human Resources, Toyota Manufacturing

Judise Lanier

Program Management, Board Leader, & Community Servant, Lincoln Village

David Person

Owner, DavidPersonMedia, LLC

Dr. Anne Marie Reidy

Owner, Women4Women OBGYN

Dr. Beth B. Richardson

Branch President, United Community Bank

Dr. Karockas Watkins

President/CEO/Executive Director, Ability Plus, Inc.

Arin Zapf

Chief Nursing Officer, Huntsville Hospital

QUESTIONS?

Office of the President

S.C. O’Neal Library and Technology Center, Third Floor
3421 Meridian Street, North
Huntsville, Alabama 35811
256-551-3117

Hours

Monday – Thursday: 8 am – 5:30 pm
Friday: 8 am – noon