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’s Cabinet
Dr. Patricia G. Sims
President
Dr. Carolyn Henderson
Dean of Instruction
Dr. Nicole Bell
Dean of Students
Akeem Alexander
Director of Fiscal Affairs
Bruce Bulluck
Director of Operations
Dr. Karen Ray
Director of Workforce Development
Dr. Alice Raymond
Director of the Office of Innovation and Program Success, Office of Health Sciences
Lesley Shotts
Research and Grants Coordinator
Foundation Board
Officers:
President
John Meredith
Owner, Meredith Advocacy/Councilman, Huntsville City Council
Vice President
Beth Richardson
Branch President, Progress Bank
Secretary
Van Strickland
Administrator, NASA/SLS Program Operations Manager
Treasurer
Arin Zapf
Chief Nursing Officer, Huntsville Hospital
Members:
Alka Bhargav
Founder & Executive Director, AUM Foundation
Charlie Burruss
Owner, Kudzu Productions
Trista Gladish
Data Center Site Manager, Meta
Laura Hall
Alabama House of Representatives
Denetra Hartzog-Mitchell
Corporate Counsel, Adtran
Karen Jones-Smith
President, Royal Funeral Home
Lori King-Taylor
President, Trinity Performance Solutions
Ambria Lankford
Attorney, Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne PC
Mona Miller
Women’s Business Center Program Director, The Catalyst Center for Business & Entrepreneurship
Latonya Mumpfield
Director of Human Resources, Toyota Manufacturing
David Person
Owner, David Person Media
Dick Reeves
Vice-Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, The Institute for Exotic Science
Alexis Toney
Quality Assurance Manager, PPG Industries Inc.
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
3421 Meridian Street, North
Huntsville, Alabama 35811
256-551-3117
Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8 am – 5:30 pm
Friday: 8 am – noon
Friday: 8 am – noon