2022 National Conference on Trusteeship: Speakers

Dr. Carlton Brown served as president of Clark Atlanta University for seven years. Prior to that role, he served as executive vice president and provost at Clark Atlanta, and as the special assistant to the chancellor of the University System of Georgia. From 1997-2006, Dr. Brown served as president at Savannah State University, after spending the previous ten years in the administration of Hampton University as a dean of education, dean of liberal arts and education, dean of the graduate college, and vice president for planning. Known as an agent of change and a builder of institutional communities, Dr. Brown has successfully developed new programs and re-engineered programs and schools throughout his career. He has led the development of strategic plans at all three institutions and the reclamation of cultural history. Dr. Brown earned his BA degree as well as an EdD from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has served on the boards of NAFEO, UNCF, the Holmes Group, and AACTE. He currently serves on the advisory board of the Epicenter at Stanford University and Momentus: a Sustainability Collaborative. In civic and professional service, Dr. Brown has served as the chair of the AACTE National Commission on Multicultural Education and the boards of the Youth Futures Authority in Savannah, the Savannah Economic Development Authority, and the University Consortium for Liberia. He has served as vice chair of the Hampton Virginia School Board. He also currently serves on the advisory board of the Osei TuTu Institute of Technology in Ghana.

As managing director of Ithaka S+R, Catharine “Cappy” Bond Hill leads the organization’s research and consulting initiatives to broaden access to higher education, reduce costs, and improve student outcomes. From 2006 to 2016, Bond Hill served as the 10th president of Vassar College. Under her leadership, Vassar reinstated need-blind admissions and replaced loans with grants in financial aid for low-income families. In 2015, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awarded Vassar the inaugural million-dollar Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence for its efforts to expand access and support to students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. While at Vassar, Bond Hill also established a first-of-its-kind veterans admission partnership with the Posse Foundation, with Vassar enrolling its first 11 veterans as freshmen in 2013.

Named one of the “Most Innovative People in Higher Education” by Washington Monthly magazine, Bridget Burns is the CEO and founding executive director of the University Innovation Alliance (TheUIA.org), the national consortium of public research universities collaborating to close achievement gaps through testing, scaling, and sharing innovative and successful practices. The consortium has been highlighted in national media outlets such as the New York Times, Fast Company, and 60 Minutes, and was featured in the documentary Unlikely. University Innovation Alliance campuses have worked together to achieve significant impact for their 400,000 students, including increasing their low-income graduates by 46 percent and increasing graduates of color by 85 percent. As a trusted advisor to university presidents, system leaders, and policy makers, Burns is on a mission to transform the way institutions think about and take action on behalf of low-income students, first-generation students, and students of color. She received her doctorate of education in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University.

David Huntley serves on the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University and chairs the Student Affairs Committee. He is currently the senior executive vice president and chief compliance officer for AT&T, responsible for developing policies to safeguard the privacy of customer and employee information, verifying compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of the countries and jurisdictions where AT&T operates. His 25-year career with AT&T includes significant positions in numerous branches of the company. Huntley also serves on the boards of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., AT LAST!, the Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation, the Dallas Citizens Council, and the National Urban League. He is a public trustee for Dallas Medical Resources, a member at large and member of the Executive Committee of the Texas Business Hall of Fame, and a member of the Executive Leadership Council and the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) Executive Steering Committee.

Miriam “Mim” Pride is president emeritus of Blackburn College, where she served for 22 years. Prior to her presidency at Blackburn, she held various positions in campus life, administration, and finance at the college. Earlier in her career, she was employed by Berea College, where she held positions in campus activities, residential life, and accounting for the college bookstore. She also was manager of Boone Tavern Hotel. Pride earned a BA from the College of Wooster and an MBA from the University of Kentucky. She chairs the Work College Consortium of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities and is a board member of EIIA (Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators), the Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities, and Associated Colleges of Illinois.