The Tuskegee University Board of Trustees serves as the university’s governing and fiduciary body. Its responsibilities include providing university oversight through its president, as well as helping to advance its engagement with students, parents, alumni and philanthropic donors. As such, the board's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, creating policies; setting mission and purpose; strategic planning; reviewing programs; and relating campus to community and community to campus.
The board is comprised of up to 25 voting members, which includes five trustees appointed by Alabama’s governor. Board-appointed trustees serve for three years; state-appointed trustees for four years. In addition to the 25 voting trustees, there are several non-voting ex officio members, which include the university’s president, a faculty trustee who is the faculty senate chair, a student trustee elected by the student body, and Alabama’s state superintendent of education.
Current board members — 10 of whom are Tuskegee alumni — are all respected and accomplished individuals who represent diverse professions and areas of expertise. Moving forward, the board is committed to ensuring that potential board members are selected based on the needs of the university and each individual's ability to provide meaningful leadership in addressing those needs. In addition, all trustees are expected to philanthropically support the university.
STAFF CONTACTSNorma B. Clayton, Chair
Retired, Vice President for Learning, Training, and Development
The Boeing Company
St. Louis, MO
Term: 2022 – 2025
Jonathan Porter ‘95, First Vice Chair
Senior Vice President for Customer Operations
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham, AL
Term: 2021 – 2025
Barron M. Witherspoon, Sr. ‘85, Second Vice Chair
Retired, Senior Vice President for Industry Affairs
Proctor & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH
Term: 2023 – 2026
Carla C. Whitlock '95, Secretary
FUSE Executive Fellow
City of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Term: 2021 – 2024
Mark A. Brown, Ph.D., '86
President and CEO
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
Ex-Officio
Bernard E. Anderson, Ph.D.
Whitney M. Young, Jr., Professor Emeritus
University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
Philadelphia, PA
Term: 2021 – 2024
Henry Wesley Davis, III ’81, 83
Director of Governmental Affairs
State of Alabama Medicaid Agency
Montgomery, AL
Term: 2021 – 2025
John H. England, Jr. ’69
Judge (retired)
Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa County
Tuscaloosa, AL
Term: 2021 – 2025
Joseph G. Grasso, J.D.
Partner and Co-Chair – Insurance Practice Group
Wiggin and Dana
New York, NY
Term: 2021 – 2024
Erick W. Harris, J.D. ‘09
Vice President for Legal Services
United Petroleum Transports
Oklahoma City, OK
Term: 2021 - 2024
Natalie D. Knight '01
Alumni Trustee
Partner
Impact Public Affairs
Atlanta, GA
Term: 2022 – 2025
Karl Minter
Captain
United Airlines
Reston, VA
Term: 2022 – 2025
Bill F. Ndi, Ph.D.
Faculty Trustee
Professor
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
Ex-Officio
Gregory S. Nixon, J.D. '85
Head of Strategic Investments, Senior Managing Director,
and Senior Legal Counsel
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
McClean, VA
Term: 2021 - 2024
John E. Page, J.D.
Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief Corporate
Responsibility and Legal Officer
Golden State Foods
Irvine, CA
Term: 2021 - 2024
H. Jerome Russell, Jr.
President
H. J. Russell & Company
Atlanta, GA
Term: 2022 – 2025
Carrington Thompson '27
Student Trustee
Plant and Soil Science Major
Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
Ex-Officio
Tamika L. Tremaglio, J.D.
Former Executive Director
National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)
McClean, VA
Term: 2023 – 2026
Chereece Warner '08
Engineering Supervisor
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Houston, TX
Term: 2023 – 2026
Pebblin Warren '74
State Representative – District 82
Alabama House of Representatives
Tuskegee, AL
Term: 2021 – 2025
Ray Whiteman
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Stellex Capital Management
New York, NY
Term: 2023 – 2026
Trustee Emeritus
Felker W. Ward '53
Principal
Pinnacle Investment Advisors, LLC
Atlanta, GA
