Committees of the Board

Assignments as of August 2026.

Academic Excellence

• Dr. Danette Howard (C)
• Dr. Lena Hill (VC)
• Richard Besser, MD
• The Honorable Arne Duncan
• Mr. Marc Lampkin
• Dr. Nandi Leslie
• Mr. Chris Washington
• Eugene Washington, MD

Audit and Legal

• Christopher Tyson, Esq. (C)
• Mr. Bruce Thompson (VC)
• Mr. Chris Carr
• Mr. Marc Lampkin
• Mr. Andrew Lindsay
• Mr. Mark Mason

Development and Alumni Relations

• Mr. Godfrey Gill (C)
• Mr. Levoyd Robinson (VC)
• Mr. Andrew Lindsay
• Ms. Depelsha McGruder
• Mr. James Murren
• Mr. Ziad Ojakli
• Ms. Hilary Rosen
• Mr. Chris Washington

Finance

• Mr. Donald Christian (C)
• Mr. Godfrey Gill (VC)
• Ms. Leslie Hale
• Ms. Depelsha McGruder
• Mr. James Murren
• Mr. Levoyd Robinson
• Mr. Bruce Thompson
• Christopher Tyson, Esq.

Investment Subcommittee

• Ms. Depelsha McGruder (C)
• Mr. Bruce Thompson (VC)
• Mr. Donald Christian
• Mr. James Murren
• Mr. Levoyd Robinson

Facilities and Real Estate Subcommittee

• Ms. Leslie Hale (C)
• Reverend Dr. Michele Hagans (VC)
• Mr. Donald Christian
• Mr. Shelley Stewart
• Mr. Bruce Thompson
• Christopher Tyson, Esq.

Governance

• Minnie Baylor-Henry, Esq. (C)
• Ms. Depelsha McGruder (VC)
• Dr. Danette Howard
• Mr. Kevin Lofton
• Ms. Hilary Rosen
• Mr. Shelley Stewart

Student Life

• Mr. Shelley Stewart (C)
• Reverend Dr. Michele Hagans (VC)
• Richard Besser, MD
• Mr. Chris Carr
• Dr. Lena Hill
• Ms. Nandi Leslie
• Mr. Ziad Ojakli
• Mr. Chris Washington

Executive

• Ms. Leslie D. Hale (C)
• Dr. Danette Howard (VC)
• Mr. Mark Mason (VC)
• Minnie Baylor-Henry, Esq.
• Mr. Donald Christian
• Mr. Godfrey Gill
• Mr. Marc Lampkin
• Mr. Kevin Lofton
• Mr. Shelley Stewart
• Christopher Tyson, Esq.

Compensation and Succession Subcommittee

• Mr. Mark Mason (C)
• Dr. Danette Howard (VC)
• Mr. Godfrey Gill

External and Government Affairs Subcommittee

• Mr. Marc Lampkin (C)
• Ms. Hilary Rosen (VC)
• Reverend Dr. Michele Hagans
• Mr. Mark Mason
• Mr. Ziad Ojakli

Health Sciences – Ad Hoc

• Eugene Washington, MD (C)
• Minnie Baylor-Henry, Esq.
• Dr. Danette Howard
• Mr. Kevin Lofton

Operational Excellence – Ad Hoc

• Christopher Tyson, Esq. (C)
• The Honorable Arne Duncan
• Dr. Lena Hill
• Mr. Marc Lampkin
• Ms. Depelsha McGruder
• Mr. Shelley Stewart
• Mr. Bruce Thompson

Howard University Hospital Corp (HUHC) Board

• Mr. Kevin Lofton (C)
• Minnie Baylor-Henry, Esq.
• Richard Besser, MD
• Mr. Roy Hawkins (C) Credentialing
• The Honorable Marie Johns
• Mr. Mark Mason
• Eugene Washington, MD