Presidential Search Committee
Howard University announced the selection of its Presidential Search Committee to identify and recruit the next president of Howard University, in partnership with our external search firm, Isaacson Miller. This critical committee, comprised of individuals who bring a broad, diverse set of experiences and perspectives to this process, is charged with the following:
- Developing formal criteria to guide the search process;
- Engaging the University community to unearth insights and important considerations for our next president;
- Conducting a focused and comprehensive national and international search, with the support and guidance of our external search firm;
- Identifying, interviewing, and vetting potential candidates; and
- Putting forth a formal recommendation to the Board of Trustees for consideration and ratification.
Presidential Search Committee Members
Trustee Chairman Laurence C. Morse
Laurence C. Morse, Ph.D. (BA '73)
Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Fairview Capital Partners , Class of 1973, Political Science and Economics
Jordyn Allen
62nd Executive President of the Howard University Student Association (HUSA), Class of 2023, Howard University School of Business, Marketing
Minnie V. Baylor-Henry (BSP ’72)
President, B-Henry and Associates LLC, Class of 1972, Pharmacy and Law
Donald B. Christian (BBA ’90)
PricewaterhouseCoopers US East Region Advisory Leader, Class of 1990, Business Administration
Godfrey Gill (BBA’89)
Managing Director Capital & Partner Solutions Group, Vista Equity Partners, Class of 1989, Business Administration
Richard Goodman, PhD
Executive Vice President (Ret.) PepsiCo
Leslie D. Hale (BBA ’94)
Vice Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - President and Chief Executive Officer, RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) , Class of 1994, Business Administration
Kandace L. Harris, PhD (BA '97, MA '01, PhD '05)
President of the Howard University Alumni Association, Class of BA '97, MA '01, PhD '05, Mass Communication & Media Studies
Danette G. Howard, Ph.D. (BA ‘97)
Director, Global Education Cummins, Inc. and Inaugural Executive in Residence at USC Race and Equity Center, University of Southern California , Class of 1997, Higher Education Policy
Alphonso R. Jackson
Chief Executive, A.R. Jackson Advisors, LLC
Marie C. Johns (Honorary degree ’13)
Chief Executive Officer, PPC-Leftwich, Class of 2013, Telecommunications, Business, Public Administration, and Doctor of Humane Letters
Charles Kim, PhD
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Architecture , Howard University Faculty
Mark A. L. Mason (BBA ’91)
Vice Chair of Howard University Board of Trustees - Chief Financial Officer, Citi Group, Class of 1991, Business Administration
Monique Yvette McClung
President of the Howard University Staff Organization
Stacey J. Mobley, Esq. (BSP '68, JD '71)
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and General Counsel of DuPont (Ret.), Class of 1968 and 1971, Pharmacy and Law
Rubin Patterson, PhD (PhD '92)
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS), Howard University Faculty
Hilary Rosen
Public Affairs Executive and CNN Political Analyst
Sonya K. Sobrian, PhD
Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Howard University College of Medicine, Howard University Faculty
Shelley Stewart Jr.
Managing Partner, BottomLine Advisory, LLC
Dana A. Williams, PhD (MA '95, PhD '98)
Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of African American Literature, Howard University Faculty
Quinton L. Williams, PhD
Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy , Howard University Faculty