Meet Our Administrative Leadership
Dr. Kevin James
President
kevin.james@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085
Dr. Yaw Adoo
Interim Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
yaw.adoo@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2029
Ms. Shermanetta Carter, CPA
Chief Financial Officer & VA Benefits School Certifying Officer
shermanetta.carter@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2016
Mr. Todd Blackburn
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement/Director of Alumni Affairs
Todd.Blackburn@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2020
Ms. Nichelle Cook, Esq.
Special Assistant to the President
nichelle.cook@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 Ext. 2057
Dr. Kristi Garrett
Assistant Provost, Executive Director, Online Learning
kristi.garrett@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-482-1042
Mrs. Stephanie Gunby, MBA
Associate Vice President, Administration, Director of Financial Aid
stephanie.gunby@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 Ext. 2003
Dr. James Freddy Allen
Associate Vice President, Enrollment & Student Services
james.allen@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 Ext. 2010
Mr. Jerome Rowland
Director of Campus Operations/ Human Resources
jerome.rowland@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2014
Mobile: 470-470-0999
Staff
Sandra Patman
Assistant to VP of Institutional Advancement/ Finance Office
sandra.patman@morrisbrown.edu
404-458-6085
Mrs. Parlar Halley
Financial Aid Advisor
parlar.halley@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 Ext.2024
Mrs. Devonne McKenzie
Director of Student Services/Enrollment Specialist
devonne.mckenzie@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2011
Ms. Shakera Cheston
CHOICE Project Coordinator/Lead Navigator
shakera.cheston@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2013
Ms. LaKia Goodman, CPA
Controller
lakia.goodman@morrisbrown.edu
404-458-6085 Ext. 2050
Mr. Donovan McKelvey
Registrar
donovan.mckelvey@morrisbrown.edu
404-458-6085 ext. 2012
Dr. Yaw Adoo
Chair – Department of Business; Business Faculty
yaw.adoo@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2029
Dr. James Plenty
Chair – Department of Music; Music Faculty
james.plenty@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2051
Dr. Daniel Upchurch
Chair – Department of Psychology; Psychology Faculty
daniel.upchurch@morrisbrown.edu
Phone: 404-458-6085 ext. 2056
Vacant
Facilities and Maintenance
Dr. Malcom Devoe
Chair- Department of General Studies & Liberal Arts; General Studies Faculty
malcom.devoe@morrisbrown.edu
404-458-6085 Ext. 2028
Mr. Carlton White
Security
Dr. Nasrolah Farokhi
Faculty (Tenured)
Mr. Calvin Pender
Facilities and Maintenance
Board Of Trustees
The Right Reverend. Dr. Reginald T. Jackson, Chairman, Presiding Prelate - 6th District, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. Kevin James, Ex-Officio, President, Morris Brown College
Rev. Dr. Perry Simmons, Jr. ’70, Vice-Chairman, Sr. Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church, Albany, GA
Representative Mrs. Kimberly Alexander ’95, Georgia State Representative, District 66
Rev. Dr. Gregory V. Eason, Sr. ’83, Sr. Pastor, Flipper Temple AME Church, Atlanta GA
Dr. James Plenty, Faculty Representative, Morris Brown College
Rev. Dr. John Foster Sr. Pastor, Big Bethel AME Church, Atlanta, GA
Mrs. Myesha W. Good ’01, City of Atlanta, Office of the Mayor
Mrs. Sandra H. Mason, '79, 2nd Alumni Representative, Asst. Director of Student Support Services, DeKalb Schools (Retired)
Mr. Julian Ross, Ex-Officio, SGA President, Morris Brown College
Dr. George B. Hopkins ’71, Secretary, Ret. VP, Chief Technology Officer, Novartis
Dr. Marybeth Gasman, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, Executive Director of the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions
Mr. Scott Morris ’95, Owner, Principle Engineer of Thalpein Engineering Corporation
Mrs. Jessica Jackson MBA, Real Estate Broker - Georgia
Mr. Jethro Joseph ’69, President, National Alumni Association, Ret. Executive, The Chrysler Corporation
Mr. David L. Kemp ’73, President, Bankers Management, Inc.
Mr. Jeffrey L. Miller ’12, Director of Business Development and Call Center Services
Mr. Clarence Ogletree ’68, Consultant/ Retired CIO, General Motors and Whirlpool Corporation
Dr. Marjorie H. Young ’69, Retired Commissioner, Georgia Merit System
Mr. Gregory Jackson ’80, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jackson Asset Management
Mr. Pedro Bryant ’83, Executive Vice President & Managing Director of Community Lending, Republic Bank & Trust Company
Mr. Terry Comer ‘03, Founder & CEO, Impact Data
Dr. James B. Ewers, Jr., Education Consultant/Youth Advocate
Mr. Cassius F. Butts, Founding Principal, CFB Advisors
Trustee Emeriti
Dr. Robert Barnett ’61, President, MBC Athletic Foundation
Mrs. Victoria W. Jenkins ’54, Retired Media Specialist
Mr. William J. Stanley, III, FAIA, NOMACPrincipal, Stanley, Love-Stanley, P.C.
