Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education

Executive Committee

President                          

Dr. Ashley M. Sweat

Director, Student Success Center

Eastern Kentucky University

Office: Crabbe Library 106E

521 Lancaster Ave,

Richmond, KY 40475


(859)622-2469

ashley.sweat@eku.edu

Vice President

Gregory Moore, MA

Director of African American Student Initiatives

Northern Kentucky University

Nunn Drive SU 309

Highland Heights, KY 41009


(859)572-5214

mooregr@nku.edu


Past President
Dr. Carlous B. Yates

Vice President of Culture and Engagement

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

500 Newtown Pike

Lexington, KY 40508


(859)246-6937

carlous.yates@kctcs.edu


Secretary

Fe'Lisa Wilson

Director of Enrollment and Community Outreach

Sullivan University

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences


(502) 413-8965

fwilson@sullivan.edu  

Dr. Kanita DuClouxTreasurer

Dr. Kanita K. DuCloux

Associate Professor/Chair Department of Mathematics
Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Blvd

Bowling Green, KY 42101                  

(270) 745-4224 

kanita.ducloux@wku.edu


Nomination/Award Coordinator 

Michelle Jones

Associate Professor, Mathematics 
Western Kentucky University         

1906 College Heights Blvd.           

Bowling Green, KY 42101                 

(270) 991-5669

michelle.jones@wku.edu


Faculty Representative

Dr. Shorye Durrett

Assistant Dean for Medical Student Affairs


shorye.durrett@louisville.edu


Historian

Jasmine Nettles 

Associate Director for Residential Curriculum & Living Learning Communities


Eastern Kentucky University


jasmine.nettles@eku.edu


Webmaster/Online Engagement Committee

Darius Butler

Information Security Analyst II 

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio


darbutler1@gmail.com


Graphic Designer

Benjamin Dunn, M.A             

Integrated Success Coach 

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY


(513)704-4067

Benjamin.Dunn@uky.edu




headshot of woman inside wearing black blazer and glassesNortheast Regional Representative

Jasmine Prince, M.Ed

Associate Director, Martin Luther King Center


University of Kentucky



Northeast Regional Representative

Kendriana Price, Ed.D.

Assistant Dean, Office of Access, Community and Engagement

University of Kentucky


859-218-4880

kendriana.price@uky.edu

Northwest Regional Representative

Kristen Robinson

Director of Student Success & Engagement

Retention Management Coordinator

Jefferson Community & Technical College


kristen.robinson@kctcs.edu

Northwest Regional Representative

Dr. Katrina Beasley, PhD

Adjunct Professor

University of Louisville


katrina.elliott@louisville.edu

Southeast Regional Representative

Dr. Elaine A. Wilson, CDP®, MSSA, ACSW 

Director of Access, Engagement, and Belonging  

Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY


(606)451-6915

elaine.wilson@kctcs.edu.

Southeast Regional Representative

Rosanna Napoleon

Assistant Director of Training & Development

Berea College

Berea, KY


(606)451-6915

napoleonr2@berea.edu

Southwest Regional Representative

Robin L. Brown - Ayers

Instructor II, Mathematics

Western Kentucky University

1906 College Heights Blvd

Bowling Green, KY 42101


(270) 809-5344

robin.ayers@wku.edu

Southwest Regional Representative


Aaron White

Library Specialist

Learning Resource Center

Hopkinsville Community College

P.O. Box 2100

Hopkinsville, KY 42241

(270) 707-3767


awhite0303@kctcs.edu


Social Media Specialist

Myiah Clemons

Coordinator of Student Success

Berea College

101 Chestnut St, Berea, KY 40403


Mclemons2@moreheadstate.edu




Public Relations / Membership Committee Chair

Olivia (Coleman) Dunn M.Ed.

Philanthropy Officer

Berea College

(615)601-4367

colemandunno@berea.edu

Parliamentarian

Ron M. Jackson MSSW

Assistant Director of Enrichment Services

University of Kentucky

Student Success

CARES (Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services)

104 McVay Hall

Lexington, KY 40406


Ron.jackson@uky.edu

External Affairs Committee Chair

Dr. Dawn Offutt

Executive Director for Access, Engagement, and Belonging 

Council for Postsecondary Education

100 Airport Rd, Third Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601


(502)892-3048

dawn.offutt@ky.gov



2025 Conference Co-Chair

Patti Matthews

Academic Advisor, College of Justice, Safety, and Military Science

Eastern Kentucky University

521 Lancaster Avenue

Richmond, KY 40475


patti.matthews@eku.edu


2025 Conference Co-Chair

Tyesha Jackson

Coordinator, Student Engagement

Student Success Center

Eastern Kentucky University

521 Lancaster Avenue

Richmond, KY 40475


Tyesha.jackson@eku.edu

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