Executive Board

The Simmons School Executive Board provides valuable support to the School’s efforts to increase local, regional, and national prominence in the areas of education and human development research, practice, reform, and initiatives. Leaders within the education and business communities contribute their time and resources to enhancing Simmons programs and attracting outstanding students. Selected by the Dean, Board members represent influence, expertise, and diversity.

2022-23

Kelvin L. Beachum, Jr. '10, '12
Meredith Miller Bebee
Julia Berle `17
Tricia Rippey Besing 
Nancy S. Bierman 
Lottye Brodsky-Lyle, Ph.D. 
Russell W. Budd, Esq. 
Preston Butcher 
Stephen W. Butt
Brad E. Cheves, ex officio
Brent E. Christopher
Richard H. Collins '69
Calvert S. Collins-Bratton
Katherine Raymond Crow '94
Robert H. Dedman, Jr. '80, '84
Ossa G. Fisher 
Olamaie G. Fojtasek `97
Brill A. Garrett 
Kim Z. Garrett 
Carla Conley Haynes-Clowe '74 
Nancy Ann Hunter Hunt `65
George W. Klilebrew, IV `85
Stephanie L. Knight, Ph.D., ex officio 
Shelli M. Lindley 
Paige Rippey Locke 
Paul B. Loyd, Jr. '68
Francie Moody-Dahlberg `92
Peter K. Moore, Ph.D., ex officio
Connie Blass O'Neill '77
The Reverend Dr. Sheron Covington Patterson
The Honorable Jeanne L. Phillips '76
Gigi Glisson Poglitsch '69, '72
Amy Ford Prestidge '95
The Honorable Eric M. Reeves
Emily K. Robson 
Carol Paris Seay '66, '71
The Honoralbe Florence D. Shapiro
Connie M. Sigel '85
Annette Caldwell Simmons '57
Lisa K. Simmons
Rebecca E. Szelc 
George Tang 
Gail O. Turner 
Dr. R. Gerald Turner 
Carolyn J. Waghorne 
Margaret Dehlinger Wildenthal '78
Jamie Gilmer Williams '68, '75, '92, '03
Todd A. Williams 
Philip J. Wise '78, '81
Linus D. Wright 
Melanie L. Wright '71, '83, '05
Catherine Zollars, Ph.D.