Leadership - Brenau University Skip to content 500 Washington St. SE Gainesville, Georgia 30501 770-534-6100 Request Information Schedule a Visit Start your Application Administrative Leadership Office of the President David L. Barnett, Ph.D. President [email protected] +1-770-534-6110 A native of Georgia, Barnett earned a doctorate in educational leadership and organizational development and a Specialist in Education from the University of Louisville. He also earned a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts from Mercer University. He is also a member of the academic honor society Phi Kappa Phi and received many academic awards and honors during his educational pursuits. Learn about our past presidents Office of Academic Affairs James Eck Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs [email protected] +1-770-534-6119 Office of Marketing & Enrollment Management Nathan Goss Vice President of Marketing and Enrollment Management [email protected] +1-770-534-6100 Office of University Advancement Matt Thomas Vice President of University Advancement [email protected] +1-770-718-5309 Accounting Office, Office of Financial Services Toby Hinton Vice President of Financial Services [email protected] +1-770-534-6257 Office of Information Technology Chip Andrews Vice President of Information Technology and CIO [email protected] +1-770-534-6759 Athletics Michael Lochstampfor Vice President of Athletics and Head Soccer Coach [email protected] +1-770-534-6231 Student Development and Engagement Whitney McDowell-Robinson Vice President for Student Development & Engagement [email protected] (770)534-6108 Office of the President Jody Wall Chief of Staff [email protected] +1-770-534-6110 Academic Leadership Office of Academic Affairs James Eck Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs [email protected] +1-770-534-6119 Carole Ann Daniel College of Education Kelley Brock-Simmons Dean, College of Education [email protected] +1-770-534-6223 Ivester College of Health Sciences Gale Hansen Starich Dean of the Graduate School and Dean of the Ivester College of Health Sciences [email protected] +1-678-707-5016 College of Fine Arts and Humanities Andrea Birch Dean of the College of Fine Arts & Humanities, Professor [email protected] +1-770-718-5325 Jacobs College of Business & Media Shatrela Washington-Hubbard Swinton A. Griffith III Dean of the Jacobs College of Business & Media [email protected] +1-770-538-4341 Board of Trustees Officers Michael H. Smith, Chair Emilie Henderson Howard, WC ’01, Vice Chair Peter D. Miller, Secretary Trustees John A. Addison, Jr. Pierpont F. Brown III, MD Melissa Preston Carroll Amelia Collins Carole Ann Carter Daniel, WC ’68 Robin Smith Dudley, WC ’78 Maria Ebrahimji, WC ’98 Robert L. Fowler Jr. Melissa Currin Heard, WC ’92 Melissa Cannady Howard, WC ’97 M. Douglas Ivester Anna Alexander Jacobs, WC ’86 Timothy C. Knight Emily Dunlap Lawson Rebecca Greer Nix WC ’86 Frank K. Norton Jr. Hart Wilheit Payne Michelle R. Prater BU ’03 Gail A. Smith, WC ’83 Michael D. Stubblefield, MD Melissa Wendt Tymchuk, BU ’21 Mary Kathryn Wells-Winsett, WC ’00 Rear Admiral Patricia E. Wolfe, BU ‘87, retired Presidents Emeriti John S. Burd, Ph.D. Edward L. Schrader, Ph.D. Trustees Emeriti Kathryn Long Dunlap James H. Moore C.V. Nalley III Gary L. Riley Lawrence B. Schrage Frances E. Stafford Philip A. Wilheit Sr. In This Section