Four African Americans Who Are Taking on New Administrative Positions at Universities

Jamillah Moore has been appointed vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at San Francisco State University, effective July 1. Currently, Dr. Moore serves as the president of Cañada College in Redwood City, a role she has had since 2016.

Dr. Moore holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and a master’s degree in intercultural communication and public policy from California State University, Sacramento. She also earned a doctorate in international and multicultural education from the University of San Francisco.

Gourjoine M. Wade was appointed interim vice president of student affairs at Grambling State University in Louisiana. The Monroe, Louisiana, native has been serving as associate vice president and dean of students at the university.

Dr. Wade is a graduate of Grambling State University, where he majored in public administration. He holds a master’s degree in higher education administration and a doctorate in higher education leadership and management from Walden University.

Marcy Muldrow Sanders has been named National Security Innovation Network program director for Florida A&M University and the Florida State University System. For the past six years, Dr. Muldrow Sanders has been involved in the public-private military and defense and economic development ecosystem managing contracts and grants for the Florida Defense Support Task Force with Enterprise Florida, Inc.

Dr. Muldrow Sanders earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Florida A&M University. She went on to earn a master’s degree in business administration from Chaminade University in Honolulu and a doctor of public health degree in epidemiology from Capella University.

Terrance Dixon is the inaugural vice president for enrollment management and student success at Shaw Univerity in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was vice president of enrollment management at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Dixon received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from Morehouse College. He holds an MBA from the Michael C. Coles School of Business at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.

 

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