Board of Trustees
Leadership. Stewardship. Service.
The Board of Trustees provides visionary leadership and fiduciary oversight, ensuring that Voorhees University remains true to its mission of transforming lives through education.
Our trustees bring a wealth of experience, a heart for service, and a deep commitment to advancing the University’s legacy and impact.
Meet Our Board of Trustees
Dr. David Miller ‘84,
Chairman
Co-Founder / Chief Operating Officer
Our Weekly
Los Angeles, California
Dr. Traci Young-Cooper, Ph.D.
Vice Chair
Director
Richland School District One
Columbia, South Carolina
Reverend Calhoun Walpole
Secretary
The Episcopal Church of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
Reverend James Williams ‘71, M.Ed, M.Div, D.Min.
Treasurer
(Retired) Vice President of Student Affairs & Senior Pastor
Tri County Technical College & Easley Union Missionary Baptist Church
Easley, South Carolina
Dr. Michelle Meekins ‘74, Ph.D.
Parliamentarian
(Retired) Assistant Superintendent for School
Leadership Elementary Schools Group Two
Greenville, South Carolina
Mr. Arturo Chavez, AIA, LEEP AP
Senior Principal
Architect Page
Houston, Texas
Mr. Kevin Voorhees Carroll
Real Estate Advisor
Colliers
Los Angles California
Reverend Sam Davis ‘79
Pastor
Beulah Grove
Baptist Church
Augusta, Georgia
Rev. Deacon Dianna Deaderick
Vicar
Episcopal Diocese of Upper
South Carolina
Ms. Tiffany Gary ‘04
President, VU NAA & Team Lead Patient Access (Healthcare IT)
Voorhees University National Alumni Association & Spartanburg Regional Healthcare
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Attorney Laverne Lewis Gaskins
Attorney
Law Office of Laverne Lewis
Gaskins P.C.
Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Tywana C. Hemby ‘00, Ph.D.
National Alumni Representative
Dean, The School of Social Sciences
Columbia College
Columbia, South Carolina
Reverend Solomon Jackson, Jr., L.H.D, D.D.
Philanthropist & Pastor/Founder
Solomon’s Temple
Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. LaTonya Gillespie-Johnson ’09, DDS
Owner
Southern Pearl Dentistry
College Park, Georgia
Dr. Dan Martin ‘77, Ph.D.
Agency Owner
Dan Martin Agency / Allstate Insurance Company
Charleston, South Carolina
Mr. Scott McGregor
Senior Diversity and Inclusion Leader
Cisco Systems
Durham, North Carolina
Mr. Nathaniel Miller '82
Interim Director
Department of Public Works
Department of Transportation
Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. Samuel Ntewusu, Ph.D.
Institute of African Studies
University of Ghana
Legon-Accra, Ghana
Dr. Fulton Porter, MD
Physician
Flossmoor, Illinois
The Rt. Rev. Daniel P. Richards
Proxy
Reverend
The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Attorney Leslie Simpson
Attorney
South Carolina Association of Counties
Columbia, South Carolina
Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley
Proxy
Bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Mrs. Leah Taylor ‘64
(Retired) Program Coordinator
Howard University
Denmark, South Carolina
Trustees Representatives
Ronnie Hopkins, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Voorhees University
Denmark, South Carolina
Marcus Amos, Ph.D.
Faculty Representative
President
Voorhees University Faculty Senate
Denmark, South Carolina
Jaydon Robinson
President
Voorhees University Student Government Association
Denmark, South Carolina