Eight African Americans Selected for Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Jerome Coley has been promoted to sports information director at Coahoma Community College in Mississippi. Currently, he serves as the college’s coordinator of tutorial services and intramural sports. Earlier in his career, he taught physical education, science, and math at Clarksdale Municipal and Coahoma County School Districts. Coley holds a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a master’s degree in sports administration from Delta State University in Mississippi. Kenitra Horsley has been promoted to chief of staff and chief information officer at Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina. She has spent the past five years with Queens University, most recently serving as deputy chief information officer. Her new appointment makes her the first woman to serve as the university’s CIO. Horlsey is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she majored in computer science. She received an MBA from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. PJ Thompson has been named executive director of the Indiana State University Alumni Association. He brings over 15 years of experience in higher education advancement to his new role. Most recently, he was the senior development officer at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. Dr. Thompson holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Eastern...