Six African Americans Selected for Administrative Positions at Universities

DaVante Pondexter has been appointed executive director of enrollment services at Voorhees University in South Carolina. He comes to his new position from Benedict College in South Carolina, where he has served as the senior admissions recruiter and counselor for the past six years. Pondexter holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and an MBA from Benedict College. Danisha Williams has been promoted to executive director of enrollment management at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. She has served as the university’s director of admissions for the past two years. Earlier in her career, she held admissions and enrollment positions with Mississippi Valley State University and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Williams received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Fisk University, a master of public administration degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and a doctorate in leadership and professional practice from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville. Felicia Washington has been appointed vice president of human resources at the University of Pennsylvania. For the past five years, she has served as senior vice president of human resources at the University of Southern California. Earlier, she was the vice chancellor for workforce strategy, equity, and engagement at the University of North Carolina...