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Executive Council

Meet SACSA's Executive Council below. They are committed to upholding our core values through their leadership and volunteerism.

Past - President
Dr. Jane Adams Dunford

Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs

Western Carolina University
Term Ends Nov. 2025

President
Dr. Matt Clifford
Associate Vice President for Campus Life and Interim Dean of Students
Wake Forest University

President - Elect
Dr. Joy Hartfield
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students
Term Ends Nov. 2025

Vice President for Professional Development
Dr. Dashan Axson-Lawrence
Assistant Director, Multicultural Student Services
University of Virginia

Term Ends Nov. 2026

Vice President for Marketing
Chris Ndiritu

Associate Director of Residential Life and Student Conduct

University of New Orleans
Term Ends Nov. 2026

Vice President for Member Engagement
Dr. Kim Bullington
Assistant Professor, Higher Education
Old Dominion University

Term Ends Nov. 2025

Vice President for Scholarship & Research
Dr. Dena Kniess
Associate Professor and Program Director for the M.A. in Student Affairs Administration Program
Appalachian State University

Term Ends Nov. 2025

Member-at-Large
Dr. Relius "Ray" Johnson
Director of New Maverick Orientation
University of Texas at Arlington

Member-at-Large
Danielle Molina

Professor

Mississippi State University
Nov. 2026

Executive Director
Dr. Tony Cawthon
Alumni Distinguished Professor of Student Affairs & Higher Education
Clemson University

Address

101 Gantt Circle, 211B Tillman, Clemson, SC, United States, South Carolina

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