Leadership - Avila University

About

Executive Leadership

Daily operations oversight and strategic planning are conducted by the University’s Administrative Council which is comprised of:

Jim Burkee, Ph.D.

President Phone 816.501.3750 Email jim.burkee

Bryan DePoy, D.M

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Phone 816.501.3759 Email bryan.depoy

Jody Mitchell

Chief People & Belonging Officer Phone 816.501.3618 Email jody.mitchell

Andy Jett, Ed.D.

Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Phone 816-501-3761 Email andy.jett

Curtis Burton

Vice President of Student Affairs & Title IX Coordinator Email curtis.burton

Sara Kline, M.L.A

Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications and Enrollment Operations Email sara.kline

Patti Long, CFRE

Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations Phone 816-501-3727 Email patricia.long

Abdul QaderAmini, Amini

Controller Email abdul.amini

Jonathan Gambill

Assoc Vice President Information Svcs Phone 816-501-2436 Email jonathan.gambill

2024 – 2025 Board of Trustees

Avila University is a private corporation in the State of Missouri under the control of a Board of Trustees.

Ibraheem T. Badejo, ’84, Ph.D, Co-Chair Johnson & Johnson Innovation	Kathleen Thompson Brown, CSJA, Community Advocate	Thomas Burns, *Chair* Littler Mendelson P.C.
Kenneth V. Hager, DST Systems, Inc. (Retired)	S. Marie Joan Harris, CSJ, Ph.D.,Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet	S. Jeanne Janssen, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Province Leadership Team
S. Mary Frances Johnson, CSJ, Ph.D., Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet	Stuart Lindeman ’86 Mission Health Communities	S. Mary Margaret Lazio, CSJ ’70, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
S. Shawn Madigan, CSJ, Ph.D., Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet	*Ellen S. Martin, Secretary,* Freeman Martin McKee LLC	Timothy O’Brien, Vitori Health
Christine Ojile ’82, Kantar Retail Market Insights	Gary D. Smith, USB Financial Services, Inc.	Phillip R. Smith, Dick Smith Ford (Retired)
Rick Weller, Treasurer Euronet Worldwide, Inc	Jose Flores	Charles Flynn, President Emeritus / College of Mount St. Vincent
Wendy Guillies	Erica Crenshaw	Lisa Gioia
Matthew Mellor

Founded and inspired by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), Avila University is a Catholic institution with a long heritage in social justice and human rights.