Leadership | Avila University

Administrative Council

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

Alexandra Adams, Ed.D.

Chief Operations Officer Phone 816-501-3778 Email alexandra.adams

Stacy Keith, Ed.D.

Chief Academic Officer Phone 816-501-2446 Email stacy.keith

Joseph Snorgrass, Ph.D.

Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Professor Phone 816-501-2494 Email janthony.snorgrass

Josh Parisse

Director of Major Giving Phone 816-501-3775 Email josh.parisse

Andy Jett, Ed.D.

Associate Professor and Dean of the College of Professional Schools Phone 816-501-3761 Email andy.jett

Amity Bryson, DMA

Chair of the School of Performing Arts and Professor of Music Phone 816-501-3651 Email amity.bryson

2022 – 2023 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, Johnson & Johnson Innovation	Kathleen Thompson Brown, CSJA, Community Advocate	Thomas Burns, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Bill Conway, Country Club Capital Advisors	Joseph T. Fahey ’16, J.M. Fahey Construction Company	Ted Brooks United Beverage Company
Kenneth V. Hager, DST Systems, Inc. (Retired)	Aggie Cooper ’88 Tarsus CFO Services, LLC	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
Greg M. Kratofil, Polsinelli	Vercie L. Lark, Regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Region 7	S. Mary Margaret Lazio, CSJ ’70, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Patricia Lyon ’00, Community Advocate	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	Lisa Sackuvich, R.N., B.S.N., retired, Chair ARJ Infusion Services (Retired)
Gary D. Smith, USB Financial Services, Inc.	Phillip R. Smith, Dick Smith Ford (Retired)	*Rick Weller, Treasurer,* Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

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.