Executive Committee
Daily operations oversight and strategic planning is conducted by the University’s Executive Committee, which is comprised of:
Theodore Whapham, Ph.D.
Vice President, Academic Affairs, Professor of Religious Studies Phone 816.501.3759 Email theodore.whapham
Alexandra Adams, Ed.D.
Vice President Enrollment & Student Success Phone 816-501-3778 Email alexandra.adams
Tim Klocko, MBA, CPA
Vice President for Finance & Administration Phone 816-501-2487 Email tim.klocko
Joseph Snorgrass, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Professor Phone 816-501-2494 Email janthony.snorgrass
Amity Bryson, DMA
Chair of the School of Performing Arts and Professor of Music Phone 816-501-3651 Email amity.bryson2021 – 2022 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 | S. Helen Flemington, CSJ, St. Therese Little Flower Parish |
| Kenneth V. Hager, DST Systems, Inc. (Retired) | J. Robert Hardin ’78, Country Club Bank (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 | David D. Kerr ’76, State Government (Retired) |
| 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., CRNI ‘81, Chair ARJ Infusion Services (Retired) |
| Gary D. Smith, USB Financial Services, Inc. | Phillip R. Smith, Dick Smith Ford (Retired) | Michael J. Van Dyke, Polsinelli (Retired) |
| Rick Weller, Treasurer, Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | Stuart Lindeman ’86 Mission Health Communities | Ted Brooks United Beverage Company |
| Aggie Cooper ’88 Tarsus CFO Services, LLC |
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.