Executive Leadership
Daily operations oversight and strategic planning are conducted by the University’s Administrative Council which is comprised of:
Alexandra Adams, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Phone 816-501-3778 Email alexandra.adams
Bryan DePoy, D.M
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Phone 816.501.3759 Email bryan.depoy
Andy Jett, Ed.D.
Chief Growth Officer and Dean of the College of Innovative Professional and Graduate Studies Phone 816-501-3761 Email andy.jett2024 – 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, Johnson & Johnson Innovation | Kathleen Thompson Brown, CSJA, Community Advocate | Thomas Burns, 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 | 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. | Charles Flynn,President Emeritus / College of Mount St. Vincent |
| Wendy Guillies | Erica Crenshaw | Jose Flores |
| Matthew Mellor | Lisa Gioia |
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.