Executive Leadership Team

Natalie Harder (2020)
University President
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; M.S., Carnegie Mellon; Ph.D., Old Dominion University

Dan Buryj (2021)
Vice President of Administration and Finance
B.A., Bentley University; M.S., Regis University

Kat Davis (2022)
Vice President of Strategic Communications
B.A. Shorter University, M.S. University of Nebraska at Kearney

Kathryn J. Flaherty (2005)
Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness; SACSCOC Liaison
B.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Purdue University

Lynn Griffin (2010)
Vice President of Athletics and Athletic Facilities
B.S., University of North Carolina-Pembroke; M.Ed., Tarleton State University;
Ed.D., North Central University

Susan Daniels Henderson (2005)
Provost; Professor of Education
B.A., Davidson College; M.Ed., Ph.D., Georgia State University

Braden Shain (2025)
Vice President of Advancement
Bachelor of Arts – Psychology, Eastern Illinois University