The 2023 cohort represents the 8th President’s Leadership Institute (PLI) at Clemson University, and each cohort of the PLI comprises 25 faculty and staff members from across the University who demonstrate exceptional performance in their respective areas.
To be selected, faculty must be nominated by their college dean or by the Provost and staff members must be nominated by their vice presidents or corresponding divisional heads or senior administrators of the non-academic units. A selection committee reviews the nominations for the final cohort.
During the nine-month program, the cohort will meet once a month for an all-day session with meetings taking place at various locations on campus or in Greenville, Charleston or Columbia.
The 2023 President’s Leadership Institute Cohort is comprised of the following faculty and staff members:
Josh Barnes, Student Services Excellence Lead, Institutional Excellence
Tessa Byer, University Ombuds
Kelly Caine, Professor, School of Computing, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
David Clayton, Assistant Vice President, OCPSI and Executive Director, CU-ICAR
Shamella Cromartie, Associate Dean, Organizational Performance and Inclusion, Clemson Libraries
Monique Everroad, Policy Program Manager, Office of University Compliance and Ethics
Joe Galbraith, Associate Vice President, Strategic Communications for Marketing and Communications
Corrine Grant, Director of Alumni Relations and Development, Division of Inclusive Excellence
Kristen Lawson, Director of Strategic Initiative, Finance and Operations
Dan Lewis, Director of Digital Accessibility, CCIT
Renee Lyons, Director, Science Outreach Center
Michael McManus, District Extension Director, Pee Dee
Nathan McNeese, Associate Professor, School of Computing, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences
Michael Neault, Director of Livestock Poultry Health and State Veterinarian
Brandy Page, Executive Director of Development, Parent Philanthropy, Student Affairs and University Wide Initiatives
Lior Rennert, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences and Director, Clemson Center for Public Health Modeling and Response
Donna Roberston, Senior Director of Institutional Excellence, Strategic Execution
Kaifa Roland, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of Global Black Studies
Amanda Rumsey, Associate Professor, Department of Education and Human Development, College of Education
Jose Sagarnaga, Clinical Assistant Professor and General Management Area Coordinator, Department of Management, Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
Jasmine Townsend, Associate Professor and Fellow, Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute and PRTM and Director, Clemson Adaptive Sports and Recreation
Erica Walters, Program Manager, ClemsonLIFE
Danny Weathers, Professor, Department of Marketing, Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
Daniel Whitehead, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
Kevin White, Deputy Director of Athletics