2024-2025 President: Kesha Reed

It is my honor and privilege to serve as the 2024-2025 President for the Association of Deans and Directors of University Colleges and Undergraduate Studies (AD&D). I am excited to engage with each of you by working together to be intentional about supporting student success.

It is my hope that we can learn, grow, and reinvigorate ourselves through both professional development opportunities and the Annual Meeting, set for April 2025. AD&D has been instrumental in my journey as a leader, and I am excited to increase our reach as an organization. Because of my membership in AD&D, I feel empowered to give back to an organization that has so richly given to me. With great enthusiasm as your president, my goals are to:

• communicate relevant, timely, and accurate information to the membership;
• increase the value of membership through professional development, an invigorating annual meeting, and opportunities to engage through communities of practice, committee work and networking;
• Elevate the national presence of AD&D through marketing, outreach and
• the Annual Meeting;
• and add to the body of knowledge with the development of a working document with best practices from AD&D Member Institutions to guide this critical work that may be impactful for our member institutions and beyond.

Together, we can be intentional and innovative in advancing the organization for even broader impact.

For the past 20 years, I have had the privilege of supporting students and professionals as a leader in higher education. My experience in both K-12 and higher education have provided diverse experiences and a broad understanding of the academy while supporting the holistic development of students. I am currently a senior administrator at NC State University in Raleigh, NC. NC State is R1 and the largest institution in the state of North Carolina. Our mission as a land-grant institution is to enrich the lives of those in the entire state as well as the nation. While I have held various positions in my career in higher education, I currently serve as the Associate Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs (DASA) at NC State. I am fortunate to lead a wonderful team of professionals to assist students on their journey to lifelong learning and success. I am grateful for the knowledge, best practices, and professional connections I’ve gained through AD&D.

I look forward to working with each of you, as we make 2024-2025 the best year yet!