Senior Staff

Dr. Kimberly van Noort is UNC Asheville's Chancellor, bringing over three decades of higher education experience to the role. She previously served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer for the University of North Carolina System, which she joined in 2016. Prior to joining the UNC…

Bio Dr. Herman Holt, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, currently serves as the Interim Provost at UNC Asheville. Prior to that, he was dean for 5 years in roles as Dean of Natural Sciences and Dean of Special and Graduate Programs. During that time, he worked in Academic Research at the UNC System Office…

Dr. Meghan Harte Weyant currently serves as the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at The University of North Carolina Asheville. Harte Weyant (or MHW) previously served as the Vice President for Student Life at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN and prior to that as the Assistant Vice President for Student…

Kirk Swenson joined UNC Asheville as vice chancellor for university advancement in May 2020. As UNC Asheville’s chief advancement officer, Swenson is responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of all areas of advancement, including alumni and parent engagement, leadership giving, planned giving, annual giving, research and corporate, government and foundation…

Michael P. Strysick began his role as UNC Asheville’s chief university communication and marketing officer in 2022. In addition to extensive professional experience leading high-level efforts focused on integrated strategic communication, marketing, public relations and branding, he brings skills in crisis communication, executive messaging, undergraduate recruitment and fundraising. He joined…

Dr. Amy Strickland brings over sixteen years of varied experience in higher education and ten years in the healthcare and biomedical industries to her role as chief of staff at UNC Asheville. Through her experiences as a faculty member and administrator at three University of North Carolina constituent institutions, she…

Janet R. Cone, who has served as UNC Asheville's Director of Athletics since 2004, is the only woman currently serving on the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee that selects and seeds the teams for March Madness. She was one of just 28 Directors of Athletics to be named as…

John Dougherty joined UNC Asheville in July 2021 and currently serves the university’s General Counsel. In this role, he provides advice and counsel to university decisionmakers, including senior staff colleagues and the UNC Asheville Board of Trustees. Prior to UNC Asheville, he spent seven years as an attorney for the…