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A nationally recognized leader in higher education, educational access, financial aid and affordability, and liberal arts and sciences curricula, Dr. Cable is the eighth permanent chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She served as Dean at Denison University from 1977-1986, Guilford College from 1986-1991, and Vice President…

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…

Lakesha is a UNC Asheville alumna, Class of 2008, and a deeply respected leader in western North Carolina. She has demonstrated 25 years of leadership in equity, diversity, and inclusion, strategic human resource management, and leadership development. Following her graduation from UNC Asheville she completed the Healthcare Innovation Management graduate…

Kortni R. Campbell joined UNC Asheville as Vice Chancellor for Admission and Financial Aid in January 2021. Prior to joining UNC Asheville, Kortni served as Senior Associate Dean of Admission & Financial Aid at Davidson College where she oversaw the work of the admission team, led strategic communication and recruitment efforts,…

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…

Brian Hart joined the Chancellor’s Office in June of 2019, having previously served as the Administrative Assistant for the Physics Department and Lookout Observatory Manager since 2014. His first positions at UNC Asheville were in the Asheville Graduate Center and at the bookstore. During his time at UNC Asheville, he…

John G. Pierce joined UNC Asheville in August 2008. Pierce has 30 years of chief financial officer experience.  Since being at UNC Asheville, John has been instrumental in the acquisition of over 36 acres of land for university expansion, the oversight of the construction of over $75 million in campus…