Executive Leadership
Daily operations oversight and strategic planning are conducted by the University’s Administrative Council which is comprised of:
Bryan DePoy, D.M
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Phone 816.501.3759 Email bryan.depoy
Andy Jett, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer Phone 816-501-3761 Email andy.jett
Sara Kline, M.L.A
Associate Vice President, Marketing Communications and Enrollment Operations Email sara.kline
Patti Long, CFRE
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations Phone 816-501-3727 Email patricia.long2024 – 2025 Board of Trustees
Avila University is a private corporation in the State of Missouri under the control of a Board of Trustees.
| Ibraheem T. Badejo, ’84, Ph.D, Johnson & Johnson Innovation | Kathleen Thompson Brown, CSJA, Community Advocate | Thomas Burns, Littler Mendelson P.C. |
| Kenneth V. Hager, DST Systems, Inc. (Retired) | S. Marie Joan Harris, CSJ, Ph.D.,Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet | S. Jeanne Janssen, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Province Leadership Team |
| S. Mary Frances Johnson, CSJ, Ph.D., Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet | Stuart Lindeman ’86 Mission Health Communities | S. Mary Margaret Lazio, CSJ ’70, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet |
| S. Shawn Madigan, CSJ, Ph.D., Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet | Ellen S. Martin, Secretary, Freeman Martin McKee LLC | Timothy O’Brien, Vitori Health |
| Christine Ojile ’82, Kantar Retail Market Insights | Lisa Sackuvich, R.N., B.S.N., retired, Chair ARJ Infusion Services (Retired) | Gary D. Smith, USB Financial Services, Inc. |
| Phillip R. Smith, Dick Smith Ford (Retired) | Rick Weller, Treasurer, Euronet Worldwide, Inc. | Charles Flynn,President Emeritus / College of Mount St. Vincent |
| Wendy Guillies | Erica Crenshaw | Jose Flores |
| Matthew Mellor | Lisa Gioia |
Founded and inspired by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), Avila University is a Catholic institution with a long heritage in social justice and human rights.