Senior Leadership

The team leading Allen forward.

Allen’s senior leadership team works alongside the President to advance student success, academic excellence, and the University’s historic mission.

President

Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett, Sr.

Leads the University and its senior leadership team.

Office of the President
Chief of Staff

Dr. Sunya Young

slyoung@allenuniversity.edu 803-376-5702
Executive Team

Vice Presidents

  • Dr. Toni Sims Muhammad
    Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

    Dr. Toni Sims Muhammad

    Leads Allen’s academic enterprise: deans, chairs, faculty, and programs.

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    • Returned to Allen in 2025 after serving as Associate Vice President for Teaching & Learning at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland.
    • Previously held key roles at Allen, including Interim Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Distance Education, and Chair of Social Science.
    • Ph.D., African and African American Studies, Clark Atlanta University; M.A., Grambling State University; B.A., University of Louisiana at Monroe.
  • Dr. Andre Richardson
    Vice President for Student Affairs

    Dr. Andre Richardson

    Oversees student life, support services, and the campus experience.

  • Dr. Ruby Fielding
    Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer · Interim Vice President for Fiscal Affairs

    Dr. Ruby Fielding

    Oversees university operations and fiscal affairs.

  • Dr. Oluwole A. Ariyo
    Vice President for Research, Innovation & Strategic Initiatives

    Dr. Oluwole A. Ariyo

    Leads sponsored programs, research compliance, workforce development, and strategic partnerships.

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    • Chief Research Officer since July 2026.
    • Previously Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs at Stillman College.
    • Has secured more than $8.7 million in external funding.
    • Peer reviewer for the Commission on Colleges and Universities.
    • Allen’s designated Workforce Coordinator in a regional alignment initiative of more than 170 institutions.
    • 2026–2027 Fellow, Senior Leadership Academy, Council of Independent Colleges and American Academic Leadership Institute.
    • Plant molecular virologist. Ph.D., University of Ibadan, with doctoral research at DSMZ, Braunschweig, Germany; postdoctoral fellow in molecular biology, University of South Carolina.
  • Mr. Ti Barnes
    Vice President for Institutional Advancement

    Mr. Ti Barnes, MPA

    Leads fundraising, alumni engagement, and partnership development.

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    • Joined Allen in 2021 as Associate Vice President for Development; named Vice President in August 2025.
    • Former Executive Director and Chief Fundraising Officer of the Bowers-Rodgers Children’s Home in Greenwood, SC, and former manager of Allen’s Boeing Institute on Civility.
    • B.M.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., Public Administration, Strayer University; Certificate in Fundraising Leadership, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
  • Mr. Stanley B. Cromartie
    Vice President & Director of Athletics

    Mr. Stanley B. Cromartie

    Leads Yellow Jackets athletics and the student-athlete experience.

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    • Joined Allen in October 2025 with more than 17 years of coaching and athletics administration experience.
    • Former Athletic Director at Polk State College (2018–2025), where he was the first African American to hold the position, and former Director of Athletics at Edward Waters College.
    • B.A., Business Administration, Edward Waters College.
    scromartie@allenuniversity.edu803-376-5761

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