VUU fills leadership roles
7/28/2022, 6 p.m.
Virginia Union University recently announced several new administrative roles.
Mylaka Simpson is the new assistant vice president of enrollment management and director of graduate admissions. Ms. Simpson, who has more than 17 years of experience in higher education, previously served as VUU’s director of graduate admissions.
Dr. Ahkinyala Cobb-Abdullah is the university’s dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Cobb-Abdullah worked in higher education for more than15 years before joining the faculty at Virginia Union University in 2016 as an associate professor of environmental science and ecology. In 2018, she was appointed founding director of the VUU Center for STEM Diversity, and currently is a research mentor to undergraduate and graduate students through the center.
VUU alumna Joy Hill is director of human resources and talent management.
Ms. Hill has more than 14 years of experience in human resources and talent management for organizations that include Bon Secours Mercy Health, Dominion Energy, and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.
