University Leadership

President H. James Williams, Ph.D.

On March 15, 2016, The Mount St. Joseph University Board of Trustees named H. James Williams, Ph.D., J.D., MBA, LL.M., the University's seventh president.

A noted scholar and attorney, Dr. H. James Williams brings a wealth of expertise in accounting, law, and academic leadership to the Mount. Previously the president of Fisk University and dean of several business schools—including Seidman College, North Carolina Central, and Delaware State—he has also held faculty positions at Georgetown and Notre Dame. Dr. Williams is a CPA and CMA with a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Georgia, an MBA in accounting from University of Wisconsin, and two law degrees from Georgetown University Law Center. Dr. Williams is married to First Lady Carole Campbell Williams (of Flint, Michigan). Visit here for a complete biography of Dr. Williams.

We Rise To New Heights: Strategic Plan 2030

It's a new day at Mount St. Joseph University. A day built on an 100 year legacy from the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, committed to the common good and creating a better world; Where we seek to Climb Higher, with the Heart of a Lion, to Light the Way for our students, for each other and for our community. A new day where we ALL Rise Together To New Heights for the next 100 years. Visit Strategic Plan 2030 here.

MSJ Board of Trustees

View 2026-2027 MSJ Board of Trustees below:

Chairperson
Harold D. Brown: The Hon. Nathaniel R. Jones Chief Inclusion Officer for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Vice Chairperson
Jonathan M. Hiltz: Keating Muething & Klekamp, PLL Partner

President
H. James Williams: Mount St. Joseph University

Board Members
Mary Ellen Adcock: Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer at The Kroger Company
Ashley Blevins: Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer at OstermanCron
Harold D. Brown: The Hon. Nathaniel R. Jones Chief Inclusion Officer for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Rev. Jonathan Brown: President of City Gospel Mission
Sister Joanne Burrows, SC, Ph.D.: Retired, President of Clarke University
Robyn Caponi: MSJ alumna, former teacher and community volunteer
Chris Chirumbolo: Chief Executive Officer of Carespring Health Care Management
The Honorable Wende C. Cross: Administrative & Presiding Judge at Hamilton County Courthouse
Patricia A. Cruise, SC: President of Healthy Moms and Babes
Kevin Gade: Chief Operating Officer at Bahl & Gaynor Investment Counsel
Paul Garrett: Chief Operating Officer at Western Hills Country Club
Greg Goertemoeller: Executive Engineer at Messer Construction Co.
Sara Green: Senior Design Manager at the Cincinnati Reds
Ryan Grinstead: Wealth Director, SVP at PNC Bank
Julie Holt, RN, MSN, CENP: Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer for The Christ Hospital Health Network
Jonathan M. Hiltz: Keating Muething & Klekamp, PLL Partner
Dominic Iacobucci: NCARB, LEED AP, Co-Founder of 39Forward
Jennifer Jackson: Vice President of Operations at UC Health, West Chester Hospital Site Leader and Chief Nursing Officer
Corey Johnson: Vice President of Product Supply at Procter & Gamble Company
Robert Killins Jr.: Director of Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Kevin Malvey: Senior Vice President, Head of Remittance and Federal Banking Operations at U.S. Bank
Kevin Rice: Senior Vice President Wealth Management Advisor Merrill Lynch Cincinnati
Pamela Rossmann: President at Phillips Supply Company
Bret Schneider: President and Founder of WOW Windowboxes
Thomas Shockley, M.D.: Orthopedic Surgeon, Chief Health Equity Officer, Associate Chief Medical Officer (Bethesda North Region)
Dan Sutton: CEO of Kemba Credit Union
Vincent O. Terry: Senior Associate Director of Cincinnati Operations at Moody Nolan
Jeremy Viltro: Senior Vice President, Line of Business CFO at Fifth Third Bank
H. James Williams: President of Mount St. Joseph University
John Young: Retired, President and CEO of the Freestore Foodbank

President's Cabinet