SACAD Board Members



Dr. David Campbell DeAnnia Clements Dr. John Enamait Dr. Brent Gregory Dr. Cynthia S. Kelley Dr. Patty Lee Dr. Vincent R. Solis Dr. Dean Sprinkle Dr. Michael L. Torrence Dr. Tonjua Williams Dr. Brent GregoryDr. Brent Gregory currently serves as the ninth president of East Central Community College. Gregory most recently served as vice president for student services at Southwest Mississippi Community College since 2017, where he was Title IX coordinator and supervised the offices of counseling and recruiting, financial aid, campus housing, campus police, college publications, disability services, and student activities, as well as all judicial affairs of the institution. He was a member of the college's Administrative Council and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) Committee for Southwest's Reaccreditation.

He also served seven years as associate vice president for enrollment management at Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead, where he was the college registrar and supervised the offices of admissions, counseling and recruiting, financial aid, distance learning and online education, dual enrollment, disability services, and work based learning, as well as the Career Center, Center of Learning and Tutoring Services, and library. He also oversaw Predominately Black Institution program grants in excess of $7 million.

After receiving his associate degree from ECCC, Gregory earned his bachelor's degree in physical education and master's degree in workforce training and development from the University of Southern Mississippi and his doctorate in community college leadership from Mississippi State University. He is also a graduate of the Education Policy Fellowship Program, Mississippi Community College Leadership Academy, Mississippi Community College Fellowship program, and holds Mississippi Virtual Community College certification.

Gregory is currently a board member of SACSCOC and works with SOCAD and the Community College Workforce board. He is also a member of the American Association of Community Colleges, Proposals Task Force Learning Management System for the Mississippi Virtual Community College, Mississippi Association of Community College's Legislative Appreciation Planning Committee, and has participated on SACSCOC off-site review teams.