For more than 30 years, Dr. Susan Davenport has devoted her career to the enrichment of higher education and she currently serves as Interim Provost and Executive Vice President. She is also Chief of Staff.

Dr. Davenport oversees the work of Stockton’s seven Schools and numerous offices, centers, and institutes that support Stockton’s academic mission, as well as all aspects of the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, the Office of University Relations and Marketing, in addition to managing the operations of the President's Office and serving as the Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees. She maintains the University’s policies and procedures and provides oversight to our internal audits. Moreover, she leads the University's efforts in advancing strategic initiatives, aligning academic affairs, enrollment management, university relations and development to implement a comprehensive institutional advancement program within the mission of the University.

During her tenure at Stockton, Dr. Davenport held other key leadership positions, serving as the Interim Provost, Stockton's chief academic officer. Two years prior to this appointment, Dr. Davenport established and developed Stockton's Office of E-Learning. She also served as liaison for the State of New Jersey to incorporate aspects of AASCU's Global Challenges initiative into the curriculum.

Prior to joining Stockton, Dr. Davenport was the Associate Provost of Graduate Programs and the Dean of the Heavin School of Arts and Sciences at Thomas Edison State College, where she led the development and implementation of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, the recruitment and development of faculty, and the assessment of institutional, and programmatic student learning outcomes. She has presented at national and regional conferences on topics including fostering global awareness, assessment of student learning, general education, and building leadership teams.

Dr. Davenport earned a Ph.D. in Educational Studies at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, a Master's of Science degree in Psychological Services from University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychobiology from Drew University.

Michelle Craig McDonald is Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President. In this capacity, she oversees the Office of Community Engagement and Service Learning, the Office of Continuing Studies, and Stockton's remote instructional sites in Atlantic City, Hammonton, Manahawkin, and Woodbine. She serves on the managerial negotiations team and is the University's Accreditation Liaison Officer to Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Dr. McDonald is also Associate Professor of History in the School of Arts and Humanities, and her research and scholarship has been supported by grants from the Fulbright Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the U.S. Department of Education. Since joining Stockton in 2006, Dr. McDonald has served in several administrative capacities, as History Program Coordinator, Vice President of the Faculty Senate, Co-Chair of the Faculty Senate Task Force on University Status and Co-Chair of the Pan-College Task Force on University Status, Assistant Provost, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Chief Academic Officer, Atlantic City Campus.  

Dr. McDonald received her Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in Museum and American Studies from George Washington University, an M.A. in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College, and a B.A. in History from the University of California (Los Angeles). She was also the Harvard-Newcomen Post-Doctoral Fellow in Business History at the Harvard Business School in 2005, the year before she came to Stockton University.

As Associate Provost for Strategic Planning, Academic Programming, and Assessment, Carra Leah Hood oversees academic planning and assessment for the Office of the Provost, providing support to the development of new and existing academic programs from start to finish.  In addition, she supervises the academic directors and supports their efforts to provide vision and leadership in executing their missions and serves as liaison between these individuals, units, and the office of the Provost:  Library, Center for Learning Design; Director of Academic Assessment/Academic Assessment Committee; Office of Global Engagement, University Academic Internship Coordinator, Academic Affairs Liaison for Accessibility and Assistive Technology, and the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs.  Carra also contributes to faculty review for promotion and tenure, facilitates the post tenure review process and manages procedures for electing faculty to Faculty Fellow and center Director positions. Carra  works with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education as an evaluator and has served on New Jersey state committees for higher education strategic planning.

Carra joined the Writing Program faculty in the School of General Studies in 2005.  In her faculty role, Carra coordinated the Writing Minor for six years, chaired the General Studies Committee of the Faculty Senate for three terms, served as course Convener in the School of General Studies for four terms, served on the Faculty Senate as a representative for the School of General Studies, and was a member of the Research and Professional Development Committee since her first year at Stockton.  Carra contributed to the recent Middle States accreditation process as a team member for Standard 7, Institutional Assessment.  She has also performed in a number of roles with professional organizations, including Chair of the Rewards and Recognitions Committee of the Council of Writing Program Administrators, member of the annual conference organizing committee for the Association for Authentic Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning and the Association of American Colleges and Universities General Studies and Assessment meetings, member of the Advisory Council for the Economic Inequality Initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and Associate with the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

After receiving her undergraduate degree in Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies from Hunter College, The City University of New York, Carra attended Yale University, receiving an M.A. in African Studies and Ph.D. in Comparative Literature.  She has broad, interdisciplinary interests and has presented at conferences and produced scholarship on a variety of academic and administrative topics.  In addition, she writes creatively.

John supports the Provost's academic planning initiatives and office operations.  He is the lead staff administering academic appeals and oversees operations for the Academic Honesty Appeals Board.  John coordinates the ceremonial components of Commencement.  He also oversees publishing the University Bulletin annually, reviews and revises academic policies and procedures, and maintains the Academic Affairs website.  Prior to joining the Provost’s staff team in 2014 John worked in the Division of Student Affairs as Director of Student Affairs Operations, Director of Care & Community Standards and Assistant to the Dean of Students. 

Throughout his career John developed a proficiency in conflict resolution as a trained mediator addressing student conflict and conduct concerns at Stockton.  He was instrumental in launching the Behavioral Intervention Team, an interdisciplinary group assembled to assess and intervene on high risk behavior concerns at the University. 

John earned two Master of Arts degrees from Bowling Green State University in College Student Personnel and Counseling.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Miami.

Kelly Oquist serves as the Officer for Budget and Accounting for the Division of Academic Affairs.  In this role, she works with the Deans and Budget Unit Managers to identify annual academic program budgetary needs to be submitted to the Provost for approval.  In addition, she develops and implements appropriate budget control mechanisms and financial models.  Kelly joined the Office of the Provost in April 2016, bringing 15 years of experience working in the Division of Administration and Finance at Stockton University.  Kelly earned her B.S. degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Stockton University. 

Heather joined the Office of the Provost in July 2018. As the Executive Assistant to the Provost, she also serves as the liaison to the Board of Trustees for Academic Affairs, works with the new program development process, as well assisting the Provost with her day-to-day activities. As a long-standing member of the Stockton community prior to working in the Office of the Provost, Heather previously served as the Assistant to the Chief Academic Officer of the Atlantic City campus, in the School of Health Sciences, and for the Southern Regional Institute & ETTC (Educational Technology Training Center).

Joe joined the Office of the Provost in July of 2017.As the Executive Assistant to the Provost, Joe is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Office of the Provost as well as position control and all personnel processes (new hire, reappointment, etc.) for the Division of Academic Affairs. He also serves as the liaison to the Board of Trustees for Academic Affairs, works with the new program development process, as well assisting the Provost with her day-to-day activities. Prior to working in the Office of the Provost, Joe served in the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and in the School of Arts and Humanities. Joe earned his bachelor’s degree in Vocal Music Performance from Stockton University and is completing his Master’s degree in Choral Conducting at Messiah College.

In her position as a Professional Services Specialist, Gail Tracy provides assistance to students in the academic appeals process and acts as an Academic Affairs liaison for Banner data requests and updates. She worked as a proctor in the Testing and Assessment Center at Atlantic Cape Community College before entering Stockton, where she spent two years as a Program Assistant for the Office of Institutional Research.

As a business owner in Cape May County since 2005, Gail worked from home for years while she raised her two children. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Delaware in 1992.

Pamela joined the Office of the Provost in January of 2019 as the Personnel Administrative Assistant. Pamela is responsible for tracking position control and supporting all personnel processes (search committees, new hires, reappointment, etc.) for the Division of Academic Affairs. She also assists with IDEA data and coordinates post tenure review. Prior to working at Stockton University, Pamela worked at Cumberland County College for 14 years in Human Resources and then as the Assistant to the President. Pamela earned an Associate of Arts degree in Communications from Cumberland County College.