New Appointments -Aviation, Institutional Advancement, HR

DSU recently announced new appointments in its Aviation Program and the Division of Institutional Advancement:

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Michael A. Hales  has been appointed as the new director of DSU’s Aviation Program. He is a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Army, in which he served as an aviation officer at multiple levels of key leadership positions and responsibility. He is an FAA Commercial Pilot who is dual rated in both airplanes and helicopters.

Lt. Col. Hales now oversees the University’s Aviation Program that offers Bachelor of Science Degrees in the concentration of Professional Pilot and Aviation Management. He leads the faculty and instructors who serve more than 100 students and personnel who maintain the fleet of 11 University-owned planes.

The new director of the Aviation Program possesses a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts  from Excelsior College in Albany, N.Y., and a Master of Arts degree in Procurement and Acquisition Management from Webster University in Webster Groves, Mo.

Pamela Mosley Gresham is DSU’s new director of Human Resources. She will lead talent acquisition activities, implement HR programs, maintain classification/compensation systems and oversee labor relations, among other managerial responsibilities. She will report to Irene Chapman-Hawkins, vice president of Human Resources.

Ms. Gresham is an attorney with bar admissions in the states of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Prior to her arrival at DSU, Ms. Gresham served 2½ years as the associate director of Human Resources for Kean University in Union, N.J. She previously served eight years as a deputy attorney general and assistant section chief in the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office specializing in employment litigation. She also practiced labor and employment law as a legal counsel for the City of Newark, N.J., and  Essex County, N.J.

Ms. Gresham has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the State University College at Buffalo, N.Y., and a Juris Doctor from the University of Buffalo, School of Law.

Tracye Williams is the new executive director of Alumni Relations in the Division of Institutional Advancement. In incorporating more than ten years of career development experience, her key focus is to create a lifelong engagement continuum with DSU alumni that encourages and fosters their involvement with their alma mater. 

Before joining DSU, Ms. Williams was the managing principal of CT Williams & Associates, a fundraising and engagement consulting firm, which served a host of Delaware nonprofit clients and focused on continuing their missions.  Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Williams worked in health care philanthropy at MedStar, Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia as the director of Sustained Giving. Ms. Williams also had a professional chapter as a member of the development staff at the Bayhealth Foundation in Dover.

Ms. Williams earned her MBA and B.S. in Marketing from Delaware State University. She is a native Delawarean and is active in the community with nonprofits like the Delaware Multicultural & Civic Organization (DEMCO, Inc.).

Jovoni Simmons has been appointed as the new manager of Alumni Engagement in the Division of Institutional Advancement. In the post, she will implement new initiatives for the young alumni community.

Prior to assuming this post, Ms. Simmons was an admissions counselor in the DSU Office of Admissions where she spent two years recruiting students in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.

Ms. Simmons has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies from Wesley College in Dover. She would go on to work for five years in her alma mater’s Office of Institutional Advancement, severing as an advancement service coordinator and assistant to Alumni Relations and Annual Giving. She also worked as the Cultural Infusion Liaison for the Office of Student Affairs during her time at Wesley College.