Yvonne Ortiz-Prince is the Dean, Student Affairs division, which is comprised of Campus Life/FYE, Religious Life, Health Services, Residence Life, the Career and Graduate Development Center, and the Counseling and Consultation Center. She has been a practitioner of student affairs for over a decade. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Metropolitan Studies from New York University, and earned a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Ms. Ortiz-Prince is a doctoral candidate in Educational Policy Studies/Higher Education at Georgia State University.
Reverend Donald E. Brewington has served as University Chaplain at Huston-Tillotson University for seventeen years; he is a native of San Antonio, Texas. Rev. Brewington received a Bachelors of Arts Degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and a Masters of Divinity from The Interdenominational Theological Center, Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta, GA. Rev. Brewington also serves as the Church Relations Officer for Huston-Tillotson. He is a member of several organizations related to Campus Ministry as well as serving on a number of boards related to HT’s church-related affiliations -- the United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ.
Marie W. Bunch is the Administrative Assistant for the Counseling and Consultation Center; she is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Bunch received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Prior to joining the Huston-Tillotson family, she worked in radio for 3 ½ years and also worked as a Programming Assistant for Morning Star Rising which is an after-school program for middle school girls.
Dianna Dean is a resident of Austin, Texas, graduated from Austin Community College Vocational Nursing Program in 1980. After graduation, she was employed by Travis State School’s infirmary with MHMR patients for four years. After that position, Nurse Dean went to Seton Hospital, and then the East Side Family Practice where she developed her career in the care and treatment of patients living with HIV/AIDS. Her professional interest is Public Health education, and brings that interest to her position as Campus Nurse at Huston-Tillotson, planning and promoting health education programs for the campus and community.
Paul Leverington is Director of the Career and Graduate Development Center. He has a Master of Science in Applied Economics with an emphasis in Personnel, Labor and Industrial Relations, and Training and Development and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education, both from the University of North Texas. Mr. Leverington has a background that includes over a decade in business (retail, wholesale and sales), a decade in secondary education, and over a decade in career services administration, where he served as a Transition Career Center Training Coordinator for the federally funded Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program and as Director of Student Employment & Career Services for the University of North Texas.
Eric Simeon is Director of Campus Life & First Year Experience. He has a BA in Broadcasting & Mass Communication (1999), an M.A. in Human Resource Management (2002), and an M.S.W. with a Specialization in Student Community Development (2004), from The State University of New York at Stony Brook. During his time at SUNY Stony Brook, Mr. Simeon was very active in several student organizations that included Black Caucus, Caribbean Students Organization, Latin American Students Organization, and has remained an active member of Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity, Inc., a historically Latino-based fraternity (the largest in the country) that boasts a highly diverse membership. Mr. Simeon has also worked at the University of Tampa (2004-2005) as an Area Coordinator in the office of Residence Life; and at JuniataCollege (2005-2007) where he held a dual role as a Resident Director and Program Coordinator in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Mr. Simeon comes to HT from St. Edward’s University in Austin, where he served as Apartment Director from 2007-2008.
Destiny Thompson is the Residence Hall Director for Allen-Frazier, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, and native of Milwaukee, WI. She holds a B.S. in Marketing from Grambling State University. During her undergraduate career, Destiny was a productive student athlete, proud member of the American Marketing Association (AMA) and became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Ms. Thompson has also work at Marquette University (2005-2006) as a Tutor Counselor in the office of Educational Opportunity Program (EOP).
James Tyson, the Coordinator of Disability Services, has a Masters degree in Human Services from St. Edwards University in Austin. For the past several years he has been coordinating disability services at Clovis Community College in New Mexico. After receiving his BA from UC San Diego in Writing & English/American Literature, James worked as secondary school teacher in the Peace Corps. He has also worked with diverse populations and age groups across the country in a variety of settings, including camps for the disabled, disadvantage, deaf, blind, and emotionally disturbed youth; homes for those with mental health and substance abuse issues, as well as autism; and community case management for those with mental retardation, mental health issues, HIV/AIDS, and students at risk.