Cabinet
The president’s Cabinet includes high-level administrators of the College who oversee various departments and functions. Through their collaboration, Cabinet and the president ensure that each area of the College works together in achieving our educational mission and strategic goals.
Cabinet members
Stacy Lutz Davidson
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Stacy Lutz Davidson joined Earlham in February 2018 from Colorado College where she worked for 20 years, most recently as associate vice president for finance/controller. At Colorado College, she oversaw the College’s $183 million budget and $745 million endowment.
Stacy Lutz Davidson joined Earlham in February 2018 from Colorado College where she worked for 20 years, most recently as associate vice president for finance/controller. At Colorado College, she oversaw the College’s $183 million budget and $745 million endowment.
At Earlham, Stacy oversees the offices of Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities, Accounting, and Public Safety, which encompass institutional budget planning/development, general campus operations, compliance and policy development, debt issuance, legal, real estate, and all auxiliary operations.
She is also the College’s chief investment officer and remains the Treasurer and Secretary of the Foundation Board as an ex officio, part of her CFO duties.
Stacy has a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Kentucky.
Gariot P. Louima
Associate Vice President for Strategic and Diversity Initiatives
Gariot Louima joined Earlham in October 2021 as the College’s first associate vice president for strategic and diversity initiatives. He was previously the vice president for enrollment and student success at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Gariot Louima joined Earlham in October 2021 as the College’s first associate vice president for strategic and diversity initiatives. He was previously the vice president for enrollment and student success at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
In this role, Gariot advances the College’s strategic initiatives that widen the path to an Earlham education and build upon the College’s longstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, including the implementation of a comprehensive DEI action plan.
With decades of leadership experience in higher education, Gariot has added expertise to Earlham in the areas of fundraising, marketing and communications, enrollment management and teaching.
He also served in several leadership roles at Goddard College, was editorial director at Miami Dade College and was an editor at Nova Southeastern University.
Prior to working in higher education, he was a journalist at some of nation’s most respected newspapers, including The Palm Beach Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, and The Times-Picayune.
The son of Haitian immigrants, Gariot was born in the Bahamas and grew up in Miami, Florida. He earned his Ph.D. in interdisciplinary studies from Union Institute and University; an M.F.A. in writing and literature from Bennington College Writing Seminars; an M.S. in management from Nova Southeastern University; and a B.S. in communication from the University of Miami.
Kim Tanner
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Kim Tanner was named vice president of institutional advancement in January 2021 and has been working at Earlham for more than three decades.
A 1990 graduate of Earlham, Kim has served as the interim vice president for institutional advancement, senior associate vice president for strategic initiatives, associate vice president for institutional advancement, director of alumni relations, director of planned giving, and assistant dean of admissions, among other positions.
Kim Tanner was named vice president of institutional advancement in January 2021 and has been working at Earlham for more than three decades.
A 1990 graduate of Earlham, Kim has served as the interim vice president for institutional advancement, senior associate vice president for strategic initiatives, associate vice president for institutional advancement, director of alumni relations, director of planned giving, and assistant dean of admissions, among other positions.
Kim is currently overseeing most ambitious fundraising campaign in the College’s history. “For Good: The Campaign for Earlham College” has raised nearly $85 million and will support initiatives on campus to widen the path to an Earlham education, enrich the College’s signature student success initiative called the Epic Journey, and enhance the student experience.
Kim earned degrees in biology and sport and movement studies from Earlham. She also completed graduate-level coursework at Ball State University while teaching special education at Richmond Community Schools prior to returning to the College in a professional capacity.
Kristen Lainsbury
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Kristen Lainsbury joined Earlham in February 2021 as the College’s first vice president of marketing and communications.
Kristen was previously the senior director of marketing and creative services at Providence College in Rhode Island. She has deep experience in the areas of marketing, writing and editing, media relations, publishing and strategic planning.
Kristen Lainsbury joined Earlham in February 2022 as the College’s first vice president of marketing and communications.
Kristen was previously the senior director of marketing and creative services at Providence College in Rhode Island and has decades of experience in the areas of marketing, writing and editing, media relations, publishing, and strategic planning.
Before working in higher education, she was a feature writer and columnist at the Bangor Daily News, also in Maine.
Kristen earned her B.A. in journalism from the University of Maine. She also has participated in an executive program in innovation and strategy at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.
Scot Schaeffer
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Scot Schaeffer joined Earlham in October 2023 and oversees the College’s admissions and financial aid operations. He has 40 years of experience in enrollment management work.
He was previously the vice president of enrollment management at Marietta College in Ohio and served on the school’s senior leadership team, working closely with the president.
Scot Schaeffer joined Earlham in October 2023 and oversees the College’s admissions and financial aid operations. He has 40 years of experience in enrollment management work.
He was previously the vice president of enrollment management at Marietta College in Ohio and served on the school’s senior leadership team, working closely with the president.
Throughout his successful career, Scot has helped his institutions thrive by carefully monitoring trends and changing demographics, and interpreting data to inform decisions and strategies.
Scot earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce from DePaul University and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and Quality from Marian University in Wisconsin.
Bonita Washington-Lacey
Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students
Bonita Washington-Lacey was named vice president of Student Life and dean of students in April 2021, but has served the College in various leadership roles for more than four decades.
Bonita Washington-Lacey was named vice president of Student Life and dean of students in April 2021, but has served the College in various leadership roles for more than four decades.
A graduate of Earlham from the Class of 1979, Bonita has served the College as interim vice president of student life, senior associate vice president for academic affairs and director of accreditation activities, the associate dean of student development, associate dean of multicultural affairs and associate dean of admissions.
Bonita earned both a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development and Social Relations and Master of Arts in Religion from Earlham.
Gretchen Castle
Dean of the Earlham School of Religion
Gretchen Castle is a global Quaker leader with decades of organizational development experience. She joined Earlham in 2021 as ESR’s first woman dean.
Before coming to Earlham, Gretchen served as the General Secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation in the Quaker World Office in London, traveling extensively to bring greater unity to Quakers worldwide.
Gretchen Castle is a global Quaker leader with decades of organizational development experience. She joined Earlham in 2021 as ESR’s first woman dean.
Before coming to Earlham, Gretchen served as the General Secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation in the Quaker World Office in London, traveling extensively to bring greater unity to Quakers worldwide.
Gretchen has gained broad experience among Friends globally and across different Quaker traditions. She has served at the Quaker United Nations Offices in New York and Geneva, and participates in the Christian World Communions Annual Meeting of the General Secretaries, where she was recently appointed the first woman chair and the first Quaker chair. As part of the Christian World Communions, she attended the inauguration of Pope Francis in Rome in 2013.
In the United States, she was presiding clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Director of Leadership Development for several Quaker retirement communities, and a board development consultant for over 20 years.
Gretchen attended nursery school at Stout Meetinghouse on Earlham’s campus and also earned her undergraduate degree in human development and social relations from the College in 1979. Her father, David Castle, was a former pastor at First Friends Meeting in Richmond.
She later earned her master’s degree in organizational development and adult learning from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1986.
Rick Stephens
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Rick Stephens joined Earlham as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs in April 2023.
Rick has extensive experience in higher education leadership, including 20 years as provost at institutions like Catawba College and Alfred University and the New York State College of Ceramics. He also spent 20 years as a sociology professor and has served in a variety of leadership capacities involving accreditation.
A search for a permanent provost is underway.