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Dr. Stefanie Niles began her tenure as the 13th president of 91��ý on July 1, 2022. She is a national leader in her field and a compelling spokesperson for the liberal arts. Dr. Niles has been a successful, strategic, and innovative leader at multiple outstanding liberal arts institutions.

Dr. Niles comes to Cottey from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where she served as the Vice President for Enrollment and Communications since 2018, overseeing the offices of admission, financial aid, and university communications. Prior to her tenure at Ohio Wesleyan, she was the chief enrollment officer at Dickinson College, Hollins University, Bryn Athyn College, and DePauw University where she oversaw admission and financial aid and, in some instances, marketing and communications, athletics and institutional research.

In 2018-19, Dr. Niles served as the president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), the leading national organization for college admission professionals with more than 23,000 members, completing a three-year term on the Board of Directors in 2020. In this role, she addressed national and international audiences on a variety of issues related to college admissions, financial aid, and marketing. She has been an active member of several state and regional associations for college admission counseling, including serving in the presidential cycle for Indiana ACAC.

In 2017, Dr. Niles was the recipient of a Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) award and participated in a cross-cultural exchange examining the higher education systems in France and Belgium. She has completed the Harvard Institute for Educational Management and the Educational Leadership Academy co-sponsored by the CIC and the AASCU. Dr. Niles has also been an active peer reviewer for the MSCHE and the Higher Learning Commission.

Dr. Niles holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Virginia, a Master of Science degree in education from Indiana University-Bloomington, and a Doctor of Education degree in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Karla McCain joined 91��ý in 2023 as vice president for academic affairs. She has served as Provost of Blackburn College since 2021, and as a faculty member at Austin College from 2003-2021.

She earned her Ph.D. in physical/analytical chemistry from the University of Utah and her B.A. in chemistry from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Dr. Landon Adams joined 91��ý in 2019 as vice president for student life. In 2023, Dr. Adams took on the additional role of vice president for enrollment. He came to Cottey from Missouri Southern State University, where he served as Director of Student Life and Conduct and Deputy Title IX Coordinator.

Dr. Adams earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration in marketing at Missouri Southern, a master’s in business administration in leadership at Adams State University in Colorado, and a Doctor of Education in instructional leadership in higher education administration at Lindenwood University.

Prior to Missouri Southern, Dr. Adams worked in marketing positions in minor league baseball.

Randon Coffey joined Cottey in 2020 as director of marketing. In 2023, he became the Vice President for Communication and Strategic Initiatives.

Dr. Megan Ellis is Vice President for Institutional Advancement at 91��ý, where she leads a team focused on fundraising, alumnae, P.E.O., and friend engagement, donor relations, advancement communications, and strategic philanthropic initiatives that advance the college’s mission and long-term sustainability. Since joining Cottey in 2025, she has focused on strengthening philanthropic support, expanding constituent engagement, and positioning the college for future growth.

Prior to Cottey, Megan served in advancement leadership roles at Ohio Wesleyan University, including Executive Director of the OWU Connection, where she led one of the university’s signature fundraising initiatives. During her tenure, she secured significant endowment support, expanded corporate and foundation partnerships, increased alumni engagement, and directed the Delaware Entrepreneurial Center, helping build a self-sustaining business incubator that generated more than $4 million in regional economic impact.

Megan earned a bachelor’s degree in economics management from Ohio Wesleyan University, a master’s degree in higher education with a certificate in institutional research from Pennsylvania State University, and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania. Her doctoral research explored how presidents at successful small liberal arts colleges conceptualize, build, and sustain excellent senior leadership teams, reflecting her enduring interest in leadership, organizational culture, and institutional excellence.

Dr. Catherine Moss joined 91��ý in July 2022 from the California Department of Education, where she served as the Special Assistant to the Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2020-2022.

Prior to her work at the Department, she worked for 16 years as the Executive Assistant to the President and Board of Trustees at Eastern Washington University.

Dr. Moss holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies and a Master of Arts degree in public administration from Eastern Washington University. She holds a Doctor of Education in higher education leadership from Walden University.

Dr. Kristina Adams, Ph.D of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum from the University of Oklahoma, teaches Foundations of Education, Literacy Across the Content Areas, Teaching in Secondary Schools, Classroom Management, Literacy Interventions, Field Experience I and II, Teaching Methods, and she is the College supervisor for Student Teaching.