Overview
Berea College is a top-ranked liberal-arts college and federally recognized work college founded in 1855. It primarily serves academically promising students with limited financial resources and has a mission focused on Appalachia.1
Berea College's endowment capital supports long-term institutional spending and mission continuity.2
Investment program
- Estimated AUM
- $1.7B as of Jun 30, 20243
- Capital pool
- endowment2
- Investment model
- (Wikimedia Commons/Rachid Hogerhuis) By Caryl Anne Francia December 01, 2025 11:56 AM EST Featured Stories Outsourced Chief Investment Officer Megamanagers are winning share in a shifting OCIO market.4
- Investment approach
- Asset allocation evidence inferred from public pages and job context.3
- Spending support
- Not listed yet
- Spending policy
- Not listed yet
- Asset allocation
- Public evidence references these asset classes or allocation areas: private credit, hedge funds.4
- Performance
- Not listed yet
- Governance
- Nixon arrow_right One Blood, All Peoples arrow_right Organizational Structure arrow_right Administrative Committee arrow_right Organizational Charts arrow_right Trustees arrow_right Our Strategic Framework arrow_right Students First arrow_right Staff arrow_right Additional Resources Dr.3
- Investment team
- (Wikimedia Commons/Rachid Hogerhuis) By Caryl Anne Francia December 01, 2025 11:56 AM EST Featured Stories Outsourced Chief Investment Officer Megamanagers are winning share in a shifting OCIO market.4
- Unfunded commitments
- Not listed yet
- Source freshness
- Last verified Jul 21, 2026 · Needs review
Officer compensation
Reported on IRS Form 990, tax year 2025. Figures are as filed and include reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations plus other compensation. 63 additional officers reported no compensation.
| Name | Title | Total |
|---|---|---|
| ROELOFS LYLE D | (President through June 2023) PRESIDENT EMERITUS (through June 2024) | $588,245 |
| NIXON CHERYL L | PRESIDENT | $516,766 |
| WILSON II JUDGE B | SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL | $329,591 |
| BERRY CHAD | VP FOR ALUMNI, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PHILANTHROPY | $323,545 |
| WILSON II JUDGE B | SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL | $314,410 |
| ROELOFS LYLE D | FORMER OFFICER (AS PRESIDENT OF BEREA COLLEGE) | $313,195 |
| NIXON CHERYL L STARTED JULY 2023 | PRESIDENT | $298,221 |
| BERRY CHAD | VP FOR ALUMNI, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PHILANTHROPY | $287,562 |
| AMBURGEY JEFFREY S | VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE | $262,585 |
| SINGLETON DERRICK | VP FOR OPERATIONS & SUSTAINABILITY | $252,557 |
| STEELE SCOTT | PROVOST | $243,031 |
| AMBURGEY JEFFREY S | VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE | $240,632 |
| SINGLETON DERRICK | VP FOR OPERATIONS & SUSTAINABILITY | $239,825 |
| SADERHOLM MATT | DEAN OF FACULTY | $232,063 |
| STEELE SCOTT | PROVOST | $227,248 |
| KENNISON MONICA | CHAIR OF NURSING | $225,600 |
| SADERHOLM MATT | DEAN OF FACULTY | $216,832 |
| KENNISON MONICA | CHAIR OF NURSING | $215,759 |
| THOMPSON TERI | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | $194,889 |
| LOGSDON PHILLIP | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | $188,641 |
| TERESA DAVIS | SENIOR AVP FOR PHILANTHROPY | $188,107 |
| LOGSDON PHILLIP | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | $179,426 |
| TERESA DAVIS | Senior Associate Vice President for Alumni and Philanthropy | $179,379 |
| PEARCE JAN | CHAIR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE | $172,875 |
| MACK DWAYNE | VP FOR DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION | $172,713 |
| MACK DWAYNE | VP FOR DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION | $171,395 |
| LAWSON STEVE | ASSOC VP FOR HUMAN RESOURCES | $168,163 |
| ROBINSON COLLIS | DEAN OF LABOR | $166,948 |
| THOMPSON TERI | Chief Strategy Officer | $166,879 |
| SOWERS NANCY | CHAIR OF ECONOMICS & BUSINESS | $166,258 |
| LAWSON STEVE | ASSOC VP FOR HUMAN RESOURCES | $161,090 |
| ROBINSON COLLIS | DEAN OF LABOR | $157,634 |
| NORRIS JOHN DAVID | PROFESSOR/CO-DIR OF EPG | $148,425 |
| GARY MAHONEY | Professor of Engineering Technologies and Applied Design | $145,923 |
| Gus Gerassimides | Interim Vice President for Student Life | $140,987 |
| POYNTER BARRY | VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACCOUNTING (Partial Year) | $128,847 |
Sources
Last verified Jul 21, 2026 from public career and organization materials.
Fact notes
- Website (berea.edu)Parent organization overview · checked Aug 6, 2026
- Website (berea.edu)Pool purpose, Capital pool · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Financial statements (magazine.berea.edu)Estimated AUM, Investment approach, Governance · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (pionline.com)Investment model, Asset allocation, Investment team · checked Aug 2, 2026
- Website (pionline.com)Investment office page · checked Jul 25, 2026
Reports and filings
- Existing profile AUM value with source URL https://magazine.berea.edu/uncategorized/statements-of-financial-position-and-statements-of-activities-2/.Financial statements · checked Jul 25, 2026
Profile and job sources
- Website (pionline.com)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (berea.edu)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (berea.edu)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (pionline.com)Website · checked Jul 25, 2026
- Website (berea.edu)Website · checked Aug 6, 2026
- Primary job/profile sourceJob posting · checked Jul 21, 2026