Meet the Newest UMHEF Trustees

These esteemed trustees joined the UMHEF Board in 2023. We’re grateful to have their support, expertise, and insight for our shared work.

Dr. Herman J. Felton, Jr.

Dr. Felton is President/CEO of Wiley College in Texas. He is also co-founder of the Higher Education Leadership Foundation.

Tari Hughes

Tari Hughes, from Tennessee, is a nonprofit strategist who has led several large organizations, including serving as the President/CEO of the Center for Nonprofit Management and President of the Nashville Library Foundation.

Bishop Bruce R. Ough

Bishop Ough served as resident bishop to the Dakotas-Minnesota Area of The United Methodist Church until his vocational retirement in 2020.

Rev. Dr. Javier A. Viera

Rev. Dr. Viera is President of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Illinois, as well as Professor of Education and Leadership.

As a proud alumna of a United Methodist-related institution and a lifelong United Methodist, I am honored to serve on the UMHEF board of trustees. The faith stories of the students applying for these scholarships are heartwarming and inspiring. I love that UMHEF can be a part of the education journeys of future teachers, lawyers, doctors, nurses, theologians and more. With the escalating costs of higher education, it feels great to award scholarships to our church’s young people.

– Tari Hughes

Read about other UMHEF friends, facts, and figures in our 2022 Annual Review.