Darrien Davenport, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
(he/him)
Darrien Davenport is a native of Philadelphia and has over twenty-five years of professional experience with fifteen of those years dedicated to higher education. That higher education experience spans student affairs, student success, DEI, enrollment management, and higher education consulting. Prior to his consulting work at WittKieffer, Darrien served in several key positions at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, including most recently as interim chief diversity officer, overseeing various diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, access, and belonging institutional initiatives. He was also simultaneously assistant vice president of college life and assistant secretary to the board of trustees, preceded by a tenure as executive director of multicultural engagement. In all of these roles, he championed access, support, education, and engagement for underrepresented, first-generation, lower socioeconomic (SES), and LGBTQIA+ students.
At York College of Pennsylvania, Darrien also served in myriad critical roles – as interim dean of enrollment management, assistant dean of student affairs, and director of intercultural student life and global programming. In his time in academia, Darrien has sought out ways to give back to the campus community, whether as an administrator, teacher, committee member, researcher, speaker, or workshop facilitator. Darrien received a B.S. in Economics from West Chester University, an M.S. in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne University and an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University. He currently resides with his family in Harrisburg, PA.
