Chad Berry has been vice president for alumni, communications and philanthropy at Berea College (KY) since 2019. He also served as academic vice president and dean of the faculty for eight years, five years as director of the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center, and one year as director of the Center for Excellence in Learning through Service at Berea. He also holds the Goode Chair in Appalachian Studies and is a professor of history.
He has authored, edited, or co-edited five books, including authoring Southern Migrants, Northern Exiles and most recently co-editing Studying Appalachian Studies: Making the Path by Walking, which won the Weatherford Award for nonfiction.
He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Notre Dame (IN). He has a master’s in folk studies from Western Kentucky University and a Ph.D. in history from Indiana University, Bloomington.