Bernadette Hinkle

Bernadette Hinkle currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Finance at Hendrix College since May 2024. Prior to this role, Bernadette held various positions at Henderson State University, including Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and Associate Vice Chancellor from April 2021 to January 2024. Additionally, Bernadette was the Vice President of Administration and Finance at Arkansas Tech University from May 2016 to June 2020. Earlier experience includes serving as Associate Vice President for Finance, Budget, and Business Services and Assistant Vice President for Finance and Business Services at West Chester University of Pennsylvania from March 2011 to May 2016. Bernadette's career began at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, where Bernadette held the position of CFO from September 2000 to June 2010. Bernadette earned a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in January 1999 and a degree in Higher Education Administration from the same institution in January 2007.