Sherrica Davis-Hunt is the assistant vice chancellor for anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and corporate partnerships/foundations at the SIU Foundation. She is also the chief diversity officer, providing leadership and strategic direction for ADEI initiatives to support the institution's mission and philanthropic goals. Sherrica joined the SIU Foundation in 2022 as the inaugural development director for ADEI. She previously served as the inaugural Director of Institutional Advancement at Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Alabama.

She has over 18 years of experience in business development, marketing, investment banking, IT, nonprofit, and higher education. Sherrica has gained perspicacity in fostering and sustaining business relationships and advancing initiatives across the globe in Atlanta, New York City, Rome, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Alabama, and Illinois.

Sherrica is a graduate of Talladega College with a BA in biology; St. John's University Tobin College of Business with an MBA in marketing and finance; New York University with a professional certification in human resource management; and a current doctoral student at SIU studying higher education administration.

Sherrica is a graduate of Leadership Alabama Initiative, Leadership Mobile, and, most recently, the St. Louis FOCUS Women in Leadership program. She was honored in Mobile Bay Magazine as a 2019 Class of 40 under 40 member and a Women's Policy Institute Fellow for the Women's Foundation of Alabama. She is an advisor to the SIU Women's Leadership Council Student Organization; she serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Southern Illinois and the Jackson Country CEO program. She also serves as a commissioner on the Human Relations Committee for the City of Carbondale, IL.

She published a book titled Networking and Lattes: 10 Steps to Effective Networking. She is a proud wife and mother to 4 beautiful children.