Campus commitment to Change

Interdisciplinary Studies

African Studies

Agbenyega Adedze

African American Studies

Touré Reed and Brea Banks

Ethnic Studies

Susan Kalter, Archana Shekara and Li Zeng

International Studies

Luis Canales

Latin American and Latino/a Studies

Maura Toro-Morn

Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies

Yusuf Sarfati

Native American Studies

Susan Kalter

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Alison Bailey

President Diversity and Inclusion Council, 2020-2021

Doris Houston, Interim Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion (Chair)

Alison Bailey, Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dave Bentlin, ISU Queer Coalition

Luis Canales, Director of the Office of International Studies and Programs

Barb Dallinger, ISU Queer Coalition

Shannon Epplett, Native American Studies faculty member

Lauren Harris, Student Government Association

Ray Hatch, Identity newsletter editor

Tammie Keney, Director of Student Access and Accommodation Services

Ethan Kosberg, Student Government Association

Quanisha Kumi-Darfour, Association of Black Academic Employees

Jonathan Lackland, Office of the President

Jeffrey Lange, Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (OEOA/administrative support)

Guadalupe Montalvo, Assistant Director for University Housing Services

Mayuko Nakamura, Team Leader with the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

Emily Newsome, Athletics

Dakesa Piña, Diversity Officer for the College of Education (incoming member)

Christa Platt, Director of the Multicultural Center

Touré Reed, Co-director of the African American Studies program

Rocío Rivadeneyra, Chair of the Organization of Latino/a Employees

Yusuf Sarfati, Director of the Middle Eastern and South Asian Minor program

Archana Shekara, Ethnic Studies

Taylor Tian, Office of International Studies

Maura Toro-Morn, Director of the Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program

Jada Turner, Student Trustee

Lindsay Dean, University Advancement

Li Zeng, AsiaConnect

EDI LEADERS CIRCLE, 2020-2021

Administrative/Professional Council

DEI subcommittee—Kevin Goffard

Admissions

Branden Delk

Alumni Association

Alumni Association DEI Ad Hoc Committee—Nikita Richards

Athletics

Student-Athlete Action Team for Social Change—Kyle Brennen, Joe Klausner

Campus Recreation

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee—Matt Seibring

College of Applied Science and Technology

Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Inclusions committee (DEBI)—Cara Rabe-Hemp

College of Business

Diversity and Inclusion Initiative—Horace L. Melton

College of Education

Diversity Education—Dakesa Piña, Troy Hinkel

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee— Antony Joseph

Department of Chemistry

Craig Gatto, Shawn Hitchcock

Department of English

Equity and Diversity Committee—Ricardo Cortez Cruz

Family and Consumer Sciences

Bill Anderson, Marla Reese-Weber

Department of Geology, Geography, and the Environment

Diversity and Inclusion Committee—Catherine O’Reilly, Dagmar Budikova

Department of History

Linda Clemmons

Department of Psychology

Climate and Diversity Committee—Eros DeSouza

Department of Technology

Chris Merrill, Haiyan Xi

Honors Program

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council—Amy Secretan; Christie Martin

Katie School of Insurance

James Jones

Mennonite College of Nursing

MCN DEI Taskforce—Barb Stamets, Seon Yoon Chung

Milner Library

Diversity and International Inclusion Committee—Elizabeth Babin, Karmen Beecroft

School of Biological Sciences

Jeff Helms, Ben Sadd

School of Communication

Anti-racism, Social Justice, and Coalition Building Committee—Megan Hopper

School of Information Technology

Will Lewis, Pruthikrai Mahatanankoon

School of Kinesiology and Recreation

Diversity and Inclusion Committee—Olivia Butts, Kelsey Orrill

School of Music

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee— Adriana Ransom

School of Social Work

Anti-racism Committee—Deneca Avant

School of Theatre and Dance

The Crossroads Project—Kee-Yoon Nahm

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee—Li Zeng

Student Counseling Services

Multicultural Outreach Team—Danielle Beasley

University College

Training & Learning Committee—Nora Atkins

University Marketing and Communications

Brian Beam, Lawrence Lair

Visor Center

Poshlyn Nicholson

Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee—Sara Semonis

Wonsook Kim School of Art

Belonging and Equity Committee—Archana Shekara

Divisions and Centers

Academic Affairs GROWTH Change Team

Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino

Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology STEM DEI Taskforce

Rebekka Darner

Division of Student Affairs Inclusion Change Team

Angell Howard

National Center for Urban Education

Maria Zamudio-Mainou

ABISU meeting participants

Administrators

Then-University President Larry Dietz

Interim Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion Doris Houston

Then-Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jan Murphy

Current Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Aondover Tarhule

Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson

Associate Vice President and Dean of Students John Davenport

Director of the Multicultural Center Christa Platt

Student leaders

Isaac Hollis ’20, former Black Homecoming Committee Chair

Ashley Dumas

Kiana McClellan, former Black Student Union (BSU) President, former Student Government Association (SGA) member

Genesis Robinson, former SGA member

Alexa Epps ’21, BSU President

Samiat Solebo, former SGA President

Lauren Harris, former SGA President

Jada Turner ’21, Student Trustee

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Annual Report for Illinois State University