Leading
The Way
Campus Groups and Organizations Leading our Diversity Efforts
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
African Studies
Agbenyega Adedze
African American Studies
Touré Reed and Brea Banks
Ethnic Studies
Susan Kalter, Archana Shekara and Li Zeng
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, 2021-2022
Doris Houston, Interim Assistant to the President for Diversity and Inclusion (Chair)
Alison Bailey, Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Barb Dallinger, ISU Queer Coalition
Chrishaya Dixon, Assistant Athletics Director for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Athletics
Barb Dallinger, ISU Queer Coalition
Shannon Epplett, Native American Studies faculty member
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, Center for Integrated Professional Development
Devin Paoni, Student Trustee
Dakesa Piña, Diversity Officer for the College of Education
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, Associate Director for Asia Initiatives of the Office of International Studies and Programs (now Office of International Engagement)
Maura Toro-Morn, Director of the Latin American and Latina/o Studies Program
Lindsay Vahl Dean, University Advancement
Patrick Walsh, Student Government Association
Li Zeng, AsiaConnect
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
FACULTY-STAFF AFFINITY GROUPS
Association of Black Academic Employees
Chair Quanisha Kumi-Darfour ABAE.IllinoisState.edu
AsiaConnect
Chair Li Zeng AsiaConnect.IllinoisState.edu
Multicultural Alliance in the Workplace
Co-chair Mayuko Nakamura, Co-chair Will Lewis
Organization of Latino/a/x Employees
Chair Rocío Rivadeneyra OLE.IllinoisState.edu
Queer Coalition
Co-chair Byron Craig, Co-chair Gavin Weiser About.IllinoisState.edu/QueerCoalition
EDI LEADERS CIRCLE, 2021-2022
Administrative/Professional Council
DEI subcommittee—Kevin Goffard
Admissions
Branden Delk
Alumni Association
Alumni Association DEI Committee—Nikita Richards, Matt Rillie, Stan Shingles
Athletics
Student-Athlete Action Team for Social Change—Kyle Brennen, Joe Klausner
Campus Recreation
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee—Matt Seibring, Kelsey Orrill
Center for Civic Engagement
Katy Strzepek
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, Tina Williams
College of Education
Diversity Education—Dakesa Piña,
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Antiracism Committee—Antony Joseph
Department of Chemistry
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 Sally Xie
Honors Program
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council—Amy Secretan
Katie School of Insurance
James Jones
Mennonite College of Nursing
MCN DEI Taskforce
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
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
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Annual Report for Illinois State University