Diversity Officers

Diversity Officers are responsible for providing diversity education and training, overseeing climate assessments, and supporting diversity-related recruitment/retention, programming, and evaluation efforts within their respective units. Diversity Officers also collaborate on campuswide diversity initiatives.

Diversity Officers
Division, College or School	Name and title	Email address
Division, College or School Athletics Department	Name and title Resa Lovelace, Associate Athletic Director, Student-Athlete Development and Inclusive Excellence	Email address rlove9@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Agriculture and Natural Resources	Name and title Amanda Shaffer, Diversity Officer	Email address shaffer9@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Arts & Humanities	Name and title GerShun Avilez, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	Email address avilez@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Arts & Humanities	Name and title Thayse Lima, Associate Professor	Email address tlima@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Behavioral & Social Sciences	Name and title Kim Nickerson, Assistant Dean	Email address knick@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences	Name and title Akua A. Asa-Awuku, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion	Email address asaawuku@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Education	Name and title Mary Taylor-Lewis, Senior Coordinator, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion & Diversity Officer	Email address mktlewis@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Education	Name and title Rossina Zamora Liu, Assistant Professor	Email address rzliu@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Information Studies	Name and title Ron Padrón, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	Email address rapadron@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Administration & Finance	Name and title Dannielle Glaros, Assistant Vice President & Chief of Staff	Email address dglaros@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Information Technology	Name and title Tripti Sinha, Assistant Vice President	Email address tsinha@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Student Affairs	Name and title Yvette I. Lerma Jones, Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	Email address ylerma@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Student Affairs	Name and title James McShay, Assistant Vice President	Email address jmcshay@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of University Relations	Name and title Nicole P. Jenkins, Director, Human Resources and Talent Management	Email address njenkin1@umd.edu
Division, College or School Graduate School	Name and title Evelyn Cooper, Assistant Dean and Chief of Operations	Email address ecooper@umd.edu
Division, College or School Office of the President	Name and title Mashanda Mosley, Staff Ombuds Officer	Email address mymosley@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation	Name and title Clara Irazábal, Professor & Director, Urban Studies & Planning Program	Email address irazabal@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Business	Name and title Joseph P. Bailey, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs	Email address jpbailey@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Engineering	Name and title Akua A. Asa-Awuku, Professor & Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion	Email address asaawuku@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Engineering	Name and title Hugh Bruck, Professor & Associate Dean	Email address bruck@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Public Health	Name and title Erin McClure, Chief of Staff	Email address elmc@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Public Policy	Name and title Alana Hackshaw, Associate Clinical Professor	Email address hackshaw@umd.edu
Division, College or School Undergraduate Studies	Name and title Jarrell Slade, Associate Director in Pre-College Programs	Email address jslade@umd.edu
Division, College or School University Libraries	Name and title Nneka Chisholm-Edwards, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer	Email address ncedward@umd.edu

Last updated: December 4, 2024