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Equity Council

The Equity Council serves as an advisory group to the President and supports the longstanding and continuous goal of the University of Maryland to be a national leader in recruiting and retaining a diverse community of faculty, staff, and students.

Search & Selection Guidelines

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Equity Council Membership

List of University of Maryland's Equity Administrators and contact info
Division, College or School Name and title Email address
Division, College or School College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Name and title Laurie Brown, Coordinator Email address lbrown11@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Name and title Latoya Hicks, Assistant Director Email address lhicks12@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Name and title Norman Pruitt, Director Email address npruitt@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 Kathy Cavanaugh, Assistant Dean Email address kcav@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Behavioral & Social Sciences Name and title Sarah Goff, Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the Dean Email address segofft@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Behavioral & Social Sciences Name and title Ann Holmes, Assistant Dean Email address amholmes@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, Math & Natural Sciences Name and title Gene Ferrick, Director of Operations Email address gene@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Computer, Math & Natural Sciences Name and title Arlene Manguiat, Director Email address arlenet@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Computer, Math & Natural Sciences Name and title Stephanie Peters, Director Email address speters@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Education Name and title Hakim Scott, Assistant Dean Email address dhscott@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Information Studies Name and title Kibbi Henderson, Director of Human Resources & DEI Email address kibbihen@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Information Studies Name and title Renee Hill, Principal Lecturer Email address rfhill@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Journalism Name and title Vanessa Nichols-Holmes, Assistant Dean Email address vnholmes@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Administration Name and title Karol Salisbury, Director, Business & Financial Services Email address ksalisbu@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Information Technology Name and title Meredith Lee, Director Email address mprice2@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Information Technology Name and title Nina Hamedani, Assistant Director Email address nhamedan@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Research Name and title Adrienne Newman, Assistant Director Email address anewman1@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Research Name and title Jeffrey Snider, Director of Operations Email address jsnider@umd.edu
Division, College or School Division of Student Affairs Name and title Earl Cabellon, Assistant Director Email address ecabell@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 of Human Resources & Talent Management Email address njenkin1@umd.edu
Division, College or School Intercollegiate Athletics Name and title Cynthia Edmunds, Senior Associate Athletic Director for DEI Email address cedmunds@umd.edu
Division, College or School Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute Name and title Audrey E. Williams, Section Chief, Finance and Administration Email address aburke1@umd.edu
Division, College or School Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute Name and title Stacey Taylor Moltz, Coordinator Email address smoltz@mfri.org
Division, College or School President’s Office Name and title Mashanda Mosley, Staff Ombuds Officer Email address mymosley@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation Name and title Ingrid Farrell, Assistant Dean Email address ifarrell@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Business Name and title Wilbur Chung, Associate Professor Email address wchung@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Business Name and title Bobvita “Vita” Salters, Director of Human Resources & Payroll Email address bsalters@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Engineering Name and title Akua Asa-Awuku, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Email address asaawuku@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Engineering Name and title Hugh A. Bruck, Professor and Associate Chair Email address bruck@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Public Health Name and title Amanda Grimes, Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration Email address agrimes@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Public Health Name and title Erin McClure, Director of Operations & Chief of Staff Email address elmc@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Public Policy Name and title Patricia Bory, Associate Clinical Professor Email address pbory@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Public Policy Name and title Cristina Gonçalves, Director of Finance Email address cgoncal1@umd.edu
Division, College or School Undergraduate Studies Name and title Jacqueline Kautzer, Director of Administration Email address kautzer@umd.edu
Division, College or School University Human Resources Name and title Sarah Babineau, Assistant Director, Compliance Email address sbabinea@umd.edu
Division, College or School University Human Resources Name and title Karen McDonald, Assistant Director, Compensation & Classification Email address kmcdonal@umd.edu
Division, College or School University Human Resources Name and title Steve Toyer, Program Manager Email address stoyer@umd.edu
Division, College or School University Libraries Name and title Nneka Chisholm-Edwards, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Email address ncedward@umd.edu

Revised Feb. 21, 2023