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.

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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 Athletics	Name and title Mashanda Mosley, Staff Ombuds Officer	Email address mymosley@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 Ana M. Munoz, Human Resources Program Manager	Email address amunoz13@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 Kathy Cavanaugh, Assistant Dean	Email address kcav@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 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 Jacinta Kelly, Assistant Dean	Email address jdkelly@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 T. Manguiat, Director	Email address arlenet@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Computer, Math & Natural Sciences	Name and title Dawn Myers, Assistant Dean	Email address dgmyers@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Computer, Math & Natural Sciences	Name and title Stephanie L. Peters, Director	Email address speters@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Education	Name and title Doug Lombardi, Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs	Email address lombard1@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 Renee Hill, Principal Lecturer	Email address rfhill@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Information Studies	Name and title Ron Padrón, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	Email address rapadron@umd.edu
Division, College or School College of Information Studies	Name and title Angel Jones, DEI Coordinator	Email address drajones@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, Director for Staff Experience & Culture	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 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@umd.edu
Division, College or School Office of Diversity & Inclusion	Name and title Bill Kindred, Equal Employment Officer	Email address bkindred@umd.edu
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 Janny Peng, Assistant Dean	Email address jpeng@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation	Name and title Jen Sanderson, Program Manager	Email address jensan@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 Engineering	Name and title Laurie Brown, Coordinator	Email address lbrown11@umd.edu
Division, College or School School of Public Health	Name and title Bonnie Miranda, Project Manager	Email address mirandab@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 Universities at Shady Grove	Name and title Jeffrey R. Ash, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer	Email address jash@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 September 18, 2024