University Diversity Council Working Groups
There are five working groups with specific diversity/inclusion objectives that are overseen by the University Diversity Council. They are:
Faculty Recruitment and Retention
Academics/Education
Co-chairs: Greg Light, Director of Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
Frances Aparicio, Professor, Spanish & Portuguese/Director, Latina and Latino Studies Program
Members: Hector Carrillo, Associate Professor, Sociology
Mary Patillo, Professor, Sociology
Ji-Yeon Yuh, Associate Professor, History
Hayley Stevens, Undergraduate student – 2013
Sofia Sami, Undergraduate student – 2014
Anthony Guerrero, Undergraduate student – 2014
Sally Nuamah, Graduate student – Political Science
Kim Singletary, Graduate student - Rhetoric and Public Culture
Carla Elena Della Gatta, Graduate student - Interdisciplinary PhD in Theatre and Drama
Luke Flores, Director, BioEXCEL program
Steve P. Lee, PhD, Assistant Director of the CLIMB Program; Lecturer
Meg Kreuser, Academic Advisor to Secondary Teaching, Teacher Certification Manger
Sunny Gibson, Director of Minority Affairs, Feinberg School of Medicine
Dan Young, Associate Director, Global Health Education, Center for Global Health, FSM
Louie Lainez, Director, Asian/Asian American Student Affairs
Michele Gere, Study Abroad Advisor/Outreach Coordinator
Jim Young, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Dona Cordero, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Faculty Recruitment and Retention
Co-chairs: Mercedes Carnethon, Associate Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine
Sarah Mangelsdorf, Dean, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Members: Harvey Young, Associate Professor, Theatre
Pablo J Boczkowski, Professor, Communication Studies
Carol LaBonne, Associate Professor, Molecular Biosciences
Galen Bodenhausen, Professor, Psychology
Anthony Chen, Associate Professor, Sociology
Steven Epstein, Professor, Sociology (Fall 2013)
Alexa Herzog, Undergraduate student – 2013
Hayley Stevens, Undergraduate student – 2013
Hazim Ahmad, Undergraduate student – 2012
Ellyn Peña, Undergraduate student – 2015
Rosemary Bush, Graduate student - Earth and Planetary Sciences
Sheri Lindsay, Senior Compliance Analyst, Office for Research Integrity
Shaan Trotter, Administrative Dir., Office of Health Disparities and Special Population Initiatives
Jean Shedd, Associate Provost for Budget, Facilities, and Analysis
Jim Young, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Dona Cordero, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Campus Life
Co-chairs: Patricia Telles-Irvin, Vice President for Student Affairs
Pamela Beemer, Associate Vice President of Human Resources
Members: Sergio Rigoberto Alvarez, Undergraduate student - 2013
Hannah Rebecca Teitelbaum, Undergraduate student – 2013
Elizabeth Velazquez, Undergraduate student – 2013
Patrick Schnettler, Undergraduate student – 2013
Hayley Stevens, Undergraduate student – 2013
Assata Sankofa Kokayi, Graduate student - African American Studies
Kai Orton, Postdoctoral Fellow, Woodruff Laboratory, Feinberg School of Medicine
Kate Veraldi, The Graduate School, Director of Student Services
Audra Wilson, Director of Diversity Education and Outreach, Law School
D.A. Dirks, Coordinator of Student Organizations
Margie Roe, Director SSD, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities
Ravi Shankar, Director of International Office
Angela Edwards-Campbell, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Kellogg
Tim Gordon, Associate Dean for Student and Alumni Services, SCS; Chair, NUSAC
Dona Cordero, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Pipeline
Co-chairs: Rick McGee, Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty Affairs, Feinberg School of Medicine
Chris Watson, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions
Members: Larry Stuelpnagel, Assistant Professor, Clinical, Journalism Editorial
Dwight McBride, Dean, The Graduate School
Jon Guryan, Associate Professor, SESP
Dane Chetkovich, Associate Professor, Neurology, FSM
Steven McGee, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Learning Sciences, SESP
Soad Ali Mana, Undergraduate student - 2014
Lucy Diaz, Undergraduate student – 2015
Hayley Stevens, Undergraduate student – 2013
Andrea Breon, Graduate student - Speech-Language Pathology
Zafir Zaman, Graduate student - ChemE
Audra Wilson, Director of Diversity Education and Outreach, Law School
Mike Kennedy, Director, Science Outreach and Public Engagement, Science in Society
Nina Modi, Systems Manager, Student Affairs Information Technology
Sacha Patera, Assoc. Director of Corporate Relations, Office of Alumni Relations & Development
Jenn Hobbs, Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Charles Kellom, Director, African American Student Affairs
Dona Cordero, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
Lifetime Connections
Co-chairs: Cathy Stembridge, Associate Vice President of Alumni Relations & Development
Ava Youngblood (alum)
Members: Kathleen Bethel, Librarian, Reference and Research Services Department
Jeziel Jones, Undergraduate student – 2013
Rita Huen, Undergraduate student – 2012
Hayley Stevens, Undergraduate student – 2013
Evelyn Caliendo, Director of Planning and Special Projects
Gia DiGiacobbe, Educational Programs Manager, Feinberg School of Medicine
Sacha Patera, Assoc. Director of Corporate Relations, Office of Alumni Relations & Development
Lauren Lowery (Alum)
Kerry Gray (Alum – President of Northwestern University Black Alumni Association)
Roger Fong (Alum – President of Asian-Asian American Alumni Association)
Gary Riley (Alum – President of Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association)
Zaki Anarwala (Alum – President of Muslim Alumni Association)
Isabel Villegas (Alum – President of Latino Alumni Association)
Christian Yanez, Director, Hispanic/Latino Student Affairs
Margaret Mersch, Benefits Financial Manager
Dona Cordero, Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion