Experience
Rochester
Sasha Eloi-Evans ’05, ’17W (EdD) | Host
Deputy Chief Diversity Officer, University of Rochester, Institutional Office of Equity and Inclusion
Conā Marshall PhD | Moderator
Assistant Professor of American Religions, University of Rochester, Department of Religion and Classics
Jay Bohanon ’11 | Panelist
Diversity, Inclusion, and Culture Consultant at Government Employee Health Associations and Co-host of the Religiously Literate Podcast
Celeste Glasgow Ribbins ’91 | Panelist
Director of Equity, Inclusion & Experience, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio
Stefanie Greene ’11 | Panelist
Senior Jewish Educator, Edward and Rose Berman Hillel Jewish University Center of Pittsburgh
Div Patel ’24 | Panelist
Student, Geomechanics Major, President of the Buddhist Students’ Association, University of Rochester
Dr. Rheeda Walker | Panelist
Professor of psychology and a behavioral scientist at the University of Houston
Ashley N. Campbell ’09, ’10W (MS) | Moderator
Director of EDI Integration, Education, and Programming, University of Rochester
University of Rochester’s Black Alumni Network Co-Chair
Gina Cuyler ’92M (MD), ’95M (RES) | Moderator
Vice President Health Equity and Community Investments, Excellus BCBS
Founding Doctor, Black Physicians Network
University of Rochester’s Black Alumni Network Co-Chair
Carol (John) A. Davidson ’88S (MBA), P’11S | Panelist
Retired Senior Vice President and Controller, Tyco International Ltd.
Emerson U. Fullwood P’03M, P’14M | Panelist
Retired Corporate Vice President, Xerox Corporation
University of Rochester’s Black Alumni Network National Co-Chair
Curtis Johnson ’88 | Panelist
Managing Director, Head of Consultant Relations, The Carlyle Group
University of Rochester’s Black Alumni Network Mentoring and Career Network Committee member
Francis L. Price ’74, ’75S (MBA), P’14 | Panelist
CEO, Interact Performance and PHG Engineering LLC
Kathy N. Waller ’80, ’83S (MBA) | Panelist
Retired Executive Vice President, CFO & President of Enabling Services, The Coca-Cola Company
Mary-Frances Winters ’73, ’82S (MBA) | Panelist
President, The Winters Group, Inc.
Jessica Colorado ’12, ’20W (MS) | Moderator
Policy Analyst, State Higher Education Executive Officers
Dr. Cecilia Rios-Aguilar `03W (MS), `07W (PhD) | Panelist
Professor of Education and Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
University of California Los Angeles Graduate School of Education and Information
Studies
Norma Holland | Host
Director of Public Relations and Engagement, Office of Equity and Inclusion, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. | Moderator
Director, Frederick Douglass Institute of African & African American Studies
Frederick Douglass Associate Professor of African American Literature and Culture,
Department of English
Dr. Emma Forbes-Jones ’00M (MS), ’03M (PhD), ’04M (FLW) | Panelist
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry
Dr. Katherine Greenberg ’07M (MD), 14M (FLW) | Panelist
Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Associate Professor of Adolescent Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology
Brittan Hardgers | Panelist
Founder, Next Generation Men of Transition
Dr. Renèe Richards ’59M (MD) | Panelist
Ophthalmologist and Tennis Professional
Tokeya C. Graham ’06 (MA) | Moderator
Associate Professor of English, Monroe Community College, Equity & Inclusion Strategist, Higher Education EdD Candidate, University of Rochester, Warner School of Education
Dr. Joanne Larson
Michael W. Sandling Professor of Education & Associate Director of Research, Center for Urban Education Success (CUES), University of Rochester, Warner School of Education
Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune
Director, Frederick Douglass Institute of African & African-American Studies, Frederick Douglass Associate Professor of African-American Literature and Culture, Department of English, University of Rochester
Anthony Plonczynski-Figueroa ’06, ’08W (MS)
Regional Political Organizer (Rochester area), New York State United Teachers, Teaching & Curriculum EdD Candidate, University of Rochester, Warner School of Education
Alisa Victoria Prince ’20 (MA)
Visual and Cultural Studies PhD Candidate, University of Rochester, Chester Dale Fellowship and Henry Luce/ACLS Fellowship, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
Scot Brown ’89 | Speaker
Associate Professor of African American Studies and History, UCLA
Listen to Dr. Brown’s latest release, “Serenity,” featuring Garfield Bright of Shai
Chunkit Fung, MD | Moderator
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health and
Associate Chief of Solid Tumor Oncology Program, University of Rochester Medical Center
Simon Chiew ’02
Chief of Staff, the Fund for Public Schools
Tanatchaya Chanphanitpornkit ’15E
Conductor and Orchestra Director, Nyack Public Schools and
Teachers College Community School
Adrija Bhattacharjee ’24
President, University of Rochester Asian American Alliance
Andrew Datu ’21S (MBA)
Marketing Manager, Verizon
KaeLyn Rich | Moderator
Adjunct, Speaker, and Writer
Vice President of Organizational Advancement, UltraViolet
Sasha Eloi-Evans ’05, ’17W (EdD)
Director of Multicultural Programs and Services, SUNY Geneseo
Samekh Harris Reed ’18, ’20W (MS)
Aspiring Education Abroad Advisor and LGBTQ+ & Body Acceptance Advocate
Indy Maring ’22
President, University of Rochester Pride Network
Jonathan Meagher-Zayas MSW, MPA, ’13
Director of Agency Advancement, Villa of Hope
Tiffany Taylor Smith ’91 | Moderator
Co-chair, University of Rochester Women’s Network
Executive Director for Inclusive Excellence Education, University of Dayton
Dr. Erika Augustine ’03M (MD), ’14M (MS)
Associate Chief Science Officer and Director of the Clinical Trials Unit, Kennedy Krieger Institute
Dr. Myra Henry
President and Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County
Heather Steinfeld Moynihan ’93, P’20
Executive Management and Organizational Leadership Consultant
Renée Tirado, Esq. ’94, ’95W (MS)
Owner, VegaRobles Consulting
Ibram X. Kendi
Professor, antiracist activist, bestselling author
Dr. Kathryn Castle ’04 (Flw) | Moderator
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center,
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Director of Adult Ambulatory Services – Behavioral Health and Wellness, University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Jeffrey Gardere ’78
“America’s Psychologist”
Associate Professor and Course Director of Behavioral Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Myra Mathis ’09, ’15M (MD)
Senior Instructor of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Telva Olivares ’77, ’99M (Res)
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Dr. Rafael Outland ’16W (PhD)
Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, SUNY Brockport
with opening remarks from
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf
President and G. Robert Witmer, Jr. University Professor
Harriet A. Washington ’76
Author and medical ethicist
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President emerita of Spelman College and author of the national bestseller: Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race.
Dr. Amalia Z. Dache ’14W (PhD)
Assistant professor, Higher Education Division, Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania
Lead-editor of Rise Up! Activism as Education, published by Michigan State University Press (2019)
Mary-Frances Winters ’73, ’82S (MBA)
Author and Diversity and Inclusion Leader
University of Rochester Life Trustee
with opening remarks from
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf
President and G. Robert Witmer, Jr. University Professor
Rosa L. Rivera-McCutchen, PhD
Associate Professor
CUNY Lehman College / CUNY Graduate Center
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Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings
Professor Emerita and former Kellner Family Distinguished Professor in Urban Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Faculty Affiliate in the Departments of Educational Policy Studies, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, and Afro American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Roshiana Bell ’16S (MBA)
Senior finance manager at the Intel Corporation.
Dr. Warren Crichlow ’92W (EdD)
Associate professor in the faculty of education at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Kamila Barnes ’11N (MS), ’13N (DNP) | Panelist
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Long Island University–Brooklyn, and Nurse Practitioner Clinician, Northwell Health
Lynne Berkowitz Kahn ’91 | Panelist
Founder and Executive Director, Baltimore Hunger Project
Dr. Paula Cupertino | Panelist
Professor of Public Health Sciences, and Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, and Associate Director of Community Outreach, Engagement and Disparities, Wilmot Cancer Institute
Lisa Durant Jones ‘09W EdD | Panelist
Vice President of Community and Belonging and Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders, Nazareth College