The Council of Senior Diversity Leaders at Illinois coordinates unit efforts to advance inclusive excellence and works with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Access, Civil Rights & Community to strengthen a welcoming and equitable campus community.
Senior Diversity Leaders – Academic Colleges and Administrative Units
Lisa R. Abston
Assistant Dean for Access & Engagement
The Graduate College
Tekita Bankhead
Assistant Dean of Access and Community
Gies College of Business
Jolynn Caroline
Senior Director for Inclusive Excellence, Career Planning and Professional Development
College of Law
Dr. Nicole del Castillo, MD, MPH
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Jason P. Chambers
Associate Dean for Access and Engagement; Professor, Department of Advertising
College of Media
Domonic Cobb
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor; Senior Diversity Officer
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Lynford Goddard
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, IDEA Institute
Grainger College of Engineering
Fatima T. Husain
Associate Dean for Access, Belonging and Community; Professor, Speech and Hearing Science
College of Applied Health Sciences
Dr. Yvette Johnson-Walker, DVM, PhD
Coordinator for Diversity and Inclusion; Lecturer, Clinical Epidemiology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Victor Jones, Jr., M.S., M.Div
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
University Library
Alejandro Lleras
Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence; Professor of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Timisha Luster
Executive Director of Organizational Consistency
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement
Theopolies J. Moton, III
Dean’s Fellow for Diversity and Student Inclusion
College of Education
Elizabeth Olson
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
College of ACES
YoungAh Park
Senior Diversity Officer; Associate Professor
School of Labor and Employment Relations
Rochelle Sennet
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Professor, School of Music
College of Fine and Applied Arts
Breanna Shamaila
Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Sports Administration
Division of Intercollegiate Athletics
Kevin Tan
Associate Dean for Engagement, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
School of Social Work
Convener
Gioconda Guerra Pérez
Interim Vice Chancellor
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Access, Civil Rights & Community