MLK Week Committee Members

  • Renzhong Tan (Chair), Director, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Ian Askie, Senator at Large, Student Government Assembly; Student, College of Arts and Science
  • Xiomara Bernard, Residence Hall Resource Manager, Residential Life and Housing Services
  • Jane Bowman, Senior Health Promotion Specialist, Student Health Center
  • Autumn Bush, Program Manager, Center for Faculty Advancement, Office of the Provost
  • Valerie Cabral, Senior Director of Alumni Relations, University Development and Alumni Relations
  • Patricia Morris Carey, Member Emeritus
  • Lisa M. Coleman, Senior Vice President, Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Torrey Crosby, Student Success Operations Specialist, Office of Student Success
  • Burnie DuRant, Jr., Assistant Director of Student Engagement, Student Life and Services, Tandon School of Engineering
  • Brittany Edghill, Program Manager, Office of Science and Research, Grossman School of Medicine
  • Matthew Esparza, Program Administrator of Service and Civic Engagement, Center for Student Life
  • Simone Francis, Assistant Director, Student Services and Special Projects, Opportunity Programs
  • Evy Fung, HR Programs Administrator, Special Programs, University Human Resources; Administrative Coordinator, Administrative Management Council
  • Joanne Garcé-Rodriguez, Director of Diversity Initiatives, Undergraduate Admissions
  • Alesha Gooden, Assistant Director, Office of the Dean, Tandon School of Engineering
  • Wilnelia Gutierrez, Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Laurel Haynes, Administrative Aide, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs
  • Karen Jackson-Weaver, Senior Associate Vice President, Global Inclusive Faculty Engagement and Innovation Advancement, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Lucero Jorge, Project Manager, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Sarah Khalil, Program Coordinator, Recruitment and Retention, NYU Langone
  • Eva Klimas, Director of Alumni Relations, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
  • Leah Lattimore (Consultant), EdD Candidate, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
  • Nija M. Leocadio, Assistant Director, Graduate and Inclusive Engagement, Student Affairs, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
  • Allen McFarlane, Founding Member; Associate Dean of Students, Outreach and Engagement, Student Affairs, Office of the Dean
  • Charlton McIlwain, Vice Provost for Faculty Engagement and Development, Office of the Provost
  • Diana Mendez, Associate Director, Breakthrough Scholars Leadership Program; Adjunct Faculty, Stern School of Business Undergraduate College; Co-Chair, Administrators of Color Network
  • Teboho Moja, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
  • Tera Nakata, Associate Director, Strategic Communications and Design, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Farooq Niazi, Director of Provostial Research Programs
  • Karl O'Brian Williams, Director, MLK University-Wide Event; Steinhardt Alumnus '10
  • Courtney O'Mealley, Associate Dean, Student Affairs, Silver School of Social Work
  • Esther Iyanuoluwa Oloruntola, Graduate Assistant for Programs and Engagement, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Harmony D. Osei, Director, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholars Program
  • Patti Pearson, Assistant Dean, Global Strategic Initiatives, Tisch School of the Arts
  • Autumn Rain, Deputy Chief of Staff and Administrative Manager, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Abhishek Rana, Graduate Student Employee, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Sonia Rhodes, Administrative Aide II, Housing Services, Residential Life and Housing Services
  • Mateo Rodriguez, Undergraduate Graphic Designer, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • Chloe Rothbloom, Alum, College of Arts and Science, Silver School of Social Work
  • Shannon Rush, Assistant Director of Service and Civic Engagement, Center for Student Life
  • Leiry Santos, Assistant Director, Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
  • D Simmons Jendayi, Director of Special Initiatives, Liberal Studies
  • Akim St. Omer, Program Administrator for Student Engagement, ‬School of Professional Studies
  • Robert Taylor, Jr., Program Administrator, MindfulNYU, Global Spiritual Life
  • Fatiah Touray, Senior Director of Inclusion and Equity, NYU Abu Dhabi
  • Ashley Veney, Associate Director, Residential Life, Residential Life and Housing Services
  • Chelsea Whitaker, Residence Hall Director, Residential Life and Housing Services
  • Chris Woods, Senior Director of Inclusive Policy; Director, LGBTQ+ Center, Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation