Committee & Sponsors
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