DEI Council
The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has been working with leaders across WVU to develop diversity, equity and inclusion committees at all of our Schools, Colleges and Units. Many of those committees are already up and running, and we continue to collaborate with others on campus to activate additional committees. (See below)
This year the Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Meshea L. Poore, Esq. took the next step to assemble the Chairs of each College-wide Committee into an overarching DEI Council to develop goals, best practices, and ensure that we, as Mountaineers, are creating the safe, diverse, and welcoming community we all deserve.
Chair, Meshea L. Poore, Esq., Vice President for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Representatives:
Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
- Cerasela Zoica Dinu, Ph.D., Associate Chair for the Biomedical Engineering Program, Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Coordinator of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Initiatives
College of Creative Arts
- Todd J. Tubutis, Director, Art Museum of West Virginia University
College of Education and Human Services
- Sharon Hayes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Elementary Education
College of Law
- Lauren McCartney, Director, Continuing Legal Education, Career Services and
Professional Development
College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
- Patrick Hairston, Teaching Assistant Professor
Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
- Melissa Olfert, Associate Professor, Human Nutrition and Foods
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
- Maria del Guadalupe (Lupe) Davidson, Associate Dean for Social Justice, Faculty Development and Innovation and Woodburn Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies
Extension and Engagement
- Tony Michael, Program Director, Family & Community Development
Health Sciences Center
- Julie Lockman, Ph.D., Director of Faculty Affairs, Culture and Inclusion and Assistant Vice President for Graduate Education
- Dentistry – Juan Bugueno
- HSC Crosscutting Committee – Courtney Lanham
- Medicine – Beth Nardella
- Nursing – Veronica Gallo
- Pharmacy – Mary Euler
- Public Health – W. Constinia Charbonnette
Honors College
- Cate Johnson, Program Coordinator
John Chambers College of Business and Economics
- Darian Drake, Diversity Coordinator and Visiting Lecturer | Management Information Systems
Potomac State College
- Shannon Meek, Administrative Assistant Academic Affairs, Coordinator for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Reed College of Media
- Ashton Marra, Teaching Assistant Professor, Executive Editor 100 Days in Appalachia
WVU Athletics
- Paige Diggs, Assistant Athletics Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
WVU Institute of Technology
- Janelle Williams, Human Resources Partner
WVU Libraries
- Beth Toren, Interdisciplinary, Cultural and Film Studies Librarian
WVU Online
- Kimberly Foore, Director of State Authorization and Online Quality Assurance
Taking Ownership
Understanding that capacity-building is central to the success of the diversity efforts on campus, the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to partner with committees and task forces across academic and co-curricular units. These groups are charged with understanding challenges related to diversity in their particular units and developing programming, policy and knowledge required to address those challenges. While the committees and task forces have their own structure, focus and approach, each works in tandem with the Division to develop initiatives that are meaningful and responsive to each community.
Academic Units
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Faculty Senate Inclusion & Diversity Committee
- Statler College of Engineering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
- Chair - Dr. Cerasela Dinu
- Health Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Council
- Chair - Julie Lockman, PhD
- Health Sciences Center Programs Committee
- Chair – Courtney E. Lanham, MSW
- Chair - Rosa Santos, PhD
- John Chambers College of Business and Economics
- Chair - Dariane Drake
- School of Dentistry
- Chair - Juan Bugueno, DDS
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School of Medicine
- Chair - Ann M. Morris, MD
- Chair - Beth Nardella, MA
- School of Nursing
- Chair - Sandra L. Cotton, DNP, APRN, FNAP
- Chair - Veronica Gallo, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
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School of Pharmacy
- Chair - Mary Euler, PharmD
- Chair - Jennifer Clutter, MA
- School of Public Health
- Chair - W. Constinia Charbonnette, EdD, MBA
- College of Law
- Chair - Will Rhee, JD
- Chair - Jennifer Powell, JD
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Department of Psychology
- Contact - Dr. Amy Gentzler, Ph.D.
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School of Social Work Committee on Anti-racism, Equity, and Justice
- Chair - Dr. Helen Hartnett, Ph.D.
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Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Chair - Dr. Paul Cassak, Ph.D.
- Honors College
- Chair - Paige Zalman
- WVU Libraries
- Chair - Beth Jane Toren
- Reed College of Media
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Chair - Ashton Marra