Activation & Accountability Leadership Team

Purpose & Expectations

Advancement of work initiated by the network and broader advisory/coordination efforts for inclusion and equity strategies will now be provided by the Inclusion and Equity Activation and Accountability Team. The team includes leads from each division, other units, and shared governance representatives from across the university and will be coordinated by the Division of Inclusion and Equity. We look forward to working with colleagues across the university to advance this important next phase of our commitment to inclusion and equity, and welcome engagement and feedback from all members of the community. It will take each and every one of us to continue to create a culture of educational equity where all can thrive at GVSU. While the charge and cadence of meetings will be co-created by the members of the team, the team is expected to:

  • Advise the Division of Inclusion and Equity and president on matters related to DEI-AB
  • Review and consider university strategy, metrics, and planning related to DEI-AB
  • Review and provide insight on division, college, and unit progress for advancing DEI-AB metrics
  • Support division and college/unit committees, including providing space for shared learning or effective practices
  • Advise on action steps in response to DEI-AB related reports and recommendations, including the climate survey, affirmative action planning, and others
  • Support campus messaging related to DEI-AB
  • Support a DEI-AB training and development for employees.

I&E Activation and Accountability Leadership Team Directory

First name Last Name Pronouns College/Division Unit/Department Title Email Action
Charity Anderson [email protected] View
Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury she/her/hers Academic Affairs Equity & Inclusion Committee Associate Professor of Educational Foundations [email protected] View
Lin Bardwell She/her Student Affairs Office of Multicultural Affairs [email protected] View
Teresa Beck she/her Academic Affairs College of Health Provisions Associate Dean [email protected] View
Jesse Bernal he/him/his [email protected] View
Kristyn Bomberg she/her Public Affairs and Communications WGVU [email protected] View
Latoya Booker she/her Inclusion & Equity Inclusion & Equity Institute Learning & Development Program Director [email protected] View
Megan Bravo Finance and Administration Human Resources [email protected] View
Mychal Coleman he/him/his Finance & Administration Human Resources Associate Vice President  [email protected] View
Alisha Davis she/her/hers Enrollment Development Faculty Fellow Assistant Vice President for the Social Justice Centers & Director of Office of Multicultural Affairs [email protected] View
Lindsey DesArmo she/her/hers Finance and Administration Human Resources Director of Talent Management [email protected] View
Elizabeth Doyle she/her/hers [email protected] View
Jennifer Drake Academic Affairs Office of the Provost [email protected] View
Elyssa Durham she/her/hers Enrollment Development Records & Registration Assistant Registrar [email protected] View
Genevieve Elrod she/her/hers Representatives Faculty Governance UAS/ECS Representative [email protected] View
Nykia Gaines she/her/hers Enrollment Development TRIO Programs Assistant Vice President for Federal TRIO Programs [email protected] View
Takeelia Garrett She/her/her's Division of Student Affairs Dean of Students Student Ombuds [email protected] View
Kate Harmon she/her/hers Division of Student Affairs Student Affairs Acting Assistant Vice President [email protected] View
Ashley Jefferson she/her/hers Inclusion & Equity Inclusion & Equity Executive Administrative Assistant [email protected] View
Jon Jeffryes he/him/his GVSU Libraries GVSU Libraries Associate Dean for Curriculum, Research, and User Services [email protected] View
Jessica Jennrich she/her/hers Enrollment Development Social Justice Centers Interim Assistant Vice President for Social Justice Centers [email protected] View
Derrick King he/him/his Finance and Administration Athletics Director of Athletic Inclusion [email protected] View
Jay Knight they/them/theirs Academic Affairs Kirkhof College of Nursing [email protected] View
Marlene Kowalski-Braun she/her/hers Inclusion and Equity Office of the Vice President Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Inclusion & Equity Officer [email protected] View
Sean Lancaster he/him Academic Affairs Office of the Provost Assistant Vice President [email protected] View


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