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DEI Council

In keeping with OU’s mission to “exemplify educational leadership in a diverse and inclusive environment,” the OU Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion provides a collaborative, advisory context for sharing information across academic and non-academic units, devising overarching strategies, making recommendations, and raising the visibility of the University’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

  • Provide a collective and coherent voice and serve as a resource for all stakeholders on issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Provide the institutional leadership pertaining to the development of short and long-term strategies for structure, policies, processes, curricula and engagement in response to the climate survey and other matters concerning diversity, equity and inclusion.
  • Provide direction and oversee the implementation and assessment of short and long-term strategies in response to the climate survey.
  • Support the engagement and key cultural change initiatives that further promote, enhance and improve the knowledge, skills and competence of the University and the community it serves.

Chair

Glenn McIntosh Headshot

Glenn McIntosh
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer
mcintosh@oakland.edu

Membership

Dr. Tonya Bailey
OUWB School of Medicine
tonyabailey@oakland.edu

Blake Bonkowski
Gender and Sexuality Center
blakebonkowski@oakland.edu

Dr. Andreea Bordeianu
College of Arts and Sciences
bordeian@oakland.edu

Omar Brown-El
Center for Multicultural Initiatives
brownel@oakland.edu

Bianca Bryant
School of Engineering and Computer Science
bbryant@oakland.edu

Dr. Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo
Modern Languages and Literatures
campoycu@oakland.edu

Dr. Elaine Carey
College of Arts and Sciences
ecarey@oakland.edu

Dr. Aura Cazares
Dean of Students and DEI
cazares@oakland.edu

Dr. Michael Couch

Student Financial Services
mcouch@oakland.edu

Joi Cunningham
University Human Resources
cunning3@oakland.edu
 
Dr. Chaturi Edrisinha
Human Development and Child Studies
edrisinha@oakland.edu

Dr. Sarah Guadalupe
Disability Support Services
saguadal@oakland.edu

Dr. Graeme Harper
Honors College
gharper@oakland.edu

Dr. Anita Hicks
Oakland Center
ahicks2@oakland.edu

Bhavani Koneru
University Technology Services
bkoneru@oakland.edu

Debra Lashbrook
University Communication and Marketing
lashbroo@oakland.edu

Shane Lewis
Undergraduate Admissions
splewis@oakland.edu
 
Pedro Marin
University Housing
pedromarin@oakland.edu

Dr. Lori Marsh
Student Affairs & Diversity
marsh2@oakland.edu

Chad Martinez
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
chadmartinez@oakland.edu

Dr. Joshua Merchant
Office of the President
joshuamerchant@oakland.edu

Dr. Nivedita Mikherji
Academic Affairs
mikherji@oakland.edu

Dr. Deirdre Pitts
OUWB School of Medicine
pitts@oakland.edu

Dr. Brandy Randall
Graduate Education
brandall@oakland.edu

Dr. Jo Reger
Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice
reger@oakland.edu

Dr. Britt Rios-Ellis
Academic Affairs
riosellis@oakland.edu

Dr. Adina Schneeweis
Academic Affairs
schneewe@oakland.edu

Ashley Stone
Athletics
ashleystone@oakland.edu

C
hristine Talbert
University Advancement
catalbert@oakland.edu
 
Dr. Tomoko Wakabayashi
Human Development and Child Studies
twakabayashi@oakland.edu

Beth Wallis
Kresge Library
wallis@oakland.edu

Anne Zacharias
Kresge Library
switzer2@oakland.edu

AP Assembly Representative
varies

Faculty DEI Senate Chair
varies

OU CMT Representative
varies

OU PSA Representative
varies

POAM Representative
varies

Student Representatives
varies