Founding Groups

Steering Committee (2018-2021)

Valerie Ashby
Dean, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

Edward Balleisen
Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies

Ravi Bellamkonda 
Vinik Dean, Pratt School of Engineering

Abbas Benmamoun
Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

Gary Bennett
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

John Blackshear
Dean of Academic Affairs, TCAS
Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Rhonda Brandon
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Duke University Health System

John Brown
Vice Provost for the Arts

Kristen Brown
Associate Vice President of News, Communications and Media

Brigit Carter
Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, School of Nursing

Kimberly Hewitt
Chief Diversity Officer
Vice President for Institutional Equity, OIE

Deborah Jakubs
Vice Provost for Library Affairs

Judith Kelley
Dean, Sanford School of Public Policy

Mary Klotman
Dean, School of Medicine
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

David Lindquist
Assistant Vice President for Regional Engagement, Duke Alumni Affairs

Scott Lindroth
Vice Provost for the Arts

Jacqueline Looney
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education

Mary Pat McMahon
Vice Provost and Vice President of Student Affairs

Luke Powery
Dean, Duke Chapel

Judy Seidenstein
Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion, School of Medicine

Don Taylor
Director, Social Science Research Institute

Kevin Thomas
Assistant Dean, Underrepresented Faculty Development, School of Medicine

Sue Wasiolek
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Senior Advisor

Stelfanie Williams
Vice President for Durham and Community Affairs

Leadership Council (2017-2018)

Edward Balleisen
Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies
Duke University

Abbas Benmamoun
Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
Duke University

Ebony Boulware
Vice Dean for Translational Sciences, School of Medicine
Duke University

Jennifer Francis
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Duke University

Thomas Nechyba
Director, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Duke University

Benjamin Reese
Vice President, Office of Institutional Equity

Phail Wynn
Vice President, Durham and Regional Affairs

Lee Willard
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Planning
Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Duke University

Affiliates (2017-2018)

Zoila Airall 
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs for Campus Life
Duke University

Jeffrey Baker
Director, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics
Duke University

Lee Baker 
Chair of Cultural Anthropology Department and Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Duke University

Nadine Barrett 
Associate Director, Alliances for Community Engagement and Stakeholder Strategy
Duke Cancer Institute and Duke Clinical Translational Science Institute

Rhonda Brandon
Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President
Duke University Health System

Ann Brewster 
Research Scholar, Program in Education/Social Science Research Institute
Duke University

Kelvin Bullock
Executive Director for Equity Affairs
Durham Public Schools

Ronda Bullock
Director
We Are (Working to Extend Anti-Racist Education)

Tracey Burns
Assistant Secretary for Diversity and Cultural Inclusion
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Douglas Campbell
Professor of New Testament, Duke Divinity School
Duke University

Reynolds Chapman
Executive Director
Durham Cares

Leo Ching
Associate Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
Duke University

Edgardo Colon-Emeric
Faculty Director, Center for Reconciliation, Duke Divinity School
Duke University

B.J. Council
Owner/Founder
You & Five-O, LLC

Keith Daniel
Board Chair
Durham Cares

Frederick Davis
Pastor
First Calvary Baptist Church

Perlie Davis
Talking Circle Keeper
North Raleigh Community Church

Darla Deardorff
Executive Director
Association of International Education Administrators

Howard Eisenson
Chief Medical Officer
Lincoln Community Health Center

Pierce Freelon
Founder
Blackspace

Sarah Gaither
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
Duke University

Valerie Gillispie
University Archivist
Duke University Libraries

Lorna Grant
Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
North Carolina Central University

Ada Gregory
Associate Director, Kenan Institute for Ethics
Duke University

Chandra Guinn
Director, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture
Duke University

Angel Harris
Director, Research on Education and Development of Youth and Professor of Sociology
Duke University

Lynden Harris
Founder and Director
Hidden Voices

Calleen Herbert
Director, Office of Community Engagement and Service
North Carolina Central University

Sunshine Hillygus
Director, Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology and Professor of Political Science, Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University

Wesley Hogan
Director, Center for Documentary Studies
Duke University

Brandon Hudson
Director
Urban Hope-Bridging Resources

Trina Jones
Jerome M. Culp Professor of Law
Duke University

Nahal Kaivan
Academic Dean, Trinity College
Duke University

John Killeen
Executive Director, Data Works NC
Duke University

Robin Kirk
Co-Chair of the Duke Human Rights Center, Franklin Humanities Institute
Duke University

Emily Klein
Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences
Duke University

Robert Korstad
Faculty Director, BullCity 150 Project and Professor of Public Policy and History
Duke University

Barbara Lau
Director, Pauli Murray Project at the Duke Human Rights Center, Franklin Humanities Institute
Duke University

Roxanne Little
Director of Advancement
Habitat for Humanity of Durham

David Malone
Faculty Director, Duke Service-Learning, and Professor of the Practice, Program in Education
Duke University

Alfred Mays
Program Officer, Science Education and Diversity in Science, Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Co-Convenor, The North Carolina Race Project

Sam Miglarese
Assistant Vice President and Director, Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership
Duke University

Rebecca Oats
Executive Director
West End Community Foundation, Inc.

Leslie Parkins
Assistant Director, Duke Office of Civic Engagement
Duke University

Inga Peterson
Assistant Vice President for Campus Engagement, Duke Alumni Affairs
Duke University

Jon Powell
Director, The Restorative Justice Clinic and Lawyer
Campbell University

Abi Riak
Operations Manager, Center for Reconciliation, Duke Divinity School
Duke University

Cara Rousseau
Vice President, Partnerships & Engagement
Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau

Mary Sharp
Senior Psychiatric Social Worker, Counseling and Psychological Services
Duke University

Brian Smith
Senior Economic Development Coordinator, Office of Economic and Workforce Development
City of Durham

Quinton Smith
Fellow for the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, Sanford School of Public Policy
Duke University

Blake Strayhorn
Executive Director
Habitat for Humanity of Durham

Thomas Szigethy
Associate Dean and Director of Duke Wellness Center
Duke University

Gabriel Treves
Senior Specialist, Development and Community Relations
Latino Community Credit Union

Breana Van Velzen
Community Ministry Outreach Coordinator, Duke Chapel
Duke University

Alexandra Zagbayou
Executive Director
Student U