The Multicultural Center Taskforce is composed of representatives from across the University. Below are the members from September 2018-February 2019.
Patty Alvarez, PhD (co-chair), Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs
Vanessa G. Gonzalez-Wright (co-chair), Student, School of Social Work
TaShara C. Bailey, PhD, STEM Curriculum Coordinator, UMB CURE Scholars Program & Adjunct Faculty, School of Graduate Studies
Bonnie Bissonette, EdD, Director of Education Abroad and International Safety, Center for Global Education Initiatives & Program Director, School of Graduate Studies: Global Health Systems and Services
JuliAna Garcia Brammer, MBA, Director of Admissions, Records and Registration, School of Pharmacy
Meghan Bruce-Bojo, Senior Program Specialist, Office of the Provost
Courtney J. Jones Carney, MBA, Director of Interprofessional Student Learning & Service Initiatives
Vanessa Fahie, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing*
Larry Fillian, Associate Dean of Student and Academic Services, School of Nursing
Laurelyn Irving, PhD, Program Director, Diversity and Inclusion and Multicultural Affairs, School of Nursing
Laura Kozak, MA, Senior Associate Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs
Matt Lasecki, SPHR, Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Jennifer Llewellyn, MEd, Academic Support Coordinator, Office of Medical Education, School of Medicine
Breeann Lopez, Social Work Student
Andrea Morgan, DDS, Director of Student Advocacy and Cultural Affairs, School of Dentistry
Nalini Negi, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Kate Noonan, PhD, Senior Director of Special Projects for the Dean, School of Dentistry
Sandra Quezada, MD, Associate Dean for Admissions, Assistant Dean for Academic and Multicultural Affairs, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine
Amy Ramirez, MA, Director, Office of International Services
Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, School of Pharmacy*
Katrin Hussmann Schroll, JD, Assistant Dean for Admissions, Francis King Carey School of Law
Dawn Shafer, LCSW-C LCADC, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, School of Social Work
Jenny Siegel, Social Work Student
Elsie M. Stines, DNP, CRNP, Assistant Vice President of Special Projects and Initiatives, Office of the President
Myra Waters, PhD, Psychologist, Student Counseling Center
