LEAD Council
In 2019, under the direction of VP for Equity and Inclusion Dr. Assata Zerai, the Liaisons in Equity and Advocacy for Diversity (LEAD) Council was formed. The council is comprised of College/School Senior Diversity Officers.
The LEAD Council’s charge is to work to increase and enhance faculty diversity, equity and inclusion at UNM, with a focus on tenure-system faculty. LEAD is contributing to the UNM 2040 Strategic Plan.
LEAD Council 2021 GOALS:
1. Increase NCFDD Memberships
2. Set College/School/Branch/HSC faculty hiring goals
3. Main campus voting members: select 2-4 Inclusive Excellence postdocs
4. Finish relevant sections of UNM 2040 Strategic Plan
5. Establish plan for restorative justice: promoting inclusive climate among faculty
LEAD Council Members
College | Diversity Officer | Title | Contact |
Division for Equity & Inclusion | Assata Zerai | Vice President for Equity and Inclusion | |
College of Education | Tryphenia Peele-Eady |
Associate Dean for Equity, Inclusion, and Faculty | |
School of Law | Sherri Thomas |
Associate Dean of Institutional Culture and Equity | |
School of Engineering | Mala Htun |
Special Advisor to the Dean for Inclusion and Climate | |
College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences | Teresa Neely | Special Assistant to Dean of Equity | |
College of Arts and Sciences | Julia Fulghum | Associate Dean for Faculty Development | |
School of Architecture and Planning | Michaele Pride | Associate Dean for Research and Equity | |
Graduate Studies | Jesse Alemán |
Special Assistant for Equity & Excellence in Graduate Education | |
Honors College | Eric Lau | Dean | |
Anderson School of Management | Lisa Marchiondo | Associate Professor | |
University College | Eric Lau | Dean | |
College of Fine Arts | Kirsten Buick | Associate Dean of Equity and Excellence | |
UNM Gallup | LD Lovett | Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion | |
UNM Los Alamos |
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UNM Valencia | Laura Musselwhite | Dean of Instruction | |
UNM Taos | Randi Archuleta | Dean of Instruction | |
Health Sciences Center | Lindsay Smart |
Associate Vice Chancellor for Leadership and Faculty Equity & Inclusion, HSC | |
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