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Institute of Inclusive Excellence

Inclusive Excellence Institute   

The Inclusive Excellence Institute is a yearlong, cohort-driven professional development experience centered around the tenets of equity, justice, and inclusive excellence.The institute seeks to develop equity-minded practitioners amongst our staff and faculty who can than disseminate the knowledge they gain to their respective units and ensure that we provide an inclusive environment for our entire campus community to thrive. This institute will serve as the groundwork for the next phase of our campus professional development offerings to build upon, by providing each cohort with the foundation to establish and grow their own equity and justice lens.

Image displays 15 IIE participants along with Vice Chancellor, Dr. Delia Saenz

Goals of the Institute: 

  • Build an institutional climate that promotes and values equity, justice and inclusive excellence (EJIE) for all campus members. 

  • Create consistent EJIE development opportunities for all University employees despite rank and job status, ethnicity, gender, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; 

  • Maintain a campus of inclusion and respect through diverse educational initiatives; 

  • Develop strategies to increase community cohesiveness and involvement. 

23-24 Cohort:

  • Benjamin Lewis,VICE Lab Research Specialist, Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology, & Agriculture

  • Camerina Morales, Director, Office of Social Justice Initiatives

  • Dalia Magna Villalobos, Associate Professor of Spanish, Literature and Languages

  • Danielle Armedilla, Assistant Vice Chancellor & Senior Advisor, External Relations

  • David Ruiz Sanchez, Dining Supervisor, Dining Services

  • Isaac Appleby-Hall, Residence Education Coordinator, Housing and Residence Education

  • Jason Emory, Lecturer, Psychological Sciences

  • Lorena Mejia, Pre-Health Advisor, School of Natural Sciences

  • Maggie Sogin, Assistant Professor, Molecular Cell Biology

  • Manny Machado, School of Engineering Career Specialist, Office of Leadership, Service and Career

  • Sarah Loebman, Assistant Professor, Physics

  • Sarah Naumes, Senior Director Of Interdisciplinary Research And Strategic Initiatives , Valley Institute for Sustainability, Technology, & Agriculture

  • Shilpa Khatri, Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics

  • Stephany Chacon, Lab Supervisor, Life & Environmental Sciences

  • Susan Varnot, Associate Teaching Professor, Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies

22-23 Cohort: 

  • Carrie Kouadio, SF-CREST CCBM Executive Director, Bioengineering

  • David Torres-Rouff, Associate Professor and Chair, History, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

  • Helen Sandoval, Continuing Lecturer, Merritt Writing Program, Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies

  • Irenee Beattie, Associate Professr, Sociology

  • Jessica Malisch, Associate Director, Natural Reserve System, Office of Research and Economic Development 

  • Juan Villegas De Santiago, Associate Director-Recruitment And Relations With Schools And Colleges, Admissions and Outreach

  • Kerry Clifford, Director, Office Of Institutional Assessment 

  • Lauren Brackett, Senior Academic Advisor, Student Success Coordinator, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts 

  • Leigh Bernacchi,Program Director, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute, Office of Research and Economic Development 

  • Maggie Saunders, Executive Director, Space & Capital Strategies & Real Estate, Physical Operations, Planning & Development 

  • Marcos Garcia-Ojeda, Teaching Professor, Molecular Cell Biology

  • Marissa Lopez, Extension Professional and Continuing Education 

  • Meaghan Altman, Lecturer, Psychological Sciences

  • Michele Nischiguchi, Professor, Molecular Cell Biology

  • Nestor Oviedo, Professor, Molecular Cell Biology

  • Pakou Thao, Interim Lead Graduate Services Coordinator, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

  • Petra Kranzfelder, Assistant Teaching Professor, Molecular Cell Biology

  • Victoria Ordaz Garcia, Coordinator, Services for Undocumented Students, Bright Success Center 

  • Whitney Pirtle, Associate Professor, Sociology

  • Yazmin Colin, Course Articulation Analyst, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

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