IN PERSON PANELS

B.A.C. Town Hall: Building Engagement, Policy, and Advocacy

Qawi Austin
(Senior Consultant)
B.A.C. Board Member
Rutgers University

Chavis Jones
(Associate Counsel, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law)
B.A.C. Board Member
Duke University
Morehouse College

Mayah Lubin
(Higher Education Equity Senior Coordinator, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law)
Mississippi State University
Brown University

Allyson Reaves
(Senior Vice President, CCS)
B.A.C. Board Member
Clemson University
Boston University

Be Seen: How Black Alumni Can Support Students

Cindy Jones, Moderator
(Program Manager for U-RISE (Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement)
Co-Chair, B.A.C. Board
University of Alabama
Old Dominion University

Chelsea Brown
(Founder, The Black Mill)
Winthrop University,
University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania

Raheem Manning
(Director, Night Time Economy & Business Development for the City of Philadelphia)
Thomas Jefferson University
Clark Atlanta University

Toschia Moffett
(Lawyer, Author, Speaker)
Northwestern University
Duke University
Coker College

Bryan Mobley
(Higher Education Professional & Senior Interior Designer)
Winthrop University
Capella University

Ciara Pierce
(Sr. Dir. Strategic Finance)
President, NBMBAA Philadelphia
Stockton University
Rutgers University

Malenia Swinton
(Capacity Consultant,
Youth Co-Conspirator)
Winthrop University

Angela Tennison
(Founder & Leadership Coach, The Leaders Coaching Institute)
George Washington University,
Winthrop University

Pathway To Gain Access On Governance Boards At Colleges And Universities

Kamil Ali-Jackson, Esq.
(Life Sciences Company
Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, Independent Board Director, and Trustee, Princeton University)
Princeton University
Harvard Law School

Derek Penn
(Board Member Emeritus,
Duke's Fuqua School of Business)
Duke University

Tangela Richardson, Moderator
(Manager of Special Projects and Communications, Howard University) University of Oxford, American University, Georgetown University, Florida A&M University

Squire Servance
(Trustee, Rutgers University)
B.A.C. Board Member
Rutgers University
Duke University
University of Sydney

Social Justice in Health Care : Solutions to Health Equity-Increasing Black Presence in Healthcare Professions

Bridgett Battles, Moderator
(DEI Director,
Executive Presence Strategist,
The Bridgett Battles Experience)
St. Augustine's University

Melissa Hagan, PhD, MPH
(Sr. Director | Global HEOR Markets, US Cardiovascular, Eliquis Lead)
University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Minda A. Green
(Lead Physician of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Program at Virtua Health)
Hahnemann Hospital
Drexel University College of Medicine
Villanova University

BLACK MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS: WE ARE ALL IN A CRISIS

Dr. Shealyn J. Blanchard (Licensed Psychologist, University of Maryland Counseling Center)
Spelman College, The City College of New York, Western Michigan University.

Dr. Charise Breeden Balaam, Moderator
(Food Insecurity Expert)
National American University,
Rutgers University,
Thomas Edison State College

Nicole Rhone
(CEO and Founder, Flourishing, LLC
Global DEI Trainer|
HR Consultant|Podcast Host|Capacity Coach)
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Roosevelt University
Walden University

Dr. Karen Smith
(Family Physician & AAFP Board of Directors Member)
Duke University
Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Duke/FAHEC (SRAHEC) Family Medicine Residency Program

WE DON'T FIT IN THE WORKPLACE, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO

Dr. Wendy M. Nicholson, Moderator
(Independent DEI Consultant,
Social Equity & Racial Battle Fatigue Scholar, Trained Racial Healing Circle Practitioner)
Tufts University
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Rutgers University

Dr. Vanessa Bing
(Professor of Psychology, City University of New York)
New York University
The Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Christina Donat
(Judge & Of Counsel, Porzio Bromberg & Newman, P.C.)
Penn State Dickinson Law
New York University

CeLillianne Green
(Lawyer, Poet, Teacher, Mediator, Playwright, Speaker)
Drexel University,
Howard University School of Law

Ralph Matthew Stowe
(Founder / CEO / Advocate / Pianist)
Nyack College

state of the black student

Kadeem Williams, Moderator
(Independent Consultant at Allied Will Consulting)
Rutgers School of Business

Dr. Carrie Awadzi
(Professor, Delaware State University, Organizational Development Consultant)
Wilmington University
Georgetown University

Dr. Nicole Baird
(Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs, Community College of Baltimore County)
Cornell University
Drexel University
Coppin State University

Imani DeJesus
(Vice President, Programs and Guidance , SEEDS — Access Changes Everything)
Seton Hall University
Gonzaga University

Shereem Herndon-Brown
(Founder and Chief Education Officer, Strategic Admissions Advice)
Wesleyan University, Middlebury College

Tabitha James
(Owner/Lead Strategist at SHEAM Strategic Consulting Group)
Coastal Carolina University

Dr. Marsha Lowery
(Vice Chancellor for Student Academic Success at Rutgers University in Camden)
Temple University
Eastern University
Wilmington University

OCCUPATIONAL SEGREGATION: STRATEGIES FOR BREAKING BARRIERS

Natalie Cox, Moderator
(Adjunct Professor & Career Development Professional)
Rutgers University

Neneh Diallo
(Chief Diversity Officer, USAID)
Rutgers University
George Washington University

Michele Lawrence
(Divisional Director, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, NA)
Rutgers University

Dr. Yetunde A. Odugbesan-Omede
(Director of the Office of Community and Civic Engagement and Professor of Global Affairs and Politics at the State University of New York (SUNY)-FSC)
Rutgers University

Not Imposters but Disruptors: Imposter Syndrome and Our Experiences

Kandace Diedrick, Moderator
(Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Programs at Rutgers University's School of Business-Camden)
Rutgers University

Dawan Alford
(Founder, Black Male Mental Health)
Rutgers University

Dr. Lacey P. Hunter
(Associate Professor of Professional Practice, in the Africana Studies department at Rutgers University-Newark and the Associate Director of the Clement Price Institute on Ethnicity Culture and the Modern Experience)
Rutgers University

Janique Sanders
(Assistant Director for Experiential and Equity Initiatives, UNC Charlotte)
Rutgers University

David Dylan Thomas
(Author, Speaker, and Filmmaker)
The Johns Hopkins University

LEGACY OF EXCELLENCE: Celebrating Black Alumni Trailblazers

JoAnn Means, Moderator
(Senior Diversity Talent Sourcer, TD Bank)
Gwynedd Mercy University
Neumann University

Vesta Godwin Clark
(Executive Director, St. James Social Service Corporation)
William Paterson University
Rutgers University
RAAA Hall of Fame 2020

Angella Middleton
(Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Eastern District of Pennsylvania)
Rutgers University
University of Pennsylvania

Otis Rolley
(Community & Economic Developer, Philanthropist)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rutgers University
RAAA Hall of Fame 2021

Richard Roper
(Rutgers University – Newark Advisory Board Member, Chair, Board of Trustees, The Fund for NJ, and President, The Roper Group)
Princeton University
Rutgers University