CURRENT EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2023-2024
President: LaToya Smith, The University of Texas at Austin
President Elect: Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, Texas Christian University
Immediate Past President: Meshea Poore, West Virginia University
Secretary: Vacant
Treasurer: Malcolm Foley, Baylor University
Executive Director of Communications: Vacant
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EXECUTIVE TEAM
LATOYA SMITH, Ph.D.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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President, Big XII Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
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Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement
University of Texas at Austin
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JONATHAN BENJAMIN-ALVARADO, Ph.D.
Pronouns: he/him/his/el
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President-Elect, Big XII Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Chief Inclusion Officer
Texas Christian University
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CV | Biography
MESHEA L. POORE, Esq.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Immediate Past President, Big XII Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
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Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion
University of West Virginia
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CV | Biography
MALCOLM FOLEY, Ph.D.
Pronouns: he/him/his
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Treasurer, Big XII Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
Special Advisor the President for Equity and Campus Engagement
Baylor University
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CV | Biography
NICOLE HODGES PERSLEY, Ph.D.
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Secretary, Big XII Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
University of Kansas
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CV | Biography
TEAM
DAWN BRATSCH-PRINCE, Ph.D.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Associate Provost for Faculty
Interim Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion
Iowa State University
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CV/Biography
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RANA JOHNSON, Ph.D.
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Belonging
Kansas State University
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CV | Biography
BELINDA HIGGS HYPPOLITE, Ph.D.
Pronouns: she/her/hers
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Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer
University of Oklahoma
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CV | Biography
JORGE IBER, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Vice President for Campus Access & Engagement
Texas Tech University
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CV | Biography
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