Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Committees run concurrently with EACE's fiscal year, July 1 - June 30. 

Committee Purpose/Mission :

EACE promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion where all are respected, accepted and safe. The Diversity & Inclusion Team develops, organizes, and coordinates diversity, equity,  and inclusion efforts tied to the mission of EACE. Within the diversity and inclusion team, there are members who serve as liaisons to each EACE committee ensuring that D&I concerns are heard and considered. There are also several affinity & interest groups that serve as safe spaces and resource groups for the organization. These affinity & interest groups include but may not be limited to:

  • Black/African American
  • Chief Career Services Officers
  • Employer Relations Professionals
  • First Generation
  • Latinx
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Neurodiversity
  • Religious Denomination
  • Working Parents

2024-2025 Committee Leadership:

Board Liaison
Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Leads

Black/African American Affinity Group

Monique Sample
Virginia Commonwealth University 

Breona Walker
Virginia Commonwealth University

Employer Relations Professionals

Felicia Moreira 
Binghamton University

Rena'e Love
University of Delaware

Chief Career Services Officers

Rosa Santana
Wagner College

Kristin Casasanto
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Working Parents

Jamie Guilford
York College of Pennsylvania

Ryan Schreiber
Cornell University

Religion & Spirituality

Jenny Nesenjuk
William Paterson University 

 TBD

Neurodiversity

Lizzy Girard
St. Lawrence University

Lynn Hart
New York Institute of Technology

Latinx

Miko Castillo

Montclair State University

Jennifer Perez

Sarah Lawrence College

 

Requirements of the Committee:

D&I Committee Members

  • Work with Director of D&I to develop goals for Affinity Groups and Committee Liaisons
  • Develop goals tied to the EACE Mission for each Affinity Group and Committee Liaison with leads
  • Responsible for ensuring all affinity group activities are added to the EACE Master Calendar
  • Actively participate as a member of the EACE committee by attending scheduled meetings and working toward the goals of the committee
  • Ensure D&I voices and concerns are heard and considered in all committee programs and services
  • Actively participate as a member of the EACE committee by attending scheduled meetings and working toward the goals of the committee
  • Ensure D&I voices and concerns are heard and considered in all committee programs and services

Affinity Group Leads

  • Provide space to EACE members interested in an affinity group to be able to collaborate with each other on topics and issues of interest to the group.
  • Affinity group leads work with D&I Director & HQ to create a schedule of activities for the year - content sharing throughout the year (via social media channels, EACE Blog, and listserv, etc.)
  • Organize, facilitate affinity group meetings, content and delivery methods

Click here to view the complete committee charter and resources.

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