Established in January 2019, the President’s Advisory Board on Equity and Inclusion reviews and proposes policies and practices related to hiring, orientation, bias reporting, promotion, and training for students, faculty and staff members, as well as reviews annual reports and make recommendations for improving the climate for work and study for the Bellarmine community.
2024-2025 President's Advisory Board on Equity and Inclusion:
- Tomarra Adams – Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer and Co-Chair
- Helen Belcher – Graduate Student, College of Education
- Jada Blakemore – Graduate Student, Business Administration
- Sydney Bland – Assistant Director of Center for Community Engagement
- Carla Childers – Associate Professor of Marketing
- Tamekka Cornelius – Mosaic Alumni Council Representative
- Diane Courington – Clinical Assistant Professor of Education
- Liz Byron – Executive Director, Experiential Learning & Community Engagement
- Mark Kano – Associate Professor and Chair of Music
- Natalie Cousin, Assistant Director of Strategic Enrollment Partnerships
- Emily Dixon Howard – Director of Dr. Patricia Carver Office of Identity and Inclusion
- Dana Hummel – Chief Human Resources Officer
- Haleh Karimi – Assistant Professor of Business
- Lory King – Associate Dean of Academic Advising
- Akhtar Mahmood – Professor of Physics
- Olivia Mayfield – Undergraduate Student, School of Education
- Kaitlyn Nally – Assistant Director of Student Activities
- Carlyn Nugent – Director of Institutional Research & Effectiveness
- John Pozhathuparambil – Director of Campus Ministry
- Elise Sainte – Undergraduate Student, College of Education
- Allison Schumacher Smithkier – Assistant Dean of Students & Chief Title IX Coordinator
- Krista Schutz-Hampton – Director of Accessibility Resource Center
- Chris Smith – Career Advisor with Career Development Center
- Pam Stackhouse – Chief Operating Officer of Athletics
- Andrew Stone Porter – Assistant Professor of Theology
- Kristen Wallitsch – Dean of Student Success & International Programs
- Winn Wheeler – Assistant Professor of Education and Co-Chair
- Andreya White – Undergraduate Student, Bellarmine College
- Joshua Williams – Associate Director, Strategic Enrollment Partnerships
To contact the President’s Advisory Board on Equity & Inclusion, please email Tomarra Adams at tadams3@bellarmine.edu.