Advisory Board

The initiative’s newly appointed Advisory Board will guide efforts to build capacity for inclusive excellence at individual institutions while fostering collaboration. It will also create a statewide network of campus and community leaders to identify needs and opportunities and to develop assessment strategies as the initiative progresses.

Advisory Board members were nominated by their respective college presidents to serve on the committee, as well as, in the capacity of liaison. Presidential nominations were made in the Fall of 2010. The Advisory Board was comprised of a wide array of members including five community college members, six public four year members and ten private four year members, representatives from state government were included as well.

2011 - 2012 Advisory Board Members 

Abigail Abrash    Antioch Univ of New EnglandAssistant to the President for Sustainability & Social Justice
Larissa BaiaManchester Community CollegeAssociate VP of Enrollment Management
Elizabeth BerryNashua Community CollegeDepartment Chair, ESOL and World Languages
Vernon Brooks CarterUniv of New HampshireAssociate Professor of Social Work
Gail FensomUniv of New Hampshire ManchesterAssistant Professor of English & Director of the First Year Writing Program
Kevin GardnerNH EPSCoR, Univ of New HampshireFaculty Fellow
Hilton HallockNew England CollegeVice President for Academic Affairs
Dawn HigginsNHTI - Concord Community CollegeDirector of Cross-Cultural Education and ESOL
Dawn KilcreaseNashua Community CollegeDirector of Public Relations & Marketing
Suzanne LenzNew Hampshire Institute of ArtVice President of Development
Shari Litch-GrayChester College of New EnglandChair of Integrated Liberal Studies
Sebastian LockwoodNew Hampshire Institute of ArtLiberal Arts Faculty
Esteban LopezNew Hampshire College & University CouncilDirector of Diversity Initiatives and Research
Yemi MahoneySt Anselm CollegeDirector, Multicultural Center & Educational Services
Louisa MartinSouthern New Hampshire UniversityDirector of Diversity
Regina McCarthyUniv of New Hampshire ManchesterAssistant Dean - Academic Student Services
Paul McNamaraUniv of New HampshireAssociate Professor of Philosophy
Wanda MitchellUniv of New HampshireVice Provost for Faculty Development and Inclusive Excellence
Dottie MorrisKeene State CollegeChief Officer for Diversity and Multiculturalism
Sharon Rowlett-MooreRivier CollegeDirector, Office of Multicultural Affairs
Debby ScireCampus Compact for New HampshireExecutive Director
Pamela Serota CoteColby-Sawyer-CollegeAssociate Dean of International and Diversity Programs
Trinidad Tellez, MDNH Dept of Health and Human ServicesDirector, Office of Minority Health & Refugee Affairs
Seth WallMA College of Pharmacy & Health ServicesExecutive Director, Manchester Campus
Linda WillardManchester Community CollegeSocial Sciences Coordinator