Georgia Tech Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council
The Georgia Tech Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council (GTDEIC) was founded by President Ángel Cabrera in 2020 to identify issues of campus racial and gender disparity, bias, and inequity to be addressed in order to deliver upon the Institute’s vision of diversity and inclusion. More than 50 representatives from across the Institute are appointed by President Cabrera to represent diverse voices and perspectives from staff, faculty, and students.
Council Objectives
- Provide a regular forum for Georgia Tech stakeholders representing all divisions of the Institute to identify and consider innovative, forward-looking, proactive approaches, tactics, and methods to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and outcomes at Georgia Tech
- Create a setting in which Institute leadership engages and mobilizes around diversity, equity, and inclusion-related issues and opportunities
- Develop data-informed recommendations to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion and allow the Institute to lead by example as a model institution advancing inclusive innovation
- Annually constitute action work groups to address three to five prioritized DEI goals in coordination with the strategic plan’s implementation strategy or emergent issues where the Institute should uniformly act
Council Members
Chaouki Abdallah
Executive Vice President Research, Office of Research
Maryam Alavi
Dean, Scheller College of Business
Sonia Alvarez-Robinson
Executive Director, Office of Strategic Consulting
Ana "Annie" Anton
Professor (ADVANCE Professor), College of Computing
Nelson Baker
Dean, Professional Education
Ellen Bassett
Dean, College of Design
Jason "J" Batt
Athletics Director, Georgia Tech Athletics
Raheem Beyah
Dean, College of Engineering
Terry Blum
Professor (ADVANCE Professor), Scheller College of Business
Candice Bovian
Program Manager, Human Resources
David Bridges
Principal Extension Prof, Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2)
Robert Connolly
Chief of Police, Georgia Tech Police Department
Karie Davis-Nozemack
Associate Professor (Faculty Exec Board Chair), Scheller College of Business
Melanie DeMaeyer
Assistant Dean of Students & Director of the Women's Resource Center, Student Engagement &Well-Being
Skye Duckett
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources
Bonnie Ferri
Vice Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education
Byron Fitch
Consultant Sr, Office of Strategic Consulting
Steven Girardot
Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education
Kathleen Gosden
Chief Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Rebecca Grinter
Associate Dean, College of Computing
Martha Grover
Professor (ADVANCE Professor), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Joyelle "Joy" Harris
Director, DEI Initiatives, Undergraduate Education
Amy Bass Henry
Executive Director, International Education
Luoluo Hong
Vice President, Student Engagement & Well-Being
Jennifer Howe
Vice President, Office of Development
Darren Hubbard
Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology
James Hudgens
Senior Vice President & Director, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Kaye Husbands-Fealing
Dean, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Javier Irizarry
Associate Professor, College of Design
Charles Isbell
Dean, College of Computing
Denise Johnson-Marshall
ADA Coordinator, Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Danette Joslyn-Gaul
General Counsel and Vice President, Office of the General Counsel
Paul Kohn
Vice President, Enrollment Services
Renee Kopkowski
Vice President, Institute Communications
Phyllis LaBaw
Sr. Associate Athletics Director, Georgia Tech Athletics
Nancey Green Leigh
Associate Dean of Research (ADVANCE Professor), College of Design
Susan Lozier
Dean, College of Science
Joe Ludlum
Assistant Director, Office of Academic Effectiveness
Jean Lynch-Stiglietz
Professor (ADVANCE Professor), Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Mary McDonald
Professor (ADVANCE Professor), Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Steven McLaughlin
Provost & Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs
Emily Monago
Director of Diversity Strategy, Georgia Tech Research Institute
Joseph Montoya
Professor, College of Science
Tegra Myanna
Director, LGBTQIA Resource Center, Student Engagement & Well-Being
Frank Neville
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Chief of Staff, President's Office
Loraine Phillips
Associate Vice President, Office of Academic Effectiveness
Stephanie Ray
Associate Dean of Students, Student Engagement & Well-Being
Elora Lee Raymond
Assistant Professor, School of City & Regional Planning
David Ross
Director, Veteran's Resource Center, Student Engagement & Well-Being
Mike Shannon
Interim Executive Vice President, Administration and Finance
Leslie Sharp
Dean, Georgia Tech Library
Cedric Stalworth
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, College of Computing
John Stein
Vice President & Dean, Student Engagement & Well-Being
Yuanzhi Tang
Associate Professor, College of Sciences
Richard Utz
School Chair, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Mitchell Walker II
Professor, College of Engineering
Lewis Wheaton
Director, Center for Promoting Inclusion and Equity in the Sciences (C-PIES), College of Science
Damon Williams
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, College of Engineering
The charge of the GTDEIC is two-fold:
- To continuously monitor and assess the Institute’s progress toward achieving the diversity, equity, and inclusion objectives that undergird the vision for a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming campus community for all students, staff, and faculty. The GTDEIC will lead campus assessments and conduct data analysis to:
- Assess perceptions and lived experiences about our campus as a welcoming, supportive and inclusive community;
- Assess the Institute’s progress with increasing demographic diversity among its faculty, staff, and student populations;
- Assess Institute’s progress with engaging, promoting, and supporting the success of all members of the campus community; and
- Evaluate campus policies, practices, and processes that enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes
- To develop evidence-informed recommendations and submit them to the president and Executive Leadership team for consideration/action that will enhance Georgia Tech's positioning to lead by example as a model campus for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Diversity and Inclusion Councils
Administrators and leaders across Georgia Tech's colleges and schools formed diversity and inclusion councils to facilitate conversation and target specific strategies and initiatives for their students, faculty, and staff.
College of Computing
Constellations Center for Equity in Computing
College of Design
College of Engineering
Diversity and inclusion in the College
Center for Academics, Success, and Equity
College of Sciences
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council