Inclusion and Diversity Staff
Menah Pratt-Clarke Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Vice Provost for Inclusion and Diversity 336 Burruss Hall (0216) 540-231-7500
Menah Pratt
Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Diversity
336 Burruss Hall (0216)
Phone 540-231-7500
Leads and coordinates Virginia Tech’s distributed model of inclusion and diversity. Also advises university leadership on policies, programs, services, and current issues that shape and impact the university’s progress on inclusion and diversity.
Operations
Stacey Wilkerson
Chief of Staff
Marcie Bishop Administrative Assistant to Menah Pratt-Clarke 336 Burruss Hall (0216) 800 Drillfield Drive 540-231-7500
Marcie Bishop
Office Manager and Administrative Assistant to Menah Pratt
Phone 540-231-7500
Email bmarc555@vt.edu
Juliet Nwaihesie Operations Coordinator 330 Burruss Hall (0132) 540-231-2938
Juliet Nwaihesie
Operations Coordinator
Phone 540-231-2938
Hallema Sharif
Hallema Sharif
Director for Communications and Public Relations
Phone 540-231-2787
Email hallema@vt.edu
Delina Phicadu
Communications Assistant
Students
Ellington Graves
Assistant Provost for Inclusion and Diversity
Phone 540-231-7343
Email egraves@vt.edu
Crasha Townsend, Ph.D
Assistant Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, and Director of SOAR
Phone 540-231-2946
Benito Nieves
Senior Associate Director of SOAR
Luisa Burgos
Associate Director of SOAR
Meshay Long
Assistant Director of SOAR
Seth Sterlin
Assistant Director of SOAR
Casey Polk
Program Manager for SOAR
Dr. Nina Ha
Director of Asian Cultural Engagement Center
Email nha@vt.edu
Kimberly Clark-Shaw
Director of Black Cultural Center
Email kdcshaw@vt.edu
Veronica Montes
Director of El Centro Center
Email vmontes@vt.edu
Dr. Ashleigh “Bing” Bingham
Director of LGBTQ+ Resource Center
Email anbingham@vt.edu
Dalayna Gardner
Director for the Ujima Living-Learning Community (LLC)
Email dgard001@vt.edu
Faculty
Erica Cooper
Assistant Provost of Faculty Diversity
Phone 540-765-9462
Email efcooper@vt.edu
Chatrice Barnes
Associate Director of Diversity Programs
Phone 540-231-2359
Diversity Education and Engagement
Michele Deramo Assistant Provost for Diversity Education & Programs 336 Burruss Hall (0216) 800 Drillfield Drive 540-231-7500
Michele Deramo
Associate Vice Provost of Diversity Education & Engagement
Phone 540-231-6877
Email deramo@vt.edu
Alicia Cohen
Alicia Cohen
Director of Diversity Education Programs
Phone 540-231-1822
Email acohen@vt.edu
Michelle Carter
Director of Diversity Engagement
Mae Hey
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies InclusiveVT Post-Doctoral Fellow
Email maehey@vt.edu
Victoria Ferguson
Docent and Program Manager for Solitude-Fraction
Sandra Martin
Administrative Assistant
Advancement
Matthew Brandon
Matthew Brandon
Chief Advancement Officer for OID
Phone 540-231-9934
Email mlb19@vt.edu
Latanya Walker
Director of Alumni Relations for Diversity and Inclusion