Meet Our Staff
Leadership
Vernese Edghill-Walden
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Chief Diversity Officer
815-753-2638
vedghillwalden@niu.edu
Monique Bernoudy
Assistant Vice President
815-753-1554
mbernoudy@niu.edu
Joseph Flynn
Executive Director for Equity and Inclusion, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
815-753-7822
jeflynn@niu.edu
Support Staff
Tamara Boston
Project Coordinator
815-753-1568
tboston1@niu.edu
Jennifer Withers
Administrative Assistant
815-753-8399
jthoma14@niu.edu
Teresa Harrington
Business Manager
815-753-2189
tharrington@niu.edu
Prevention Education and Outreach
Rose M. J. Henton
Director of Coordinated Education, Training and Outreach Programs
815-753-2632
rhenton@niu.edu
Susanne Logsdon
Assistant Director, Coordinated Education, Training and Outreach Program
815-753-6540
slogsdon@niu.edu
Social Justice Education
J Pappas
Interim Director of Social Justice Education
815-753-5716
jpappas@niu.edu
Ana Velazquez
Assistant Director for Social Justice Education
815-753-6021
avelazquez@niu.edu
Diversity and Cultural Resource Center Directors
F. Michele Bringas
Asian American Resource Center
815-752-1167
mbringas@niu.edu
Anne Marie Edwards
Center for Black Studies
815-753-1423
aedwards8@niu.edu
Molly Holmes
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
815-753-4772
mbholmes@niu.edu
Sandy López
Undocumented Student Support
815-753-2391
slopez1@niu.edu
Luis Santos-Rivas
Latino Resource Center
815-753-1986
lsantosrivas@niu.edu