Meet Our Staff

Division Leadership Team

Carol A. Sumner
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Chief Diversity Officer
815-753-8618
csumner@niu.edu

Monique Bernoudy
Assistant Vice President
815-753-1554
mbernoudy@niu.edu

Jade Silva Tovar
Assistant Vice President for DEI
815-753-9563
jsilvatovar@niu.edu

Joseph Flynn
Executive Director for Equity and Inclusion, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
815-753-7822
jeflynn@niu.edu


Administrative and Support Team

Tamara Boston
Project Coordinator
815-753-1568
tboston1@niu.edu

Jennifer Withers
Administrative Assistant
815-753-8399
jthoma14@niu.edu

Teresa Harrington
Business/Administrative Associate 
815-753-2189
tharrington@niu.edu


Cultural and Resource Center Directors

Marlon Millner
Center for Black Studies
815-753-0496
mmillner@niu.edu

Luis Santos-Rivas
Latino Resource Center
815-753-1986
lsantosrivas@niu.edu


Prevention, Education and Outreach Directors

Rose M. J. Henton
Coordinated Education, Training and Outreach Programs
815-753-2632
rhenton@niu.edu

Junelle Bennett
Violence Prevention Program
815-753-1856
jbennett6@niu.edu

Dillon Cathro
Inclusive Leadership Programs
815-753-0622
dcathro@niu.edu


Social Justice Education Director

Ana Velazquez
Interim Director 
815-753-6021
avelazquez@niu.edu

Contact Us

Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Health Services 408
DeKalb, IL 60115

815-753-8399
equity@niu.edu

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