Mines DEIA Ambassadors

Program Overview

The Mines DEIA Ambassadors program is a strategy used to help meet the growing requests for diversity and inclusion workshops across campus. Mines DEIA Ambassadors engage in deeper learning about implicit bias, microaggressions and other diversity, equity and inclusion topics as they relate to fostering a culture of inclusion and enacting positive social change on campus.

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meet the ambassadors

 

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Laura Ball
Human Resources Director, Mines Foundation

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Mark Bowen
Undergraduate Student, Quantitative Biosciences and Bioengineering

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Jerilin Brewer
Coordinator, PASCAL Center

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Deb Carney
Teaching Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics

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Mary Elliott
Executive Director of Residence Life and Auxiliary Services

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Heather Houlton
Program Manager and Research Analyst, Mines DI&A

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John Howard
Senior Director, Intramural & Club Sports

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Rakhi Ihiga
Assistant Director of Learning and Development, HR

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Amanda Jameer
Assistant Teaching Faculty, Chemistry

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Jessica Keefer
Director, New Student & Transition Services

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Kelly Olson
Associate Director, Mines DI&A and WISEM

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Lakshmi Krishna
Director, Undergraduate Research

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Mayuri Kushare
Graduate Student, Mechanical Engineering

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Sareen Lambright Dale
Associate Director, Prevention Programs & Confidential Services

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Jon Leydens
Professor, Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (HASS)

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Olivia Livneh
Online Learning Experience Designer, Mines Online

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Arielle Rainey
Research Project Professional, Mines DI&A

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Megan Rose
Senior Budget Analyst – Academic Affairs, Budget & Planning

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Chuck Stone
Teaching Professor, Physics

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Kelsi Streich
Director, Student Activities, Involvement & Leadership

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Muthu Vinayak Thyagarajan 
Graduate Student, Mining Engineering

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Duygu Yalaz
Industry Partnership Lead for Continuing & Executive Education