Dr. Tabbye Chavous is the Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Michigan, and a professor of education and psychology.
She leads the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI), working with ODEI unit leaders and staff on initiatives for students, staff, and faculty, as well as in collaborations and partnerships with campus units, and local community and national partners. Dr. Chavous reports directly to the Provost and is involved in academic affairs, working with the Provost’s team on faculty recruitment and retention, tenure and promotion, and faculty development. In her role as Chief Diversity Officer, she also meets regularly with the President as the principal adviser on DEI issues and provides overall leadership of these efforts, including oversight of U-M’s DEI Strategic Plan initiative.
Assistant Vice Provost for Equity, Inclusion & Academic Affairs
Catalina contributes leadership and administrative support for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Michigan.
Assistant Vice Provost for Equity, Inclusion & Academic Affairs
Marie contributes leadership and administrative support for Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI).
Associate Vice Provost, Deputy Chief Diversity Officer, & Director of Implementation for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategic Plan
Katrina is the Deputy Chief Diversity Office and Director of Implementation for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategic Plan. Katrina serves as the Lead planning and implementation facilitator in Academic Affairs for the university-wide DEI Strategic Plan.
Assistant Vice Provost for Equity, Inclusion & Academic Affairs
Deborah contributes leadership and administrative support for DEI strategic planning and related engagement and dissemination efforts. Her portfolio includes a focus on the student experience, and she works closely with numerous student-focused units including Student Life and the Rackham Graduate School.
Administrative Partner
Dana provides administrative support for Tabbye Chavous, the Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer.
Project Coordinator
Marionette provides administrative and project management support for Catalina Concha-Ormsby, Marie Ting and Deborah Willis – the Assistant Vice Provosts for Equity and Inclusion.
Program Manager
Mikalia provides administrative support for Katrina Wade-Golden, the Associate Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion & Deputy Chief Diversity Officer.
Senior Program Manager, DEI Strategic Plan
Tyne serves as Senior Program Manager with the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Implementation Team.
Strategic Communications Manager, DEI Strategic Plan
John is the Strategic Communications Manager for the Strategic Plan Team with the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
Director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID)
Elizabeth is the director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity and a professor of women’s and gender studies; psychology; and Afroamerican and African studies. She is a member of the editorial boards for Psychology of Women Quarterly and American Psychologist, and her research is widely published.
Director, Center for Educational Outreach (CEO)
Kim Lijana is responsible for empowering and developing staff to reach their goals and advancing CEO’s mission while building an outreach community of practice among faculty at U-M.
Director, Wolverine Pathways
Carla is responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of the Wolverine Pathways initiative. Her team works with targeted school communities to provide enrichment and exposures that aim to increase the likelihood that promising young people apply, attend and graduate from the University of Michigan.
Director, Office for Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI)
Rachel directs the organization’s vision, and designs, develops and implements strategic plans to meet the mission goals of the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives.
Director of Evaluation and Assessment
Felecia is the Director of Evaluation and Assessment for the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Research Area Specialist Intermediate
OAMI Research Area Specialist Intermediate
Wolverine Pathways Research Area Specialist Intermediate
HR Business Manager
April serves as the HR Business Manager for ODEI. In this role, April uses her change management experience to partner with the UM Talent Acquisition Team, supporting the behavior-based interview model concept. She also works on the Business Office DEI implementation plan where HR and DEI intersect.
Senior Financial Analyst
Chad serves as a financial analyst for business activities related to all funding sources in OAMI and CEO. Chad began is career at the University of Michigan in 2010 where he supported sponsored research projects.
Business Administrator
Julie’s current focus includes business operations (finance, HR, marketing and communications, facilities) for all ODEI units, including the OVP office. Current special projects include the ODEI reorganization, and the exploration/implementation of Salesforce applications.
Financial Analyst Intermediate
Denny serves as the financial analyst for Wolverine Pathways, National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) and the ODEI affiliated groups.
Writer/Communications Specialist
Hillary joined the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in 2022 as a writer and communications specialist focused on storytelling initiatives.
Multimedia Designer
Alyse is an experienced videographer, graphic designer, photographer and artist who has worked both across the world and locally at the Toledo Museum of Art and Kalamazoo College.
Director of Communications & Marketing
Mike oversees the strategic planning and execution of marketing and communications initiatives for the Chief Diversity Officer, Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, ODEI units, and supports diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the University of Michigan.
Web Designer/Developer
Annette supports the design, development and content for all ODEI websites.