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Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives

Our Community

Our Team

Professional Staff

James Allan Burruto

Advisor, EOP/HEOP

jab835@cornell.edu

Stephanie "Steph" Cowling-Rich

Assistant Director, EOP/HEOP / Assistant Director, OADI, Student Advising & Engagement

ssc266@cornell.edu

Kristin Dade

Director, OADI / Director, Student Success Programs

kbd44@cornell.edu

K. Foula Dimopoulos

Advisor, EOP|HEOP|Pre Professional Programs (P3)

kfd36@cornell.edu

Tracy Gavich

Executive Support/Program Coordinator, OADI, Student Veterans, LSC

William "Woodg" Horning

Director, OADI / Director, Student Opportunity Programs

weh8@cornell.edu

Shanna Bennell Leipzig

Advisor, EOP/HEOP

sll247@cornell.edu

Carol Raymond

Data and Financial Specialist, NYS Opportunity Programs

Gabrielle Smith

Assistant Director, OADI, Program Innovation / Advisor, Pre Professional Programs

gcs24@cornell.edu

Simon Velasquez

McNair Program Coordinator/Advisor

Grad Student Staff

Liz Davis-Frost

Graduate Student Assistant

Norielis Perez

Graduate Student Assistant

Gary Slack

Graduate Writing Coach

Frances Sobolak

Graduate Writing Coach

Sarena Tien

Graduate Student Assistant

Student Staff

Alwany Angeles Taveras

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Brayan Garcia Soriano

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Alice Hu

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Mo Islam

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Adam Khay

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Kirstie Murillo

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Yesenia Peregrina

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Robbie Pollock

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Chelsea Tenezaca

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Amara Valerio

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Mark Vaughan

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Jessica Velesaca

Undergraduate Student Assistant

Ashley Yang

HEOP Student Intern

Graduate Mentor

Erika Abbott

Graduate Mentor

eaa74@cornell.edu

Brian Aguilera

Graduate Mentor

boa4@cornell.edu

Olubanke Agunloye

Graduate Mentor

oma23@cornell.edu

Felix Alfonso

Graduate Mentor

fsa33@cornell.edu

Ida Ang

Graduate Mentor

ia267@cornell.edu

Macy Castaneda

Graduate Mentor

mc2699@cornell.edu

Cedric Clark

Graduate Mentor

clc322@cornell.edu

Patrice Crosby

Graduate Mentor

phc57@cornell.edu

Makayla Enchill

Graduate Mentor

mie23@cornell.edu

Mallory Gaspard

Graduate Mentor

meg375@cornell.edu

Luria Greene

Graduate Mentor

lng23@cornell.edu

Jenn Houtz

Graduate Mentor

jlh498@cornell.edu

Megan Jeffreys

Graduate Mentor

mkj42@cornell.edu

Jackie Lopez

Graduate Mentor

jcl422@cornell.edu

Anand Kumar Mishra

Graduate Mentor

am2877@cornell.edu

Tram Nguyen

Graduate Mentor

tn337@cornell.edu

Mariela Nunez Santos

Graduate Mentor

mn548@cornell.edu

Daniel Ojo

Graduate Mentor

do236@cornell.edu

Semira Ortiz

Graduate Mentor

srk255@cornell.edu

Samantha Scott

Graduate Mentor

sas646@cornell.edu

Juhwan Seo

Graduate Mentor

Jenna Shelton

Graduate Mentor

jls699@cornell.edu

Adam Szetela

Graduate Mentor

as4222@cornell.edu

Destiny Van

Graduate Mentor

dbv25@cornell.edu

Rigoberto Vazquez Jr

Graduate Mentor

rv258@cornell.edu

George Wang

Graduate Mentor

tw497@cornell.edu

Tibra Wheeler

Graduate Mentor

taw83@cornell.edu

Katherine Wilson

Graduate Mentor

ktw42@cornell.edu

Anna Wood

Graduate Mentor

w839@cornell.edu

Kara Zielinski

Graduate Mentor

kaz42@cornell.edu

Undergraduate Mentors

Oummu Barrie

Peer Mentor

Paola Canales-Cruz

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Ana Carmona-Pereda

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Raquel Castromonte

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Bianca Espejo

Peer Mentor

Reginald Ezeh

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Mateo Franco

Peer Mentor

Brayan Garcia Soriano

Peer Mentor

Anzila Haris

Peer Mentor

Mo Islam

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Alexandria Kirby-Williams

Peer Mentor

Fátima Martínez

Peer Mentor

Nuzhat Mukul

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Kirstie Murillo

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Shamima Neha

Peer Mentor

Mugabo Jules Maurice Nshimiye

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Yesenia Peregrina

Peer Mentor

Evelyn Ramdhanie

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Victor Rosas

Peer Mentor

Genesis Santana

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador

Catherine St. Hilaire

Peer Mentor

Grace Staes

Peer Mentor

Kelly Su

Peer Mentor

Amara Valerio

Peer Mentor

Jessica Velesaca

EOP/HEOP Student Ambassador