Committees
The VC & Chief Diversity Officer chairs a number of committees related to UCR's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Click the link below to learn about some of the ongoing committees.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Climate Council
- Promotes, supports and advocates for the vision and values around diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of the University, including nurturing a culture of ethics and accountability.
- Identifies barriers to achieving greater diversity, equal opportunity, and an inclusive environment at UC Riverside and provides recommendations on how to overcome those barriers.
- Considers possible forms of address beyond investigation with regard to multiple types and levels of conduct inconsistent with an inclusive, respectful climate, including bias, racism, gender and sexual harassment, bullying, and other forms of discrimination and abuse of power.
- Advocates for positive changes at structural/policy levels, as well as with individuals and small groups. This can include:
- Cultivating awareness of programs, policies and processes to increase diversity and ensure equal opportunity and inclusive culture
- Referring individuals and groups to the relevant offices on campus and/or collaborating with various resource offices to provide training and support
- Developing and disseminating metrics measuring our progress toward climate goals
- Advises senior leaders on diversity, equity and inclusion goals, strategies, plans, and campus climate conditions.
- Is comprised of students, faculty and staff from across academic colleges and administrative organizational divisions of UC Riverside.
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2025-2026 Council Members
Maite Alday, Sr. Exec Dir., Corporate Foundation Relations
Kiersten Boyce, Chief Compliance Officer
Philip L Brisk, Professor
Gabriela Canalizo, Professor
Andre Carrington, Associate Professor in English
Paul D'anieri, Professor
Kendrick A. Davis, Health Sciences Clinical Professor
Ahmed Eldawy, Associate Professor
Estela Ana Gavosto, Ph.D., Professor of Teaching, Mathematics / Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Natalie Holt, Associate Professor, Dept. of EEOB
Tasha Hudson, Special Assistant/Project Manager to Vice Chancellor & Chief
Nikki Hutchinson, Assistant Director of Advocacy & CARE Advocate
Juanita Jackson, Student
Uma M. Jayakumar, Associate Professor
Mariam B. Lam, Vice Chancellor & Chief Diversity Officer / Associate Professor of Comparative Literature
Bruce Link, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Sociology
Xuan Liu, Professor of Biochemistry / Department Chair
Boris Maciejovsky, Associate Professor of Management
Christina-Marie Magalona, Proposal Writer and RFP Coordinator
Denise Martinez, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Paige Mejia, Financial Operations Manager
Katherine Meltzoff, Associate Professor
Katina R Napper, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Marlo Raveendran, Associate Professor of Management
Jose Luis Reynoso, Associate Professor
Laura Riley, Director of Student Disability Resource Center
Rita Rodriguez, Financial Management Analyst
Megan Hansen-Rush, Program Coordinator / DEI Training Specialist
Flip Tanedo, Associate Professor
Ilse D Ungeheuer, Digital Communications Manager
Committees
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