Conference Planning Committee | Women of Color in the Academy Conference

2026 Conference Planning Committee

Chairs

Nicole N. Aljoe

Professor, English and Africana Studies, College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Northeastern University

Mary Jo Ondrechen

Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, College of Science, Northeastern University

Toyoko Orimoto

Professor, Physics, College of Science, Northeastern University

Tracy Robinson-Wood

Professor, Applied Psychology, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University

Members

Noor Ali

Associate Teaching Professor, Graduate School of Education, College of Professional Studies, Northeastern University

Sarah Banning

Assistant Director, ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development, Northeastern University

Melinda Boehm

Assistant Dean, Research Development, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University

Angela Chang

Teaching Professor, Marketing, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University

Priya Driscoll

Mary and Richard Holland Professor of Early Childhood Education & Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Social Impact, Northeastern University

Valerie Hower

Teaching Professor, Mathematics, College of Science, Northeastern University

Jada Jackson

Associate Director, Academic & Community Partnerships, Northeastern University

Malika Jeffries-El

Associate Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; Associate Professor of Chemistry, Boston University

Ieshia Karasik

Assistant Co-op Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, Northeastern University

Tyré Richards

Senior Academic Advisor, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University

Natalia Sautier

Graduate Financial Aid Counselor, Student Financial Services, Northeastern University

Andrea Stith

Director, Research Development, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University

Samantha Stokoe

Program Manager, ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development, Northeastern University

Sheila Winborne

Teaching Professor, Religion, College of Social Sciences and Humanitie, Northeastern University

Diedra M. Wrighting

Executive Director, ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development, Northeastern University

Oakland Planning Committee

Lisa Arellano

Interim Executive Director, The Mills Institute

Jennifer Arthur

Executive Assistant to the Interim Executive Director, The Mills Institute

Inés Barbosa

Assistant Vice President, Experiential Learning & Career Design, Mills College at Northeastern University

Karimah Omer

Associate Director, Experiential Learning, Mills College at Northeastern University

Sylvia Ruiz

Director, Student Academic Support Services, Mills College at Northeastern University