AAAED Board of Directors 2020 - 2022

Officers

 

Richard Anthony Baker 

 

President

Richard Anthony Baker, M.P.A., J.D., PhD.

Executive Director for Institutional Equity, EEO/AA and Title IX Coordinator
Rice University, Houston, Texas

 

Sharron G Gatling 

 

First Vice President

Sharron Gatling, CAAP

Diversity Officer
Space Telescope Science Institute
Baltimore, MD

Margo R. Foreman 

 

Second Vice President

Margo R. Foreman, M.P.H., Sr. CAAEP

Vice President and Chief Officer of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Clark University
Worcester, MA

Joyce A Pratt 

 

Secretary

Joyce A. Pratt, President

T&J Associates of New Jersey LLC
Galloway, NJ

Sandra K Hueneman, Sr.

Treasurer

Sandra K Hueneman, Sr. CAAEP

President
Manchester Consultants
Port Barrington, IL

 

Regional Directors

 

Jeana F. Abuan 

 

Northeast Region Director  (formerly Region I and II)

Jeana F. Abuan

Acting Director
Office of Tax Abatement & Compliance
Jersey City, NJ

Ariana Wright 

 

Mid-Atlantic Region Director (formerly Region III)

Ariana Wright, Esq.

Director of Equity and EO/AA
Title IX Coordinator
Section 504 Coordinator
Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity
Old Dominion University

Annette D. Butler

 

Southeast Region Director (formerly Region IV)

Annette D. Butler, D.B.A., Sr. CAAEP

Director, AA/EEO Training and Compliance
Office of Opportunity Development
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest Region Director (formerly Region V and VII)

Vacant

Danielle L. Wood-Williams 

 

 

 

Southwest and Rocky Mountain Region Director (formerly Region VI and VIII)

Danielle L. Wood-Williams, Ed.D, Sr. CAAEP  

Director & EEO Officer
Office of Equal Opportunity & Compliance
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark

Ahmed Younies 

 

Pacific Region Director (formerly Region IX) 

Ahmed Younies

President CEO
HR Unlimited, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA

Committee Chairs

 

Dean Sparlin  

 

Finance Chair

Dean Sparlin, Esq.

Sparlin Law Office, PLLC
Fairfax, VA

 

 

 

Bylaws/Resolutions Chair

Vacant

Jerry Knighton 

 

Conference Co-Chair

L. Jerry Knighton, Jr., M.P.A

Assistant Vice President for Access and Equity
Executive Director of Supplier Diversity
Clemson University
Clemson, SC

 

 

Legislative Chair

Vacant

 

Dr. Yan Huang 

 

Membership Chair

Dr. Linnette Wong 

Assistant Professor of Health Promotion
Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education
Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Georgia H. Williams  

 

Nominating and Elections Chair

Georgia H. Williams, D.B.A., Sr. CAAEP

Principal Business Consultant
Affirmity

Atlanta, GA

Carmen Suarez 

 

 

Personnel Chair

Carmen Suarez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice in Educational Administration and Higher Education
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale

Wanda Malden 

Professional Development & Training Institute Chair

Wanda Malden, Sr. CAAEP

Entrepreneur
Plymouth, MN
Marilynn L. Schuyler

 

Public Information Chair

Marilynn L. Schuyler, Esq. 

Senior Counsel
Seyfarth Shaw
San Francisco, CA

 

Board Members at Large

 

Christopher Jones 

 

 Christopher Jones, J.D.

Assistant Vice President and Director of Equity
Senior Diversity and Inclusion Officer
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA

Delia L. Johnson 

 

  

Federal Relations Chair

Delia L. Johnson, M.A.

Mitchellville, MD

Delia L. Johnson 

 

Paul Frazier, Ed.D.

Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Ex-Officio Member

 

Matthew J. Camardella Image 

 

General Counsel

Matthew J. Camardella, Esq. 

Principal 
Jackson Lewis PC
Melville, NY

AAAED's Distinguished Scholar and Rector

 

William B. Harvey Image 

 

William B. Harvey, Ed.M, Ed.D

Danubius University

Galati, Romania 

Executive Director

 

Shirley J. Wilcher Image

Shirley J. Wilcher, M.A., J.D., LLD, CAAP

American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity

Washington, DC