ReNeé S. Dunman, Esq., has blended her leadership and management skills with a comprehensive knowledge of employment law, which has developed into a professional reputation respected by academe and industry throughout the nation.
Ms. Dunman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1985. In 1987, she received her Master’s degree in Communications from Norfolk State University and in 1993 she received a Juris Doctor degree from the University Of Baltimore School Of Law where her focus of study was employment law.
She is presently serving as the Assistant Vice President, Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, Old Dominion University where she is responsible for advising the President, monitoring and coordinating all equal opportunity, affirmative action and diversity efforts of the University. She was also President of the American Association for Affirmative Action and Immediate Past President.
Ms. Dunman is the immediate past Chair of the Hampton Roads Industry Liaison Group. Currently, she is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the American Bar Association, and the National Association of College and University Attorneys. She is a highly sought trainer and consultant having conducted sessions for national and international clients in business, government, military, industry and higher education. She has been interviewed by the media on related topics and has made appearances on the international, national, state and regional level including the British Broadcasting Network, CNN, Court TV, Time Magazine, Inside Higher Ed, Diversity, Inc., and Diverse Issues.
She is the author of the association’s survey report Collaborative Relationships Between EEO/AA, Human Resources and Diversity Professionals, published in 2012.