Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Email: dei@southernct.edu
Sergio Perez
Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Personal Pronouns: he/él
perezs25@southernct.edu
Kelvin Rutledge
Associate Vice President of Institutional Inclusive Strategies and Change Management
Personal Pronouns: he/him/his
rutledgek1@southernct.edu
Daisy Torres-Baez
Faculty and Staff Diversity Recruitment and Retention Specialist
Personal Pronouns: she/ella/pay
torresbaezd1@southernct.edu
Patricia Gagliardi
Director for Inclusion and Restorative Justice Education Development
Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers
gagliardip3@southernct.edu
Paula Rice
Director of Diversity and Equity Programs
Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers
ricep1@southernct.edu
Sousan Arafeh
Professor Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Director Integrated Justice and Social Change Collaborative
Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers
arafehs1@southernct.edu
Brandon Hutchinson
Faculty Fellow
Professor English Department
Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers
hutchinsonb1@southernct.edu
Dian Brown-Albert
Director of Student Academic & Curricular Initiatives
Personal Pronouns: she/her/hers
brownd2@southernct.edu
Jay Henderson
Director, Center for Intercultural Engagement
Personal Pronouns: he/him/his
brownd2@southernct.edu
Additional Staff
- Sajdah Abdul-Karim (She/Her) – University Assistant, Diversity & Equity Programs
- Gian Melendez (He/Him) – Graduate Intern, Multicultural Center
- Jonah Craggett (He/Him) – University Assistant, Multicultural Center
- Danielle Campbell (She, Her, Hers) – Graduate Assistant, Interfaith Center
- Serginho Walker (He/Him) – Graduate Intern, SAGE Center