University of California, Davis
PAE-6: Diversity and Equity Coordination

The Campus Council on Community and Diversity is an advisory body to the Chancellor and the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor. The overarching responsibility for the Council is to provide both campus leaders and the campus community with advice concerning ways to strengthen and maintain the bonds of community at UC Davis. In particular, the charge includes providing advice on: Actions required to ensure that students, faculty, staff and administration better reflect the richness of California's ethnic and cultural diversity. Strategies to ensure that the environment of UC Davis is welcoming and inclusive of the cultural differences and knowledge bases of all Californians and, indeed, of all people of the world Provide consultation on discrimination issues and work with staff to resolve discrimination complaints. Design and deliver training workshops, presentations, courses and other educational activities that enhances further understanding of the multicultural nature of the campus community. Coordinate campus diversity committees and direct them in planning diversity events for the campus.

Sheri Atkinson Director; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center (LGBTRC) Steven Baissa Director; Cross Cultural Center Desire Campusano Student Assistant to the Chancellor; Student Affairs Matt Carmichael Chief of Police; UC Davis Police Department Jordan Carroll GSA Representative; English Kayton Carter Ex-officio, SAO Learning Studies; African American Studies Griselda Castro Ex-Officio Member and Assistant Vice Chancellor; Student Affairs Lisceth Cruz Graduate Student Assistant to the Dean and Chancellor; Graduate Studies Lynette de los Santos Chair-UCDHS SWADAC: Manager: UCDHS Non-Invasive Cardiology Manager Jeff Gibeling Dean; Graduate Studies Vickie Gomez Staff Assembly Representative and Diversity Program Coordinator; Campus Community Relations Christina Gonzalez Professor; Spanish Department Ralph Hexter Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor; Offices of the Chancellor & Provost Linda Katehi Chair-CCC&D and Chancellor; Office of the Chancellor Mari Knuth-Bouracee Assistant Director, Women’s Resources and Research Center (WRRC) Winston Ko Dean; Mathematical & Physical Sciences Debra Kronenberg Co-chair-SWADAC, School of Medicine Judith LaDeaux Ex-officio, SAO; Native American Studies Darin Latimore Assistant Dean; Student and Resident Diversity; SOM: Office of Diversity Alma Martinez Ex-Officio; Coordinator, Student Affairs; Chicana/o Studies Tammy McNiff ADMAN Representative and Program Director, Campus Community Engagement; Campus Community Relations Jann Murray-Garcia Chair; Blacks for Effective Community Action (BECA) Ramona Norton Community Advisor Network African Diaspora & TRV and Psychologist; Counseling & Psychological Services Chani Oppenheim Executive Director; Hillel House Cindy Oropeza Ex-Officio Member and Manager-EEO, Diversity/Bnfts; Human Resources Sharon Perera Campus Climate Intern; Cross Cultural Center (sub: Hailey Caparella) Marion Randall Executive Director; Human Resources Rahim Reed Co-chair - Associate Executive Vice Chancellor; Campus Community Relations Susan Rivera Chair-Academic Senate Affirmative Action & Diversity and Professor-Psychology; Psychology Walter Robinson Director of Admissions Nan Senzaki UC Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture & Inclusiont; Counseling & Psychological Services Nick Sidney Student Assistant to the Chancellor; Student Affairs Binnie Singh Ex-Officio Member and Director-Faculty Relations; Office of the Provost Maureen Stanton Vice Provost Academic Affairs - Designate Britt Sumida Ex-officio, SAO Learning Skills; Asian American Studies Mikael Villalobos Ex-Officio Member and Administrator-Diversity Education; Campus Community Relations Robert Waste Assistant Director; UCDHS: Government & Community Relations Ginal Werfel Co-chair – SWADAC and Professor; Art Jennnifer Wong Wade Chair – SDAAC and Development Analyst; University Outreach and International Programs Fred Wood Vice Chancellor; Student Affairs Robert Woods President; African & African American Alumni Association

The mission of the Office of Campus Community Relations (OCCR) is to ensure the attention to those components of the campus community that affect community, campus climate, diversity and inclusiveness. OCCR provides leadership in diversity education training, affirmative action, equity initiatives and campus community relations. OCCR serves the campus and general community by working in collaboration with a broad, diverse cross section of the campus community to develop a strategic plan to guide the university in the development and assessment of policy, programs, initiatives and outreach efforts to increase diversity, improve campus climate and promote inclusiveness. STAFF Vickie Gomez Diversity Program Coordinator Early Resolution Discrimination Coordinator vlgomez@ucdavis.edu Tammy McNiff Program Director, Campus Community Engagement tdmcniff@ucdavis.edu Linda Mijangos Executive Assistan to the Associate Executive Vice Chancellor lmijangos@ucdavis.edu Mikael Villalobos Administrator of Diversity Education Program mbvillalobos@ucdavis.edu Samantha Huynh Student Assistant occr@ucdavis.edu

Vickie Gomez, M. A., is the Diversity Program Coordinator, and the Early Resolution Discrimination Coordinator with the Office of Campus Community Relations in the Offices of the Chancellor and Provost. Previous experience includes, 5 years as Academic Counselor in the College of Letters and Science Deans Office. Prior to joining UC Davis, she worked for 13 years at San Jose State University as Assistant Director/Counseling Coordinator of Student Support Services, a Trio program. She has been a member of the UC Davis Diversity Trainers Institute since 2006, a team of UC Davis trainers who develop, teach and facilitate workshops and courses for students, staff and faculty on issues related to social justice and diversity education. Vickie has a master’s degree in Counseling Education and a bachelor’s degree in African American Studies. She also holds a Community College Teaching Credential in Psychology and has taught at Evergreen Community College in San Jose.