Advisory Board
Please Welcome Our Advisory Board
This highly skilled team serves as an advocacy group to further the goals and aims of the Office of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity (OIED). The main objective of the Advisory Board (Board) is to advocate for initiatives
Pictured Left to Right: Audrey Goins, Bell Rogers, Charria Campbell, Kristy Lee Scott, Al Lugo, Herman Turner.
Not pictured: Vincent Ortiz
Al Lugo, LTC.
"It’s an insight into the future by learning other cultures and backgrounds, as it allows you/me to not only be a better
Mrs. Audrey Goins Cormier
"I am honored to participate
Mrs. Bell Rogers
"Diversity: The inclusion of ideas from all points of view, races, and class that allow for a complete and equal understanding of how to achieve unified goals."
Ms. Charria Campbell
"Diversity is inclusiveness and bridging the gap between all races, genders, thoughts and ideas, ethnicities, educational backgrounds, cultures, religious denominations and other defining factors so that we all can live, work, learn and interact socially in a peaceful and meaningful world. It is not just the acceptance of others but it is also respecting someone for who they are, where they are, and what they believe."
Herman Turner, Ph.D
"Diversity is the inclusion of individuals from different backgrounds which include race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status,
Kristy Lee Scott, J.D.
"Diversity is the coming together of those from different backgrounds in
Vincent Ortiz, Ph.D
"Tomorrow belongs to societies that develop the talents of their citizens to the fullest extent possible and in no field of endeavor is this need more urgent than in science. Leadership in discovery is often personified by individuals who have a different perspective, an alternative way of thinking or experiences of life that differ from those of the majority. Institutions of science and education benefit from vigorous policies of inclusion that develop diverse talents for the benefit of all."