Keynote Speakers
Check out our exciting lineup for the 2021 Diversity Summit. Click on each name to view bios and description of presentations.
Assata Zerai
VP, Division for Equity and Inclusion; Professor, Sociology
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Gregory Smith
Vice President for Law Enforcement Education and Director of the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration (ILEA)
Dominic Cappello
Co-Directors, Anna, Age Eight Institute
New Mexico State University, Cooperative Extension
Katherine Ortega Courtney, PhD
Co-Directors, Anna, Age Eight Institute
New Mexico State University, Cooperative Extension
Presenters/Speakers
Jon Saatvedt
Visiting Lecturer
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Sarah Llanque
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Cecille Perales
Nursing Lecturer
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Lowell Bautista
Assistant Professor of Nursing
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
John White
Math Education Specialist
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Nancy López
Associate VP, Division for Equity and Inclusion; Professor, Sociology
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Shawn Secatero
Associate Professor
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Robert Hunter
Chief Educational Officer
Middle College High School (Gallup)
Tracy Lassiter
Assistant Professor of English
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Julia Wai-Yin So
Associate Professor, Sociology
University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus
sj Miller
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Santa Fe Community College
Amir Hedayati
Assistant Professor, OILS
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Heather Sweetser
Arabic Senior Lecturer
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Soledad Garcia-King
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus
Charles Aguirre
Student Body President
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Stephanie M. Sánchez
Associate Director
UNM Center for Teaching and Learning
Kelleen Maluski
Student Success & Engagement Librarian and Associate Director at the Center for Teaching and Learning
UNM HSC and UNM
Liliana De La Garza
Principal
Alta Vista Early College High School - Gadsden ISD
Carlos Lopez Leiva
Associate Professor
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Anita Antoninka
Assistant Research Professor
Northern Arizona University
Catherine Propper
Professor
Northern Arizona University
Turquoise “Chenoa” Velarde
Student Programs Specialist
University of New Mexico-Taos Campus
Melissa Johnson
Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Clovis Community College
Brittany Babycos
Sr. Institutional Researcher
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
Shiv Desai
Associate Professor
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Perphelia Fowler
HR Director
Navajo Nation
Reid Wessels
Head of School
THE MASTERS Program (TMP)
Eric Romero
Faculty/ Interim Chair: Department of Languages and Culture
New Mexico Highlands University
Rebecca Maldonado Moore
Professor
New Mexico Highlands University
Adrian I. Sandoval
Director, Center for the Education and Study of Diverse Populations
New Mexico Highlands University
Nakia Jackson
ASUNM Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Sarita Cargas
Associate Professor
University of New Mexico-Main Campus