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The Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion Team

Sam Colavecchio

Sam Colavecchio

Administrative Assistant for Program Support and Reception

Email
412-268-2150 

Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 622-784-9151

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Bianca DeJesus

Associate Director for Student Outreach and Support

Email
412-268-1631
Office M

Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 697-035-2444

Virtual Office Hours: Mondays, 11-11:30 a.m. and 3-4:00 p.m.

Bianca loves interacting with and meeting new students, faculty and staff. Specifically, she enjoys diversity work because she knows how hard it can be acclimating to places and spaces that are foreign to you. She hopes that her work and the work of her colleagues will progress the nation towards authentic inclusivity. On a personal note, she like to travel, dance, and spin/cycle.
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Kevin Jarbo, Ph.D.

Social and Decision Science Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow

Email
412-268-2237
Office J

Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 685-617-3174

Kevin: Wednesdays, 1-2 p.m.

For Kevin, working with and for other students is energizing and immeasurably rewarding. Compassion is a value he cultivates through this work; understanding the unique needs of individual students and promoting their personal and academic advancement in spite of adversity is the best possible way he can conceive of using his time and effort. In his spare time, he likes getting into deep conversations with colleagues, who are also his closest friends - it's usually about food, or sneakers.

Rowshan Lang

Rowshan Lang

Special Projects Manager

Email
412-268-2150

Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 831-374-3084

Virtual Office Hours: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Zoë Levin

Coordinator for Undergraduate Engagement and Support

Email
412-268-1526

Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 421-434-6627

Virtual Office Hours: Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Zoë believes fostering a diverse and inclusive campus community is key to bringing about social justice. She is passionate about supporting students and hopes to make a positive impact through dialogue, programming, working with student organizations and one-on-one relationships with students. When she is not at work, Zoë enjoys going to concerts, exploring Pittsburgh and taking ceramics classes.

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Saquaya Parham

Administrative Assistant for Operations and Reception

Email
412-268-2150

Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 918-622-0435

Saquaya have been a member of CMU since 2016. She studied at Penn State University and loves interacting with individuals on a day-to day basis, always with the hopes of making someone’s day better through great customer service. Saquaya provides daily support to both students and staff. Her passions are traveling, spending time with her family, and Pinterest for creative ideas.

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M. Shernell Smith

Executive Director for the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion and Housefellow

Email
412-268-4955
Office E

Zoom Personal Meeting ID: 908-457-2821

Virtual Office Hours: Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Everyone has a story and Shernell is committed to ensuring that - at Carnegie Mellon - we are fostering environments for authentic and meaningful exchange. She believes that diversity is meaningful exchange and meaningful exchanges can inspire and empower action toward social change. In moments of quiet mindfulness, you will either find Shernell trying to physically plant something in the local community garden, planting seeds of change and activism in the local community through her various non-profit board affiliations, or planning her next travel adventure.