PRIDE provides assessment, recommendation, and consultation to SU’s Senior Leadership (President and Vice Presidents) and departments across the university.
PRIDE is a committee carefully drawn from an intentionally diverse array of stakeholders across all areas of the university. PRIDE is capitalizing on the established momentum of the strategic plan and helping Shenandoah to realize its goal of being a forward-thinking institution. This committee, which began as a task force convening early in 2018, assessed the University’s campus culture to establish an environment of readiness for action. PRIDE is currently focused on steps and resources needed to move forward through a university action plan.
To contact PRIDE, email diversity@su.edu.
PRIDE Co-chairs
- Dr. Akemi Takayama, Victor Brown Endowed Chair in Violin; Professor, Violin
- Ashley Smeltzer-Kraft, Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development and Outreach; Field Hockey Head Coach
PRIDE Members
- Dr. Bryan Pearce-Gonzales, Professor of Hispanic Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
- Dr. Deran Whitney, Associate Professor, Program Coordinator for Education Administration
- Tamiya Early, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs
- Dr. Hakeem Leonard, Assistant Provost for Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity; Associate Professor Music Therapy
- Dahlia Ashford, Assistant Dean of Students for Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity
- Mannie Brown, Associate Director for Gender & Sexuality Resources
- Abi Gomez, Assistant Professor of Art & Design
- Eda Wu, Third Party Analyst, Office of Information Technology
- Stephanie Mangino, Marketing Writer, Office of Marketing and Communications
- Brittney Burton, Director of Residence Life
- Chris Limjuco, Area Coordinator for Residential Engagement
- Marco Pflazen, Spiritual Life Program Coordinator
- Ray Jeroso, Senior Coordinator for Graduate Admissions
- Sarah Celec, Academic Affairs