Unit Diversity Officers

Jacqueline Hollins 
Associate Vice Provost/Senior Executive Director 
Student Success and Academic Support 
jhollins@buffalo.edu

Theresa McCarthy
Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence
Associate Professor, Transnational Studies
tm59@buffalo.edu

Margarita Dubocovich 
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
SUNY Distinguished Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
mdubo@buffalo.edu

Raechele Pope
Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs
Chief Diversity Officer
rlpope@buffalo.edu

Samina Raja
Associate Dean for Research and Inclusive Excellence (ADREIX)
Professor, Urban and Regional Planning
sraja@buffalo.edu

Thikriat Al-Jewair
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Orthodontics
thikriat@buffalo.edu

Rajan Batta
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
SUNY Distinguished Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
batta@buffalo.edu

Letitia Thomas
Director for STEM Diversity Programs
lthomas@buffalo.edu

Luis Chiesa    
Vice-Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Professor & Director of the Buffalo Criminal Law Center
lechiesa@buffalo.edu

Mary Ann Rogers   
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusiveness
Clinical Professor, Organization and Human Resources
marogers@buffalo.edu

Amy Hequembourg    
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor, School of Nursing 
ahequemb@buffalo.edu

Kalpesh Desai    
Director of Diversity Initiatives
Senior Research Scientist, RetroDUR Office
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Pharmacist Consultant, School of Dental Medicine
kalpeshd@buffalo.edu

Heather Orom   
Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Community Health and Health Behavior
horom@buffalo.edu

Hilary Weaver
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 
Professor, School of Social Work
hweaver@buffalo.edu

Marcene Robinson 
Unit Diversity Officer
News Content Manager for Dental Medicine, Education, Libraries, and Pharmacy
marcener@buffalo.edu