Administration
Cheryl Gittens
Position title: Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion,
Elzie Higginbottom Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer
Email: cheryl.gittens@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-5175
Torsheika Maddox
Position title: Senior Operations Officer & Chief of Staff
Email: tmaddox@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-0631
Luis Piñero
Position title: Senior Special Assistant for Workforce Equity, Diversity Education and Outreach Deputy; Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Email: luis.pinero@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-2378
Anju Reejhsinghani
Position title: Assistant Vice Provost for Strategic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Administration
Email: reejhsinghan@wisc.edu
Derrick Smith
Position title: Senior Director of External Relations, Partnerships and Development
Email: derrick.smith@wisc.edu
Eric Williams
Position title: Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Student Diversity and Scholarship Programs
Email: egwilliams2@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-4385
Tracy Williams
Position title: Senior Director of External Relations, Partnerships, and Development
Email: tracy.williamsmaclin@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 261-1351
Pipeline and Recruitment Programs
Audra Hernández
Position title: Director of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
Email: audra.hernandez@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-2433
Emilie Hofacker
Position title: Director of Posse; Director of STEM Initiatives
Email: emilie.hofacker@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-3880
Africa Lozano-Yarl
Position title: Director of Academic Coaching and Tutoring Services
Email: africa.lozano@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-8862
Claudia Mosley
Position title: Director of Center for Educational Opportunity
Email: claudia.mosley@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-9315
Samantha Samreth
Position title: Interim Director of the Mercile J. Lee Scholars Program
Email: sssamreth@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-5666
Sofía Snow
Position title: Director of Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives and First Wave Scholarship Program
Email: ssnow@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-1006
Central Staff
Rosa Gamillo
Position title: Executive Assistant to the Assistant Vice Provosts
Email: rosa.gamillo@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-2698
Heidi Hakseth
Position title: Executive Assistant to the Deputy Vice Chancellor
Email: heidi.hakseth@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-9315
Communications and Events
Mary Carr Lee
Position title: Director of Communications
Email: mary.carrlee@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-4383
Valeria Davis
Position title: Senior University Relations Specialist
Email: valeria.davis@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 890-3079
Nick Heynen
Position title: Social Media and Website Specialist
Email: nick.heynen@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-2087
Planning and Research
James Yonker
Position title: Diversity and Climate Researcher and Projects Manager
Email: james.yonker@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 265-0780
