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Inaugural Faculty and Staff of Color Gathering: Dr. Danielle R. Moss Keynote

  • Dr. Danielle R. Moss
  • President Kerry Walk welcomes the room
  • Staff chatting after Dr. Moss's keynote speech
  • Dr. Deirtra Hunter, Carmen Jackman-Torres, Tunisia Wragg, and Claudia Garib
The President’s Advisory Committee for Inclusivity held the first Faculty and Staff of Color Gathering on Wednesday, April 3 with keynote speaker, Dr. Danielle R. Moss, Oliver Scholars CEO.

With the inaugural gathering’s focus on fellowship and empowerment, faculty and staff from across divisions, departments, and programs met for a lunch reception on Wednesday, April 3.

Faculty members Manolo Estavillo (PHR) and Cyrille Phipps (CMA) Faculty members Manolo Estavillo (PHR) and Cyrille Phipps (CMA)In addition to sharing upcoming initiatives, generating suggestions for future events, and getting to know their colleagues, attendees had the opportunity to hear a keynote address by Dr. Danielle R. Moss, CEO of non-profit Oliver Scholars. The prominent educator, writer, and TED speaker discussed the often-invisible labor for staff and faculty of color, important ways leadership can support their employees, and methods of self-care. We’re incredibly grateful to Dr. Moss for her time on campus! 

The President’s Advisory Committee includes;
  • Neda Hajizadeh, Ph.D., Director of the Counseling and Wellness Center
  • Rebecca Mattis-Pinard, Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator
  • Kanny Rodriquez, Human Resources Generalist
  • Antonio Edwards Suarez, MFA, Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts
  • Melissa Weekes-Stoute, Assistant Dean of Academic Advisement
  • Catherine Cabeen, MFA, Assistant Professor Dance
  • Sarah Nelson-Wright, MFA, Assistant Professor of Communication and Media Arts

President's Advisory Committee members President's Advisory Committee members

The event was sponsored by the Office of Human Resources, the Division of Academic Affairs and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Learn more about Dr. Moss’s work here.

Contact

Chief Diversity Officer and Title IX Coordinator
212-517-0563

Paying It Forward: Board Chair Abby Fiorella ’83 Shares How MMC Has Shaped Her Life

For Abby Fiorella ’83, the memories of Marymount Manhattan College are long-lasting, and the friendships lifelong.

She still remembers the first time she saw the black-and-white marble entryway in Carson Hall and her nerve-wracking audition for the theatre program. To this day, her closest friends are former classmates and others from the MMC community.

And as an executive at a Fortune 50 company, Fiorella finds a way to carve out time to oversee the College. A member of the Board of Trustees since 2015, she was recently elected Chair of the Board, the College’s highest office.

So when she tells new graduates, as she did at commencement in May,  “wherever your life’s journey takes you, always remember that Marymount Manhattan College is your home forever,” it’s not just advice but also the motto she’s lived by.

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