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Dr. Ge Chen
Special Assistant to the Vice President
gechen@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-4850
MAI 2100
Dr. Chen leads the division-wide assessment efforts and initiatives. She previously served as the Assistant Dean of Students in the area of Academic Enrichment Services (AES) in the Office of the Dean of Students at UT-Austin since 2003, where she directed seven academic service programs geared toward facilitating the growth and development of underrepresented college students. Prior to her appointment as Assistant Dean of Students, Dr. Chen served as coordinator for the Gateway Scholars, one of the oldest programs in AES that supports the academic development of primarily first-generation undergraduate students. In addition, Dr. Chen’s instruction and administration experiences include instructor for Critical Thinking, Research Strategies and Reading at three institutions of higher education and a TRIO appointment at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. Born in China and immigrated to United States in the late 1980s, Dr. Chen has taught and administered in higher education across two cultures for over two decades. She is actively involved in the Asian and Asian Pacific American affairs, co-founding and currently serving as an officer for the Asian and Asian American Faculty and Staff Association at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Chen’s honors include the Award for Outstanding Caring Services for Students at Lyon College in 1999 and the Eyes of Texas Excellence Award at the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. Dr. Chen earned her doctorate and master’s degree from the University of Arkansas College of Education, Fayetteville, Arkansas and bachelor’s degree from Jilin Normal University in Siping, China
Ms. Deb Duval
Communications Director
deb_duval@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-7599
MAI 12
Deb Duval joins DDCE as director of communications with more than 30 years of experience in higher education administration. She is responsible for the division’s communication department, including marketing, publications, special events and strategic communications. Prior to her appointment in DDCE, she worked in the UT Office of Community Relations producing publications, writing grants and fundraising as well as managing events, including the annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights. She also serves as project coordinator for the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition and the “Lift Every Voice” Toolkit for African American History. Prior to her employment at the University of Texas at Austin, she served as director of student life at Austin Community College, associate director for United Way-Capitol Area, development director for the Austin Museum of Art and faculty member at Cisco Community College. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and journalism from Abilene Christian University.
Dr. William Farney
Executive Director, University Interscholastic League
bfarney@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-4949
UIL 1.110
Dr. Farney is a leader in education in the state of Texas. He has received numerous honors and awards for his efforts to strengthen public education and promote sportsmanship among student athletes. For more than 40 years, he has demonstrated consistent dedication to improving the quality of interscholastic competition. He is a member of National Federation Basketball Rules Committee, National Swimming and Diving Rules Committee and NCAA Football Rules Committee. Dr. Farney has participated in state and national studies on athletic injuries and is a leader in assisting projects involving dental and medical information.
Dr. Edmund “Ted” Gordon
Associate Vice President for Thematic Initiatives and Community Engagement; Director, Center for African and African American Studies; and Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts
etgordon@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-1784
JES A232A
Dr. Gordon is responsible for faculty recruitment, community partnerships, the Volunteer and Service Learning Center, DDCE Faculty Fellows, the Institute for Community, University and School Partnerships, Intellectual Entrepreneurship, Art and Social engagement and the Regional Foundation Library. He also serves as the director of the Center for African and African American Studies and associate professor in Anthropology of the African Diaspora. His teaching and research interests include: culture and power in the African Diaspora, gender studies (particularly Black males), critical race theory, race education and the racial economy of space and resources. His publications include Disparate Diasporas: Identity and Politics in an African-Nicaraguan Community (1998, UT Press). Dr. Gordon received his doctorate in social anthropology from Stanford University, master’s degree from Stanford University in anthropology and master’s degree in marine sciences from the University of Miami.
Dr. Michele R. Guzmán
Assistant Vice President for Diversity Education Initiatives; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education
michele.guzman@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-0374
SZB 504
Dr. Guzmán is DDCE’s point person for the implementation and management of diversity education for the university community. She also oversees the Multicultural Information Center, the Gender and Sexuality Center and the Diversity Education Institute. She is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education and her primary areas of teaching and research interest are multicultural counseling, multicultural competencies and diversity education. Some of her initial scholarly inquiries included an investigation of the connection between ethnic identity and academic achievement among Mexican origin youth, and the validity of racial identity constructs when extended beyond African Americans to Asian Americans and Latinos. She received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University at Albany, State University of New York, and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Vassar College (Cum Laude).
Dr. Jennifer Maedgen
Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology
maedgen@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-6259
SSB 4.104
Dr. Maedgen is responsible for human resources, financial services, communications and Services for Students with Disabilities and serves as the liaison to the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and the University Interscholastic League in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE). She completed her predoctoral psychology internship at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. During her internship, she worked in children's rehabilitation, adult/child neuropsychology, and forensic settings. She also completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia, working in the neuropsychology clinic in the Department of Psychiatric Medicine and the Learning Needs and Evaluation Center (LNEC). After a national search, Dr. Maedgen was appointed as the director of LNEC, and served in this role and as an assistant professor of clinical psychiatric medicine for three years. Dr. Maedgen joined The University of Texas at Austin in 2003 as Director of Services for Students with Disabilities. She teaches a first-year seminar on disability and diversity and has published articles and book chapters on issues relating to attentional disorders and disability accommodations. She joined DDCE in January 2007 and is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas. Dr. Maedgen received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in neuropsychology and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders.
Ms. Linda Millstone
Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity
lindam@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-1849
NOA 4.302
Linda Millstone leads the institutional equity portfolio for the division, serving as the ADA Coordinator, Title IX Coordinator and Section 504 Coordinator. She has maintained certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources since 1999 and is a trained mediator. She joined the University of Texas at Austin in April 1977 as a Social Science Humanities Research Associate II in the office now called Equal Opportunity Services. She has been director of Equal Opportunity Services since 1994. Linda has participated in the Governor’s Executive Development Program as well as Leadership Austin. Ms. Millstone received her master’s degree in Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School (1984).
Dr. Leonard Moore
Assistant Vice President for Pre-College Youth Development and Student Diversity Initiatives and Executive Director
Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence; Associate Professor, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
leonardmoore@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-3212
Dr. Moore supervises the University Outreach Centers, Neighborhood Longhorns Program, Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence, TRIO Programs and the Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program. Additionally, he is an associate professor in the Department of History. Prior to coming to the University of Texas, he spent nine years as a professor and administrator at Louisiana State University. His teaching and research interests include African-American urban history, civil rights, Black nationalism and hip-hop and American culture. He has provided commentary and his opinions have been solicited for a number of national and international media outlets including ESPN, CNN, NPR, 60 Minutes, USA Today and the New York Times. He earned his Ph.D. in American History from Ohio State University in 1998 at the age of 26. He received his bachelor’s degree in history from Jackson State University in 1993 .
Dr. Wanda Nelson
Associate Vice President for Pre-College Youth Development and Student Diversity Initiatives
wnelson@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-4630
1301 E. 7 th Street
Dr. Nelson’s portfolio acts as an umbrella for a group of programs that offer a continuum of services from elementary school through graduate school. Services assist first-generation and low-income students prepare for university-level academic work, successfully transition to the university campus and find support systems that allow them to succeed academically, develop leadership skills, explore diverse experiences in a safe environment and ultimately graduate. Prior positions held at the University of Texas at Austin include Associate Dean of Students for Retention Services in the Office of the Dean of Students and Executive Director for University Outreach Centers in the Division of Community and School Relations. Dr. Nelson received her Ed.D. from Northern Illinois University, her Ed.S. from Louisiana State University, her master of arts from Ball State University and her bachelor of arts from Grambling State University.
Ms. Martha L. Oestreich
Executive Director of Development
marthao@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-9152
LAC 4.102H
Martha L. Oestreich provides strategic direction and oversees the development operations for the division. Additionally, she designs and analyzes strategies utilized in the solicitation of funds from individuals, corporations and foundations. Her list of accomplishments includes fifteen years of sales and marketing with IBM and eleven years of development and fundraising experience in the nonprofit sector. Ms. Oestreich served as the director of development for the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and was the founding executive director of the San Antonio River Foundation. She serves as the chair of the board of Equality Texas and was the board secretary for the Association of Fund Raising Professionals. In 2005, Ms. Oestreich founded the San Antonio Alliance for Social Justice, a group dedicated to inclusion and diversity. She has developed and conducted numerous workshops with over thirty nonprofit organizations throughout Texas. Ms. Oestreich earned her executive masters of business administration degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio, her masters of arts degree from St. Mary’s University and bachelor of arts degree in Sociology from Texas Lutheran University.
Mr. Enrique Romo
Executive Assistant
eromo@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-1781
MAI 12
Enrique Romo serves as the executive assistant to the Vice President of Diversity and Community Engagement. He is responsible for managing Vice President Vincent’s schedule, including external committee meetings and numerous special projects. Mr. Romo is the division’s liaison for processing financial transactions and communicating with the Human Resource Department. Enrique volunteers with many organizations in Austin and also contributes to his community as an interpreter/translator. He received his master’s degree in communications with an international communications emphasis from Texas State University in 2005. Additionally, Enrique holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Texas at El Paso and is currently completing coursework for his doctorate in higher education administration at the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Sherri L. Sanders
Deputy to the Vice President; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Educational Administration, College of Education
sherri.sanders@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-1600
MAI 2100
As a member of the DDCE senior staff, the responsibilities of Dr. Sanders span across the division and the university as well as into the community. Dr. Sanders serves as the primary point person in the development and implementation of the institution's diversity plan along with the development of the division’s strategic plan. In addition, she works closely with Dr. Vincent in his role as a member of several management boards including the UT Elementary School, Communities in Schools, E3 Alliance, Envision Central Texas and Skillpoint Alliance. She also plays a key role in the continued implementation of the Central Texas Leadership Alliance Grant through the Department of Education and the Texas High School Project Grant through the Communities Foundation of Texas. Dr. Sanders serves as a policy analyst and developer, plays a key role in gender equity issues and programs, collaborates closely with the division's team of graduate research assistants and oversees the Barbara Jordan Statue Project. Finally, she serves as a Clinical Associate Professor within the Department of Educational Administration where she teaches a graduate-level course on student development theory. During her tenure at UT, Dr. Sanders has received numerous awards and recognitions including the Margaret C. Berry Outstanding Contribution to Student Life Award and the Parents' Association Outstanding Student Affairs Staff Merit Award. In 1999, she was chosen as the University's representative to Leadership T exas and in 2004 was selected as a participant in the Fulbright Scholar Program for International Education Administrators. She received her Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin, her master's degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University and her bachelor's degree in psychology from Louisiana State University.
Ms. Stella Smith
Special Assistant for University Relations
stella_smith@austin.utexas.edu
512-232-4851
MAI 12
Stella Smith serves as the special assistant for university relations in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. A University of Texas at Austin alumna, Stella has worked at the university for more than ten years in various departments. In addition, she has served on numerous university committees and has been active in various university staff organizations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in microbiology and a master’s degree in organizational management from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Angela Valenzuela
Associate Vice President for School Partnerships; Professor, Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Administration, College of Education
valenz@mail.utexas.edu
512-232-6008
SZB 528L
As Associate Vice President for School Partnerships, Dr. Valenzuela serves as director of the Texas Center for Education Policy (TCEP). TCEP is a university-wide research and policy center that advances equity and excellence in public elementary, secondary and higher education, as well as connecting the university's intellectual resources to educational issues facing the state. She is also a professor in the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Administration in the College of Education. Her previous teaching positions were in sociology at Rice University in Houston (1990-98), as well as a visiting scholar at the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston (1998-99). For 2007-08, she is the recipient of a Fulbright Award and she taught in the Law School this fall at the University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, where she is also conducting research in the areas of globalization, immigration and binational relations. Her research and teaching interests are in the sociology of education, race and ethnicity in schools, urban education reform, educational policy and immigrant youth in schools. She is the author of Subtractive Schooling: U.S. Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring, winner of both the 2000 American Educational Research Association Outstanding Book Award and the 2001 Critics' Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association. Dr. Valenzuela received her doctorate from Stanford University.
