Opportunity and Inclusion
CASE's eight district Opportunity & Inclusion chairs play a vital role in supporting CASE's ongoing efforts in diversity. During their tenure as chairs, they work closely with the CASE Senior Director of Diversity and Talent Management to develop, coordinate and shape diversity programs at both the district and national level.
Goals for the chair group include:
Create, advocate, and facilitate diversity programming at the district level.
Increase the number of presentations, broaden the topics and build an audience of professionals at the district conferences.
Welcome and engage new professionals of diverse backgrounds to the district and or the profession.
Identify names of senior-level professionals of diverse backgrounds for consideration in the nomination process.
Serve as a mentor for professionals and students of diverse backgrounds.
Opportunity & Inclusion Chairs
District I
Jenny B Hammond
Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement
Deerfield Academy
District II
Sandra Dedinas Thomas
Director of Advancement Services
Widener University
Kenneth Westary
VP of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director CCBC Foundation, Inc.
Community College of Baltimore County
District III
DeShanna K. Brown
Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Development, Marketing & Communications
Edward Waters College
District IV
Adora Curry
Advancement Marketing & Alumni Relations Manager
University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College
District V
Justin Gibson
Associate Director of Diversity Outreach and Engagement
University of Cincinnati
District VI
Jessica Elmore
Associate Director of Diversity Programs
Kansas State University
District VII
Gloria Ko
Director of Partnership
UCLA
District VIII
Jason Thomas
Associate Director, Talent Management
Oregon State University
Shannon Johnson
Vice President for Institutional Advancement and External Relations
Warner Pacific College
STAFF
Rob Henry
Vice President, Education
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
rhenry@case.org