Board Members

Academic Advisory Board members

• Dr. Michelle Robinson (Chair)
  • Associate Professor, American Studies
• Dr. Elizabeth Engelhardt
  • Senior Associate Dean for the Fine Arts/Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences
• Dr. Geni Eng
  • Professor Emerita, School of Public Health
• Dr. Rhon Manigault-Bryant
  • Professor, African American & African Diaspora Studies
  • Director of the Stone Center
• Dr. Kumi Silva
  • Associate Professor, Communication
• Joanna Yeh
  • Undergraduate, Class of 2025

Past members:

• Morgan Pitelka
  • Bernard L. Herman Distinguished Professor, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
• Sophie To
  • Graduate Student, School of Public Health

National Board of Friends members

• Barbara Lee, chair
• Chavi Khanna Koneru
• David Liu
• Louis (Lou) Patalano IV

Ex officio members and the roles they fulfill:

• Dr. Marcus Collins, Associate Provost of Academic and Community Engagement, Position designated for the Provost or their appointee
• Dr. Elizabeth Engelhardt, Senior Associate Dean for Fine Arts and Humanities, Academic administrator of the College of Arts & Sciences or another School
• Dr. Heidi Kim, Director of the Asian American Center
• Divya Aikat ‘25, Student representative
• Oliver Pau, Chair of the Asian American subcommittee of the Alumni Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity
• Dr. Michelle Robinson, Associate Professor of American Studies, Chair of the Academic Advisory Board