Staff

Ashley Heaven Diaz, (Student URI /Pepperdine University)
Ashley_diaz2016@my.uri.edu

Prof. Louis Kwame Fosu, Executive and Education Director
Loufosu@diversitythinktank.org / Loufosu@gmail.com

Anna Barone  (Student URI)
Anna_barone@uri.edu

Aysha Bentick (Student URI)
Ayshabentick@uri.edu

Edward Donovan (Student URI)
ejvdonovan@uri.edu

Lindsay Berthiaume (Student URI)
LBerthiaume@uri.edu

Talha Yasin Board Co-Chair (URI Student)
Talhayasin21@uri.edu

Wynter Sands (Student URI)
wynter_sands@uri.edu

Dayanara Monzon (Student URI)
dayanara_monzon@uri.edu

Ebrahima Diallo (Student URI)
ebrahima_diallo@uri.edu

Samantha Carver (Student URI)
samantha_carver@uri.edu

Joyce Uzoamaka (Student URI)
joyce_uzoamaka@uri.edu

Aidan Keenan (Student URI)
aidan_keenan@uri.edu

Nolan Wilkicki (Student URI)
nwilkicki@uri.edu

Kira Kassim (Student URI)
kekassim@uri.edu

Grace Anderson (Student URI)
graceleeandie@uri.edu

Jenna Salem (Student URI, and Liaison to Minority Student Athlete Club)
jennasalem@uri.edu

Sedat Touray (Student URI)
stouray@uri.edu

Sydni Belnick (Student URI)
sydni_belnick@uri.edu

Em Almonte Vargas (Student URI)
emalmonte@uri.edu

Board of Trustees

Ann Salzarulo, HR & Board Secretary (Educator, Advocate for Social Change, Peace & Nonviolence)
Ann.Salzarulo@diversitythinktank.org

Anna Barone Board Co-Chair (URI Student)
Anna_barone@uri.edu

Ashley Heaven Diaz (Student, Pepperdine University)

Aysha Bentick (Student URI)

Demetria McCain, Esq. (Professor, President Inclusive Communities Project)

Jael Silliman (Tenured Professor, Author, Women’s Rights Activist and Funder)

Lindsay Berthiaume (Student URI)

Prof. Louis Kwame Fosu (Social Change Architect, Women’s Rights Activist, Nonviolence Advocate)

Michael McGuigan Board Vice Chair (Educator-Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts, Social Justice Advocate)
Michael.McGuigan@diversitythinktank.org

Sherrilynn J. Bevel Board Chair (Professor – American Politics, African American Politics; Civil Rights and Nonviolence.
Sherrilynn.Bevel@diversitythinktank.org

Steve de Seve (Filmmaker)

Talha Yasin Board Co-Chair (URI Student)
Talhayasin21@uri.edu

Committees

Advocacy Committee
Chair, Dr. Sherrilynn J. Bevel
Sherrilynn.Bevel@diversitythinktank.org

Board members are free to join any or all committees

Fundraising Committee
Chair, Dr. Jael Silliman
Jael.Silliman@diversitythinktank.org

Board members are free to join any or all committees