Office of Diversity Staff
Office of Diversity (OoD)
Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., PhD
Vice Provost for Diversity
Chief Diversity Officer
drovaris@lsu.edu
Kenya LeNoir Messer, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Diversity
kmesser@lsu.edu
Emmy M. Hicks, MPA
Assistant Director of Development Services
ehicks@lsu.edu
Tarchia Rankins-Lollis, MS
Business Operations Coordinator
ranki1@lsu.edu
Laura Coleman
Graduate Assistant
Outreach & Communications
lcole25@lsu.edu
Denitza Duran
Graduate Assistant
Leadership & Strategic Initiatives
dduran8@lsu.edu
President's Millennial Scholars Program (PMSP)
Brandon Smith, MPA
Program Director
President's Millennial Scholars Program
bsmit31@lsu.edu
Tori Press
Graduate Assistant
President's Millennial Scholars Program
tpress3@lsu.edu
Patricia Saye
Graduate Assistant
President's Millennial Scholars Program
psaye1@lsu.edu
Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA)
Wesley E. Heath, MA
Evante Topp, MS
Assistant Director
African American Student Affairs
Graduate Assistant
LGBTQ Project
Graduate Assistant
Black Male Leadership Initiative (BMLI)
Graduate Assistant
Business Operations
Genesis Robles
Graduate Assistant
LatinX Affairs and Genesis Mentoring/Tutoring
groble3@lsu.edu
Franklin Soares
Graduate Assistant
African American Student Affairs
fsoare1@lsu.edu
Women's Center
Summer Steib
Director
Women's Center
summers@lsu.edu
Jordyn Warren
Graduate Assistant
Women's Center
jwarr28@lsu.edu