Office of Diversity Staff

Office of Diversity (OoD)


Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., PhD Vice Provost for Diversity Chief Diversity Officer	Kenya Lenoir Messer, EdD Associate Vice Provost for Diversity	Emmy M. Hicks Assistant Director of Development Services	Tarchia Rankins-Lollis, MS Business Operations Coordinator
drovaris@lsu.edu	kmesser@lsu.edu	ehicks@lsu.edu	tranki1@lsu.edu


Laura Coleman Graduate Assistant Outreach & Communications		Denitza Duran Graduate Assistant Leadership & Strategic Initiatives	Michelyve Petit Graduate Assistant Business Operations
lcole25@lsu.edu		dduran8@lsu.edu	mpetit2@lsu.edu

President's Millennial Scholars Program (PMSP)


Brandon Smith, MPA Program Director President's Millennial Scholars Program	Tori Press Graduate Assistant President's Millennial Scholars Program	Patricia Saye Graduate Assistant President's Millennial Scholars Program
bsmit31@lsu.edu	tpress3@lsu.edu	psaye1@lsu.edu

Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA)


Michelle Carter, MA, JD Director Office of Multicultural Affairs	Wesley E. Heath, MA Assistant Director Cross-Cultural Affairs	Evante Topp, MS Assistant Director African American Student Affairs
michellec@lsu.edu	weheath@lsu.edu	etopp2@lsu.edu


Diana Aviles Graduate Assistant LatinX Affairs and Genesis Mentoring/Tutoring	Ethan Brown Graduate Assistant LGBTQ Project	Marvin Dupiton Graduate Assistant Black Male Leadership Initiative (BMLI)
davile3@lsu.edu	ebro124@lsu.edu	mdupit2@lsu.edu


Jean-Bernard Perrault Graduate Assistant Business Operations	Franklin Soares Graduate Assistant African American Student Affairs
jperra4@lsu.edu	fsoare1@lsu.edu

Women's Center


Summer Steib Director Women's Center	Jordyn Warren Graduate Assistant Women's Center
summers@lsu.edu	jwarr28@lsu.edu