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
Michelyve Petit
Graduate Assistant
Business Operations
mpetit2@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
Ethan Brown
Graduate Assistant
LGBTQ Project
ebro124@lsu.edu
Marvin Dupiton
Graduate Assistant
Black Male Leadership Initiative (BMLI)
mdupit2@lsu.edu
Jean-Bernard Perrault
Graduate Assistant
Business Operations
jperra4@lsu.edu
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