Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Staff

Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr., PhD
Vice Provost for Diversity
Chief Diversity Officer
drovaris@lsu.edu

Emmy M. Hicks, MPA
Assistant Director of Development Services
ehicks@lsu.edu

Tarchia Rankins-Lollis, MS 
Business Operations Coordinator
tranki1@lsu.edu 

Percy Jackson 
Graduate Assistant
Business Operations & Management
pjack27@lsu.edu 

Olivia Selby
Graduate Assistant
Leadership, Communication & Strategic Initiatives
oselby1@lsu.edu

Brandon Smith, MPA
Program Director
President's Millennial Scholars Program
bsmit31@lsu.edu

Tessa Jackson
Graduate Assistant
President's Millennial Scholars Program
tjac154@lsu.edu

Tori Press
Graduate Assistant
President's Millennial Scholars Program
tpress3@lsu.edu 

Michelle Carter, MA, JD 
Director
Office of Multicultural Affairs
michellec@lsu.edu

Wesley E. Heath, MA
Assistant Director
Cross-Cultural Affairs
weheath@lsu.edu

Evante Topp, MS
Assistant Director
African American Student Affairs
etopp2@lsu.edu

Pierina Colina
Graduate Assistant
Latinx Affairs & Genesis Tutoring/Mentoring
pcolin1@lsu.edu

Savannah Mattox 
Graduate Assistant
LGBTQ+ Project
smatto2@lsu.edu

Franklin Soares 
Graduate Assistant
Black Male Leadership Initiative (BMLI)
fsoare1@lsu.edu

Heather Van Norman
Graduate Assistant
Black Women's Empowerment Initiative (BWEI)
hvanno2@lsu.edu 

Summer Steib 
Director
Women's Center
summers@lsu.edu

Kyla V. Martin
Graduate Assistant
Women's Center
kmar159@lsu.edu