Our Staff

2024-25 Griot Institute Advisory Board

Faculty, staff and emeriti who help to guide the Griot's narrative:

• Nina Banks, Professor of Economics
• Nicholas Brady, Assistant Professor of Critical Black studies
• Jenn Brown, Assistant to the VP for Equity and Inclusive Excellence
• Emmanual Cannady, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology (Spring 2025 only) 
• Aisha Cort, Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies
• Margaret Cronin, Writing and Teaching Consultant
• Rafe Dalleo, Professor of English
• Cymone Fourshey, Carmen Gillespie Director of the Griot Institute, Professor of History and International Relations
• Michelle Lauver, Griot Institute Program Manager
• Eddy Lopez, Assistant Professor of Studio Art
• Elena Machado, Professor of English
• Dustyn Martincich, Associate Professor of Theatre & Dance (Fall 2024 only)
• Terri Norton, Associate Dean for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Cassie Osei, Assistant Professor of History (Fall 2024 only)
• Meenakshi Ponnuswami, Associate Professor of English
• Marcus Scales, Director of Multicultural Student Services
• Hiram Smith, Associate Professor of Spanish
• Jaye Austin Williams, Interim Chair and Assistant Professor of Critical Black Studies