Black, African, and African American Resources and Initiatives
Hello and Welcome to Northern Arizona University
The creation of the Black Excellence and Student initiatives is an affirming response to the mission statement guiding the Office of Inclusion (IMQ). The goal for Black Excellence and Student Services is to create culturally relevant programs and provide services to advance the holistic support of Northern Arizona University’s Black community. Through intentional partnerships that will work together to increase the recruitment, retention, academic achievement, and self-advocacy of our Black student population we want our Black/African American Students, Staff, and faculty to celebrate their culture. Through our initiatives, the office of Black Excellence and Student Initiatives is here to address the needs of the Black/African American student community and provide support throughout their time at Northern Arizona University.
Purpose
Black Excellence and Student Initiatives is a student-led, student centered, administratively supported initiative through the Office of Inclusion. Our Black Excellence and Student Initiatives serve our Black, African, African-American student population on Northern Arizona University’s campus and offers events open to all of our students, staff, faculty and the surrounding community.
The primary aim is to reflect and to develop understanding of ethnicity and racial identity, intersectionality and to build community within the NAU campus community. The IMQ hosts meetings, events, workshops, and trainings where attendees can share in fellowship and participate in intersectional dialogues around topics such as race within higher education, safety, power, privilege, community, and black excellence within and outside of our campus and Northern Arizona Community. Through Black Excellence, we seek to build community through the shared interest and/or identity of blackness.
BLACK Student Clubs, Organizations, and Greek Life
Visit True Blue Connects for your most up to date list of student clubs, orgs, and fraternity/sorority chapters on campus.
Black Student Union Phi Beta Sigma Sigma Gamma Rho Zeta Phi Beta
Louis Stokes Alliance For Minority Participation Ladies Of Truth
Gold N Brown Jacks Soul Sugar
Black/African American Student Convocation
National Society of Black Engineers
Faculty, Staff, and Community Support
*Persons listed have agreed to share personal information along with area of expertise or skills.**If you would like to connect with someone on this list, please email inclusion@nau.edu or martin.tease@nau.edu and put Black/African American Resources and Support in the Subject Line.
Dr. Margaret Boatright
Assistant Professor of Practice Department of Educational Psychology
Also associated with:
College of Education
Ashley Martin-Casler
Academic Advisor University Advising
Taylor Dixson (she/her/hers)
Graduate Service Assistant Residence Life
Also associated with:
Honors Hall
Debra Edgerton, MFA (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor School of Art
Also associated with:
College of Arts and Letters
Dr. Linnea Evans
Assistant Professor Department of Health Sciences
Also associated with:
College of Health and Human Services
Timoy Graham
Residence Hall Director,
University Housing & Residence Life
Dr. Adrien Gupton
Assistant Clinical Professor School of Nursing
Also associated with:
Indigenous Research & Teaching Circle College of Health and Human Services
Dr. Oneil Winston Guthrie
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Also associated with:
Indigenous Research & Teaching Circle College of Health and Human Services
Dr. Ricardo Guthrie
Associate Professor Department of Ethnic Studies
Also associated with:
Indigenous Research & Teaching Circle College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Destinee King(she/her/hers)
Social & Cultural Support Services Coordinator, Senior – SPF
Office of Inclusion: Multicultural and LGBTQIA+ Student Services
Dr. Clement Lambert
Chair, COE: Teaching and Learning Associate Professor, College of Education Department of Teaching and Learning
Also associated with:
College of Education
Faculty leadership; guiding curriculum review; quality assurance activities; department resource management while catering to our diverse student population.
Bernadine Lewis
Program Director
The W. A. Franke College of Business
Dr. Josh Mackey
Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Human Resources
Also associated with:
Human Resources Administration
Dr. Mackey is the Interim Chief of Staff and has a regular appointment as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for the university.
Sakenya McDonald
Manager, Program
Institute for Human Development (IHD)
Also associated with:
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Tracye A. Moore
Chair, Dental Hygiene
Associate Clinical Professor, Dental Hygiene Department of Dental Hygiene
Also associated with:
College of Health and Human Services
Kenneth Mitchell Phillips, JD
Assistant Professor of Practice
The W. A. Franke College of Business
L. Greg McAllister, MA
Lecturer
Northern Arizona University Ethnic Studies
Elyce Morris, JD
Title IX Coordinator Office of the President
Also associated with:
Office of Legal Affairs & General Counsel
Morris is responsible for Title IX compliance and vested with independent authority to address and correct sex-based discrimination, harassment, or misconduct.
Dr. Ishmael Munene
Professor
Department of Educational Leadership
Also associated with:
College of Education
Tommy Newsom II (he/him/his)
Residence Life Coordinator, Senior – SPF Residence Life
Also associated with:
Residential Colleges
Dr. Patience Ogunbanjo
Part-Time Faculty
The W. A. Franke College of Business
Dr. Daniel Okoli
Vice President of Capital Planning & Campus Operations Professor of Practice, CECMEE & SES
Vice President for Capital Planning and Campus Operations
Also associated with:
Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
Dr. Grace Okoli (she/her/hers)
Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Educational Leadership
Also associated with:
College of Education
Dr. Ijeoma Ononuju
Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Educational Leadership
Also associated with:
College of Education
Dr. Eric Otenyo
Professor
Department of Politics and International Affairs
Also associated with:
Indigenous Research & Teaching Circle College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Chris Paige, MS
Assistant Professor of Practice
The W. A. Franke College of Business
Dr. April D Petillo
Assistant Professor Department of Sociology Also associated with
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Also associated with:
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Nicole Price
Chair, Global Languages & Cultures
Associate Professor, Global Languages & Cultures Department of Global Languages and Cultures
Also associated with:
Spanish
College of Arts and Letters
Dr. Wendy Rountree
Professor
Department of Ethnic Studies
Also associated with:
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Breyaunna Smith, MA (she/her/hers)
Counselor
Campus Health Services: Counseling Services
Dr. Martin L. Tease (he/him/his)
Social & Cultural Support Services Coordinator, Senior – SPF Office of Inclusion: Multicultural and LGBTQIA+ Student Services
Also associated with:
The University Diversity Fellows
Center for University Access and Inclusion NAU 100, Instructor
NAU Zone Trainings & DEI Workshops
Desmond Thomas
Residence Hall Director Wilson Hall
Dr. Elias Villarreal (he/him/his)
Chair, Physician Assistant Department
Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Also associated with:
College of Health and Human Services
Kiara Weathersby (she/her/hers)
Assistant Director, Student Life Experience
Leadership, Engagement, Activities and Peer Mentoring
Also associated with:
Student Affairs Mentoring Student Affairs Mentoring
Program Design | Coach | Mentor Training | Curriculum Design | Commissioner, Commission for Native Americans
Dr. Edythe Weeks
Dr. Franklin Willis
Professor
School of Art
Also associated with:
Indigenous Research & Teaching Circle
College of Arts and Letters
Community Resources
African Diaspora Advisory Council
Coconino County African American Advisory Council
219 E Cherry Ave, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Jermaine Barkley, MA
First Episode Psychosis Grant Coordinator
BCBSAZ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Council, Chairman Health Choice
1300 S. Yale St Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Deborah A. Harris, M.Ed.
NAU Associate Dean of Students, Retired,2017 President, Southside Community Association (Operating the Historic Murdoch Community Center) deborah.harris@nau.edu
Khara House
Chair, African Diaspora Advisory Council
Secretary, NAACP – Flagstaff Branch
National Advancement for the Association of Colored People (NAACP)
PO Box 31263
Flagstaff, AZ 86003-1263 http://www.arizonastateconferencenaacp.org 928.856.2797
Carolyn A. Kidd, MBA (she, her, hers)
HR Analyst, Recruitment and Employee Relations Chair, Diversity Team
Human Resources, Coconino County, Arizona
Kuttz Barbershop and College
Jabarha “Kuttz” Niols 2219 E 7th Ave,
Flagstaff, AZ 86004 https://www.kuttzbarbershop.com 928.779.6011
First Missionary Baptist Church
219 S Elden St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928.779.3133
Harbert Chapel, AME
424 S San Francisco St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Riverside Church of God In Christ
419 S Verde St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928.774.0493
Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church
624 S O’Leary St, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928.774.9065