Venessa A. Brown, associate chancellor for the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, was elected to the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Board of Directors. Brown will serve a three-year term.
The association’s vision is “to lead higher education toward inclusive excellence through institutional transformation.” Through her service on the board, Brown intends to ensure that diversity and inclusion becomes a critical element to fundamental excellence in higher education.
“I am honored to be elected to a board that has a goal of leading and ensuring inclusiveness and social justice in higher education around the world. It is at the heart of what I believe and live every single day,” Brown said.
“This a great opportunity for me to have an impact on policies and practice regarding diversity and inclusion, both nationally and internationally. It will allow me to bring first-hand to SIUE those best practices and policies that will strengthen SIUE in its efforts to be proactive about inclusiveness and not reactive.”
The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education serves as the preeminent voice for diversity officers in higher education. It currently has 200 institutional members and 220 individual members. For more information, visit www.nadohe.org.
