ETHNIC GEMS ARCHIVE

Ethnic GEM, Fallon Thomas TITLE: Community Liaison for the New Haven Hiring Initiative COMPANY: Yale University STATE: New Haven, CT   Submitted by Leonard Webb   Fallon Thomas is a native of New Haven, CT, where she attended New Haven Public Schools. She received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Temple University and a […]

Program Chair Manager, Post University, Connecticut  Chief Diversity Officer, The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business Written by Wesley Webb, Senior Writer Stephanie Caban has been determined to rapidly reform academic landscapes. With more than a decade of professional excellence, Caban has held a myriad of roles within higher education. The seasoned educator began her professional

Chief Financial Officer Kevin Cherry joined Upham’s Corner Health Center in 2021 to assume responsibility for the organization’s financial health and management. He arrived with a wealth of experience from Boston-area banking, consulting, education, and public health sectors, where he honed a specialization in educational and charitable funding, finances, and operational management. In recent years,

Senior Solutions Engineer Datto, Connecticut   Written by Wesley Webb, Senior Writer The current jobs available in technology are severely underrepresented for People of Color is not surreptitious. This ongoing narrative awaits professional and cultural reform within the fast-growing industry. Those who identify as Hispanic and Latino account for only 8% of the prominent commerce.

Ethnic GEM, Adriana Dawson Director, Community Engagement State Government Affairs, Rhode Island, Verizon Written by Senior Writer Wesley Webb “I’m in a season of YES and BRING IT ON!” Adriana Dawson It’s been approximately a decade since Adriana Dawson began her professional career as the Director of Community Engagement for global fortune 15 technology, communications,

    Kenneth Holmes recently joined UNH as the senior vice provost for student life. He comes to us from Howard University where he was vice president for student affairs. As he settled into campus and the first weeks of classes, he took time to talk with UNH Today about his new role. You have

  Boston College Assistant Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies Lacee Satcher has received the American Sociological Association Dissertation Award for “(Un)Just Deserts: Examining the Consequences of Economic, Social, and Environmental Disinvestment in the Urban South.” Satcher’s dissertation focused on the concept of compounded disadvantages—a series of adverse circumstances, particularly in an urban area, that

 Mr. Brevard is a graduate from The University of Connecticut. He was employed by Xerox Corporation in New York City, where he worked for 18 years. During this time frame he advanced in many positions within the company’s marketing division. He received 6 President Club Awards enabling him to travel throughout the U.S. and other

 Ethnic GEM: Joseph Feaster Profession:  Attorney & Community Activist State: Massachusetts  Submitted by Wesley Webb, Senior Contributing Editor My mother used to mention to me about becoming an attorney when I was applying for college.  So, in 1966 when asked what career I would pursue, I said law and then in 1967 enrolled in the

Ethnic GEM: Alivia Grate Profession:  Engineer Company: Eversource State: CT The next designer of iPhones, iPads and emerging technology in general has been the goal of Engineer Alivia Grate ever since she was exposed to an engineering department at the University of New Haven by her Math Teacher at Hillhouse High School! That early exposure