Committee for Equity & Diversity

*Toya M. Cooper, JD
Vice President for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Office: CH 117
Email: coopert@sou.edu

Jonathan Chavez Baez, MA
Director for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Office: Churchill Hall
Email: chavezbjo@sou.edu

Alma Rosa Alvarez, PhD
Professor English
Office: CE 254
Email: alvarez@sou.edu

Amanda Casto
STEM Education Instructor; Education Studies Program Coordinator
Office: EP 132
Email: castoa@sou.edu

Aubrey Owens
Disability Resources Coordinator
Office: SU 164
Email: owensa@sou.edu

Brandon McCowan
OHSU
Office: CH 241
Email: mccowan@ohsu.edu

Carey Jean Sojka, PhD
Assistant Professor Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Affiliated Faculty, Ethnic & Racial Studies
Office: TA 125B
Email: sojkac@sou.edu

Chance White Eyes
Assistant Professor of Native American Studies
Affiliated Faculty, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Office: TA 19B
Email: whiteeyec@sou.edu

Edward Derr
Student Success Coordinator
Office: TA 101
Email: derre@sou.edu

Luana Stevens
Office Specialist, Success at Southern (TRIO SSS)
Office: SU 125C
Email: woodardm@sou.edu

Marvin Woodard
Equity Coordinator for Racial Justice
Office: SU 306
Email: woodardm@sou.edu

Michele Barlow
Assistant Director Human Resources, Accessibility Coordinator
Office: CH 159
Email: barlowm@sou.edu

Stephanie Rokes
Program Manager, Military Science
Office: Cascade Complex
Email: rokess@sou.edu

Patricia Syquia McCarthy, JD
Contracts Administrative Officer/Risk Manager
Staff and Community Liaison, Office for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Office: Churchill Hall 222
Email: syquiam@sou.edu

Tracey Culbertson
Assistant Director International Programs
Office: SU 132B
Email: culbertst@sou.edu

*Committee Chair