About the DEI Advisory Committee
The Berkeley College Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Committee is responsible for ensuring Berkeley College maintains an active role in cultivating and sustaining a culture for education, advancement, and career development that is reflective of our diversity and mission.
In August 2020, Berkeley College appointed a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force (DEITF) to help guide the future of DEI at the College. The DEITF submitted its recommendations to the President in the spring of 2021 following a Climate Survey of Faculty and Staff and a Climate Survey of Students administered by the Task Force.
The DEITF fulfilled its initial purpose by conducting the Climate Survey and submitting its recommendations. President Diane Recinos, EdD, formed a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee in order build on the important work of diversity, equity, and inclusion and apply a DEI approach into all areas of the College.
Chair
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![photo of Rachel Adler Jaffee](https://berkeleycollege.edu/directory/_images/rachel-jaffee.jpg)
Rachel Adler Jaffee, Esq.
Associate General Counsel and Associate Vice President, Compliance
Office of the General Counsel
RHJ@BerkeleyCollege.edu
Advisory Committee Members
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![picture of Melissa Baralt](https://berkeleycollege.edu/images/melissa-baralt.jpg)
![picture of byron hargrove](https://berkeleycollege.edu/directory/_images/byron-hargrove.jpg)
![picture of Heidi Hoefinger](https://berkeleycollege.edu/images/heidi-hoefinger.jpg)
![photo of michael iris](https://berkeleycollege.edu/directory/_images/michael-iris.jpg)
![picture of Robert Maguire](https://berkeleycollege.edu/directory/_images/robert-maguire.jpg)
Robert Maguire
Asst Vice Present, Public Safety and Emergency Management
![picture of Justin Robertson](https://berkeleycollege.edu/directory/_images/justin-robertson.jpg)
![picture of Sherrille Shabazz](https://berkeleycollege.edu/images/sherrille-shabazz-2.jpg)
![picture of Katherine Wu](https://berkeleycollege.edu/images/katherine-wu.jpg)