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Claudia Rankine, New York Times best-selling author of "Citizen: An American Lyric" served as both part of the President's Lecture Series and as the launch to the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Big Read Hampton Roads Thursday night in the Big Blue Room at the Ted Constant Center. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Monarch Task Force for Inclusive Excellence2023-2024 Membership

Task Force Chairs

Dr. Veleka Gatling

    AVP for Diversity & Inclusive Excellence
    SUITE 106 RESEARCH PARK I 4111 MONARCH WAY
  • NORFOLK, VA 23508
  • 757-683-3141
  • vgatling@odu.edu

Ron Carlee

    CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
    2111 CONSTANT HALL
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4601
  • rcarlee@odu.edu


Faculty & Staff Members

Brianna Elum

    Director
    WEBB CENTER
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4406
  • belum@odu.edu

Dr. J. Christopher Fleming

    Assistant Vice President for Enrollment & Executive Director of Admissions
    1004B ROLLINS HALL
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3603
  • jcflemin@odu.edu

Courtney Gipson

    Director
    1021 STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4655
  • cdgipson@odu.edu

Anne Githae

    Assistant Vice President for Institutional Equity
    INNOVATION RESERACH PARK I
  • NORFOLK, VA 23508
  • 757-683-3141
  • agithae@odu.edu

Krista Harrell

    Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations
    4111 MONARCH WAY
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3097
  • kharrell@odu.edu

Shanda Jenkins PhD

    FACULTY DIVERSI & RETENT COORD
    EDUCATION BUILDING ROOM 2334
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4327
  • sjenkins@odu.edu

Marissa A. Jimenez

    Executive Director
    2016C STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4829
  • mjimenez@odu.edu

Sarah Kalafsky

    Professional Counselor/Outreach Coordinator
    1526 WEBB CENTER
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4401
  • skalafsk@odu.edu

Dr. Millicent Lee

    COORD DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE
    SUITE 106 4111 MONARCH WAY
  • NORFOLK, VA 23508
  • 757-683-3141
  • mdlee@odu.edu

Christina LiPuma

    Director for Community Engagement
    1005C KOCH HALL
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5759
  • clipuma@odu.edu

Mary Magerkorth

    ENROLLMENT COORDINATOR
    QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BASE 3089
  • ROAN ST QUATICO, VA 22134
  • 757-448-3618
  • mmagerko@odu.edu

Ronald Moses PhD

    Sr. Associate Athletic Director - Compliance & Academic Services
    116 JIM JARRETT ATHLETIC ADMIN BLDG
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6963
  • rmoses@odu.edu

Steve Myran

    PROFESSOR
    2300 EDUCATION BUILDING
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6694
  • smyran@odu.edu

Vera E Riddick

    Director of Student Financial Aid
    2002 ROLLINS HALL
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3689
  • vriddick@odu.edu

Stacie Ringleb

    PROFESSOR & ASSOC DEAN FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & ACCESS
    238 KAUFMAN HALL
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5934
  • sringleb@odu.edu

Leteria Scott

    Executive Assistant to the Dean
    3200 EDUCATION BUILDING
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3938
  • lmscott@odu.edu

Garrett Shelton

    CHIEF OF POLICE
    4516 MONARCH WAY
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-4848
  • gshelton@odu.edu

Mitsue S. Shiokawa PhD

    DIR, ODU ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
    433 GORNTO HALL
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-7136
  • mshiokaw@odu.edu

Elizabeth Smith

    Director, Interdisciplinary Initiatives
    2102E MONARCH HALL
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5842
  • exsmith@odu.edu

Jackie Stein

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
    203 RESEARCH PARK I
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-6758
  • jstein@odu.edu

Denisse Thillet-Tirado

    Director of Student Outreach & Support
    2008 WEBB CENTER
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-3442
  • dthillet@odu.edu

Harold Williams

    Director Of Annual Giving
    ALUMNI CENTER
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • 757-683-5843
  • hwilliam@odu.edu

Dan Zimmerman

    Assistant Dean
    1101B SPONG HALL
  • NORFOLK, VA 23529
  • (757) 683-4559
  • jdzimmer@odu.edu

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