Three Selective Colleges Announce the Appointment of Women to Diversity Positions

Eloísa Gordon-Mora was named chief diversity officer at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. She has been serving as the inaugural university diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Nevada, Reno. Earlier, she was the dean of the School of Social Science, Humanities, and Communication at Universidad Ana G. Méndez and vice president for academic affairs at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, both in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Dr. Gordon-Mora is a graduate of Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds a master’s degree in international relations and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.

Phyllis Esposito was appointed vice president and dean for institutional diversity at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. She has been serving as the vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Everett Community College in Everett, Washington. Earlier, she worked as director of the Center for Multicultural Education and as the interim dean of the School of Integrative Studies at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dr. Esposito earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in integrated humanities and education from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri. She earned a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Kansas.

Sheila Lloyd was named senior vice president for justice, equity, and antiracism at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. She will also serve as a professor of Black literary and cultural studies. She has been serving as associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Houston Downtown. Earlier, Dr. Lloyd was associate provost for teaching, learning, and faculty affairs, the founding director of the Center for Faculty Excellence, and accreditation liaison officer at Mills College in Oakland, California.

Dr. Lloyd is a graduate of Yale University, where she majored in English literature. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in English literature from Cornell University.

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