REAL–Rochester’s Equity & Access Leadership–Conversations is a lecture and discussion series that offers authentic discussions featuring brave and candid dialogues around equity, measurable action, and meaningful change. The series is presented by the Office of Alumni Relations and Constituent Engagement in partnership with the University’s Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Diversity Advisory Council.
Shane Campbell-Staton ’08 | Speaker
Assistant Professor at Princeton University
Wade Norwood | Speaker
CEO, Common Ground Health
Kathleen Belew | Speaker
Associate Professor of History at Northwestern University
Brittany Floyd ’22S | Creator & Co-Founder
Wanderlust Game Co.
Anna Gaines ’15 and Yuting Yang ’16 | Co-Founders
Sugar House
Emma Rainwater ’11 and Naomi Salama ’08 | Farmers & Owners
Rainwater Farms
Mel Foster ’89E | Host
Associate Professor of Voice, Associate Provost for Student Success, Morehouse College
Stephanie Ashenfelder | Moderator
Director of Digital Media Studies, Academic Director of Studio Arts, University of Rochester
Tiffany E. Barber ’14 (MA), ’17 (PhD) | Speaker
Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Art History, University of Delaware
Dr. Ian Wilson ’99M (MD), ’04M (Res), ’05M (Flw) | Speaker
Assistant Professor, Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester, School of Medicine and Dentistry
Kamila Barnes ’11N (MS), ’13N (DNP) | Panelist
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Long Island University–Brooklyn, and Nurse Practitioner Clinician, Northwell Health
Lynne Berkowitz Kahn ’91 | Panelist
Founder and Executive Director, Baltimore Hunger Project
Dr. Paula Cupertino | Panelist
Professor of Public Health Sciences, and Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, and Associate Director of Community Outreach, Engagement and Disparities, Wilmot Cancer Institute
Lisa Durant Jones ‘09W EdD | Panelist
Vice President of Community and Belonging and Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders, Nazareth College