Linda has an extensive background in higher education, with over 25 years of experience in staff and organizational development, human relations and social justice education. She has led Workplace Learning and Development since 1994.

Her professional commitments include: multicultural organizational development; management and supervisory leadership development: performance management and the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce. She has consulted and written widely on issues of diversity and social justice related to faculty development, curriculum innovation and multicultural organizational development. Linda and Dr. Bailey Jackson recently published a chapter on Transforming Higher Education Institutions Using Multicultural Organizational Development: A Case Study of a Large Northeastern University (in Teaching Inclusively: Ouellett, 2005).

Linda has an Ed.D in Education from the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is an adjunct faculty member of the Social Justice Education Program.

Her community contributions include: the Board of Directors, Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, a social change philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls in western Massachusetts.

Margaret has extensive experience in the design and facilitation of workshops and seminars for public sector employees and organizations, with particular emphasis on: supervisory leadership development, diversity issues, teambuilding, organizational skills, and customer service. She has a strong organizational development background in strategic planning, facilitated retreats, organizational problem-solving, and developmental coaching of supervisors and managers.  In 1985, Margaret began her career at UMass in Student Affairs as an advisor, eventually heading the University’s Student Leadership Program. Margaret joined Workplace Learning and Development in 1998.

Margaret has been a lecturer in the School of Education, and is currently an instructor in the Dean’s Book course, Commonwealth College.

Margaret has a M.Ed. in Organizational Development.  She is certified in mediation and quality tools training.

Margaret’s community work includes participation in volunteer efforts to rebuild New Orleans, following Hurricane Katrina.

Danette is a first year doctoral student in Teacher Education and School Improvement Program at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Many years of formal education, work, and life experience have equipped her with a delicate blend of managerial and communication skills, democratic ideals, pragmatic approaches, a sense of humor, and a belief in the strength and goodness of the human spirit. As an educational leader, Danette works in collaboration with her colleagues to assess and to develop cohesive curriculum with a strong emphasis on learning theory and effective instructional design to improve the teaching and learning process.

David is a faculty member in the Kinesiology Department and worked for several years as the Housing and Residence Life Wellness Program Coordinator. He specializes in topics related to Health, Fitness, and Wellness and has been active in promoting these issues on campus. He has worked closely with Workplace Learning and Development staff in creating “Get Moving UMass Amherst” which is an annual event to support employee's health and wellness at the university.

Lorenzo Macaluso received both his undergraduate (1997 BS) and graduate (2001 MPH) degrees from UMASS, Amherst. He has been working for the Office of Waste Management since 1997 as Special Projects Coordinator. He also works for a local non-profit environmental organization called the Center for Ecological Technology (CET). Lorenzo is a Waste Management Specialist at CET where he provides consulting services to schools, businesses, institutions, municipalities and farms on a range of “greening” opportunities.

Jason received his Masters degree in mechanical engineering at UMass in 1980. A registered engineer in Massachusetts he has been working since 1985 at the Physical Plant in areas of HVAC design and energy conservation. He’s often involved in addressing building operational problems, and has designed many of the controls presently in use. He was intimately involved in the scope and design of our recent energy performance contract on campus.

Joan has worked for the University for 30 years, former Credit Manager of the University Of Massachusetts Press, and is now employed by the Controller’s Office as one of the two Travel Coordinators.

Kevin is the manager of Software Support in OIT. He has presented several different workshops for UMass staff through OIT in the use of computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite, Dreamweaver, FileMaker Pro, and Secure Computing.

Elisa Campbell was a full-time employee of OIT for more than 20 years. During that time, she taught workshops in many subjects for OIT. Most of the workshops have been about Microsoft Word, but she has also taught Groupwise and various email packages as well as assisting with the Excel workshop. She is now retired and working part-time in the Software Support area of OIT.

Kris is an Employee Service Specialist with the Human Resources Department. She has been in the department since 2006 and has been at the University since 2002. She handles Unemployment claims, helps employees at the Employee Service Center and facilitates New Employee Orientations for newly benefitted employees.

Kate is an Emergency Preparedness Consultant and an adjunct professor at Greenfield Community College where she teaches Financial Literacy. An entrepreneur who has owned businesses in several different arenas, Kate brings life experience enthusiasm and a "no problems just solutions to be found" attitude to her teachings.

Maryanne is the Director of the Center for Early Education and Care and also oversees the Office of Family Resources. She holds a Bachelor degree in Outdoor Education and Teaching from Hampshire College and a Master's degree in Early Childhood Administration from Wheelock College.
Maryanne presents on early childhood curriculum and administration
topics and is an adjunct instructor in the School of Education.

Gerardo was born and raised in Mexico where he first became aware of his many identities and their implications in society. Interested in continuing to grow as an educator, he moved to the United States to pursue graduate studies in Higher Education. Gerardo enjoys working with college students in the residence halls, and is interested in organizational theory, social justice, and student development from and international higher education perspective.

Glen has been working on campus for 23 years in a variety of roles including support staff, lecturer, academic program chair, advisor, and, as of this semester, student. He is in the Department of Resource Economics.

Leda is a faculty member in the Department of Communication at the University of MA, Amherst. Her interests in the possibilities of dialogue stem from her experience as a mediator and from a background studying the dynamics of conflict and cultural and social identities. She is currently working on a campus and community dialogue project focused on racial identity and whiteness.

Thomas is the Power Plant Maintenance Manager in the Physical Plant Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Sara is Manager of Special Events for the Center for Student Development, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Nicholas is an associate professor, earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1976, and a master’s degree from the School of Journalism at Columbia University in 1986. He also holds a master’s degree in education from Harvard University (1990). He has been a reporter for the Springfield Daily News, Washington Post, Afro-American, and Christian Science Monitor ( Washington bureau). McBride’s courses include newswriting, the philosophy of journalism, community journalism, and covering race.

Julia is a Staff Psychologist at University of Massachusetts Mental Health Services.

Jacqueline is currently the Director of the Office of Programs and Services for ALANA Students (OPSAS), a unit of the Center for Student Development. OPSAS provides academic support, cultural enrichment and student development as well as supports institutional diversity efforts. Ms. Pinn has been on-campus since 1997, where she previously worked at Everywoman's Center directing the Women of Color Leadership Network.

Michael is a Police Sergeant with the University of Massachusetts Amherst Public Safety Department.

Tom is a health educator at the Center for Health Promotion in University Health Services and an adjunct faculty member in the Social Justice Education program. His work primarily focuses on men’s health, violence prevention, outreach to international and ALANA students, tobacco education and cessation, and student leadership development. He also is a certified whitewater kayaking instructor and avid backcountry skier.

Demetria, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. University of Alabama), teaches in the Department of Communication at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She looks at the role of identity construction within popular culture and has authored “Birth Through Conflict: TV Responds to the Politics of Race in 1968,” and “Wilson ‘Boozoo’ Anthony Chavis: Zydeco Musician.” She specializes in media and cultural criticism, examining the role of identity construction within media especially in terms of socio-economic class, gender, and race. She is currently working on a manuscript that looks at the politics of production in the 1960s TV sitcom series Julia.