Our Staff

Dr. Marsha Currin McGriff is an esteemed scholar and practitioner with over two decades of experience in advancing global competence and cultural intelligence within higher education.

Emmanuel oversees climate and culture related initiatives, such as the campus climate survey, climate incidents and reporting, and other data collection. Emmanuel holds climate related office hours Monday and Wednesday, 11:30am - 12:30pm. Attend Via Zoom (link in profile)

Kerri is the Title IX Coordinator for the Amherst Campus serving as the Chair of the UMass Amherst Title IX Coordination Team which oversees and consults on Title IX related reports, complaints, Title IX assessments, programming and training on Title IX related matters to the campus.

Linda oversees campus-wide grants, initiatives, and programming, serves as the liaison between OEI and our on- and off-campus communities, and partners with key collaborators to help build a more equitable campus community.

Sarah oversees office operations, human resources, finance, and serves as a special advisor to Vice Chancellor McGriff.

Ebru stewards campus communication efforts, events, and initiatives to promote internal and external awareness and understanding of diversity, inclusion and equity on the UMass Amherst campus.

Arnold supports OEI in monitoring, assessing, and improving campus climate. He co-manages, triages, and provides follow up on climate and bias incidents, offering consultation to areas after incidents, supporting campus leaders for continuous climate improvement, and supporting OEI in collecting climate-related data

Penn leads educational initiatives to promote equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging throughout the campus community. In addition to facilitating responsive trainings, workshops, and dialogues for students, staff, and faculty, Penn also provides campus change agents with consultation and advising support to advance equity initiatives within their spheres of influence.

Cas Rego Martin supports education initiatives in the office of equity and inclusion.

Rachel develops, collects, and compiles content for the upcoming UMass Native Presence website. The content will include oral history of current and former university community members, as well as archival research of library and relevant departmental collections.

Web Administration & Compliance, Equal Opportunity and Access

Jay has over 25 years’ experience representing people in discrimination and harassment matters.

Sapir is pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Isenberg School of Management, complementing my foundation as a trained social worker specializing in Policy Practice.

Molly is a graduate student in the School Counseling program where she's learning how to provide equitable/accessible academic, social-emotional and mental health support for students.

Rita is a graduate of UMass Amherst, former police officer and investigator with the UMass and Amherst Police Departments

Title IX Education

Sheyla has been with the EOA office since 2021 - previously as a Graduate Assistant and then as a full time Intake Coordinator.She comes from a background in School Counseling, and supports campus members during their journey here at UMass. 

Ryan Morse has been with the UMass for several years. Prior to UMass, Morse worked as an employment law attorney whose clients had a wide variety of employment-based civil rights claims including sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.

Director of Investigations