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Dr. Angela C.M. de Oliveira provides vision and leadership for the Office of Faculty Development, focusing especially on leadership development, mentoring, mid-career, awards and recognition, as well as community, inclusion, and wellness programs to support healthy, equitable, thriving faculty and departments.

Dr. Webley is a Professor of Microbiology and Senior Vice Provost of Equity and Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Webley was born in Dry Hill District, Bellas Gate P.O, St. Catherine, Jamaica and was the first in his family to attend high school (Old Harbour Hight School) and college. He completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology at Northern Caribbean University. Webley then earned the M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Microbiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with expertise in Immunology, Infectious Disease, Host-pathogen interactions, and a concentration

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Jamilla Deria is a US based arts administrator committed to connecting innovative artists with adventurous audiences. Currently, the Director of The Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Ms. Deria is focused on supporting the development of new work and partnering with world-class artists to inspire creative practice and arts-based research that explore the intersection of the arts, teaching and wellbeing. Prior to serving in her current capacity, Ms. Deria enjoyed a successful career at the Apollo Theater Foundation, Inc. bringing arts and civic experiences to American

Claire E. Hamilton serves as the Associate Provost and Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. In this role, Claire oversees the professional development resources and programs provided to faculty to enhance their teaching and instructional practices. As associate professor in teacher education and curriculum studies, Claire holds a B.A. and M.Ed. in Education from the University of Massachusetts and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from UCLA. With scholarly interests in literacy and reading, the social contexts of learning, general education curriculum, and flexible teaching and

Kristen first began her career while earning her undergraduate degree at UMass-Amherst in 2001 working for the ARPE unit at the UMass Donahue Institute. Her role included oversight of large-scale data collection for research and evaluation projects focused on education initiatives, public policy, public health and government programs. She left for a short time before returning to UMass in 2023. Kristen’s current role now resides in Academic Human Resources within the Office of the Provost. She serves as a labor relations coordinator providing administrative and logistical support to the

Mindy Rivera supports the Provost’s Office as the Human Resources Specialist. She serves as an advisor and consultant on staff-related human resources management, personnel policies, and procedures for Academic Affairs.

Katy Maher is the Executive Director of Financial Planning and Operations

Fouad Abd-El-Khalick joins the university with more than two decades of dedication to research, teaching, and service missions at flagship public institutions. Most recently, he served as Dean of the School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before that, he spent 16 years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he served as the Head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Associate Dean of Research for its renowned College of Education.

An elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Dr. Abd-El

Dr. Williams is a higher education researcher with more than thirty years of experience leading and contributing to institutional research at UMass Amherst. Liz manages two companion offices that support data-informed decision making throughout the university: Assessment, Survey, and Effectiveness Research (ASER; previously OAPA) and University Analytics and Institutional Research (UAIR).