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Meet our staff
Mariel Martin
Director
518-580-8212
mariel@skidmore.edu
Mariel received her B.A. in Sociology from Shippensburg University and her Master's Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago. She is excited to embark on her fifth year at Skidmore as Director of Student Diversity Programs. Over the past four years, Mariel has worked in Residential Life and taught classes about oppression in the U.S. and a First-Year Seminar Course about the history of diversity at Skidmore and within higher education. Mariel is a certified anti-gay bias trainer, trained mediator, and social justice advocate. Her research and academic background focuses on educational experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth and motherhood, role negotiation and kinship formation in lesbian-parented families. Most recently, Mariel's interests include anti-racism strategies, issues of whiteness and privilege, and the intersections of race, sexual orientation and gender identity. Stop by Case Center 224 and meet her!
Rosana Lemus
Program Coordinator
518.580.8213
rlemus@skidmore.edu
Rosana completed her BA in Liberal Arts as well as her MA in Higher Education Administration from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She is thrilled to begin her first year at Skidmore working in both the OSDP and Residential Life. Throughout her graduate work, she saw the increased importance of diversity and the ways it impacts students and the overall community. She completed her internship in the Multicultural Students Affairs office and became an ally by participating in programs presented by the LGBT office. In addition, she has sought other opportunities to expand her knowledge and understanding of diverse issues such as mentor training for minorities. She brings an open mind and positive attitude to the position.
Jamie Cohen '10
Jamie is excited to be a senior at Skidmore and to be working as a student assistant for OSDP. She is a Psychology major from Long Island, NY. At an early age, she recognized the importance of embracing people’s differences when she witnessed intolerance and prejudice resulting from a lack of understanding people had of her brother on the autism spectrum. This helped develop her strong desire to see all individuals treated with respect and the dignity they deserve regardless of race, class, ability, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, or religion. At Skidmore she took advantage of many opportunities to feed her passion for social justice. Her involvement in OSDP clubs, her trip to California for NCORE ’09 (National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education), and her participation in the IGR (Intergroup Relations) courses helped to broaden her exposure to cultures other than her own. She hopes that some of her work and involvement at Skidmore will have some lasting effects on the racial and ethnic relations on campus. After graduating from Skidmore she plans to go to graduate school for Social Work and hopes to be able to further promote social equality.
Chris Curmi '10
Student Assistant
Chris, or Curmi as referred to by some, is a Religious Studies major with a wide breathe of coursework spanning from Arabic to creative writing and beyond. Born in New York City, he is a first-generation America originally from the Island of Malta. His passion for work in diversity developed at Millennium/Tribeca High School where he and his peers led workshops during
their school’s “Diversity Day.” This passion continued to flourish during his tenure at Skidmore College, where he and a group of his peers founded the “Respect Matters! Campaign,” and continues today in his work for OSDP.
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