Dean's Diversity Action Council

The Dean's Diversity Action Council was formed in 2019 to ensure that Duquesne University School of Law is a welcoming and supportive environment for all. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at the School of Law where our students of color and other historically underrepresented students flourish. We aim to create long-term, sustained progress toward justice, equity, and human dignity. We act in accordance with our Spiritan Mission as we seek to energize our minds, hearts and spirits to overcome the affliction of discrimination and racial inequality.

Promise Statement

Council Members

	April M. Barton Dean and Professor of Law lawdean@duq.edu		Jalila Jefferson-Bullock Associate Professor of Law jeffersonbulloj@duq.edu
	Tsegaye Beru Associate Director for Faculty Research and Outreach Services, DCLI and ACLL, and Adjunct Professor beru@duq.edu		Rona Kaufman Associate Professor of Law kitchenr@duq.edu
	Pablo Echeverri Assistant Professor of Law echeverrip@duq.edu		Ella Kwisnek Associate Dean of Students and Assistant Professor of Legal Research and Writing kwisnek@duq.edu
	Aman Gebru Assistant Professor of Law gebrua@duq.edu		Emile Loza de Siles Assistant Professor of Law lozae@duq.edu
	Valerie J. Harper School of Law Registrar harper@duq.edu		John Rago Associate Professor of Law ragoj@duq.edu
	Nicola Henry-Taylor Director of Diversity henrytaylorn@duq.edu		Carrie Samarin Executive Assistant to the Dean samarinc@duq.edu
			Kaitlin Yacob Associate Director of Admissions yacobk@duq.edu

Student Affinity Group Leaders

Antonio Bonnetty bonnettya@duq.edu 2D Senator, Student Bar Association
Ell Connally connallye@duq.edu 3D Vice President, Student Bar Association
Kallie Crawford crawfordk@duq.edu 3D American Bar Association Representative, Student Bar Association
Shreya Desai desais@duq.edu 3D President, First Generation Society & Public Interest Law Association
Rosemari Fassette fassetter@duq.edu 3D President, Education Initiative for Individual Diversity
Kayla Ford fordk1@duq.edu 2E Senator, Student Bar Association
Jake Harrison harrisonj2@duq.edu 3D Vice President, Jewish Law Students Association Alexandria Iwanenko iwanenkoa@duq.edu 3D Vice President, Hispanic American Bar Association
Lexi Jones jonesa17@duq.edu 3D President, Women's Law Association
Benjamin Kahn kahnb@duq.edu 3D President, Jewish Law Students Association
Jacob Mazur mazurj1@duq.edu 3D Vice President, Education Initiative for Individual Diversity
Madison Miranda mirandam@duq.edu 3D President, Hispanic American Bar Association
Brianna Schmid schmidb@duq.edu 2D Senator, Student Bar Association
Sarah Thomas thomass9@duq.edu 2D Senator, Student Bar Association
Jonathan Veres veresj1@duq.edu 3D President, Student Bar Association
Ariel Wetzel wetzela1@duq.edu 3D Vice President, Black Law Student Association
Dominique Wiggins wigginsd@duq.edu 3D President, Black Law Student Association