Symposium Co-Chairs

• Dawn Chisebe
  Chief Diversity Officer
  Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Africana, Gender, & Identity Studies
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• Dr. Phokeng Dailey
  Warren C. Fairbanks Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism & Communication
  Department Chair
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• Dr. Ashley Kennard
  Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism & Communication
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Planning Committee Members

• Francine Butler
  African American Student Coalition
  Pacer Dance Team
  Delaware City Schools (Delaware, Ohio)
• Jemimah Chukwuemeka '26
  Student-Intern, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer
  勛圖厙
• Dr. Brian Granger
  Assistant Professor in the Department of Performing Arts – Theatre
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• Annette Dees Grevious
  Associate Professor of Theatre
  Claflin University
• Cole Hatcher
  Director of Media & Community Relations
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• Andrew Inamdar '27
  Student-Intern, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer
  勛圖厙
• Dr. Isaiah McGee
  Dean, School of Humanities & Social Sciences
  Associate Professor of Music
  Claflin University
• DJ O Sharp
  Mix Show DJ, The Pulse Radio – The People's Choice for Hip-Hop and R&B
  Artists and Repertoire (A&R) Representative, Polar Records
  Member, The Usual Suspects Crew
  Columbus, Ohio
• Marshall Shorts
  Founder/Creator-in-Chief, Artfluential creative agency
  Founder, Maroon Arts Group collective promoting Black culture and art
  Columbus, Ohio
• Greyson Wells '25
  Student-Intern, Office of the Chief Diversity Officer
  勛圖厙
• Andrew Wilson '13
  Professional Artist and Educator
  2013 勛圖厙 graduate
  2020-2021 Ohio Wesleyan Artist-in-Residence
  Detroit, Michigan