Inclusion Ambassadors
Purpose
The purpose of Inclusion Ambassadors Program is to create a partnership between the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the colleges/schools or divisions at UND. The Inclusion Ambassadors will serve as liaisons between the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and the colleges/schools or divisions and engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts across campus. In this position, utilizing a train the trainer model, the Inclusion Ambassadors will:
- Participate in on-going internal and external equity and inclusion trainings as a means of growing their professional development and strengthening their overall skills in DEI.
- Train departments on implicit bias, methods for increasing diverse candidate pools, effective retention practices, and addressing microaggressive interactions (including providing training for search committees), and other topics related to DEI work.
- Serve as colleges/schools or divisions consultants on ways of infusion diversity, equity, and inclusion into programs, events, and speaker programs.
- Collaborate with TTaDA to design trainings and other events that focus on equity and inclusion.
Selection and Retention
Inclusion Ambassadors are chosen by the college dean or division head, in consultation with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and with approval from their chair/director/supervisor.
Inclusion Ambassadors will serve in their role for 2 or 3 years depending on their agreement with their area. In order to maintain the continuity of the Program, colleges/schools or divisions should stagger the time periods that someone will serve in this role as to avoid all the Inclusion Ambassadors cycling out of the Program at the same time.
Training
Here is a list of possible training that Inclusion Ambassadors can offer:
- General discussion on the infusion DEI into higher education
- Addressing microaggressions
- Addressing implicit bias in the hiring process
- Introduction to equal opportunity and affirmative action (basic information)
- Strategic Planning for DEI
Inclusion Ambassadors

- tambakuii.bailey@UND.edu
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Memorial Union
Grand Forks ND 58202-8274

- lindsay.archer@UND.edu
- 701.777.4107
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McCannel Hall Room 280
Grand Forks ND 58202-7143

- matthew.gilmore@UND.edu
- 701.777.3124
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Clifford Hall Room 400
Grand Forks ND 58202-9006

- leisha.lunnie@UND.edu
- 701.330.6740
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Odegard Hall Room 200
Grand Forks ND 58202-9007

- jonathan.maskaly@UND.edu
- 701.777.3639
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O'Kelly Hall Room 273
Grand Forks ND 58202-8050

- anne.christopherson@UND.edu
- 701.777.2835
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Hughes Fine Arts Center Room 224
Grand Forks ND 58202-7125

- rebecca.simmons@UND.edu
- 701.777.3439
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Starcher Hall Room 315
Grand Forks ND 58202-9019

- roberto.demagalhaes@UND.edu
- 701.777.6308
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Nistler Hall Room 331J
Grand Forks ND 58202-8097

- david.flynn@UND.edu
- 701.777.3356
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Nistler Hall Room 330K
Grand Forks ND 58202-8369

- hyonsuk.cho@UND.edu
- 701.777.3162
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Education Building Room 252
Grand Forks ND 58202-7189

- darin.buri@UND.edu
- 701.777.3221
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Leonard Hall Room 326B
Grand Forks ND 58202-8155

- julia.ernst@UND.edu
- 701.777.2255
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Law School Room 200
Grand Forks ND 58202-9003

- amanda.haage@UND.edu
- 701.777.5627
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School of Medicine & Health Sciences Room W228
Grand Forks ND 58202-9037

- janna.kruckenberg@UND.edu
- 701.777.6373
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Chester Fritz Library Rm 131
Grand Forks ND 58202-8384

- sara.kaiser@UND.edu
- 701.777.4076
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O'Kelly Hall Room 2
Grand Forks ND 58202-8006

- carolyn.h.broden@UND.edu
- 701.777.2127
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McCannel Hall Room 200
Grand Forks ND 58202-9042

- alex.pokornowski@UND.edu
- 701.777.2892
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Memorial Union Room 229D
Grand Forks ND 58202-7140

- beth.valentine@UND.edu
- 701.777.4223
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Twamley Hall Room 401
Grand Forks ND 58202-7097

- melissa.casanova@UND.edu
- 701.777.2452
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Twamley Hall Room 216
Grand Forks ND 58202-8371

- erin.lauckner@UND.edu
- 701.777.6229
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NPCBR Building Room 340A
Grand Forks ND 58202-8237