who became successful recipients of UK's competitive faculty research fellowships; Negotiated pay equity for faculty and staff; Coordinated the development of new departmental admissions standards that are more holistic in nature.

Associate Director African American Studies and Research Program 2000-2004 University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences

Responsibilities: Assisted the director with duties of the program, especially in the areas of program coordination and community engagement. A major responsibility was the development, implementation, public relations, and evaluation of every aspect of the annual Black Women's Conference.

Accomplishments: Planned and coordinated an annual three-day Black Women's Conference event that was directed toward both the University of Kentucky scholars and wider Lexington communities. Special care was taken to develop diverse themes that allowed women to explore the multidimensional levels of Black women nationally and internationally, historically and contemporarily. The conferences highlighted a different theme each year and brought to the UK campus speakers of (inter)national reputation who have made major contributions to the study of the roles and experiences of Black women, while also including local persons from the community in panel discussions and other conference aspects as appropriate. Community involvement and engagement was a very significant part of these events. During my tenure, I developed and implemented a special community component to the conference that involved local churches and various community social service agencies.

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