Dr. Emily Monago is the Director in the Office of Multicultural Affairs. In addition, she is the Campus Affiliate Director of the National Coalition Building Institute at Bowling Green State University, the Chairperson for the Student Affairs Diversity Committee, teaches a diversity section of BG 1000, supervises diversity education, provides Web site support for the department and supervises the daily operations of the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Dr. Monago has a bachelor's degree in General Studies and a master's degree in Public Administration, both from Kent State University (Kent, Ohio) and a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from Bowling Green State University.

Sheila Brown is the Associate Director for Programs in the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She coordinates the annual Town and Gown Black History Month Program with the Bowling Green City Schools, BiG Stars Talent Show, co-coordinates Kwanzaa with the Black Student Union and oversees grants and front office operations for the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She also provides diversity education through National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) and is a course instructor for UNIV 1200: Learning-Behavior Assessments. Sheila advises many student organizations and she is a certified aerobics instructor. She holds a bachelor's degree in Biology from East Central University, a master's degree in Audiology from OU Health Sciences Center and master’s degree in Recreation Administration from Bowling Green State University.

Yolanda Flores Serves as the Administrative Assistant for the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She is  responsible for monitoring and processing budget transactions, expenditures and oversees the operation of the department. She is a supervisor and provides training for all the student employees. 

She coordinates the Latino Issues Conference luncheon program, including ticket sales, seating reservation arrangements and catering arrangements. Yolanda also coordinates catering and seating reservations for various events such as Dinner Theater and Kwanzaa. In addition to her duties, she is the Greek Faculty Chapter Advisor for Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority and Co-Advisor for Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity. She is the student organization Advisor for Latino Cultural Arts and one the many responsibilities of advising these groups in assisting students in the planning of upcoming cultural diversity and academic events. Yolanda serves on the executive board as Treasurer for the Latino Networking Alliance comprised of Latino faculty and staff.  She is the budget administrator for the following scholarships:  Dr. Miguel Ornelas, Dr. Rene Ruiz, Dr. Rolando Andrade, Lynn Maddox, and now most recently the Manny Vadillo scholarship.  She serves as a representative for BGSU on the Diamante Scholarship committee for Bowling Green State University.   

Joy Hartwell-Lein works with diversity education. Joy also provides advising, teaches UNIV 1200-Learning Behavior Assessments course, provides diversity education through National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) and Safe Zone LGBT Ally training, and advises student organizations. She also works closely with and supervises the LGBT Resource Center in the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Joy has been employed at BGSU for over a decade. She won the Spirit of BG award for boosting morale and generating team spirit and she is proud to be a BGSU alum! She earned a B.S. in Gerontology (1993) and a master’s degree in College Student Personnel (2002) from BGSU.

Janice Twork is the Marketing Coordinator for Diversity and Retention for the Office of Multicultural Affairs. She organizes, coordinates, and oversees the campus and community wide marketing efforts for multicultural programs including Web site support for the department.  In addition, she advises multicultural students and teaches the Multicultural Success Seminar retention course.  Throughout her professional life, Janice has worked with thousands of college students in helping them to achieve their academic and career goals. It is her goal to help students to improve their academic record so they can graduate in their field of study from the University. She hopes to help students make their university experience more enjoyable, and less stressful. Janice has a strong educational background as a career services professional and as a college instructor teaching career planning, supervision and business ethics classes at a private university in Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Davenport University, and a Masters of Arts degree in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University.

Tobias Spears is the Assistant Director for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Programs; he is also the newest member of the Office of Multicultural Affairs team. Tobias comes to Bowling Green State University after working in Residence Life at The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, Tobias did his undergraduate work at Binghamton University in history and his graduate work in the Women’s Studies Institute at Georgia State University. In his grad program, Tobias focused principally on visual culture, queer theories, feminism, and using concepts like womanism to talk about community culture among Black gay men. At BGSU Tobias will build inclusive LGBT communities through the avenues of programming, student advocacy, and scholarship. He is also passionate about working with underrepresented student populations with concern in the specific areas of academic achievement and retention.

Chad Coates is currently a BGSU doctoral student pursuing a PhD in Higher Education Administration. His research interest is in the area of international higher education with an emphasis on developing countries. Chad has studied in six countries including Burkina Faso, the Czech Republic, France, Jamaica, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Chad completed both his undergraduate degree and his M.B.A. at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in New York where he also worked for several years as an Associate Director of the Learning Support Center. As Associate Director, he administered the University’s tutoring program, supervised the recruitment and academic advising of students within the Program for Academic Success and worked closely with the peer mentoring and First Year Seminar programs. Chad has taught courses on cultural dynamics in America, critical thinking and text analysis, and first year seminar. 

John Killings is from Cleveland, Ohio and is a 2nd year graduate student in the College Student Personnel Master’s Program here at Bowling Green State University. John received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Black World Studies from Miami University of Ohio in May 2010. John’s responsibilities in the O.M.A. include advising the Diversity Peer Educators Cohorts and co-instructing UNIV 1510: Multicultural Development Program, a learning strategies course for students at BGSU. John’s focus interests are in the retention and matriculation of multicultural students in higher education.

 
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