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    Opportunity and Inclusion Center

    OIC: Opportunity and Inclusion Center

    Talent
    • Talent Management & Career Central
    • DEIB Training/Programs
    • Minority Serving Institutions
    • LGBTIQA+ Communities
    • Inclusion Toolkit
    • CASE Statement On Inclusion
    • OIC Chairs
    • OIC Information Request


    Advancement is the pathway to social change. The CASE Opportunity and Inclusion Center™ is answering the call to drive change and provide social justice solutions that will advance education to transform lives and provide educational attainment for all. The OIC is building a global network of scholars, advancement experts and advocates who critically evaluate the social norms, values and practices within advancement that stifle institutional change.

    How Can CASE Help You

    Looking to hire? Looking to advance your career? Visit the CASE Career Central jobs board. 

    Answering the Call

    The CASE Opportunity and Inclusion Center (OIC) is answering the call to drive change and provide social justice solutions that will advance education to transform lives and provide educational attainment for all.  Download the brochure to learn more.

    Key Priorities

    Identify and dismantle systemic barriers in advancement. 

    Establish Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging acumen in the advancement profession.

    Aid historically under-resourced institutions and Indigenous communities.

    Cultivate and grow a diverse advancement pipeline for the profession. 

     

     

    CASE Advancement DEIB Continuum Services

    DEIB Continiuum Services

    CASE provides the services needed for an organization to assess its DEIB maturity and make the critical changes needed to identify and create strategies to dismantle the systemic barriers in advancement. This continuum of services is foundational to the development of a robust organizational DEIB journey.

     

    Diversity Mission Statement

    CASE has adopted the following diversity mission statement:

    We aspire to help institutions connect with their diverse constituencies and create pathways for current and future employees of diverse backgrounds. CASE defines diversity as age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender (identity and expression), nationalities, sexual orientations, religion, and race.


    View the CASE Inclusion Statement

    Advancement Capacity Building Services

    The OIC offers a comprehensive set of capacity building DEIB products and services designed to transform organizational systems and processes for quantitative and qualitative goals.

    Advancement Inclusion Index  

    An advancement-centric assessment tool created to aid member organizations in taking inventory of DEIB maturity and organizational DEIB readiness. 

    Equity, Diversity, inclusion & Belonging Training

    CASE provides bespoke DEIB training to operationalize DEIB goals and expand leadership, staff and DEIB committee capacities.

    Advancement Leadership Consultation 

    Expert OIC staff provide assessment and custom consultations grounded in research & practitioner experience. 

    Premier Executive Search

    Lindauer and Richmond Associates, both premier global search and talent firms, longtime CASE Educational Partners and industry leaders on DEIB, have partnered with CASE to ensure that equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging are well integrated into all facets of the recruitment search process.

    Executive Advisors Program

    A retention solution performed by identity-centered executive advisors who offer confidential counsel and serve as a credible sounding board to help diverse senior leaders navigate dynamic organizational cultures. 

    Talent Management Pipeline 

    CASE offers two early career programs to assist with recruiting diverse professionals into the advancement profession: the CASE Graduate Trainee Program (year-long residency) and CASE Advancement Internship Program (summer eight-week program). 

    CASE Career Central 

    CASE Career Central provides employers access to applicants of diverse backgrounds to assist with recruiting needs.

    Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, and Toolkits

    Continued education content and resources delivered to advancement professionals to expand DEIB acumen. In addition, content from the CASE Library can be curated to supplement toolkit resources.

    Meet Our Team

    Rob Henry

    Rob Henry (he/him)
    Vice President, Development, Culture, and Talent

    Jessica Elmore

    Jessica Elmore, Ed.D. (she/her)
    Senior Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Training

    Ana Cordova

    Ana Cordova (she/her)
    Sr. Manager, MSIs and Indigenous Communities

    Carl Simien

    Carl Simien (he/him)
    Manager, Talent Management

    Ben Fiore-Walker

    Ben Fiore-Walker, Ph.D. (he/him)
    Senior Director, Opportunity and Inclusion Center

    Robyn Neeley

    Robyn Neeley (she/her)
    Director, Talent Management

    Thaís Andrade

    Thaís Andrade (she/her)
    Talent Coordinator

    Maeva Ofranc

    Maeva Ofranc
    Talent Programme & Project Manager

    Opportunity and Inclusion Center

    Inclusion Toolkit

    To better serve our members, CASE has created an Inclusion Toolkit to support the CASE Inclusion Statement.  The diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) toolkit will outline key terminology, provide instructional videos, and share resources to combat systems of inequality.

    Join the DEIB Community at CASE
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    Opportunity and Inclusion Chairs

    CASE's eight district Opportunity & Inclusion chairs play a vital role in supporting CASE's ongoing efforts in DEIB. During their tenure as chairs, they work closely with the CASE Senior Director of the Opportunity and Inclusion Center to develop, coordinate and shape DEIB programs at both the district and national level.

    Goals for the chair group include:

    • Create, advocate, and facilitate DEIB programming at the district level.
    • Increase the number of presentations, broaden the topics and build an audience of professionals at the district conferences.
    • Welcome and engage new professionals of diverse backgrounds to the district and or the profession.
    • Identify names of senior-level professionals of diverse backgrounds for consideration in the nomination process.
    • Serve as a mentor for professionals and students of diverse backgrounds. 

    US/Canada

    District I
    Jenny B Hammond

    Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement
    Deerfield Academy

    Ann C Rho 
    Director of Development for Science Strategy
    Yale University

    District II 
    Amy Brokl

    Director of Development
    Johns Hopkins University and Medicine

    District III
    DeShanna K. Brown

    Interim, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
    Elizabeth City State University 

    District IV
    Adora Curry

    Advancement Marketing & Alumni Relations Manager
    University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College

    District V
    Justin Gibson

    Associate Director of Diversity Outreach and Engagement 
    University of Cincinnati

    District VI
    TBA

    District VII
    Judy Nagai

    Assistant Vice President for Development
    University of the Pacific

    District VIII
    Jason Thomas

    Associate Director, Talent Management
    Oregon State University

    Shannon Johnson
    Senior Director of Development at Corban University.

    Maureen Procopio
    Senior Director, Campaign Strategy & Institutional Benchmarking
    University of Oregon

     

    STAFF
    Rob Henry

    Vice President, Development, Culture, and Talent
    Council for Advancement and Support of Education
    [email protected]

    Looking to hire? Looking to advance your career? Visit CASE Talent Management
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    For more information about CASE's opportunity and inclusion center resources, contact Rob Henry, VP, Development, Culture, and Talent at [email protected] or +1 202-478-5654.
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