Planning Committee

This year’s University’s MLK Commemoration and calendar of events are brought to you by the following team:

  • Erica Adarkwa, DIV ’21 Chaplain Associate, Yale Chaplain’s Office
  • Alanah Armstead YC ’24, MPH ’25, Graduate Assistant, Afro-American Cultural Center
  • Krystal Augustine, Senior Administrative Assistant, Yale College Classes, Yale Alumni Association
  • Timeica E. Bethel, YC ’11, Director, Afro-American Cultural Center at Yale & Assistant Dean, Yale College
  • Heather Calabrese. Assistant Vice President: university traditions, strategic communications and events, Office of the Secretary and Vice President of University Life  
  • Ryan Croteau, Assistant Director for Communications & University Events, Office of the Secretary and Vice President of University Life
  • Peter Crumlish DIV ’09, Executive Director & General Secretary of Dwight Hall, Yale’s Center for Public Service and Social Justice
  • Chanice Deare, Program Coordinator for Communications & University Events, Office of the Secretary and Vice President of University Life
  • Doris Dumas, President, Greater New Haven NAACP & Accounts Receivables Assistant, Yale School of Medicine
  • Richie George, YC ’27, Peer Liaison, Afro-American Cultural Center
  • Delinah Hailey, YC ’24, Woodbridge Fellow, Office of the Secretary and Vice President for University Life
  • Karen King, YC ’93, Director, Yale University President’s Public Service Fellowship and Community Relations Liaison, Yale Office of New Haven Affairs
  • Earl McCoy, Interim Manager of Affinity Group Development and Community Engagement, Office of Diversity & Inclusion 
  • Janae McMillan, Assistant Manager for Public & Youth Engagement, Yale Peabody Museum
  • Michael Morand, YC ’83, DIV ’93, Director of Community Engagement, Beinecke Library at Yale University; City Historian, City of New Haven
  • Risë Nelson,Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Yale University Library (MLK 2025 Planning Committee Chair)
  • Shawana Snell, Supervisor of Administrative Support, Yale University Library
  • Fallon Thomas, Community Liaison, New Haven Hiring Initiative
  • Blake Thorkelson, YC ’99, DIV ’18, Director, Belonging at Yale and Special Projects, Office of the Secretary and Vice President for University Life