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J. Goosby Smith serves as the University鈥檚 inaugural vice president for community belonging and chief diversity officer. Guided by God's call to unite God's people, Smith approaches her specialty areas of human diversity, inclusion, and belonging with intellectual rigor, methodological soundness, patience, a healing spirit, a love for humanity, and a good-natured sense of humor.

Before rejoining 撸撸视频, where she had previously served as a faculty member in Seaver College鈥檚 Business Administration Division, as a member of the Seaver College Diversity Council, and as inaugural faculty co-chair of the university diversity council with Edna Powell,  and as an adjunct member of the Graziadio faculty, Smith served as a faculty member, assistant provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion, and director of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Center at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. She also taught at California State University, Channel Islands and Butler University. 

A nationally sought-after public speaker, educator, and consultant, Smith has worked with a wide range of organizations. At Greater St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, she served as a Women鈥檚 Missionary Society Worship Leader, Steward, Young People's Division Director, and as an online Bible study teacher. She is a member of Mensa America, Jack and Jill of America, and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, having previously served as inaugural faculty advisor and later graduate advisor for 撸撸视频鈥檚 Tau Lambda chapter.

Smith earned a BS in computer science from Spelman College and an MBA and PhD in organizational behavior from Case Western Reserve University. In 2022, she completed her MDiv from the Interdenominational Theological Center鈥檚 Turner Seminary and was ordained an Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. 

A native of Los Angeles, April Harris Akinloye (鈥�00, MA 鈥�05) serves as assistant vice president for community belonging. In this role, she assists with the strategic vision, program implementation and assessment, partnership development, and other initiatives for which the office has oversight. Driven by a desire to advance cultural competency and an eagerness to offer an empathetic ear to students, staff, faculty members, alumni, and administrators, Harris Akinloye鈥檚 leadership and expertise in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion have enabled her to cultivate a sense of belonging within the university setting.

Before joining 撸撸视频, Harris Akinloye served in various roles as a university administrator, most recently as chief diversity officer at Vanguard University. Her experience also includes serving as a Title IX coordinator, international student coordinator, veterans鈥� student coordinator, assistant director of admissions, assistant director of the McNair Scholars Program, and director of intercultural student programs. Her breadth of expertise and prior collaborative relationships with cabinet members, deans, and community members contribute highly to her effectiveness in policy development, conflict resolution, and proactive intervention.

Harris Akinloye is a double alumna of 撸撸视频, holding a BA in speech communication from Seaver College and an MA in education from the Graduate School of Education and Psychology. She earned a PhD in education, with a focus on cultural perspectives, from the University of California, Santa Barbara.