Our Team

Get to know the team members inside the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.


Rosemary Kilkenny, J.D.

Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer

Rosemary Kilkenny, Georgetown University’s inaugural vice president for institutional diversity, equity & inclusion, was appointed to this position effective April 1, 2006, by then-President John J. DeGioia, PhD. She laid the foundation for the institutional work of her unit and authored many of the University’s early policies, procedures and practices around diversifying faculty, staff and students and many such policies and practices remain central to the institutional work on social justice, equal opportunity and celebrating difference at Georgetown.


Vanessa Slade

Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer

Jamillah Williams

Associate Vice President for Gender Equity

Libbie Rifkin

Sr. Advisor for Disability to the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Olabisi “Bisi” Ladeji Okubadejo

Associate Vice President of Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Compliance

Samantha Berner

Director of Title IX Compliance


Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Belonging Leaders

Get to know our campus partners.

Georgetown Law

Georgetown Law Chief Diversity Officer

Georgetown Law’s Office of Equity and Inclusion collaborates with the Law Center community to maintain an environment that welcomes people from a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. 

School of Medicine

Medical Education Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

The Medical Education Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging is committed to cultivating, promoting and advancing the diversity and inclusion of students, faculty and staff.

Ariel view of the Georgetown University Hilltop campus, with downtown Washington DC visible in the background.

Office of Student Equity & Inclusion

The Office of Student Equity & Inclusion oversees the Disability Cultural Center, the Women’s Center, the LGBTQ Resource Center, the Community Scholars Program and the Center for Multicultural Equity & Access.