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Monique C. Atherley (She/They) is a dynamic, impactful, and vision-based leader who works to diligently offer underrepresented populations opportunities to succeed. She is a scholar-practitioner, servant leader, capacity builder, and trainer with over 15 years of experience across K through 12, Community Based Organizations, and Higher Education with specific focus on urban educational offerings and college access. Monique focuses her praxis and pedagogy on empowering, informing, exposing, and preparing folx in her care for the realities and opportunities that will help revolutionize their existence. She currently serves the Marymount Manhattan College (MMC) community as the Inaugural Director of their Intercultural Center.

A child of immigrants, she’s committed to the protection and joy of black and brown bodies; and positions herself in spaces that support them thriving, not just surviving. On her journey, Monique has built an Award-Winning Residential Student Leadership system, served as a Charter member for three honor society chapters as well as a Model United Nations Conference, and has also served as an Advisor for identity-based groups. Monique has served as the Chair of the Pan African Network of ACPA – an affinity space in Higher Education creating room and visibility for those from or in support of the African diaspora. She has served as a faculty member within the City University of New York at the bachelor’s level, focusing on areas of human relations (a humanistic view of human resources and personnel operations), organizational development, and generational engagement from the lens of aging and adulthood. She is former staff member/current volunteer for the New York Urban League and also served as the Inaugural Advisor for the CUNY School of Professional Studies Black Student Union (BSU) and Chartering Advisor of the Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Tri Alpha First Generational Student Honor Society.

Monique’s depth, insight, heart, strategy, and effort have promoted the connectedness needed in communities to support individual and organizational growth. She has received numerous awards in recognition of her advocacy including the 2021 Promising Practices in Social Justice at a Two-Year College from the ACPA Commission for Two-Year Colleges and 2021 Network Leadership Award from the ACPA Coalition for Multicultural Affairs. Her research interests include Equity and Racial Justice in Education, Sense of Belonging, The Multigenerational Workplace, Employee Engagement, and Support for Caregivers in the Workplace. She is currently focusing her dissertation research on how organizations can bridge the gap of talent at the table through belonging.

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Dr. Craig Elliott has worked in student affairs for almost 30 years, and currently serves as the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Montana Tech University in Butte, MT. He helps lead the student engagement and success efforts at the University

Craig served as President of ACPA-College Student Educators International in 2019-2020 and led the organization in its efforts to boldly transform higher education. He previously served as President of the California College Personnel Association from 1999-2001, chaired the Inclusion Task Force for ACPA in 2002, served on the national convention planning teams (2002 and 2013), and served on the Foundation Board. He has also served in a variety of leadership capacities in NASPA, NCORE and WACUHO. Craig is also a Social Justice Training Institute alumnus, serves on the faculty with Student SJTI, is a Co-Lead Facilitator for the LeaderShape Institute, and is on the board of World Trust.

Craig is also a trainer, consultant, and speaker on diversity, leadership, and social justice with over fifteen years of experience.  Craig’s research interests explore white caucus work, feminism and masculinity, the intersection of Transformative Learning and Social Justice work, inclusion and equity, institutional change, and dismantling white supremacy.  Craig is part of the editorial collective for Rad Dad, a zine on feminist and social justice parenting, which has published three anthologies. He has also contributed chapters on feminism, fathering, co-authored an article on the transformative nature of medical missions, and an article on institutional barriers to inclusion and equity.

Craig recently co-wrote a book with Robert Brown and Shruti Desai entitled Identity-Conscious Supervision in Student Affairs: Building Relationships and Transforming Systems. It is published by Routledge.

Craig also serves in his local community in scouting, soccer. He is married to Nicole (over 22 years) and is father to Jackson and Thomas, and loves soccer, music, time with his family, and really good, strong coffee.

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Elcin Haskollar, PhD (she/her) currently serves as the Associate Dean of Students for Diversity and Inclusion and the Director for the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Ringling College of Art and Design. In this role, she leads strategic planning initiatives designed to cultivate an inclusive learning environment across the college. With over a decade of experience in various leadership roles at institutions such as Florida State University and Arizona State University, Dr. Haskollar is skilled at providing strategic direction to student and academic affairs offices, programs, and services on the foundations of cross-cultural understanding. She has a M.S. and Ph.D. in Global Affairs specializing in genocide and human rights from Rutgers University. She has an M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from Arcadia University. She has a B.A. in Political Science and International Studies from Loyola University Chicago.

Dr. Haskollar is an active member of ACPA. Her roles include serving as the President of FCPA, Florida Chapter of ACPA (2024-2025), Faculty Member of the Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute (2025), and Board Member for the ACPA Senior-Level Community of Practice (2024-Present). She also serves as a Board Member for the NASPA Undergraduate Fellows Programs.

Dr. Haskollar is a scholar-practitioner with scholarly contributions in multiple journals. Her recent article, “Do Demographics Matter? The Relationship between Student Characteristics and Intercultural Competence,” was featured in the Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. She has presented at professional workshops and conferences  across the United States, Canada, Argentina, China, and Turkey.

Dr. Haskollar has lived in five different countries and can speak three languages.

Esther Rosbrook, EdD, MSci, MA (She/her) is a scholar practitioner with about three decades of professional experience, holding a business degree from the University of Indonesia, a Master of Science in Education from the State University College at Buffalo, a Master of Psychology from Colgate University, and a Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership from Northeastern University. Her diverse career includes significant roles in international and multinational corporations, where she specialized in international relations, finance, public relations, and communication.

In higher education, Rosbrook has been deeply committed to fostering inclusive environments that support student growth and equity. She has contributed to the Office of Residential Life and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Colgate University, where her work focused on creating spaces of belonging and amplifying student voices. As a trained intergroup dialogue facilitator, she is passionate about advancing social justice, delivering DEIBA (Diversity Equity Inclusion Belonging Anti-racism) workshops, and leading training sessions on multiculturalism, organizational leadership, and anti-racism initiatives. Rosbrook is an experienced instructional and curriculum designer, in inclusive pedagogy, and teaching methodologies, with a robust background in project management, strategic communication, conflict mediation and intergroup dialogue, organizational behavior and change management.

Beyond her role in higher education, Rosbrook is the chairwoman of the Coalition of Women’s Identities in ACPA for 2023-2025, in the ACPA Ethics Task Force, and serves as an instructor in Champlain College’s MBA Program.