Dr. Christopher A. Clarke
Dr. Christopher Allen Clarke serves as the inaugural Assistant Vice President for Community Belonging & Success at Austin Peay State University. He brings over 16 years of higher education experience, most recently serving as the inaugural Assistant Dean for Belonging and Inclusion at the University of Miami School of Law. Dr. Clarke has been recognized twice as a 40 Under 40 Higher Administrator by the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust and by Legacy Magazine Miami. He was also named the 2022 Administrator of the Year by the University of Miami Toppel Career Center and named the 2023 Patricia A. Whitely Unsung Hero by the University of Miami Undergraduate Student Government.
Kennedy Robinson-Birt
Kennedy is the Director of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Miami. She is responsible for coordinating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and services for the University of Miami and the broader South Florida community. Kennedy has been nationally recognized by organizations like the MDRC and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. She has received several awards, including the 2023 NAACP Chairman of the Year Award and the Legacy Magazine South Florida Black Leaders of Today and Tomorrow 40 Under 40 Award.
Dr. Azizi Seixas
Dr. Azizi Seixas is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami. He is also the Director of The Media and Innovation Lab, Associate Director of the Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences, and Interim Chair of the Department of Informatics and Health Data Science. Dr. Seixas was voted one of the top 100 most inspiring Black Scientists in America by Cell Press. He believes in health and wellness for all through disruptive and scalable innovation.