Taunya Hannibal-Williams joined the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) team in October, 2019. She works to further broaden ODEI’s community outreach and to expand President Ramsammy’s vision of expanding STEM services in underserved communities specifically women in STEM (W-STEM) and under-represented minorities (URM).
Hannibal-Williams came to the college from her own education and training business, The Harmony Workshop. Her business facilitated anti-bias workshops, dance, music and STEM enrichment classes for various schools in the greater Capital District area. She is also a certified diversity trainer and restorative justice facilitator.
As ODEI’s Community Outreach Specialist, she implements programs that align with the college’s Strategic Plan, build partnerships with community stakeholders for the purpose of recruiting underserved student populations, and strengthen the STEM pipeline under SUNY’s PRODiG initiative. She was instrumental in ODEI being recognized nationally with an Inspiring Programs in STEM Award.
Hannibal-Williams prior professional experience includes positions at SUNY Schenectady Community College, The New York State Bar Association and The Anti-Defamation League’s A World of Difference Institute. She also served as an instructor of undergraduate Criminal Justice courses at the University at Albany.
She is a graduate of the University at Buffalo’s School of Law where she received a Juris Doctorate. She received her Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany’s School for Criminal Justice and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Canisius College.
Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:00:01 +0000 by z.obrey