Staff and Board of Trustees
Consultants
The events and programs delivered by the the American Conference is made possible by its team of talented diversity, equity, and inclusion consultants, professional event managers, Lead for Diversity program graduates, and committed volunteers.

Dr. Tyree Oredein – Program Director
Since 2005 Dr. Tyree Oredein (she/her/hers) has dedicated her academic and professional life to serving the LGBTQ+ community and other marginalized groups. For the past 13 years, Dr. Oredein has been developing and delivering LGBTQ+ Sensitivity & Cultural Competency trainings to administrators, educators, and social & health service providers. She also facilitates workshops to LGBTQ youth and their allies surrounding sexuality, HIV/AIDS & sexual health, self-esteem, healthy relationships, consent, media literacy, and social justice. Her most recent appointments are with Hudson Pride Center (NJ’s largest LGBTQ+ social service agency) as their Health Educator & Trainer, and Garden State Equality (NJ’s largest LGBTQ advocacy and training organization) as a Safe School Coordinator. Dr. Oredein received her Bachelor’s Degree from Wellesley College, her Masters of Public Health (MPH) from Hunter College, and her Doctorate of Public Health (DrPH) from Rutgers University in 2015. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors for Say Ah!, a non-profit agency dedicated to increasing health literacy, is an adjunct professor at Montclair State University in the Department of Public Health, and sits on the Wellesley Racial Justice Initiative Leadership Collective.
Board of Trustees
Angela Guy
Immediate Past Chair Senior Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, L’Oreal USA
Suzy Domenick, CPC
Chair, Emerging You Coaching and Healing, LLC
Daniel Eatman, Jr.
Treasurer, VP Branch Manager, TD Bank
Gerri Allamby
Secretary, Associate Compliance and Diversity Manager Unilever USA
Andrew Joseph Esq.
Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath
Katherine Kish
Executive Director Einstein's Alley and President, Market Entry, Inc.
Patricia Rossman
Chief Diversity Officer and HR Communications, BASF
Linda Savino
Consultant
Dr. Leena P. Shah
Executive Director Oncology Strategy and Commercialization, BMS
JoAnn Koon-Smith
Equal Opportunity & Accessibility Programs Manager, PSEG
William Sumas
Executive Vice President, Village Super Market, Inc.
Dallas Reed
VP Student Development and Campus Life, Berkeley College
John Hart
Chief Operating Officer, Isles, Inc
Board of Advisors
Diane Hawkins
Adjunct Professor at The New School for Social Research
Desiree Dancy
Group Vice President, Talent & Inclusion, Sims Metal Management
Dr. Matthew Maddex
Instructor and Debate Coach at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information
Bahiyyah Abdullah
Chief Mission Officer, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore
Nilda Mahrer, CDP, CAAP
Manager, Diversity and Inclusion at AtlantiCare
Shyam Gopalaswamy, CIMA
Financial Advisor, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Our Board of Advisors
Our volunteer members hold expertise in leadership development, community and capacity building, and fund development, and they serve schools, workplaces, and communities through community engagement, diversity education and training, advocacy, recognition, and fundraising.
As a Board Advisor you will have the opportunity to volunteer your services in a number of ways, such as:
- Serve as a speaker or panelist at events
- Serve on our State Board Committees
- Host meetings and events
- Engage in donor cultivation
- Lead annual fundraising activities
- Champion diversity and inclusion issues in your area
- Participate in our program and services
Please email us your letter of interest along with your resume to info@americanconferenceondiversity.org.