Diversity Spotlight Archive
Year-round, we spotlight people in our community, whether they are students, faculty, staff or alumni. Learn more about the people who make RIT/NTID an amazing place to be.
Christie Ong ‘09
NTID Alumni Association Board Member and NTIDAA Liaison
RIT/NTID
I encourage others to exchange stories, travel to other countries and/or parts of the same country you live in, and attempt different cuisines.
NTID Alumni Association Board Member and NTIDAA Liaison
RIT/NTID
I encourage others to exchange stories, travel to other countries and/or parts of the same country you live in, and attempt different cuisines.
Christie is an ’09 College of Liberal Arts graduate and is an NTID Alumni Association Board Member, Diversity & Governance Chair (2021), and NTIDAA Liaison to NTID.
Young Jin Yi
Interior Design
RIT/NTID
To help people to learn more about culture, I highly encourage them to travel to South Korea in person.
Interior Design
RIT/NTID
To help people to learn more about culture, I highly encourage them to travel to South Korea in person.
Young Jin is an RIT/NTID student studying Interior Design.
Andrea Miranda
3D Graphics Technology
RIT/NTID
If there's one trait that the Filipinos are known for, aside from being hospitable, it's our ability to be happy and stay positive no matter under the circumstances.
3D Graphics Technology
RIT/NTID
If there's one trait that the Filipinos are known for, aside from being hospitable, it's our ability to be happy and stay positive no matter under the circumstances.
Today we are spotlighting Andrea Miranda for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Andrea is an RIT/NTID student studying 3D Graphics Technology.
Tiffany Panko
Research Assistant Professor
NTID Center for Culture and Language
Emotions are not male or female; they’re human! No matter what gender you are, recognizing your emotions makes you a stronger leader.
Research Assistant Professor
NTID Center for Culture and Language
Emotions are not male or female; they’re human! No matter what gender you are, recognizing your emotions makes you a stronger leader.
Tiffany is a Research Assistant Professor in the Center on Culture and Language, Deaf Health Lab.
Camille Ouellette
Senior Lecturer
NTID Department of Science and Mathematics
I look forward to seeing more women in administration and leadership positions rather than performing the bulk of the teaching and service in their respective departments.
Senior Lecturer
NTID Department of Science and Mathematics
I look forward to seeing more women in administration and leadership positions rather than performing the bulk of the teaching and service in their respective departments.
Camille is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Science and Mathematics.
JT Reid
Admissions Counselor
NTID Admissions
African Americans have gone through hundreds of years preserving their cultures. We simply request others to recognize and respect us as equal human beings.
Admissions Counselor
NTID Admissions
African Americans have gone through hundreds of years preserving their cultures. We simply request others to recognize and respect us as equal human beings.
John T. (JT) Reid is an Admissions Counselor in NTID Admissions.
Tim Albert
Director, Student Life Team
NTID
Start working on cultural competence so that you will be able to get connected with those around you.
Director, Student Life Team
NTID
Start working on cultural competence so that you will be able to get connected with those around you.
Tim Albert is the Director of the Student Life Team at NTID.
Dominiqué Flagg
Counselor/Academic Advisor
NTID Counseling & Academic Advising Services
With Stephanie Smith-Albert’s passing, I am trying to carry her legacy by giving back to future Black Deaf generations through support, mentorship and resources.
Counselor/Academic Advisor
NTID Counseling & Academic Advising Services
With Stephanie Smith-Albert’s passing, I am trying to carry her legacy by giving back to future Black Deaf generations through support, mentorship and resources.
Dominiqué Flagg is from NTID Counseling & Academic Advising Services (CAAS).
Marie Gillum
Associate Interpreter, Interpreting Team for CAD
NTID Department of Access Services
There are numerous ways to support BIPOC communities, you just have to be willing to look.
Associate Interpreter, Interpreting Team for CAD
NTID Department of Access Services
There are numerous ways to support BIPOC communities, you just have to be willing to look.
Marie is an Associate Interpreter, Interpreting Team for CAD.
Brandon L. “BL” Williams
Coordinator, Student Life Programming
NTID
Each person and community have their own uniqueness as culture and how racism, and other forms of oppression, shapes our lives.
Coordinator, Student Life Programming
NTID
Each person and community have their own uniqueness as culture and how racism, and other forms of oppression, shapes our lives.
BL is the Coordinator for Student Life Programming at NTID.
Earl Allen
Senior Staff Specialist
NTID Substance and Addiction Intervention Services for the Deaf
When you look at us, look at us as a human being with a purpose in society. Work with us as you would work with anyone with no judgments.
Senior Staff Specialist
NTID Substance and Addiction Intervention Services for the Deaf
When you look at us, look at us as a human being with a purpose in society. Work with us as you would work with anyone with no judgments.
Earl is a Senior Staff Specialist in the Substance and Addiction Intervention Services for the Deaf department.
Fred Beam
Coordinator, Sunshine Too
NTID Sunshine 2.0
My culture is BLACKDEAF. I am not simply a part of Black Culture or a part of Deaf Culture. I won’t feel whole if I divide myself.
Coordinator, Sunshine Too
NTID Sunshine 2.0
My culture is BLACKDEAF. I am not simply a part of Black Culture or a part of Deaf Culture. I won’t feel whole if I divide myself.
Fred Beam is the RIT/NTID Outreach Coordinator of Sunshine 2.0.