Sherwood Smith

Director

Sherwood Smith was raised on the East Coast of the US . He moved West for six years, which included a B.S. in Zoology from Washington State University . His love for travel has taken him to work in Antarctica , Peace Corps in Tanzania, and Kenya as an Academic Director for the School for International Training program. Working with students has been a large part of his life with experience in student affairs administration at Washington State University , Cornell University and Penn State University as the Assistant Director for Residence Life. Sherwood came to the University of Vermont in 1995 on a Doctoral Fellowship. Since then he has served as the Assistant Director of the ALANA Student Center, director of the Race and Culture Course and currently has appointments as Lecturer and Director of the Center for Cultural Pluralism. His work involved professional development training for faculty and staff, conducting research and teaching graduate courses in Educational Foundations and undergraduate courses in Human Development. Most recently he co-edited a two part series titled: Our Stories: the Experience of Black Professionals on Predominantly White Campuses . He enjoys cooking, bicycling, fencing and is an amateur herpetologist.

E-mail: Sherwood.Smith@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-8833

Louise Leu

Administrative Assistant

Louise Leu was born and raised in Vermont. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 2010 with a Bachelor in Arts. During her undergraduate career, she was heavily involved in University Program Board and Greek Life. She is responsible for managing the building, maintenance of all the Center's budgets, website, program and event logistics as well as she supervises the student staff at the Center.

E-mail: Louise.Leu@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-9511

Dirk Rodricks

Collaboration & Programs Coordinator
Graduate Assistant, Higher Education and Student Affairs Program

Dirk is currently a second-year graduate student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program.  He is responsible for managing the Multicultural Art Gallery in the Allen House and the Social Justice Film Series.

E-mail: Dirk.Rodricks@uvm.edu
Phone: 656-7990