Division of Intercultural Excellence
The Office of the Vice Provost for Intercultural Excellence stewards the policies, programs, and strategies that support inclusive excellence. Through programming, education, and coalition building, it is our work to ensure the university community has the spaces, skills, and opportunity to thrive.

Vice Provost for Intercultural Excellence

Amer F. Ahmed

Vice Provost for Intercultural Excellence • Lecturer

Meet the Team

Sandy Bermanzohn

Events Coordinator • Business Manager

sandy.bermanzohn@uvm.edu

Erika Lala

Senior Director for Intergroup Dialogue and Academic Intercultural Excellence

erika.lala@uvm.edu

James D. Ross II

Senior Executive Director of Intercultural Excellence • Director of the Interfaith Center

James.Ross@uvm.edu

Laura Sanchez-Parkinson

Senior Director of Intercultural Excellence and Community Engagement

Laura.Sanchez-Parkinson@uvm.edu

Sherwood Smith

Senior Executive Director of Intercultural Excellence and Faculty Engagement • Lecturer of Human Development and Family Science

Sherwood.Smith@uvm.edu