Who We Are

Executive Committee

Dr. Christopher Sewell

听Christopher Sewell, Chair

Dr. Sewell is the Director of the Dr. Jewel Plummer Cobb Honors Program and Associate Professor at Talladega College. Previously, he was Associate Dean of Students and Dean of First-Year Students at Williams College and as Curriculum Manager at Praxis Labs. He has worked across the educational spectrum. His scholarship focuses on the experiences of gifted students of color with college access, the transition to college, and the experiences of Black students at Predominantly White Institutions. Dr. Sewell serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of African American Males in Education (JAAME). He has previously served as the Multicultural/Multiethnic Education SIG Program Chair. He earned his Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership and Policy from Vanderbilt University, Master of Science in Education from UPenn, Master of Arts in Afro-American Studies from UCLA, and Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and History from Williams College.

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听听Neisha Terry Young, Secretary

Dr. Neisha Terry Young听serves the Multicultural/Multiethnic SIG as secretary for 2025-2026. Dr. Neisha Terry Young is the Director of the VOICE Research Lab and听Assistant Professor of English Education at Stony Brook University.听Her research explores the affordances of multiliteracies in supporting the intersectional identities of Black immigrant youth. Dr. Terry Young听has received various recognitions and awards for her work, including the Drexel University School of Education Ann Marie Weil Award (2022) for Ph.D. students whose dissertation research contributes to making a difference through a better understanding of human needs. She has also received a fellowship with Just Education Policy (2022 cohort), the English Language Arts Teacher Education (ELATE) graduate student research award (2022), and the 2024 MAXQDA Black History Month Research for Change grant, in addition to numerous travel grants to present her work both nationally and internationally.听Dr. Terry Young earned her PhD in Education Policy and Leadership from Drexel University.听听

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Melisa Valentin,听Treasurer听

Dr.听Melisa Valentin is the Multicultural/Multiethnic SIG Treasurer for 2025-2026. Dr. Valentin has loved听dedicating more than 20 years to learning from diverse individuals in different contexts, specifically international students and historically marginalized ethnic and racial groups. She has enjoyed educational consulting, research, curriculum development, and instructional design. Dr. Valentin's life experiences have led her to focus her research on how curriculum impacts Latinx children, including their perceptions of their racial identity. She is interested in studying how the curriculum otherizes students through colonial narratives utilizing a theoretical framework merging critical race theory, reader-response theory, and principles of culturally responsive teaching. Her goal is to challenge the hidden curricula to build a shared vision of what all learners could become when they are met where they are and uplifted through cari帽o pedagogies, race-conscious curricula, and responsive instruction. Most importantly, she intends to foster equitable visions of our children's individual value and academic potential.

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Adriel听A. Hilton, Program Chair听

Dr. Hilton serves as the 2025-2026 Program Chair for the Multicultural/ Multiethnic SIG. Adriel A. Hilton is Vice President of Institutional Strategy and Chief of Staff at Columbia College Chicago. In this role, he partners with President Shantay N. Bolton and the Board of Trustees to advance initiatives that stabilize enrollment, strengthen philanthropy, elevate Columbia鈥檚 brand, and improve operational effectiveness. Dr. Hilton brings more than twenty years of higher education leadership experience. He previously served as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Associate Professor of Education at Southern University at New Orleans, Dean of Students and Diversity Officer at Seton Hill University, Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the President at Grambling State University, and in leadership roles at Upper Iowa University, and Webster University Myrtle Beach. His work consistently reflects a focus on student success and institutional transformation. A published scholar, Dr. Hilton has written extensively on leadership, enrollment management, diversity, and historically Black colleges and universities. He earned a PhD from Morgan State University, an MBA from Webster University, Master鈥檚 in Public Administration from Florida A&M University, and a BA from Morehouse College.

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Maria Zaman

Maria Zaman, Social Media Chair听

Maria Zaman is a doctoral candidate in Teaching and Leadership at the University of North Dakota, specializing in bilingualism, multilingual education, and STEM teacher preparation. She serves as a Graduate Research Assistant on multiple NSF-funded projects, focusing on equity in rural education and culturally responsive teaching. Her research examines how teachers can effectively support multilingual learners in STEM classrooms.听

Crystal Hutchinson, Social Media Coordinator

Crystal Hutchinson is a doctoral student at Rowan University's Educational Research Program. She is currently a fifth-grade teacher and听a research assistant in Rowan's Critical Consciousness and Transformational Learning Lab.

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听Allen "A.C." Williams, Graduate Student Committee

Allen "A.C." Williams received his Bachelor of Health Science degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and his Master of Education degree in Higher Education Management from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a current PhD student in the higher education program at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo (UB). His research interest includes organization.听 Allen is听a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.听

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Yiting Chu,听Immediate Past Chair

Dr. Yiting Chu听served as the Multicultural/Multiethnic SIG Chair for 2023-2025.听Yiting听Chu is an assistant professor in the Department of Language, Literacy, Ed.D., Exceptional Education, and Physical Education听at the College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa. Dr. Chu's research is broadly situated at the intersections of multicultural education, teacher education, and education policy.
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