As Senior Vice Provost, Singer works closely with the President and Provost on critical issues of faculty development and diversity across the University, addressing the need for more systematic review and analysis of appointments, with an eye to ensuring greater excellence and diversity in faculty ranks. She serves as a key adviser in the ad hoc tenure process, chairs the Provost’s Review Committee on Faculty Appointments, and oversees the administration of funds designated to facilitate the appointment of outstanding scholars who increase the faculty’s diversity. She is a member of the Council of Deans, which includes the Deans of the faculties, the President, and the Provost.  To learn more about Judy Singer, please see her full profile.

As Assistant Provost for Faculty Appointments, Dr. Brand joined the Office in September 2009 to oversee and coordinate the review of faculty appointments. She works closely with the senior administration, faculty members, and deans across the University on a range of faculty affairs matters, with a focus on improving faculty appointment processes, systems, and policies University-wide. Amy's career spans academia, publishing, and scholarly communication technologies. She served as Program Manager of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication from 2008 to 2009. Before moving to Harvard, Amy held long-term positions as an Executive Editor at the MIT Press and as Director of Business and Product Development at CrossRef. She currently serves as Harvard's representative to the Board of Directors of ORCID Inc., the researcher identifier and profile collaborative. Dr. Brand may be contacted at amy_brand@harvard.edu.

Dr. Cariaga-Lo joined Harvard as the Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity in June 2007. Prior to joining Harvard, Dr. Cariaga-Lo was the Assistant Dean and Director of the Office for Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She also held a position as Assistant Clinical Professor at the Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Cariaga-Lo received her master’s and doctorate in education from Harvard University, and has also been an assistant professor of medical education at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She taught courses in minority health and developmental psychology, as well as some courses in African American Studies and Asian American Studies. Her research deals with educational program evaluation, minority student development, ethnic minority health care and public policy affecting children and families. Dr. Cariaga-Lo may be contacted at liza_cariaga-lo@harvard.edu.

Ms. Patel joined the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity as the Senior Project Manager in October 2010. Prior to joining Harvard, Ms. Patel worked for the federal government in the Departments of Interior and Defense managing research and strategic initiatives. She was named a Presidential Management Fellow in 2006 where she served as a Program Analyst with the U.S. Naval Forces Europe & Africa in Italy and the Gulf of Guinea. Most recently, she built technology for a healthcare startup and co-founded a venture that aims to map knowledge in online communities. She has an MSc in environmental science from Yale University and a BA in psychology from Smith College. Ms. Patel may be contacted at krupa_patel@harvard.edu.

Mr. Nelson joined the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity in January 2012 as a Project Manager. Prior to joining Harvard, he worked as a Program Coordinator and Business Analyst at an international student travel company. He holds a BA in History from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Nelson can be contacted at bryan_nelson@harvard.edu.

Ms. Khorshid joined The Office of Faculty Development and Diversity in April 2010, as the Administrative Coordinator. Ms. Khorshid comes to Harvard from the British Council in Cairo, Egypt where she was a project assistant in the Arts Unit. She has a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from the American University in Cairo. Ms. Khorshid may be contacted at roba_khorshid@harvard.edu.

Ms. Larson joined the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity in December 2009 as an Administrative Coordinator. Prior to her work with FD&D, Ms. Larson coordinated corporate social responsibility programs for Global Vision International (GVI). Jill earned a BS in Foundations of Education at the University of Minnesota. Ms. Larson may be contacted at jill_larson@harvard.edu.