The FIU ADVANCE Team consists of the Leadership Team (PI and Co-PIs), Project Team, Research Team, Internal and External Advisory Boards, and Internal and External Evaluators. We also work with External Consultants who have extensive experience in relevant fields.
FIU ADVANCE is overseen by the Office to Advance Women, Equity & Diversity (AWED). Provost Elizabeth Bejar serves as the project PI, and Drs. Suzanna Rose, Yesim Darici, Mike Heithaus, and Caroline Simpson are Co-PIs.
The Project Team oversees the daily operations of the grant and includes Co-PI and Associate Provost Suzanna Rose, AWED Associate Directors Kirsten Wood and Caroline Simpson, Internal Evaluator Barbara King, Research Assistant Professor Sanaz Farhangi, Program Manager Cinthya Silva-Cruz, and Account Manager Edwin Hickman. Internal Advisory Board members include FIU leaders such as the Vice Provost for Faculty, Leadership and Success, the Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access (formerly Equal Opportunity Programs and Diversity), and the College of Medicine Interim Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Community Initiatives.