Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

W W W. P A C E . E D U / D Y S O N 27 An Emmy Award–winning creative Neil Garguilo, Liberal Studies, is a prolific writer, accomplished actor and filmmaker, and Emmy Award winner who uses humor to call out systemic inequality and stereotypes in ente ainment. A showrunner for the TV series MOCKpocalpyse and founding member of the improv comedy group Dr. God, Garguilo is also co-creator, showrunner, and star of Syfy channel's series Hell Den, a dystopian social satire that combines original animation with old, live- action and re-dubbed clips. For his Funny or Die series, Brainwashed by Toons, he co-wrote songs about the normalization of bigotry and sexism over the past century, resulting in a 2020 Daytime Emmy win for Outstanding Original Song and a nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Special Class Series. A career coach with a background in STEM Jasmine Escalera '04, Biochemistry, is a New York-based ce ified career and life coach with a focus on job search and career strategies for women of color. As a Latina in STEM with a PhD in Pharmacology from Yale University, she recognized throughout her journey that it was challenging to find career development resources that spoke to her specific background, identity, and needs. She decided to utilize her experiences and the ten years of management and leadership experience working within nonprofit se ings to found her business. Today, she helps women of color gain the confidence they need to cra their career path, become recognized at work, and achieve the success they deserve. The first director of racial and social justice for the City of Somerville Denise Molina Capers '01, Journalism and Political Science, has been suppo ing civil rights and equity, diversity and inclusion, and advocacy on many impo ant issues throughout her career. In March 2021, she was hired as the City of Somerville, Massachuse s's first director of racial and social justice, charged with eliminating institutional and structural racism within its systems. A great task, and a collaborative one. "Transformative change doesn't happen overnight, and it doesn't happen in isolation. It includes all the stakeholders that will be impacted by the decisions that we ultimately make." A Latina a orney with a background in education, she decided to go into diversity practice because it was another way for her to both serve her community and merge her love for education and helping others empower themselves. Retirees Daniel Bender, PhD, 32 years of service, associate professor, English and modern language studies Antonia Garcia- Rodriguez, PhD , 33 years of service, professor, modern languages and cultures Mark Hussey, PhD, 37 years of service, distinguished professor, English Joan Roland, PhD, 54 years of service, professor, history

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