About
History
On June 9th, 2020, graduate students and postdocs at Steward Observatory organized a Town Hall in response to the Black Lives Matter and the #BlackInSTEM movements. As a result, the Steward Observatory Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SODEI) initiative was created. SODEI serves our community by bringing together the major groups in Steward and maintaining a structure that consciously counteracts the usual power dynamics felt by the most vulnerable of us.
Through SODEI, we identify, discuss, and develop actionable plans to solve the issues that mean the most to our community members in the hopes that we can achieve meaningful, positive, and lasting change.
Who we are
Current Organizers:
Rachael Amaro (she/her) — rcamaro@email.arizona.edu
Samantha Scibelli (she/her) — sscibelli@email.arizona.edu
Previous Organizers:
Erin Maier (they/them) — erinrmaier@email.arizona.edu
Rachael Amaro
Organizer
Samantha Scibelli
Organizer
Logan Pearce
Liaison - Mentoring Task Force
Raphael Erik Hviding
Liasion - Department Climate Task Force
Allie Hughes
Liaison - Recruiting & Retention Task Force
Member - Department Climate Task Force
Everett Schlawin
Member of the Recruiting Task Force
Jennifer Kadowaki
Liaison - International Scholars Task Force
Hayden Foote
Member of Admissions Task Force
Matthew Murphy
Member of Mentoring Task Force
Gabriele Bozzola
Moderator - International Scholars Task Force
Irene Shivaei
Postdoc Representative - International Scholars Task Force
Antony Trinh
Member of International Scholars Task Force
Haowen Zhang
Graduate Student Representative - International Scholars Task Force
Weipeng "Ben" Lew
Member of International Scholars Task Force
Fengwu Sun
Member of International Scholars Task Force
Garreth Martin
Member of International Scholars Task Force
Vasilis Paschalidis
Faculty Representative - International Scholars Task Force
Serena Kim
Faculty Representative - International Scholars Task Force
Katie Chamberlain
Liaison - Admissions Task Force
Member of International Scholars Task Force
Zuyi Chen
Member of International Scholars Task Force
Jeremy Dietrich
Graduate Student Representative & Moderator - Recruiting & Retention Task Force
Stacey Alberts
Faculty Representative for Department Climate Task Force
SODEI Alumni
Erin Maier
Organizer