About Us

OUR BEGINNINGS

On September 3, 2013 seventeen African-American Administrators and Faculty (AAAF) employed by the University of Virginia held an inaugural dinner meeting at the Colonnade Club (Pavilion VII) with the intent to establish an employee resource group (ERG).   

MISSION STATEMENT

The Black Faculty and Staff-Employee Resource Group (BFSERG) will actively engage in the recruitment, mentorship, collegiality, professional development, and retention of its members as well as promotion of an inclusive environment that will benefit all UVA faculty, administrators, staff and the Charlottesville community.

PURPOSE

To serve as a representative voice for black faculty and staff in matters relative to the intellectual, professional, and emotional betterment within the UVA community and beyond

BYLAWS

Meet the Team

Officers

 
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Tobiyah Morris

President

Presides over the meetings of the Employee Resource Group, appoints special committees to ensure the functions and duties of the   BFS-ERG are completed as mandated, and mentors and develops new members.

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Nicole Robinson

Co - Vice President &  Co - Governance Committee Chair

Coordinates programs with the Chair and the Executive Committee; serve as an ex‐officio member of all standing committees; chairs the Governance Committee; provides leadership & support for special projects and ongoing initiatives; and, assumes the duties of the Chair in their absence.

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AJ Young

Co - Vice President &  Co - Governance Committee Chair

Coordinates programs with the Chair and the Executive Committee; serve as an ex‐officio member of all standing committees; chairs the Governance Committee; provides leadership & support for special projects and ongoing initiatives; and, assumes the duties of the Chair in their absence.

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Gail Prince-Davis

Treasurer

Provides general financial oversight to the Employee Resource Group; facilitates the preparation of annual budgets; collaborates with other officers to solicit funds; regularly monitors expenditures and budget balance; reports on the financial standing; and serve as the primary financial liaison to stakeholders.

Joy Elmore

Treasurer

Provides general financial oversight to the Employee Resource Group; facilitates the preparation of annual budgets; collaborates with other officers to solicit funds; regularly monitors expenditures and budget balance; reports on the financial standing; and serve as the primary financial liaison to stakeholders.

Garrick Louis

Secretary

Generates the minutes of each BFS-ERG meeting, informs the members of the BFS-ERG regarding all planned activities, and sends notices and maintenance of membership records.

NyShae' Carter

Communications Officer

Leads communications for BFSERG by sending out the newsletter and chairing the communications committee.

 

Executive Committee

Michelle Busby

Onboarding & Welcoming Chair

Dirron Allen

Mentorship & Professional Development Co-Chair

NyShae' Carter

Communications Chair

Tobiyah Morris

Community Building & Networking Chair

Lisa Harris

Mentorship & Professional Development Co-Chair

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