LGBTQ+ Student Center Advisory Board

Faculty + Staff Advisory Board Founding Members

• Andrew Rich (he/him) Dean of the Colin Powell School (CPS) ( arich@ccny.cuny.edu )  

• Wendy J. Thornton (she/her) Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs ( wthornton@ccny.cuny.edu )  

• Jennifer Light (she/her) Director of Skadden Arps Honors Program in Legal Studies ( jlight@ccny.cuny.edu )  

• Deborah Cheng (she/her) Director of Fellowships and Public Service Partnerships of CPS ( dcheng@ccny.cuny.edu )  

• Ricardo A. Anez Carrasquel (he/him) Special Projects Coordinator of CPS ( ranezcarrasquel@ccny.cuny.edu )  

• Jake Nill (he/him) Program Coordinator of the LGBTQ+ Student Center ( jnill@ccny.cuny.edu )  

• Sophie English (she/her) Psychological Counselor/Confidential Advocate in the CCNY Office of Diversity and Compliance ( senglish@ccny.cuny.edu )  

• Yaari-Felber-Selgiman (they/them) professor of CCNY’s History and Black Studies Departments ( yfelberseligman@ccny.cuny.edu )  

• Jasmin Salcedo (she/her) Gender Resources Social Worker of Health and Wellness Services ( jsalcedo@ccny.cuny.edu )  

Student Advisory Board Members

2023-2024 Student Advisory Board Founding Members

• Skyler Duncan (she/they) | Studying Biochemistry

• Raine McCandless (she/her) | Studying International Studies with International Relations Concentration, Asian Studies Minor

• Betty Benoit (she/they) | Studying Biology, Psychology Minor

• Riley S. Mercedes Cueto (he/they) | Studying Psychology

• Derrick Thomas Jr. (he/they) | Studying Political Science and Economics

2022-2023 Student Advisory Board Founding Members

• Skyler Duncan (she/they) | Studying Biochemistry

• Alex Keating (they/them) | Studying Psychology

• Shantal Rodriguez (she/they) | Studying Secondary English Education

• Ty Santos (they/she) | Studying Theatre

• Christian Eduardo (he/him) | Studying Mechanical Engineering