Alicia Richardson is currently Hartwick College’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Officer. She works alongside Biama Charles, Founding Director of the Office of DIB and Deputy DEIB Officer, and Samantha Lara, Associate Director of the Office of DIB, in the DEIB Center and with all campus offices, to elevate inclusiveness and implement DEIB best practices. Ms. Richardson is a member of the Senior Leadership Team and co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee. Before joining Hartwick College, she was an English Professor, and later the Intern Chief Diversity Officer, at Schenectady County Community College. Ms. Richardson earned a Master of Arts in Africana Studies from University at Albany in 2009 and a Bachelor of Arts in English from University of Saint Joseph in 2005.