Meet the Staff
Executive Director of Vergnano Institute for Inclusion
Assistant Professor in Residence in Biomedical Engineering
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office: Engineering II, Room 320B
Phone: (860) 486-8937
Email: stephany.santos@uconn.edu
Administrative Program Support of Vergnano Institute for Inclusion
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Office: Engineering II, Room 320
Phone: (860) 486-4905
Email: benjamin.strong@uconn.edu
Community Liaison & Graduate Student Support
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Email: randi.mendes@uconn.edu
Director of Impact Assessment
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office: Engineering II, Room 306E
Phone: (860) 486-8414
Email: andri@uconn.edu
Director of Undergraduate Equitable Success
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office: Engineering II, Room 320A
Phone: (860) 486-8414
Email: durga.nyame@uconn.edu
Director of Inclusive Excellence in STEM Teaching and Learning
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office: Engineering II, Room 320A / Rowe, Room 306
Phone: (860) 486-8414
Email: lara.chiaverini@uconn.edu
Director of K-12 Initiatives
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Office: Engineering II
Email: jerri.robinson@uconn.edu
Director Emeritus of Vergnano Institute for Inclusion
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Office: Engineering II, Room 306G
Phone: (860) 486-8937
Email: kjm@engr.uconn.edu
Office Contact
For general questions or concerns, contact us at (860) 486-5536 or engr-inclusion@uconn.edu Our office is located in the Engineering II (EII) Building, Room 320.
Mailing Address
Vergnano Institute for Inclusion
191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3187
Storrs Mansfield, CT 06269-3187
*formerly the Engineering Diversity Outreach Center