Staff Directory

Zahabia Ahmed-Usmani
Zahabia Ahmed-Usmani

Program Manager

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: Kaufman Interfaith Institute 

301 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503

Office Phone: (616) 331-5702

Pronouns: She/Her

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Jesse Bernal, P.h.D.

Chief of Staff to the President, Vice President for Inclusion and Equity

Email[email protected]

Office Address: 4015 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-3296

Pronouns: He/Him


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Latoya Booker

Learning & Development Program Director 

Email: [email protected]

Website: gvsu.edu/institute

Office Address: 3080 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-3296

Pronouns: She/Her

MJ Creutz
MJ Creutz

Assistant Director and Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: 4015 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: (616) 331-9530

Pronouns: She/Her


Elizabeth	Doyle, M.A.
Elizabeth Doyle, M.A.

Executive Associate for Presidential Initiatives, Inclusion and Equity

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: 4015 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-3296

Pronouns: She/Her

Liz English
Liz English

Program Coordinator

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: Kaufman Interfaith Institute 

301 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503

Office Phone: (616) 331-7863

Pronouns: She/Her


Ashley Jefferson
Ashley Jefferson

Administrative Assistant

Email: [email protected]

Website: gvsu.edu/institute

Office Address: 3080 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-2672

Pronouns: She/Her

Cameron Jones
Cameron Jones

Civil Rights Specialist

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: 4015 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-9530

Pronouns: He/Him


Doug Kindschi
Doug Kindschi, Ph.D.

Director, Kaufman Interfaith Institute

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.gvsu.edu/interfaith

Office Address: 180 Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences

Office Phone: 616-331-5702

Pronouns: He/Him

Kyle Kooyers
Kyle Kooyers

Director of Operations

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: Kaufman Interfaith Institute 

301 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503

Office Phone: (616) 331-5718

Pronouns: He/Him


Marlene Kowalski-Braun, Ph.D.
Marlene Kowalski-Braun, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President & Deputy Chief Inclusion and Equity Officer

Email: [email protected]

Website: gvsu.edu/institute

Office Address: 3080 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-3296

Pronouns: She/Her

Phil Oosterhouse
Phil Oosterhouse

Tech Specialist

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: Kaufman Interfaith Institute 

301 Michigan St NE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503

Office Phone: (616) 331-5702

Pronouns: He/Him


Stacy Piasecki
Stacy Piasecki

Lead Civil Rights Investigator and Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: 4015 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: (616) 331-9530

Pronouns: She/Her

Kathleen VanderVeen
Kathleen	VanderVeen, Ph.D.

Deputy Chief Inclusion & Equity Officer and Title IX Coordinator 

Office Address: 4015 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-9530

Pronouns: She/Her


Heather Walker
Heather Walker

Administrative Assistant

Email: [email protected]

Office Address: 4015 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-6162

Pronouns: She/Her

Callie Youngman
Callie Youngman, M.Ed.

Project Specialist

Email: [email protected]

Website: gvsu.edu/institute

Office Address: 4015 James H. Zumberge Hall

Office Phone: 616-331-8826

Pronouns: She/They



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