Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I)

Prior to joining the Student Leadership Network, she served as the Assistant Vice President for Student Transitions at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Dr. Tollinchi collaborated with community partners to ensure high quality programs and services that contributed to the successful transition of students from pre-college through graduation. At RPI, she had direct oversight over the Office of the Registrar, Office of Career and Professional Development, International Student Services, Multicultural Programs, and The Arch (Experiential Learning) Program. Before heading to Troy, NY, Dr. Tollinchi spent 10 years at Barnard College where she served as the Associate Dean for Academic Enrichment and Community Initiatives at Barnard College, Columbia University, where she was primarily responsible for the oversight of access and opportunity programs for a diverse student population. Additionally, she worked in collaboration with various departments and units, Barnard faculty and the local Harlem Community to continue to provide opportunities that will enrich and complement the lives of all students with a particular emphasis on underrepresented minorities and first generation students. Prior to Barnard, she served as the Director of the Gateway Academy at the City College of New York, where she led advising initiatives and programs for students who had not declared a major. Before City College, Dr. Tollinchi spent 6 years at Fordham University where she led the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP/CSTEP), a state initiative designed to increase the diverse student pipeline to careers in STEM. During her time there, she assisted in the creation of the first CSTEP Summer Program for incoming freshmen interested in STEM and the health professions.

Dr. Tollinchi is a product of the Puerto Rican community and the Bronx, New York; she is the only member of her family to attend and graduate from a four-year college. She received a BA in Psychology and Spanish from the State University of New York at Albany, a Master’s of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she attended Fordham University where she obtained her PhD in Social Services. Her research there was focused on college persistence among Latina undergraduate students. As a diversity, equity and inclusion practitioner, Dr. Tollinchi has dedicated her career and life to supporting minority and women students who strive to achieve their full potential, no matter what their backgrounds.

Dr. Talee Vang is a licensed psychologist, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consultant, and keynote speaker. She works as a health psychologist in a safety net hospital, as well as in primary care behavioral health. Dr. Vang provides trainings to large corporations and health systems with topics ranging from the impact of implicit bias on health disparities to coping with virtual fatigue and disarming microaggressions. She has consulted and provided trainings for companies such as ECOLAB, Hennepin Healthcare Systems, and has been a guest expert on public media networks such as Minnesota Public Radio. Assessing DEI programs for gaps, developing strategies, and measuring outcomes is a skill that Dr. Vang offers corporations. Her approach is rooted in psychological concepts, specifically on behavioral/cultural change, informed by history. Dr. Vang uses evidence based approaches to interventions and solutions and aims to advance social justice in all that she does. For more information on Dr. Vang, please visit the sites below.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-talee-vang-6a996140/
https://www.facebook.com/DrTaleeVang/
https://bookwhen.com/drtaleevang#focus=ev-s48s-20201205090000

Dr. Hintz is a licensed clinical psychologist who received her doctorate in clinical psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. She works with children, adolescents, and adults with a wide array of presenting issues. She has extensive training in working with individuals who have been exposed to traumatic experiences, those with co-occurring substance use issues, as well as those struggling with emotional regulation.

Dr. Hintz works actively to achieve understanding of each person’s unique circumstances, all while ensuring one’s individual values and beliefs are respected within the therapeutic relationship. She believes the ultimate goal of therapy is to empower individuals to confront problematic circumstances in their lives, and to work collaboratively toward furthering health and wellness. 

Dr. Hintz is an active proponent of multicultural counseling and theory, and works dynamically to understand how individuals make meaning of the world within their various cultural contexts. Dr. Hintz is also a self-proclaimed “Geek Therapist,” and incorporates elements of popular culture into treatment and training, when beneficial. Dr. Hintz has been a contributing author to two different books in the Popular Culture Psychology Series, to include, Black Panther Psychology: Hidden Kingdoms and The Joker Psychology: Evil Clowns and the Women Who Love Them.

Dr. Hintz maintains a private practice at Cornerstone Counseling Services in Milwaukee, WI. In addition, she works as an Assistant Professor of Community Psychology at Alverno College. Dr. Hintz is also the owner of Vivid Insights, a consulting firm that utilizes expertise in psychology and human behavior to provide consultation focused on principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.