Student Affairs Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff

As Assistant Vice President for diversity, equity and inclusion in Student Affairs, Brian is responsible for strengthening and furthering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all students at Penn State. He provides strategic leadership for six Student Affairs units.

Throughout his career in higher education, Brian has worked to build educational opportunities around issues of student advocacy and development and a diversity of thought and human experience. While at Penn State he has worked to broaden the understanding of diversity and commitment to inclusive excellence not as separate entities, but rather as part of the larger tapestry of student life and experience.

Brian served as the assistant director of the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity from 2008-2012. Prior to returning to Penn State as the center’s director, he served as an associate dean of students at Cornell University focused on student support, sexual violence, and advocacy while also directing Cornell’s LGBT Resource Center and co-directing the Center for Intercultural Dialogue. Before joining Cornell, Brian was the founding director of the Office of LGBTQ Services and deputy Title IX officer at Dickinson College.

Brian received his master’s degree in higher education from Penn State and his bachelor’s degree in counseling and human services from the University of Scranton. He lives in State College with his husband Greg, their twins Declyn and Keegyn, and their two dogs.

Student Engagement and Community Support

Diversity and Inclusion Education

University Chosen Name & Identity Process

Commonwealth Campus Coalition on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Oversees the following offices:

• Adult Learner Programs and Services
• Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
• Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development
• Collegiate Recovery Community
• Gender Equity Center
• Paul Robeson Cultural Center

Stephanie is an alum of Penn State's College of Health and Human Development (2004) where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Children, Youth and Family Services and is a current graduate student in the Masters of Public Policy program in the College of the Liberal Arts. After 11 years in the private, non-profit sector, providing services to under-served and low-income families, Stephanie's path led her to Penn State. She has been at Penn State serving in Administrative Support roles since September 2015 and in Student Affairs since November 2017.  

In her free time, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her partner, Ben and their two cats, Suki and Oliver. She has two adult children, Kaitlyn and Milo/Nova, who have flown the nest but with whom she enjoys spending time playing Mario Kart or D&D online and visiting when she can. She also enjoys reading, cooking/baking, being outdoors, running, dancing, and shopping. Stephanie feels privileged to provide support for the overall Student Affairs DEI efforts of the University and is part of the onboarding committee. She loves being a part of the Student Affairs team as they continue to be a leader in providing services and support to the all students in the community at Penn State.

Sonya began her work with Penn State as Assistant Director at the LGBTQA Student Resource Center in January of 2013. A Maryland native, Wilmoth received her Bachelor of Arts in English from La Salle University and a Master of Science in Administration with a concentration in Sports and Athletics Administration in 1995 from West Chester University. She completed a second Master's in Higher Education with a concentration in administration from Penn State World Campus in 2018. 

Prior to her work in student affairs, Wilmoth enjoyed a successful career in athletics at West Chester University and The University of North Florida as head softball coach at both institutions.  She served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University in their sports administration program. In her free time Sonya enjoys reading, time at a beach. She enjoys spending time with her daughter Dylan. 

• Programming/Speakers
• Student Fee Funding
• BBH 251 Instructor
• Scholarships
• Educational Programs/Peer Education
• Coalition on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity-Campus LGBTQ Support
• Commission on LGBTQ Equity
• Penn State Leadership Institute

Ryan Strohl is a first year graduate student in the Higher Education Masters Program at Penn State. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Higher Education Student Affairs, an individualized, interdisciplinary program from Elizabethtown College. On his undergraduate campus he was very involved with queer student support as well as the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Title IX. Ryan's interests now with the center involve the support and advocacy for gender diverse students and the representation of queer identities in literature.

B.S. in Marketing at PSU

MPA

Collin is a diversity professional with a specialty in religious, spiritual, and secular inclusion. He grew up in upstate New York and is an avid board game player. He received a BA in Anthropology in 2018 and then an MPA in 2020 with a focus on Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention.