Gladys Brown, Interim Director

Gladys Brown has over 11 years of experience at the University of Maryland College Park as Director of Human Relations in the Office of the President, and as the Campus Compliance Officer on Affirmative Action. Her education includes a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and a B.S. from Morgan State University, complemented by the Harvard Development Management Program and the Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education. More recently, she directed the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the (ACE) American Council on Education, Office of Women.

She has been a Senior Fellow at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), a Fellow at the Center for Higher Education Transformation (CHET) in South Africa, a member of the American Council on Education (ACE)'s Commission on Women in Higher Education, and a member of the American Psychological Association (APA)'s Board of Advocacy and Public Policy Interest (BAPPI). And, she co-founded the Washington Regional Taskforce Against Campus Prejudice, a coalition of 15 universities. She is a Senior Fellow at the James M. Burns Academy of Leadership, University of Maryland, (UMD), Co-Coordinator of the HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education, and Co-Director of the University of Maryland Study Abroad Program in the Cameroon. Currently, she serves on several boards-the Goddard College Board of Trustees, the Diversity and Leadership Project of the National Council on Research for Women (NCROW) in NYC, the Cotty College Diversity Transformation Project, the Saint Mary's Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership and the Harbour Square Housing Co-op, a 450 unit development in D.C.

Her publications include "Diversity Blueprint: A Manual for Colleges and Universities" (1998) in partnership with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) and several ACE publications: "From Where We Sit: Presidential Perspectives Programs on the Presidency" (2001), "Breaking the Barriers: Presidential Strategies for Enhancing Career Mobility" (2001) and "Breaking the Barriers: A Guidebook of Strategies" (2002). She has received numerous awards, including a citation from the White House for having one of the best campus diversity programs and websites in the US; and from the ACE NETWORK for a three-book series for university presidents on women's leadership and careers. In addition, she has conducted hundreds of workshops and keynotes on institutional transformation, diversity, equity, and leadership development throughout the United States and in Germany, China, Norway, South Africa and Cameroon.

Brian Murphy, Equity Administrator

Brian Murphy, formerly of the Chancellor's office, has joined the Office of Faculty & Staff Affirmative Action (OFSAA) to become OFSAA's new Equity Administrator. Brian spent the past two years as a policy researcher and writer for the Chancellor. His previous experience includes 30 years in government, law and communications. A member of the Washington State Bar, he has worked for the Washington State Legislature and the County of Orange with extensive experience in complaint investigation and conflict resolution, as well as policy setting and compliance capacities. In addition, he has handled sexual harassment litigation and has been the editor of a newsletter on sexual harassment law. Brian handles tracking, investigation and resolution of complaints of discrimination; ensures the legal compliance of campus affirmative action plans and acts for Director of OFSAA in case of her absence.

Antonette Toney, Data/Database Analyst

Antonette has lead responsibility for upholding the University's compliance status in conformance with the State and Federal regulations regarding Affirmative Action. She provides chief analytical support and manages the data collection, analysis and reporting of information required for policy and program decision making and handles all institutional research and comprehensive analytical studies pertaining to Faculty and Staff Affirmative Action.

In addition, Antonette is responsible for all IT functions of the Office including development, implementation and maintenance of the departmental network infrastructure and relational database system that supports automated updating of statistics for the Affirmative Action Plan; faculty equity (i.e. the process of monitoring the recruitment and selection of faculty); staff personnel action tracking and analysis; affirmative action/diversity institutional reporting, and other affirmative action business functions.  

Antonette received her Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from California State University, Northridge.  She holds several Comptia and Microsoft certifications including an Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA).