Anti-Racism Collaborative Program Manager
About
Mary Lai Rose is the Anti-Racism Collaborative program manager at the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) where she manages the infrastructure and a set of coordinated activities for U-M community engagement around research and action focused on anti-racism and racial justice. Prior to joining the NCID, Mary worked in U-M's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Office of the Provost), supporting the implementation of the University's five-year strategic plan on diversity, equity, and inclusion involving 51 campus units.
Mary's career has centered on addressing racial and social inequities through research and education. Her professional experience includes community collaborations, academic support programs for underrepresented groups, research and evaluation, and higher education administration. Mary has published in peer-reviewed journals on the topics of Asian American and Pacific Islander youth violence, community collaborations, multiculturalism, and adolescent substance use and delinquency. She finds joy in building community and enhancing individual and collective capacity.
Mary is a 1.5 generation immigrant who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area (Berkeley and Richmond) where she attended public schools from elementary school through college. Her formative years were spent playing the viola (badly, but passionately!) and working with her parents in the family restaurant. She can talk all day and night about food.
Fun Facts About Me:
Qualitative or quantitative?
They each tell the story in a different way.
Where can we find you on a Saturday afternoon?
Waiting for my husband to bring home takeout to satisfy my current food craving.
What's a random fact about you?
I like to host sushi rolling parties.
