‘Opportunity Is the First Thing’

Faculty and Staff The co-chairs of NC State’s African American Faculty and Staff Organization strive to build on the group’s legacy with an eye toward the future. Karen Sims and Gerald Cobb are a dynamic duo who work hard to create opportunities — and build community — for NC State’s Black faculty and staff. As co-chairs of NC State’s African American Faculty and Staff Organization (AAFSO), they strive to build on the group’s rich 50-year legacy with an eye toward the future. Sims, director of gift and records management with Advancement Services, has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit administration. She is the immediate past and founding chair of University Advancement’s Task Force for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (T.I.D.E.). She also serves as a staff representative on the Council of the Status of Women and a collaborating contributor to the NC State DEIB Collaborative community of practice. Cobb, an IT integrated solutions professional with the Office of Information Technology, serves on the OIT Diversity Equity and Inclusion Team and the NC State DEIB Collaborative community of practice. He is also the OIT DEI Website Workgroup lead/project manager and chairs the nonprofit organization Leaders by Choice. Together, they […]

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