Meet Kamilah A'Vant

Kamilah A’Vant is committed to creating meaningful actions in advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts across organizations. As a seasoned DEIB leader, her purpose is to expand recognition and inclusion opportunities in personal and professional spaces. Kamilah focuses on growing inclusion by amplifying diverse voices, empowering and advocating for underrepresented students and groups, addressing issues of racial equity and fostering relationships that lead to meaningful actions and social impact.

She is the Assistant Dean of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Initiatives for the Colleges of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rhode Island. She has experience in various senior leadership roles in the fields and industries to include media, publishing, finance and television. She is the former Director of Diversity Programs at Color Magazine, where she created, executed and managed logistics for the brand’s DE&I programming, training and oversaw all editorial content of the online publication. She spent 9 years in broadcast television managing 71 US broadcast television stations and was an Adjunct Professor at Bay Path University teaching leadership and organizational studies courses. She graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor’s degree in Economics, received her master’s degree in Management and graduate certificate in Leadership from the University of Maryland University College.