Who We Are

Meet the BU D&I Team

The success of Boston University Diversity & Inclusion (BU D&I) as a force for institutional change and equity depends on an extensive network of colleagues, allies, and University leaders. But as a central organization, BU D&I is represented by the following individuals.

Megan Segoshi

Director, BU Diversity & Inclusion

Email: msegoshi@bu.edu

Dr. Megan Segoshi (she/her) is the Director of BU Diversity & Inclusion, situated within the Community & Inclusion unit of BU’s Office of the Provost. She came to BU in Spring 2021 from the University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity. Her scholarship has focused on affirmative action in higher education, Asian American student identity development and engagement in racial justice work, and race, equity, and access in higher education. As Director of BU D&I she has led and expanded efforts at the University level to foster community among faculty with marginalized identities, developed opportunities for professional development for early career faculty of color, and provided training to hundreds of BU faculty members on inclusive search practices. Megan has a PhD in Higher Education from Loyola University Chicago, an MSW from The University of Georgia, and a BA in Sociology from The University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

Abby Styles

Project Manager, BU Diversity & Inclusion

Email: aburmeis@bu.edu

Abby Styles (she/her) is the Project Manager for BU Diversity & Inclusion. Abby came to BU D&I in 2018 from the University of New Hampshire (UNH), where she worked in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Business Services Center. She has seen the BU D&I unit through its immense growth and transitions, using her institutional knowledge to onboard numerous D&I colleagues, as well as colleagues in partner Community & Inclusion units. In this role, she has been an integral part in the unit’s efforts to cultivate community and belonging at BU – staffing multiple task forces and committees, coordinating the logistics of BU’s first-ever university-wide climate survey, and managing the transition into their own office space (set to open in Spring 2024). Abby received a BA in Sociology, with a focus in psychosocial development, from UNH.

Annabelle Estera

Assistant Director of Training and Workshops, BU Diversity & Inclusion

Email: aestera@bu.edu 

Dr. Annabelle Estera (she/her) is the Assistant Director of Training and Workshops with BU Diversity & Inclusion. Prior to joining BU in Spring 2024, she was an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Endicott College, where her teaching centered on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion across educational spaces. Her research has focused on the experiences of faculty of color, anticolonial approaches to education, and inclusive teaching and learning. She has also previously worked in multicultural student affairs. Annabelle earned her PhD in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education from Michigan State University, MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University, and BA in Interdepartmental Studies from the University of Rochester.

Mary Lai Rose

Assistant Director of Programs, BU Diversity & Inclusion

Email: maryrose@bu.edu

Dr. Mary Lai Rose (she/her) is BU Diversity & Inclusion’s Assistant Director of Programs. Mary joined BU in Spring 2024 from the University of Michigan, where she supported the implementation of the university’s five-year strategic plan on diversity, equity, and inclusion involving 51 campus units, and managed the Anti-Racism Collaborative–part of the provost’s Anti-Racism Initiative–to amplify and support anti-racism scholars and scholarship. Mary has published peer-reviewed journal articles on Asian American and Pacific Islander youth violence, community collaborations, multiculturalism, and adolescent substance use and delinquency. Mary received a PhD in human development and family studies from The Pennsylvania State University, a MEd in Sociology and Education from Columbia University, and a BA in Asian American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

Naveen Inim

Senior Communications Manager, BU Diversity & Inclusion

Email: ninim@bu.edu

Naveen Inim (she/her) is the Senior Communications Manager for BU Diversity & Inclusion. As a former student at BU, Naveen worked on communications teams for Boston University Libraries and The Newbury Center. Naveen is returning to BU in Spring 2024 after working as the Social Media Content Specialist on the central administration communications team at the University of Southern California. Naveen received a BA in Psychology and BS in Film & Television as well as a MFA in Film & Television Studies from Boston University.

Liv Jacobs

Graduate Assistant, BU Diversity & Inclusion

Liv Jacobs (they/them) is a PhD student in American and New England Studies at BU. They have an M.A. in Performance Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. Liv’s work engages with the unique confluence of factors which constitute Americanness using frameworks of performance, aesthetics, politics, and regionalism. As an interpretive ethnographer, Liv writes about folk/traditional communities and their music and dance practices. Their scholarship is committed to radical epistemologies and they are working to develop re-indigenized pedagogical models. With the D&I office, Liv Jacobs is available to provide guests and staff with practical support in administration and programming.  

Kaizha King

Graduate Assistant, BU Diversity & Inclusion

Kaizha King (she/her) is a first year PhD Student in the Department of Sociology and serves as Graduate Assistant for BU Diversity & Inclusion. Originally from Chicago, IL received her B.A., from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, triple majoring in Political Science, History, and Gender & Women’s Studies. After finishing undergrad, worked in New York for two years as a legal analyst before transferring jobs to work for the National Football League (NFL) as a Privacy Coordinator in their Legal Department.  Her research interests center on the sociology of inequality, and specifically on the inequality of educational accessibility. She hopes to examine how America’s educational inaccessibility is rooted distinctly in racial and ethnic politics, and the sociological effects on minority populations. 

Evelyn Pacheco

Graduate Assistant, BU Diversity & Inclusion

Evelyn Pacheco (she/her) is a Graduate Assistant for BU Diversity & Inclusion. Evelyn is currently in her third and final year at Boston University School of Law (BU Law) and will be graduating this spring. In her free time, Evelyn loves checking out barcades and spending time thrifting clothes with friends. Prior to joining BU Diversity & Inclusion, Evelyn spent her first two years as an active member and leader of several BU Law student affinity groups, specifically the First Generation Professionals and Women of Color Collaborative. As a Graduate Assistant, Evelyn will work closely with the office’s professional staff in an administrative role and collaborate with colleagues in the larger BU Community & Inclusion umbrella. Evelyn received a BA in Anthropology from Georgetown University.