Who We Are

Increasing minority representation in Operations Research and Management Science

The purposes of the INFORMS Minority Issues Forum are:

To foster minority representation in OR/MS;

To develop ties between those interested in increasing the number of minority participants in OR/MS;

To disseminate information about the issues facing minority researchers and practitioners.

Minority Issues Forum Officers

President
Eduardo Pérez
Texas State University
eduardopr@txstate.edu

Vice President
Shannon Harris
Virginia Commonwealth University
harriss10@vcu.edu

Secretary
Michelle Alvarado
University of Florida
alvarado.m@ise.ufl.edu

Treasurer
Karen Hicklin
University of Florida
khicklin@ufl.edu

Vice President of Programs
Clara Novoa
Texas State University
cn17@txstate.edu

Vice President of Programs
Diana Ramírez-Rios
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
dgramire@buffalo.edu

Junior Vice President of Programs
Sofía Pérez Guzmán
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
perezs2@rpi.edu

Vice President of Communications
Alexandra Newman
Colorado School of Mines
anewman@mines.edu

Vice President of Communications
Wesley Marrero
Dartmouth College
wesley.marrero@dartmouth.edu