Office of the Vice President

Outreach and Success

 

 

Mary Taylor 
Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Outreach and Success

Mary Taylor serves as the Associate Chief Diversity Officer for Outreach and Success. In her role, Mary oversees student affairs programs to include Educational Opportunity Programs, Outreach and Success, the Military and Veterans Program, the Office of Employee Engagement, as well as divisional and campus-wide inclusive conflict resolution efforts. Mary maintains a clearly demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion, both within the division as well as the greater SDSU community as evidenced through her continued leadership of the SACD Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Council, her role as a member of the SDSU Equity Council, and as a Diversity Liaison. Additionally, Mary works closely with other divisional leaders to align people, initiatives and programs in support of Black students, faculty, and staff at SDSU. Prior to her current role, Mary served as the Executive Director of the Center for Educational Partnerships Outreach and Success where she oversaw SDSU outreach and retention efforts for local students and families.

Mary has over 20 years of student services experience and a passion for student access and success. She began her career at UCSD where she served in increasingly responsible roles in Career Services, TRIO Student Support Services, and as Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. In the non-profit sector, Mary has served as the Director of Reality Changers’ College Apps Academy Program and as the Interim Executive Director of the Elementary Institute of Science. In 2014, she was the recipient of the San Diego Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business Award for her work in creating and developing the College Apps Academy Program at Reality Changers and was a Janet Chrispeels Doctoral Fellow in Educational Leadership at UCSD in recognition of her work serving low income/underserved students and families.

As a scholar, Mary has a research agenda focused on educational equity and access for marginalized and underserved students, Black student success in higher education, college access, success and completion, and non-profit collaboration with educational institutions. Mary earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from UCSD, Her master’s degree in Student Affairs from SDSU, her certificate in College Admissions Advising from UCLA, and her doctorate in Educational Leadership from the UCSD/CSUSM Joint Doctoral Program. 

 

Contact Information

Office hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 619-594-5211
Email: [email protected]