The University of Toledo

Meet Our Staff

 

Jessica A. Spradley  Interim Associate Director  419.530.4418 jessica.spradley@utoledo.edu

Jessica Spradley is an educator, mentor, consultant, facilitator and servant leader from Lorain, OH.  She currently serves as the Interim Associate Director for the Office of Multicultural Student Success.  Receiving her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology from The College of Wooster and then her Masters in Sociology from Eastern Michigan University, Spradley's work ethic is driven by her passion to improve and enhance the communities of which she is a part.

Spradley is a proponent of higher education, having been in the field professionally since 2004.  She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at The University of Toledo in Theory and Social Foundations of Education.  She has experience working in multicultural student services, student involvement and engagement and residence life.  She enjoys helping students on their academic and personal path to becoming global citizens.

Roberta H. Edgecombe     Program Coordinator 419.530.2201 Phone roberta.edgecombe@utoledo.edu

Roberta Edgecombe resides in Toledo, Ohio and is a native of Chicago, IL.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Management from The University of Toledo.

Roberta currently serves as a Program Coordinator in the Office of the Dean of students, in support of the Office of Multicultural Student Services. Her primary focus is assisting in the development of programs and the implementation of outreach activities designed to aid in the success of UT students.  Roberta also provides assistance with the programming related to the retention of students for other offices such as the Latino Initiatives, Office of Resident Life, Student Involvement, and Career Services. Her underlying goal is to support The University of Toledo's mission of "Student Centeredness."

Roberta has a loving family who reside in Ohio, Maryland, and California.  Her life outside the University is busy with her commitment to family life, community work, tennis, and aerobics.

 

 

Fatima Roohi Pervaiz     Program Coordinator 419.530.5324 fatima.pervaiz@utoledo.edu

Fatima Roohi Pervaiz is an experienced public speaker and educator who is devoted to providing the community with multicultural diversity education and comprehensive sexuality education - as well as other valuable information that can empower ALL people to be as happy, healthy, and successful as possible!  A graduate of The University of Toledo with her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and her Master's Degree in Liberal Studies, Fatima has provided education to at-risk youth in Lucas County since 2000, ranging from The Arts Council Lake Erie West at Common Space, The Frederick Douglass Community Center, Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio and AIDS Resource Center Ohio.  Fatima is currently a Program Coordinator in The University of Toledo's Office of Multicultural Student Services, specializing in diversity/cultural sensitivity trainings and LGBTQA education, advocacy and support.

Fatima has completed the National Coalition Building Institute's Leadership for Diversity Training, and is also a certified HIV Tester/Counselor who has been trained in Bridges out of Poverty and serves on Second Chance Toledo's Prostitution/Human Trafficking Advisory Board.

Fatima will begin pursuing her Ph.D. in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University this fall and loves the sunshine, beautiful music and social justice.