Meet the Director
As a UNC Asheville Alum (’05), Dr. Nava Eggett comes to the Center for Diversity Education with 17 years of experience as a public school educator and advocate. Her passion for diversity and inclusion was a driving force as she supported classrooms and educators in Asheville City Schools. She looks forward to leveraging the CDE to support equity and inclusion efforts at UNC Asheville, K-12 WNC school districts and the greater community.
Dr. Kimberly Nava Eggett
Director, Center for Diversity Education
209 Zeis Hall
knavaegg@unca.edu
828.350.4583
Advisory Board for the Center for Diversity Education
- Eric Grant, Chair of CDE Advisory Board, Blue Ridge Power
- Deborah Miles, Former Director of the CDE
- Reid Chapman, UNC Asheville, Director of Humanities Program
- Tsianina Tovar, Buncombe County Schools, K-12 EL Instructional Coach
- Francisco Castelblanco, MAHEC, AHEC Director
- Dr. Blu Buchanan, UNC Asheville, Assistant Professor in Sociology
- Dr. Mark Dickerson, Asheville City Schools, Director of Human Resources
- Dr. Kimberly Nava Eggett, UNC Asheville, Director of the Center for Diversity Education
