Intercultural Affairs Staff
Director of Intercultural Affairs - Black Student Specialist
Email: spencerjenee@grinnell.edu
Jenée Spencer ( she/her/hers) was born in Chicago and lived there until her family relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, at seven years old. She moved to Grinnell after deciding to pursue a fresh start and new experiences. Though she wasn’t ready for the cold (like many students living in Iowa for the...
Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs, Latinx/e Student Specialist
Email: torresadriana@grinnell.edu
Adriana Torres ( she/her/ella) grew up in Watsonville, California, a small farming town on the Pacific coast and home to the annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival. In her role as the Latinx/e Student Specialist in Intercultural Affairs (ICA), she promotes diversity, inclusion, and understanding...
Assistant Chief Diversity Officer for Intercultural Student Life
Email: variavri@grinnell.edu
(she/her/hers) Vrinda Varia is from Princeton, New Jersey and attended Bryn Mawr College for a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, with a concentration in Peace, Conflict, and Social Justice and she had minor in Spanish. Vrinda later obtained her Master’s degree in Social Work with a macro focus from...