Fatima Alleyne, Ph.D. is the Director of Community Engagement and Inclusive Practices in the College of Engineering (COE) at UC Berkeley. Dr. Alleyne brings her passion and love for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and education into her work in COE to: develop, direct, implement, and evaluate programs, in strategic partnership with faculty, students, and staff from CoE, that promote equity, foster a positive, inclusive culture, and increase access and opportunities to those who have historically been underrepresented in STEM.
As Director she also leads a strategic planning process to guide programs and priorities to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the College. Prior to this role, Dr. Alleyne served as the director of faculty engagement in COE, education advisor/consultant for the Center for Restorative Solutions, general research engineer at the United States Department of Agriculture, and education and outreach coordinator at an NSF-funded research center and research specialist, both at UC Berkeley.
In addition to her role as director at Berkeley, Dr. Alleyne’s commitment and passion for STEM and education also led to the establishment of her own business, FAConsulting, which supports educational institutions in the development of inclusive and culturally responsive learning environments. She serves in a myriad of leadership roles on campus and in her community, including but not limited to, trustee on the Contra Costa County Board of Education, UC Berkeley’s TRiO Programs Advisory Board, Student Conduct Hearing Panel, Graduate Student Diversity Task Force, and Disability Accessibility Review Team, as well as the Healthy Richmond Steering Committee, and has led the development of STEM programs in K-12 schools. Dr. Alleyne earned her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in materials science and engineering from UC Berkeley and B.A. in chemistry from City University of New York, Hunter College.