About Dr. Lamont Sellers
Dr. Lamont Sellers has served as Director of the Office of Intercultural Student Affairs at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, since July 2020. Before joining AppState, he served as the inaugural Director of the Center for Diversity and Community and Executive Diversity Officer at the University of South Dakota. Sellers was featured at TEDx USD in September 2018 with his talk “Diversity & Inclusion: Talking Change, Making Change.” He has served in DEI spaces at the University of Denver, Misericordia University, Regent University, University of South Dakota, and Appalachian State University during his 20-year career in higher education. With degrees from Shaw University (BA, Secondary Mathematics Education), University of Denver (MA, Higher Education Administration), and University of South Dakota (EdD, Educational Leadership: Adult & Higher Education) and numerous certifications, Sellers has been working to educate and continue the conversations that lead to justice, liberation, and change.
