Staff
Aprilis Diaz has been named the new Director of the Myra Kraft Achievers Program (MKAP). She brings with her a wealth of relevant experience and achievement in higher education. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in BS in Mass Communication/Advertising from Boston University and a Master of Divinity in Urban Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Throughout her career as an educator, Aprilis has demonstrated her leadership through program development, classroom instruction, and cross-constituent collaboration, and she has maintained a consistent focus on supporting marginalized and underrepresented students. Her most recent position was Executive Director of the Center for Student Enrichment and Director of Calling and Career at Eastern Nazarene College.
Lily joined the Academic Services team in 2016 as a senior department coordinator. Originally from Colombia, she holds a BA in business administration and a master's in marketing from the UNAB — Colombia. Prior to working at Brandeis, Lily's work experience includes supporting international students as an admission officer for Approach International Student Center. She also has more than eight years of experience working as a commercial developer and sales coordinator in Colombia for Nutresa Food Conglomerate.
With the Myra Kraft Achievers Program, Lily spearheads our events and has overseen collaborations with various university partners to sponsor multicultural events/celebrations that included roundtable discussions/panels, our Night of Artistic Expressions with the Gittler Residency Program, Brandeis’ MLK Day of Service, annual retreats, game nights, our Night of Inspiration, leadership and relationship workshops, our yearly newsletter, and our Myra Kraft Achievers Program Scholars’ Closing Ceremony.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and twins, going for walks at night, reading parenting books, and trying international cuisines.