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Vincent C. Flewellen
Since 2018, Vincent C. Flewellen has served as Webster University’s associate vice president and chief diversity officer. During his tenure, he has expanded the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), introducing the popular YWCA “Witnessing Whiteness” program for employees and expanding the university’s annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference. In response to the murder of George Floyd, Flewellen launched Webster Speaks: Dialogues on RACE, EQUITY and INCLUSION. As host of the virtual series, he sat down with thought leaders and prominent Black voices and other people of color to discuss issues surrounding systemic racism.
Flewellen most recently served as the director of DEI at The College School. Prior to that leadership role, he taught middle school history and English in several independent and public schools in the St. Louis area, including Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School and Ladue Middle School. He also served, for six years, as an adjunct professor at Washington University in St. Louis’ Brown School of Social Work. He has provided DEI consultation to a variety of independent and public schools and organizations, including the Kirkwood School District, John Burroughs School, Forsyth School and FOCUS St. Louis. He also served as managing director of program for Teach For America in St. Louis.
With more than twenty-five years of experience weaving DEI into the culture of education in the St. Louis area, Flewellen was named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s 2020 Class of Diverse Business Leaders. In 2019, he was presented the DELUX Power 100 in recognition of his leadership.
Flewellen currently is a doctoral candidate in Webster University’s School of Education. He also holds a Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis’ Brown School of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Maryville University.
A proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, Flewellen is a life-long and proud resident of the City of St. Louis. In 2022, Flewellen joined the Board of Trustees for Crossroads College Preparatory School, an independent middle and high school in the City of St. Louis. Flewellen was also appointed, in 2022, by St. Louis City Mayor Tishaura Jones to serve on the city’s first-ever LGTBQIA+ Advisory Board. Since 2018, he has served as a member of the Community Engagement & Inclusion Council for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.