Adrienne Gillespie Andrews is the Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer at Weber State University. Adrienne holds both BA and MA degrees in Political Science and Women’s Studies and a post-graduate degree in Conflict Resolution & Mediation. She is currently completing a PhD in Education, Culture and Society at the University of Utah. In addition to her work in education, she has worked in a variety of government capacities including as the Director of the Center for Youth Policy and Programs for the State of New Jersey; Staff Associate in the New Jersey Department of State.

A native Utahan, Adrienne was raised in Davis County and has a long history of advocacy in social justice and inclusion work with a special capacity for community building. Adrienne currently serves as a member of the Utah Governor’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Commission, Ogden Diversity Commission, MacKay-Dee and Layton Hospital Governing Board and the Ogden/Weber Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Executive Committee where she was chosen as the 2017 Athena.

Adrienne is married to Albert “Chip” Andrews. Whenever possible, she loves to travel, knit, quilt, read, write and laugh.