Academic Affairs Staff
Provost Carlota Ocampo, Ph.D.
Provost Carlota Ocampo oversees academic affairs, assessment, and planning at Trinity Washington University. She earned her Ph.D. in neuropsychology from Howard University and joined Trinity in 1997 as assistant professor of psychology, earning tenure and promotion to associate professor in 2003. She has served as associate provost for assessment, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (directing academic advising and the first-year experience), and as chair of the Psychology and Human Relations programs at Trinity. She is an alumna of and current advisory council member to the American Psychological Association (APA) Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP) and has served on APA task forces on educational assessment and diversity. She is on the national advisory board for the Steve Fund/Equity in Mental Health Framework for Students of Color and is a volunteer peer evaluator for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Her interests encompass interactions among diversity, structural inequity, health, and education; she has numerous publications and presentations on pedagogical reform for changing student populations, racist-incident based trauma, and ethnicity, gender, and disease. She supports and directs academic grants for equity in STEM and in general education for women from historically excluded groups. She enjoys promoting student-centered academic initiatives, culturally relevant health and wellness, and life-long learning and holistic development.
ocampoc@trinitydc.edu | 202.884.9209 | Office location: Main 202
Michelle Koduah, Director of Academic Administration
Michelle Koduah has a background in neuropsychology and operational systems and compliance. She oversees admin support for faculty and staff academic projects. Michelle joined the Trinity family in 2024 after receiving her master’s degree in Academic Administration from Georgetown University in DC. She has made a career of servicing students of color in administrative capacities as well as through mentorship and charitable involvement with non-profit organizations. Her work includes serving as the Chief Marketing Officer for a women-centered educational and charitable non-profit organization, the Autumn Rise Foundation, Inc. Education policy, and realistic and affordable access to higher education are what drive her to work in the field and support both students and staff in their academic endeavors.
koduahm@trinitydc.edu | 202.884.9201 | Office location: Main 203
Toni Clements, University Registrar
Toni Clements, University Registrar, has over 20 years in higher education and has worked at a number of local universities. She holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Catholic University and Bachelor degree from the University of South Florida. In addition to her work in registration and higher education administration, she brings skills in information technology, computer systems, and accounting.
clementst@trinitydc.edu | 202.884.9240 | Office location: Main 206
Leslie Ward, Ed.D., Director of Institutional Research & Assessment
Leslie comes to us from George Washington University where she not only obtained her doctorate in Education Leadership and Administration, but worked for over 20 years at the Graduate school of Education and Human Development (GSEHD). As the Director of Institutional Research, her goal is to utilize data to not only support data driven decision making at all levels, but to highlight what makes Trinity unique and successful. Her background includes developing systematic cycles/protocols of student performance data collection, reporting, analysis, and improvement plans used for continuous improvement. As an alumnus of two HBCUs, Hampton University BA in Commercial Art and Clark Atlanta University an MA in Early childhood Education, Leslie is excited to serve and support the Trinity community.
wardle@trinitydc.edu | 202.884.9247 | Office location: Main 220
Trisha Smith, University Librarian
Trisha Smith brings a liberal arts background and a degree from Catholic University’s Masters in Library and Information Science to enrich the Academic Affairs team. As University Librarian, she envisions the library as a community change agent that forwards social innovation through collective impact. At Trinity, University Librarian Smith continues the work of transforming the Sr. Helen Sheehan Library into a cutting edge learning center by focusing on electronic and open access resources, innovative services and spaces, educational programming, community outreach, and maintaining a strong core collection that supports Trinity’s curricula across all four schools and the division of continuing education.
smithtri@trinitydc.edu | 202.884.9351 | Office location: Library
Kimberly LaBoone, Ph.D, Director of Academic Services
Dr. Kimberly LaBoone, Director of Academic Services, is passionate about helping students achieve their educational goals. Her primary vocational interests focus on academic support programs for college students. In her work with underrepresented students she emphasizes development of college and life skills needed to graduate in a timely manner.
Dr. LaBoone earned a Ph. D in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis on Higher Education and Student Affairs at Virginia Tech. Her research examined the transition experiences of underrepresented first-year students. She also earned a Master of Science in Human Resource Counseling from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. She has worked at Effat College (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA), Morris Brown College (Atlanta, GA), and Northeastern University (Boston, MA).
In her free time, she enjoys reading, travelling and spending time with her family. She has three adult children and a granddaughter and considers her them her greatest inspiration and motivation.
laboonek@trinitydc.edu | 202.884.9360 | Office location: Library 103
Sarah Young, Ed. D., Director of Disability Services
Sarah Young brings a background in the humanities and education, as well as her experiences as a faculty member and administrator at multiple institutions, to inform her work as the DSS Director at Trinity. She earned her Master of Arts in English from Old Dominion University and her Doctorate in Education with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration focusing on postsecondary disability policy and practices from The George Washington University. She prioritizes student-centered and advocacy-based approaches to disability support and accommodations, focusing on meeting students ‘where they are’ as they navigate college with disabilities. She serves on the Trinity Artificial Intelligence (AI) Committee and is the current president of the Capital Area Association on Higher Education and Disability (C-AHEAD) affiliate group..
youngsar@trinitydc.edu | 202.884.9227 | Office location: Main 246
For More Information
Please see the following pages if you would like more information about the Library and the Center for Research & Writing, Academic Services and tutoring, Career Services, the Center for Student Success, Disability Support Services, or any of Trinity’s collegiate units: the College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Education; the School of Nursing and Health Professions; the School of Professional and Graduate Studies; and Continuing Education.