Effective Jan. 1, 2025, Laina Y. Bay-Cheng will be taking the role of vice-president equity, people and culture on full-time, after serving in an interim capacity for a year. Dr. Bay-Cheng joined York in July 2022 after spending 17 years as a faculty member at the University at Buffalo, as well as associate dean for faculty development. Before that, she worked at Binghamton University in the state of New York.