Dr. Becky Petitt has worked in the Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity since April 2005. Becky has provided vision and leadership for Texas A&M University in the area of diversity since she joined the staff in 1994 as coordinator of diversity education in the Department of Residence Life. In 1998, she assumed the position of coordinator of diversity education in the Department of Multicultural Services and was named assistant director in 2000. In 2001, she began working with the Office of the Vice President for Research as associate director of the Institute for Scientific Computation and director of organizational development and diversity.

Dr. Petitt is a nationally recognized consultant, specializing in diversity in higher education, leadership and organizational development.

A native of Texas, she received a Bachelor of Science from Sam Houston State University and both a Masters and Doctorate in Education from Texas A&M University.