

Merle worked closely with HBSP product groups, including the Harvard Business Review to determine and maintain permission policies and rights availability.

She left the Dean's Office to work in the Intellectual Property Department as a Permissions Coordinator at Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP). She provided support to the Dean, managing complex scheduling, and assisting with special projects including Commencement, Alumni Weekend, and Board of Directors meetings. Prior to Bentley, Merle was Staff Assistant in the Office of the Dean at the Harvard Business School. Her duties focus on organizing and supporting the many programs and events of the Office of Diversity & Inclusion. Merle Bazile (pronouns: she/her/hers/herself/Ms.) joined Bentley University in 2014 as the Sr. Patrick received his Master of Science in Education in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Indiana University Bloomington and his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Additionally, he serves as the leader of the Inclusive Excellence Council, which is charged with setting and implementing key strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion priorities to create institutional impact. In his role, Patrick provides leadership in strategic initiatives to foster and promote Inclusive Excellence across the University. Patrick brings years of higher education thought leadership and scholar-practitioner supporting organizations and individuals in their development of cultural competence and intelligence, as well as direct support and advocacy on behalf of historically underrepresented communities within and outside of higher education.

Patrick Couillard Hale (pronouns: he/him/his/himself/Mr.) joined Bentley University in August 2021 as the Director of Diversity and Inclusion. in Leadership and Change program at Antioch University and holds an MBA with a concentration in Marketing from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and a B.S. Her work has promoted an inclusive work and learning environment by supporting student- and employee-led initiatives, resource development and advocacy for affinity groups. As the leader of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Katie has provided vision, leadership and coordination for strategic institutional planning to ensure inclusive environments and equitable outcomes for all faculty, staff and students at Bentley. A member of the Class of 1996, Katie has held numerous staff roles on campus including Assistant Provost of Diversity and Inclusion, Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Director of Admissions. (pronouns: she/her/hers/herself/Dr.) has been a long-time member of the Bentley community where she has developed diversity-related learning opportunities across the university.
