Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5204 USA
(269) 387-2380
Steering Committee & Working Groups
The steering committee and working groups are based on the seven key priorities and are composed of students, faculty, and staff from around campus.
Steering committee members
- Academic Excellence—Carla Koretsky, Bruce Ferrin, Sarah Summy
- Community Building —Regena Nelson, Alexis Morris, Derondal Bevly, Lisa Garcia
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion —Ciji Heiser, Melissa Holman, Luchara Wallace, Ronicka Hamilton
- Internationalization—Matthew Mingus, William McQuitty
- Research and Creative Scholarship—Lori Wingate, Kristhyna Fermin
- Sustainability —Bob Brady
- Well-being—Shannon Rininger
Working groups members
The Academic Excellence sub-committee and working group is made up of the following individuals:
Sub-committee co-chairs
Bruce Ferrin
Carla Koretsky
Julie Garrison
Working Group Members
Carla Adkison-Johnson
Kim Ballard
Andrea Beach
Matt Cavalli
Bipin Chhetri
Laura Ciccantell
Katie Easley
Joe Erskine
Linda Hanson
Amy Heath
Anthony Helms
Greg Howard
Steve Kaczmarek
Lauron Kehrer
Ann Miles
Leah Omilion-Hodges
Randy Ott
David Rudge
Tammi Smith
Matt Strock
Riley Sullivan
Sarah Summy
Gwen Tarbox
Laura Teichert
Jay Treiman
The Community Building sub-committee and working group is made up of the following individuals:
Sub-committee co-chairs
Ed Martini
Regena Nelson
Members
Linda Walker
Nicole Millar Albee
Hayley Knowles
Tammy Morgan
Kate Bates
Julia Kuntz
Hardy Figueroa
Cheryl Frommann
Geralyn Heystek
Diana Hernandez
Jeff Winkler
Evan Heiser
Dipti Ade
Bryan Abendschein
Jeff Long
Scot Conant
Laura Darrah
Amy Routhier
Becky Huntley
Bradley Bazuin
Marianne Swierenga
Carrie Cumming
Erin Flynn
Marcia Fetters
Patrick Kozdron
Chris Sligh
Sara Volmering
Carol Bale
Jen Johnson
Emma Waker
Hasin Khan
Kirsten Sluyter
Warren Hills
Jennifer Townsend
Amy Degner-Petillon
Deveta Gardner
Joanne Roehm
Alexis Morris
Lisa Garcia
DeRondal Bevly
Mary Land
Kevin West
David Birkam
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion sub-committee and working group is made up of the following individuals:
Sub-committee co-chairs
Jhauncey Jacobs
Nate Nguyen
Members
Keith Hearit
Lofty Durham
Toni Woolfork-Barnes
Scott Verduzco
Michael Smith
Christopher Hodshire
Lisah Crall
Deunique Dorris
Reetha Raveendran
Udaya Wagle
Kate Langan
Alyssa Moon
Jessica Hermann-Wilmarth
Selena Protacio
Kathryn Docherty
Megan Grunert Kowalske
Elizabeth Isidro
Dave Paul
Jill Rowe
Vun Doubblestein
Kourtney Bakalyar
Gwen Bostic
Staci Perryman-Clark
Ciji Heiser
Melissa Holman
Luchara Wallace
Ronicka Hamilton
Charles Poole
The Internationalization sub-committee and working group is made up of the following individuals:
Sub-committee co-chairs
Irma Lopez
Paulo Zagalo-Melo
Members
William McQuitty
David Huffman
Imma James
Wayne Bond
Anne Copeland
Sara Decker
Brad Dennis
Shannon McMorrow
Wendy Swalla
Yvonne Zhang
Frederick MacDonald
Pablo Pastrana
Eric Archer
Cristine Thomas
Steve Covell
Ewa Urban
Matthew Mingus
Mioara Diacono
Martha Councell-Vargas
The Research and Creative Scholarship sub-committee and working group is made up of the following individuals:
Sub-committee co-chairs
Lori Wingate
Ming Li
Members
Andre Venter
Kristina Lemmer
Zeljka Vidic
Haley Summerfield
Sally Hadden
Shameek Bhattacharjee
Kelsey Paschich
Jennifer Harrison
Timothy Michael
Jeremy Duncan
Upul Attanayake
John Spitsbergen
Michael Famiano
Greg Ostroy
Matt Reeves
Susan Piazza
Mike Elwell
Kristhyna Fermin
The Sustainability sub-committee and working group is made up of the following individuals:
Sub-committee co-chairs
Denise Keele
Jeff Spoelstra
Members
John Rozofsky
Janice Quakenbush
Gillian Bolt
Geri Rinna
Steve Bertman
Paige Upchurch
Haley Fleck
Tate Wierda
Jef Fisher
John Miller
Tony Hendrix
Maarten Vonhof
Tim Palmer
Cathe Springsteen
David Prellwitz
Rich McMullen
DeVon Miller
Juan Lopez
Bob Brady
Carly Hagins
Cindy Hetrick
Neil Drobny
The Well-being sub-committee and working group is made up of the following individuals:
Sub-committee co-chairs
Nathifa Sligh
Cari Robertson
Members
Amy Seth
Theresa Fletcher
Nicole Kalmbach
Ann McNees
Mark Broeckel
Joanne Beverage
Jeremy Blair
Ashley Dittmar
Kerrie Harvey
Julie Carr
Kristal Ehrhardt
Amanda Geer
Julia Trowbridge
Pam Sward
Chris Voss
Stephanie Radant
Brian Fuller
Adrienne Fraaza
Karen Schieman
Clara Davis
Angela Feltner
Shannon Rininger
Elizabeth Terrel
Allison Haan
Amy Moran