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

  • Academic Excellence

    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

  • Community Building

    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 

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    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

  • Internationalization

    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 

  • Research and Creative Scholarship

    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

  • Sustainability

    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

  • Well-being

    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