Addressing Racism and Social Injustice at the University of Illinois Steering Committee
- Steering Committee
- Working Group 1: Teaching and Scholarship
- Working Group 2: Diversity and a Culture of Inclusion
- Working Group 3: Public Safety, Policing, and the Justice System
- Working Group 4: Community Action and Public Engagement
Steering Committee
Sean C. Garrick, Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Chair)
Christopher Ackerman-Avila, Vice President, Illinois Student Government
James Anderson, Dean, College of Education
Matthew Ando, Professor, Department of Mathematics
Jennifer Bernhard, Willet Professor and Director, Illinois Applied Research Institute
Jeffrey Brown, Dean, Gies College of Business
Danita Brown Young, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Antoinette Burton, Director, Humanities Research Institute
Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Dean, Graduate College
Margareth Etienne, Associate Dean, College of Law
Kevin Hamilton, Dean, College of Fine & Applied Arts
Wendy Heller, Professor, Department of Psychology
Jonathan Inda, Chair, Department of Latina/Latino Studies
King Li, Dean, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Reitumetse Mabokela, Vice Provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies
Gene Robinson, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Michael Schlosser, Director, Police Training Institute
Wanda Ward, Executive Associate Chancellor for Administration and University Relations
Gioconda Guerra Pérez, Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity (ex officio)
Elizabeth K. Tsukahara, Assistant Director for Communications, OVCDEI (ex officio)
Holly Clingan, Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Staffing and Support)
Steering Committee – Charge Letter, 2020
Working Group 1: Teaching and Scholarship
James Anderson, Dean, Professor, College of Education (Co-Chair)
Jennifer Bernhard, Willet Professor and Director, Illinois Applied Research Institute (Co-Chair)
Cynthia Oliver, Professor & Associate Vice Chancellor, FAA & OVCRI
Angie Wolters, Director, Women in Engineering, Grainger College of Engineering
Kristy Valentin, Director of Access and Achievement Program, LAS
Ross Wantland, Director of Curriculum Development and Education, OVCDEI
Jonathan Inda, Chair, Latina/Latino Studies, LAS
Kevin Mumford, Professor, History, LAS
Steven C. Zimmerman, Professor, Chemistry, LAS
Kevin Jackson, Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Undergraduate Affairs, Gies College of Business
Andy Borst, Director, Admissions Office
Mark Cole, Undergraduate Student, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, ACES
Angharad Valdivia, Research Professor, College of Media
Rochelle Sennet, Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Diversity, FAA
Jennifer Bernhard, Willet Professor and Director, Illinois Applied Research Institute
Jamelle Sharpe, Professor, College of Law
Rochelle Gutierrez, Professor, College of Education
Kathy Martensen, Assistant Provost for Educational Programs, (ex officio)
Heidi Johnson, Affirmative Action Director, (ex officio)
Jill Rannebarger, Dean’s Assistant, College of Education (Staffing and Support)
Deb Kincaid, Assistant to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Office of the Provost (Staffing and Support)
Teaching and Scholarship – Charge Letter, 2020
Working Group 2: Diversity and a Culture of Inclusion
Kevin Hamilton, Dean, Professor Fine and Applied Arts, FAA (Co-Chair
Antoinette Burton, Director, Humanities Research Institute, OVCRI; Professor, History, LAS (Co-Chair)
Shawna Patterson-Stephens, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs/OIIR Director
Monique Rivera, Co-Director of Engagement, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Stephon Fuqua, Associate Athletic Director, Academic Services, DIA
Kaamilyah Abdullah-Span, Director of Campus Culture and Climate, OVCDEI
Kanesha Overton, 2nd Year Medical Student, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Margaret Browne Huntt, Assistant Director of Strategic Research Initiatives, Chief Diversity Officer, Cancer Center at Illinois
Jenny Davis, Interim Director, American Indian Studies, Associate Professor, Anthropology, LAS
Isabel Molina-Guzman, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Professor, Latina/Latino Studies, LAS
Helen Neville, Professor, Educational Psychology & African American Studies, College of Education & LAS
Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler, Mechanical Science and Engineering, Grainger College of Engineering
Kimberly Otchere, Director of Inclusion and Talent Development, Housing/Student Affairs
Paulina Camacho, PhD Student, FAA
Jim Hintz, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Success and Engagement, Student Affairs, (ex officio)
Avé Alvarado, Executive Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Graduate College, (ex officio)
Soo Ah Kwon, Head and Associate Professor, Department of Asian American Studies, LAS
Rebecca Nash, Administrative Assistant, Fine and Applied Arts (Staffing and Support)
Diversity and a Culture of Inclusion – Charge Letter, 2020
Working Group 3: Public Safety, Policing, and the Justice System
Margareth Etienne, Associate Dean for Graduate and International Programs, College of Law (Co-Chair)
Michael Schlosser, Director, Police Training Institute (Co-Chair)
Nizam Arain, Associate Vice Chancellor for Compliance, OVCDEI/OAE
Kenworthey Bilz, Professor, College of Law
Rebecca Ginsburg, Director, Education Justice Project; Associate Professor, College of Education
Sarah Colomé, Director, Women’s Resources Center, OIIR/Student Affairs
Katherine Snyder, Associate Dean of Students, Student Assistance Center, Office of the Dean of Students/Student Affairs
Alice Cary, Chief of Police, University of Illinois Police Department
Arnoldo Ayala, Speaker of the Senate, Illinois Student Government
Lauren Aronson, Immigration Law Clinic Director, College of Law
A. Naomi Paik, Associate Professor, Asian American Studies; Gender & Women’s Studies; LAS
Gilberto Rosas, Associate Professor, Anthropology; Latina/Latino Studies; LAS
Leslie K. Morrow, Director, LGBT Center, Student Affairs
John Hanlon, Director, Innocence Project
Jeffrey Martin, Assistant Professor, Anthropology; LAS
Anthony Cobb, Chief of Police, City of Champaign
James Carter, Sergeant, University of Illinois Police Department
Cindy Smith, Office Manager, College of Law (Staffing and Support)
Chaley Hausle, Assistant to the Director, Police Training Institute (Staffing and Support)
Public Safety, Policing, and the Justice System – Charge Letter, 2020
Working Group 4: Community Action and Public Engagement
Wanda Ward, Executive Associate Chancellor for Administration and University Relations, Chancellor’s Office (Co-Chair)
Danita Brown Young, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, OVCSA (Co-Chair)
Annie Abbott, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Professor, Spanish & Portuguese, LAS
Aeriel Burtley, Student, LAS
Erez Cohen, Executive Director, Illini Hillel
Neal Cohen, Director, Interdisciplinary Health Institute, OVCRI
Jennifer Dillavou, President, University of Illinois Alumni Association
Tori Exum, Senior Human Resources Manager, Illinois Human Resources;Urbana School Board
Antonio Franklin, Associate Director, University of Illinois Extension
Robert Flider, Director, Community and Government Relations, Chancellor’s Office
Jazmyne Kellogg, Interim Director, Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, OIIR/Student Affairs
Emily Knox, Associate Professor, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Information Sciences
Ruby Mendenhall, Associate Professor, Sociology, LAS; Assistant Dean for Diversity and Democratization of Health Innovation, Carle Illinois College of Medicine
Faranak Miraftab, Professor, Urban & Regional Planning, FAA; Gender & Women’s Studies, LAS
Brent Roberts, Director/Professor, Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, LAS
Medra Roberts-Southerland, Assistant Director for Diversity Initiatives; OVCDEI
Jon Seydl, Director, Krannert Art Museum
Sam Smith, Director, Civic & Community Practice, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, FAA
Rachel Switzky, Director, Siebel Center for Design
William Trent, Professor, Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership; Center for Education in Small Urban Communities, College of Education
Liliane Windsor, Associate Professor, School of Social Work Gina Lee-Olukoya, Director of Student Engagement/Student Success and Engagement, Student Affairs
Kandace Turner, Working Group Executive Liaison, Associate Director for Public Engagement, Chancellor’s Office, (ex officio)
Penny Nigh, Assistant to the Executive Associate Chancellor, Chancellor’s Office (Staffing and Support)
Tara Smith, Administrative Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, OVCSA (Staffing and Support)
Community Action and Public Engagement – Charge Letter, 2020