EDIB Advisory Committee Members
Equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging
EDIB Advisory Committee Members
EDIB Executive Committee
- Project Manager: Shayla Herndon-Edmunds – Special Assistant to the Chancellor
- Co-chair: Claire Machamer – Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications
- Co-chair: Kris Julio – Design and Production, Stage Properties Director
- Ana Aguilera – Design and Production student, GR
- Nic Brown – Student Government President, Drama student, UG
- Tadeu Coelho – Music Faculty, Flute
- Jenna Cusack – Student Government Vice President, Film student, UG
- Elizabeth Davis – Assistant Director of Institutional Research
- Martin Ferrell – Dean, High School Academic Program
- Tracey Ford – Vice Provost and Dean of Student Affairs
- Elaine Guo – High School Student Government President, HS Music Student
- Gina Harris – Marketing Manager, Strategic Communications*
- Carrie Hart – High School Academics Faculty
- Natalie Jacobs – Human Resources, Talent Acquisition Manager*
- Izzie Miller – Design and Production student, UG
- Rebecca Nussbaum – Community Engagement
- Deborah LaVine - Dean, School of Filmmaking
- Jared Redick – Dance Faculty
- Valerie Thelen – Director of Title IX and Chief Compliance Office
- Betsy Towns – DLA Faculty, Art History, Creative Practice*
- Mike Wakeford – Faculty Council Chair, DLA Faculty, History, Humanities*
*Liaisons to Sub-committees
EDIB Subcommittees and Members
Campus Culture
- Kara Andersen – Film Faculty, Cinema Studies
- Murphy Applin – Drama student, UG, Artists of Color
- Frank Brinkley – Chief, Campus Police
- Steve Gallagher – Executive Director of Student Affairs Administration
- Jeffrey George – High School Academics Faculty, Academic Programs
- Sarah Grover – Design and Production student, UG
- Wiley Hausam – Managing Director of Performance Facilities
- Heidi Sosa – Housekeeping, College Residence Life
- Angela Tuttle – Foundation, Assistant Controller
- Mike Wakeford – Faculty Council Chair, DLA Faculty, History, Humanities*
*Liaison to the Executive EDIB Committee
Artistic Visibility
- Elizabeth Alexander – Design and Production Faculty, Visual Art, Sculpture
- Sarah Falls– University Librarian*
- Ojas Jain – Film student, UG
- Anson Koch-Rein – DLA Faculty, Humanities, Gender Studies
- Lynda Lotich – Interim Director, Kenan Institute for the Arts
- Mollye Maxner – Drama Faculty, Acting, Movement
- Michael Miller – Film Faculty, Film Editing
- Virginia Riccio – Project Specialist, Provost’s Office
- Nasira Watson – Dance student, UG
*Liaison to the Executive EDIB Committee
Curriculum and Pedagogies
- Martin Ferrell - Dean, High School Academic Program
- Joy Goodwin – Film Faculty, Graduate Screenwriting
- Michael Kelley – Dean, School of Design and Production
- Steve LaCosse – Artistic Director, A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, Music Faculty
- Belle Le – Drama student, UG, Artists of Color
- Molly McCarter – Design and Production Faculty, Stage Management
- Reagan Mitchell – DLA Faculty, Humanities
- Andy Paris – Drama Faculty, Devised Theatre
- Deborah LaVine - Dean, School of Filmmaking
- Jared Redick – Interim Dean, School of Dance
- Saxton Rose – Interim Dean, School of Music
- Betsy Towns – DLA Faculty, Art History, Creative Practice*
- Jorja Waybrant – Learning Resources and ADA Coordinator
- Dean Wilcox – Dean, Division of Liberal Arts
- Abby Yager – Dance Faculty, Contemporary
- Scott Zigler – Dean, School of Drama
*Liaison to the Executive EDIB Committee
Student Recruitment and Retention
- TaWanna Archia – International Advisor, Principal Designated School Official (PDSO)
- Nichole Crawford – Film student, UG
- Wendy Emerson – Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance
- Graduate Student Representative – TBD
- Gina Harris - Marketing Manager, Strategic Communications*
- Lorelei Lin – Design and Production HS Student, Visual Art
- Darren Miller – Film Faculty, Producing
- Paul Razza – Director of Admissions
*Liaison to the Executive EDIB Committee
Recruitment and Retention of Faculty, Staff and Supporters
- Stephanie Cartwright – Clinical Director, Counseling Services
- Eric Eason – Film Faculty, Directing
- Romello Huins – Design and Production student, UG
- Natalie Jacobs – Human Resources, Talent Acquisition Manager*
- Elizabeth Klaimon – DLA Faculty, Writing
- Richard Whittington – Interim Vice Chancellor for Advancement
- Ramona Richmond – Interim Director of Residence Life
- Chris Sabolcik – High School Academics Faculty, English
- Ramiro Soto – Music student, UG
- Ron Stacker Thompson – Film Faculty, Screenwriting
*Liaison to the Executive EDIB Committee