Planning Committees
UC Davis Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Steering Committee
Chair
Adela de la Torre, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, Distinguished Professor of Chicana/o Studies
Faculty
David Acosta, Associate Vice Chancellor for Office of Diversity and Community Engagement
Linda Bisson, Associate Director, ADVANCE; Professor of Viticulture and Enology
Adela de la Torre, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, Professor of Chicana/o Studies
Suad Joseph, Faculty Adviser to the Chancellor; Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
Brian Osserman, 2015–2016 Chair, Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee; Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Karen McDonald, Director, ADVANCE; Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Sally McKee, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee; Professor, Department of History
Laura Van Winkle, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Federation; Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine; Associate Research Cell Biologist, Center for Health and the Environment, John Muir Institute of the EnvironmentStaff
Josh Hori, Assistive Technology Analyst
Karen Nikos-Rose, Associate Director, Office of Strategic Communications, News and Media Relations
Emily Prieto-Tseregounis, Chief of Staff and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations
Rich Shintaku, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Campus DiversityStudents
(2015-2016) Angel Hinzo, Graduate Student Assistant to Dean and Chancellor
(2015-2016) Ralph Washington Jr , 2015–2016 President, Graduate Student Assembly; Ph D Student, Department of Entomology and Nematology
(2015-2016) Mariah Kala Watson, 2015–2016 President, ASUCD
(2016-2017) Sara Garcia, Graduate Student Representative
(2016-2017) Sam Alavi, Undergraduate Student RepresentativeEx-officio
Susan Park, Program Director, Ombuds Office (served 2014-2016)
Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Staff
Avaeta Ahluwalia, Executive Analyst
Elizabeth H. Bishay, Director of Development, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
Laura Cerruti, Analyst
Brittany Derieg, Assistant Director of Reporting, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
Dillon Hanna, Undergraduate Student Assistant
Thomas O’Donnell, Graduate Student Researcher; PhD Candidate, Department of History- Undergraduate Student Working Group
Chair
Mariah Kala Watson, 2015–2016 President, ASUCD
Co-Chairs
Sheri Atkinson, Executive Director, Community Resource and Retention Centers
Daniela de la Cruz Alvarez, Student Assistant to the ChancellorStudents
Members of the Student Council on Campus Climate
- Graduate and Professional Student and Postdoc Working Group
Chair
Ralph Washington Jr , 2015–2016 President, Graduate Student Assembly; Ph D Student, Department of Entomology and Nematology
Co-Chairs
Josephine Moreno, Graduate Diversity Officer of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS), Graduate Studies
Angel Hinzo, Graduate Student Assistant to Dean and Chancellor
Amandeep Kaur, Chancellor’s Science Fellow
Thomas O’Donnell, Graduate Student Researcher, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative; Ph D Candidate, Department of History- Academic Senate Working Group
Chair
Sally McKee, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee; Professor, Department of History
Co-Chair
Sean Owens, Associate Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty
Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Binnie Singh, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic AffairsStaff
Sheila O’Rourke, Associate Campus Counsel/Special Adviser to the Vice Provost
Students
Jakeem Lewis, Ph D Candidate, Human Development
Myrtie Williams, Graduate Student Researcher, Cultural Studies- Academic Federation Working Group
Chair
Laura Van Winkle, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Federation; Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine; Associate Research Cell Biologist, Center for Health and the Environment, John Muir Institute of the Environment
Co-Chair
Erum A Syed, Chief Administrative Officer, Green Cluster: Department of Anthropology, Department of Sociology, Program in Middle East/South Asian Studies.
Faculty
Kupiri Ackerman-Barger, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing; Member, Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on UGMBS Faculty Affairs
Julie Freischlag, Vice Chancellor and Dean, Human Health Sciences and School of MedicineStaff
Denneal Jamison-McClung, UC Davis ADVANCE Program Coordinator, Associate Director of UC Davis Biotechnology Program, Director of BioTech SYSTEM
- Staff Working Group
Chair
Rich Shintaku, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Campus Diversity
Co-Chair
Dianne Gregory, Analyst for the Physician Advocate Program, Health Information Management, University of Davis Health
Faculty
Ellen Bonnell, Academic Administrator, Nutrition
Felix Wu, Professor, Computer Science and Associate Dean, College of EngineeringStaff
JP Eres III, Manager, Volunteer Services, University of Davis Health
Andrea Gaytan, Director, AB540 and Undocumented Student Center
Stephanie Hartfield, Executive Project Analyst, Housing and Chair, Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee
Darolyn Striley, Student Affairs Officer, Voorhies Administrative Unit and Chair-Elect, Davis Staff Assembly
Mikael Villalobos, Associate Chief Diversity Officer, Campus Community RelationsStudents
Elizabeth Anne Boylan, Graduate Student Researcher, LGBTQIA Resource Center
Joanna Katarzyna Jaroszewska, Cross Cultural Center- Regional Stakeholder Working Groups
Yolo County / Cities of Davis and Woodland Chair
Suad Joseph, Faculty Adviser to the Chancellor; Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
Co-Chairs
Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations
David Acosta, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Community Engagement, Health Sciences Clinical ProfessorFaculty
Adela de la Torre, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity; Distinguished Professor of Chicana/o Studies
Richard Kravitz, Director, UC Center Sacramento
Harold Levine, Dean, School of Education
Jeff Loux, Associate Dean, Center for Professional Studies, UC Davis Extension
George (Ron) Mangun, Professor, Center for Mind and Brain
Paul McNeil, Dean, UC Davis Extension
Jann Murray-Garcia, Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
Madhavi Sunder, Professor, School of Law
Carolyn Thomas, Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate EducationStaff
Lisa Brodkey, Director of the Harassment and Discrimination Assistance Prevention Program (HDAPP) and Sexual Harassment Officer
Matthew Carmichael, Chief of Police, UC Davis Police Department
Marjorie Dickinson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Government and Community Relations
Nathan Ellstrand, Office Coordinator, Cross Cultural Center; Co-Chair, City of Davis Human Relations Committee
Karl Engelbach, Chief of Staff, Chancellor and Provosts Office
Jennifer Garcia, UC Davis Police Department
Joe Krovoza, Senior Director of Development and External Relations, Institute of Transportation Studies
Milt Lang, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, Campus Community and Retention Services, Division of Student Affairs
Tammy McNiff, Director Regional Community Engagement, Chancellor and Provosts Office
Greg Murphy, UC Davis Police Department
Walter Robinson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Admissions and Enrollment Planning, Division of Student Affairs
Mabel Salon, Director, Community Relations, Office of Government and Community RelationsStudents
Jacqueline Barkoski, External Chair, Graduate Student Association
Enrique Fernandez, J D Candidate, School of Law- Pipeline Advisory Group
Chair
Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations
Co-Chair
Darin A Latimore, Associate Dean, Office of Student and Resident Diversity, UCDH School of Medicine
- Communications Advisory Group
Chair
Karen Nikos-Rose, Associate Director, Office of Strategic Communications, News and Media Relations
Co-Chair
Vickie Gomez, Director, Campus and Student Community Engagement, Office of Campus Community Relations
Faculty
Mindy Romero, Director, California Civic Engagement Project, Center for Regional Change
Sally McKee, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee; Professor, Department of HistoryPostdoc
Mindy Romero, Director, California Civic Engagement Project, Center for Regional Change
Staff
Nefretiri Cooley-Broughton, Executive Director, Student Affairs Marketing and Communications
Paul Dorn, Director, Marketing and Communications, School of Engineering- Data Advisory Group
Chair
Suad Joseph, Faculty Advisor to the Chancellor, Distinguished Professor
Co-Chair
Robert Loessberg-Zahl, Director, Budget and Institutional Analysis
Faculty
Linda Bisson, Associate Director, ADVANCE; Professor of Viticulture and Enology
Karen McDonald, Director, ADVANCE; Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Laura Van Winkle, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Federation; Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine; Associate Research Cell Biologist, Center for Health and the Environment, John Muir Institute of the EnvironmentStaff
Thomas Campbell, Analyst, Budget and Institutional Analysis
John King, Graduate Studies
Elias Lopez, Registrar, UC Davis
Viji Murali, Chief Information Officer and Vice Provost, Information and Educational Technology
Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations
Eric Rothgarn, Analyst and Technology Manager, Budget and Institutional Analysis
Jason Stewart, Assistant Director for Institutional Support and Enrollment Management, Budget and Institutional Analysis
Everett Wilson, Data Management and Analysis Coordinator, Academic Affairs