Dean’s Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC)

The aim of the College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC) is to forward the College’s goals and values concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The DAC, made up of faculty and staff from across the College, advises the Dean and Senior Associate Dean for DEI (SADDEI) on strategies for enhancing inclusion and equity among faculty and staff in the College. The DAC also advises the Dean and SADDEI on ways to support DEI efforts in the College’s units. Additionally, the committee is charged with critically reviewing and making recommendations for the College’s progress in DEI. 

Current Advisory Committee

Andy Lang

Associate Dean of Information Technology and Data Analytics
Climate Subcommittee

Ashante Diallo

Associate Dean for Human Resources
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Donald Planey

Teaching Assistant Professor, City & Regional Planning
Repair Subcommittee

Heidi Kim

Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Repair Subcommittee

Idris Asani

Professor, Math
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Iheoma Iruka

Research Professor of Public Policy
Climate Subcommittee

Isaac Unah

Associate Professor of Political Science
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

James W.C. White

Craver Family Dean

Jason Clemmons

Director of Curriculum, Recruiting & Operations, Honors
Pay Equity Subcommittee

John Majikes

Teaching Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

Jonah Hodge

Student Services Specialist, Communication
Repair Subcommittee

Joy Montemorano

Business Operations Executive Assistant
Climate Subcommittee

Karla Slocum

Senior Associate Dean for DEI

Leslie Hicks

Associate Professor of Chemistry
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Lola Tasar

Student Services Specialist, Linguistics, Women's and Gender Studies
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

Lori Shamblin

Executive Assistant to the Chair, Biology
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Marc ter Horst

NMR Lab Director, Chemistry
Climate Subcommittee

Martin Sueldo

Teaching Associate Professor, Romance Studies
Climate Subcommittee

Mel'Leeah Robinson

Social/Clinical Research Assistant, Exercise and Sport Science
Repair Subcommittee

Priscilla Layne

Associate Professor of Germanic & Slavic Languages and Literatures
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

Sandra Lazo de la Vega

Program Coordinator, City and Regional Planning
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

Sandra Rayne

Research Specialist, Geography
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Shauna Cooper

Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Suzanne Lye

Assistant Professor, Classics
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

Warren Christian

ESL Specialist, Writing and Learning Center
Repair Subcommittee

Zach Kerr

Associate Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
Climate Subcommittee