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
Climate Subcommittee

Ashante Diallo
Associate Dean for Human Resources
Pay Equity Subcommittee
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Donald Planey
Teaching Assistant Professor, City & Regional Planning
Repair Subcommittee
Repair Subcommittee

Heidi Kim
Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Repair Subcommittee
Repair Subcommittee

Idris Asani
Professor, Math
Pay Equity Subcommittee
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Iheoma Iruka
Research Professor of Public Policy
Climate Subcommittee
Climate Subcommittee

Isaac Unah
Associate Professor of Political Science
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

James W.C. White
Craver Family Dean

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

John Majikes
Teaching Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

Jonah Hodge
Student Services Specialist, Communication
Repair Subcommittee
Repair Subcommittee

Joy Montemorano
Business Operations Executive Assistant
Climate Subcommittee
Climate Subcommittee

Karla Slocum
Senior Associate Dean for DEI

Kymberly Burkhead-Dalton
Associate Director of Development, Arts & Sciences Foundation
Repair Subcommittee
Repair Subcommittee

Leslie Hicks
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Pay Equity Subcommittee
Pay Equity Subcommittee

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

Lori Shamblin
Executive Assistant to the Chair, Biology
Pay Equity Subcommittee
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Marc ter Horst
NMR Lab Director, Chemistry
Climate Subcommittee
Climate Subcommittee

Martin Sueldo
Teaching Associate Professor, Romance Studies
Climate Subcommittee
Climate Subcommittee

Mel'Leeah Robinson
Social/Clinical Research Assistant, Exercise and Sport Science
Repair Subcommittee
Repair Subcommittee

Miguel LaSerna
Professor, History
Climate Subcommittee
Climate Subcommittee

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

Sandra Lazo de la Vega
Program Coordinator, City and Regional Planning
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

Sandra Rayne
Research Specialist, Geography
Pay Equity Subcommittee
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Shauna Cooper
Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience
Pay Equity Subcommittee
Pay Equity Subcommittee

Suzanne Lye
Assistant Professor, Classics
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee
Recruitment and Retention Subcommittee

Warren Christian
ESL Specialist, Writing and Learning Center
Repair Subcommittee
Repair Subcommittee

Zach Kerr
Associate Professor of Exercise and Sport Science
Climate Subcommittee
Climate Subcommittee
