Council Members

2021 - 2022 Council Members

There are a total of thirty-three DEI council members of all ranks representing the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and our six schools. In addition to attending council meetings, our members also serve on one (or more) of our six action groups.

2021-2022 council members are listed under their respective Action Group(s) in the following way:

  • Action Groups
    • Full Name, Unit

Leadership

  • Chair, Aselia Urmanbetova, Economics
  • Vice Chair, Usha Nair-Reichert, Economics

Climate

  • Priti Bhatia, Dean’s Office
  • Carol Colatrella, Literature, Media, and Communication / also in Community Engagement group
  • Melissa Foulger, Literature, Media, and Communication 
  • Dan Matisoff, Public Policy
  • Usha Nair-Reichert, Economics
  • Molly Slavin, Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Timothy Stoneman, History and Sociology

Communication

  • Victoria Chan, Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Jillann Hertel, Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Aselia Urmanbetova, Economics 

Community Engagement

  • Carol Colatrella, Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Mayumi Cole, Army ROTC/Military Science
  • Tysh Coleman, International Affairs
  • Allen Hyde, History and Sociology
  • Chris Ippolito, Modern Languages
  • Chad Slieper, Public Policy / also in Governance group

Curriculum

  • Laura Bier, History and Sociology
  • Jason Borenstein, Public Policy
  • Seymour Goodman, International Affairs
  • Neta Kanny, Modern Languages
  • Jancy Ling Liu, Economics
  • Katja Weber, International Affairs

Governance

  • Halime Benzer, International Affairs
  • Lindsey Bullinger, Public Policy
  • Chad Slieper, Public Policy / also in Community Engagement group

Recruitment and Retention

Faculty-focused

  • Nathan Moon, Public Policy
  • Georgia Persons, Public Policy
  • Johnny Smith, History and Sociology

Staff-focused

  • LaDonna Bowen-Chavers, History and Sociology, Academic Advisor
  • Jyldyz Hughes, Economics
  • Kyle Poe, Dean's Office and Career Center
  • Jocelyn Thomas, Literature, Media, and Communication

Student-focused

  • Brad Rittenhouse, Literature, Media, and Communication
  • Raine Sagramsingh, Public Policy

Ex Officio Council Members

  • Shatakshee Dhongde, Dean's Office
  • Kaye Husbands Fealing, Dean's Office
  • Tigiste Habtemariam, Dean's Office
  • William Jimerson, Dean's Office
  • Richard Utz, Dean's Office

 

 

2020 - 2021 Council Members

There are a total of thirty-five DEI council members of all ranks representing the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and our six schools.

2020-2012 council members are listed in the following way:

  • School, Full Name

Economics 

  • Shatakshee Dhongde
  • Usha Nair-Reichert
  • Alivia Rukmana
  • Aselia Urmanbetova

History and Sociology

  • Laura Bier
  • LaDonna Bowen-Chavers
  • Robert Hampson
  • Hanchao Lu
  • Livie Mauger
  • Germán Vergara

Literature, Media, and Communication 

  • Rob Griffin
  • Jillann Hertel
  • Stephen Norris
  • Nassim Parvin
  • Jocelyn Thomas

Modern Languages

  • Neta Kanny
  • Fariah Majmunda
  • Cecilia Montes-Alcalá
  • Sebnem Ozkan

Nunn School of International Affairs

  • Tysh Coleman
  • Sy Goodman
  • Maggie Kosal

Public Policy 

  • Salimah LaForce
  • Nisha Lee
  • Helena Mitchell
  • Georgia Persons
  • Leslie Ross
  • Chad Slieper
  • Kyle Smith

Ivan Allen College

  • Ken Bernard

Ex officio

  • Carol Colatrella
  • Kaye Husbands Fealing
  • Tigi Habtemariam
  • William Jimerson
  • David Shook