The Presidential Commission on Race and Ethnicity shall be composed of no more than 20 members. Membership shall be made up of a diverse representation of faculty, staff and students.
A representative of the division of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity and the Office of the Ombudsperson, shall be ex officio, nonvoting liaisons the commission.*
| Name | Department | Membership Type | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanda Paul, Chair | Accreditation, Assessment and Evaluation | Staff | 2023-2026 |
| Natasha Johnson, Vice Chair | Intercollegiate Athletics | Staff | 2022-2025 Vice Chair Term 2024-2026* If reappointed in 2025 |
| Alex Pitner, Recorder | Student Involvement and Leadership | Staff | 2023-2026 Recorder Term 2024-2025 |
| Felicia Bohanon, Immediate Past Chair | Office of Precollegiate Programs | Staff | 2022-2025 Past Chair Term 2024-2025 |
| Name | Department | Membership Type | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chynar Amanova | P-20 Center | Post Doctoral Fellow | 2024-2027 |
| DeKol Austin | College of Education | Graduate Student | 2024-2025 |
| Viviane dos Santos Rocha | Earth, Atmosphere, and Environment | Graduate Student | 2025 |
| Quortne Hutchings | Counseling, Adult and Higher Education | Faculty | 2023-2026 |
| Darius Jackson | Center for Latino and Latin American Studies | Staff | 2024-2027 |
| Jacqueline Mac | Counseling, Adult and Higher Education | Faculty | 2023-2026 |
| Joy Mitchell | Student Conduct | Staff | 2023-2026 |
| Sherrill Morris | College of Health and Human Sciences | Faculty | 2023-2026 |
| Linh Nguyen | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | Staff | 2024-2027 |
| Brenda Omburo | Biological Sciences | Graduate Student | 2024-2025 |
| Philip Terry | Human Resource Services | Staff | 2023-2026 |
| Jui-Ching Wang | Music | Faculty | 2023-2026 |
| Whitney Wells | Sponsored Programs Administration | Staff | 2023-2026 |
| Department | Representative |
|---|---|
| Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Tara Kristoff |
| Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity | *Note, this was previously a member position, currently filled by Philip Terry. In Fall 2026, will transition to liaison role. |
| Ombudsperson | Sandy Cox |