Membership

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.*

Officers

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

Current Members

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

Liaisons

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