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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |