Planning Committee

Planning Committees

UC Davis Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision

  • Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Steering Committee
  • Chair

    Adela de la Torre, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, Distinguished Professor of Chicana/o Studies

    Faculty

    David Acosta, Associate Vice Chancellor for Office of Diversity and Community Engagement
    Linda Bisson, Associate Director, ADVANCE; Professor of Viticulture and Enology
    Adela de la Torre, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity, Professor of Chicana/o Studies
    Suad Joseph, Faculty Adviser to the Chancellor; Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies
    Brian Osserman, 2015–2016 Chair, Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee; Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
    Karen McDonald, Director, ADVANCE; Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
    Sally McKee, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee; Professor, Department of History
    Laura Van Winkle, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Federation; Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine; Associate Research Cell Biologist, Center for Health and the Environment, John Muir Institute of the Environment

    Staff

    Josh Hori, Assistive Technology Analyst
    Karen Nikos-Rose, Associate Director, Office of Strategic Communications, News and Media Relations
    Emily Prieto-Tseregounis, Chief of Staff and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
    Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations
    Rich Shintaku, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Campus Diversity

    Students

    (2015-2016) Angel Hinzo, Graduate Student Assistant to Dean and Chancellor
    (2015-2016) Ralph Washington Jr , 2015–2016 President, Graduate Student Assembly; Ph D Student, Department of Entomology and Nematology
    (2015-2016) Mariah Kala Watson, 2015–2016 President, ASUCD
    (2016-2017) Sara Garcia, Graduate Student Representative
    (2016-2017) Sam Alavi, Undergraduate Student Representative

    Ex-officio

    Susan Park, Program Director, Ombuds Office (served 2014-2016)

    Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Staff

    Avaeta Ahluwalia, Executive Analyst
    Elizabeth H. Bishay, Director of Development, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
    Laura Cerruti, Analyst
    Brittany Derieg, Assistant Director of Reporting, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity
    Dillon Hanna, Undergraduate Student Assistant
    Thomas O’Donnell, Graduate Student Researcher; PhD Candidate, Department of History

  • Undergraduate Student Working Group
  • Chair

    Mariah Kala Watson, 2015–2016 President, ASUCD

    Co-Chairs

    Sheri Atkinson, Executive Director, Community Resource and Retention Centers
    Daniela de la Cruz Alvarez, Student Assistant to the Chancellor

    Students

    Members of the Student Council on Campus Climate

  • Graduate and Professional Student and Postdoc Working Group
  • Chair

    Ralph Washington Jr , 2015–2016 President, Graduate Student Assembly; Ph D Student, Department of Entomology and Nematology

    Co-Chairs

    Josephine Moreno, Graduate Diversity Officer of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS), Graduate Studies
    Angel Hinzo, Graduate Student Assistant to Dean and Chancellor
    Amandeep Kaur, Chancellor’s Science Fellow
    Thomas O’Donnell, Graduate Student Researcher, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative; Ph D Candidate, Department of History

  • Academic Senate Working Group
  • Chair

    Sally McKee, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee; Professor, Department of History

    Co-Chair

    Sean Owens, Associate Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine

    Faculty

    Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Binnie Singh, Assistant Vice Provost, Academic Affairs

    Staff

    Sheila O’Rourke, Associate Campus Counsel/Special Adviser to the Vice Provost

    Students

    Jakeem Lewis, Ph D Candidate, Human Development
    Myrtie Williams, Graduate Student Researcher, Cultural Studies

  • Academic Federation Working Group
  • Chair

    Laura Van Winkle, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Federation; Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine; Associate Research Cell Biologist, Center for Health and the Environment, John Muir Institute of the Environment

    Co-Chair

    Erum A Syed, Chief Administrative Officer, Green Cluster: Department of Anthropology, Department of Sociology, Program in Middle East/South Asian Studies.

    Faculty

    Kupiri Ackerman-Barger, Assistant Adjunct Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing; Member, Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on UGMBS Faculty Affairs
    Julie Freischlag, Vice Chancellor and Dean, Human Health Sciences and School of Medicine

    Staff

    Denneal Jamison-McClung, UC Davis ADVANCE Program Coordinator, Associate Director of UC Davis Biotechnology Program, Director of BioTech SYSTEM

  • Staff Working Group
  • Chair

    Rich Shintaku, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Campus Diversity

    Co-Chair

    Dianne Gregory, Analyst for the Physician Advocate Program, Health Information Management, University of Davis Health

    Faculty

    Ellen Bonnell, Academic Administrator, Nutrition
    Felix Wu, Professor, Computer Science and Associate Dean, College of Engineering

    Staff

    JP Eres III, Manager, Volunteer Services, University of Davis Health
    Andrea Gaytan, Director, AB540 and Undocumented Student Center
    Stephanie Hartfield, Executive Project Analyst, Housing and Chair, Staff Diversity Administrative Advisory Committee
    Darolyn Striley, Student Affairs Officer, Voorhies Administrative Unit and Chair-Elect, Davis Staff Assembly
    Mikael Villalobos, Associate Chief Diversity Officer, Campus Community Relations

    Students

    Elizabeth Anne Boylan, Graduate Student Researcher, LGBTQIA Resource Center
    Joanna Katarzyna Jaroszewska, Cross Cultural Center

  • Regional Stakeholder Working Groups
  • Yolo County / Cities of Davis and Woodland Chair

    Suad Joseph, Faculty Adviser to the Chancellor; Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

    Co-Chairs

    Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations
    David Acosta, Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Community Engagement, Health Sciences Clinical Professor

    Faculty

    Adela de la Torre, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Diversity; Distinguished Professor of Chicana/o Studies
    Richard Kravitz, Director, UC Center Sacramento
    Harold Levine, Dean, School of Education
    Jeff Loux, Associate Dean, Center for Professional Studies, UC Davis Extension
    George (Ron) Mangun, Professor, Center for Mind and Brain
    Paul McNeil, Dean, UC Davis Extension
    Jann Murray-Garcia, Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
    Madhavi Sunder, Professor, School of Law
    Carolyn Thomas, Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Education

    Staff

    Lisa Brodkey, Director of the Harassment and Discrimination Assistance Prevention Program (HDAPP) and Sexual Harassment Officer
    Matthew Carmichael, Chief of Police, UC Davis Police Department
    Marjorie Dickinson, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Government and Community Relations
    Nathan Ellstrand, Office Coordinator, Cross Cultural Center; Co-Chair, City of Davis Human Relations Committee
    Karl Engelbach, Chief of Staff, Chancellor and Provosts Office
    Jennifer Garcia, UC Davis Police Department
    Joe Krovoza, Senior Director of Development and External Relations, Institute of Transportation Studies
    Milt Lang, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, Campus Community and Retention Services, Division of Student Affairs
    Tammy McNiff, Director Regional Community Engagement, Chancellor and Provosts Office
    Greg Murphy, UC Davis Police Department
    Walter Robinson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Admissions and Enrollment Planning, Division of Student Affairs
    Mabel Salon, Director, Community Relations, Office of Government and Community Relations

    Students

    Jacqueline Barkoski, External Chair, Graduate Student Association
    Enrique Fernandez, J D Candidate, School of Law

  • Pipeline Advisory Group
  • Chair

    Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations

    Co-Chair

    Darin A Latimore, Associate Dean, Office of Student and Resident Diversity, UCDH School of Medicine

  • Communications Advisory Group
  • Chair

    Karen Nikos-Rose, Associate Director, Office of Strategic Communications, News and Media Relations

    Co-Chair

    Vickie Gomez, Director, Campus and Student Community Engagement, Office of Campus Community Relations

    Faculty

    Mindy Romero, Director, California Civic Engagement Project, Center for Regional Change
    Sally McKee, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Senate Affirmative Action Committee; Professor, Department of History

    Postdoc

    Mindy Romero, Director, California Civic Engagement Project, Center for Regional Change

    Staff

    Nefretiri Cooley-Broughton, Executive Director, Student Affairs Marketing and Communications
    Paul Dorn, Director, Marketing and Communications, School of Engineering

  • Data Advisory Group
  • Chair

    Suad Joseph, Faculty Advisor to the Chancellor, Distinguished Professor

    Co-Chair

    Robert Loessberg-Zahl, Director, Budget and Institutional Analysis

    Faculty

    Linda Bisson, Associate Director, ADVANCE; Professor of Viticulture and Enology
    Karen McDonald, Director, ADVANCE; Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
    Laura Van Winkle, 2014–2015 Chair, Academic Federation; Professor, School of Veterinary Medicine; Associate Research Cell Biologist, Center for Health and the Environment, John Muir Institute of the Environment

    Staff

    Thomas Campbell, Analyst, Budget and Institutional Analysis
    John King, Graduate Studies
    Elias Lopez, Registrar, UC Davis
    Viji Murali, Chief Information Officer and Vice Provost, Information and Educational Technology
    Rahim Reed, Associate Executive Vice Chancellor for Campus Community Relations
    Eric Rothgarn, Analyst and Technology Manager, Budget and Institutional Analysis
    Jason Stewart, Assistant Director for Institutional Support and Enrollment Management, Budget and Institutional Analysis
    Everett Wilson, Data Management and Analysis Coordinator, Academic Affairs