Regional Advisory Committee
Caitlin Getchell
Director of Graduate Academic Policy and Student Success
Graduate School
The University of Tulsa
Lorton Hall, room 201
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
caitlin-getchell@utulsa.edu
Lee Andes
Assistant Director for Financial Aid
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
leeandes@schev.edu
Margaret Cabble
Coordinator of Special Programs
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
100 N. Union Street, Suite 782
Montgomery, AL 36104
margaret.cabble@ache.edu
Becky Corvey
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Board of Regents University System of Georgia
270 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
rebecca.corvey@usg.edu
Jasmine Crenshaw
Director of Diversity Programs, Office of Graduate and
Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Virginia
New Cabell Hall, Room 559A
PO Box 400882
Charlottesville, VA 22904
jdc2cz@virginia.edu
Michael Cunningham
Associate Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Tulane University
6823 St. Charles Avenue
Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (OGPS)
New Orleans, LA 70118
mcunnin1@tulane.edu
Karen Dace
Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
IUPUI
301 University Blvd., Ste. 4054
Indianapolis, IN 46202
kdace@iupui.edu
NaTashua Davis
Executive Director | Access & Leadership Development
Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
University of Missouri
402B Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-1160
davisnat@missouri.edu
Mary Farmer-Kaiser
Dean of the Graduate School
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Martin Hall Room 332
Lafayette, LA 70503
mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu
Paul Frazier
Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Anthony Hall Room 106 – MC 4341
1265 Lincoln Drive
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
diversity@siu.edu
Kevin Gibson
Associate Dean, The Graduate School
Director, Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership
(SIGP), Office of Graduate Diversity Initiatives
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47906
kgibson@purdue.edu
Maurice Gipson
Vice Chancellor for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
Division of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity
University of Missouri System
321 University Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
mdgipson@missouri.edu
Fanchon Glover
Chief Diversity Officer
William & Mary
336 Jamestown Road, Hornsby House
Williamsburg, VA 23185
wfglov@wm.edu
Chrystal Guin
Assistant to the Associate Vice President for Research
Dean of Graduate School
Louisiana Tech University
Wyly Tower 1207
Ruston, LA 71272
cguin@latech.edu
Tabitha Hardy
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
University Library 1170
755 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
tamhardy@iupui.edu
Taja-Nia Henderson
Dean, Rutgers Graduate School-Newark
Rutgers University-Newark
360 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd
3rd floor of Hill Hall
Newark, NJ 07102
tajania@law.rutgers.edu
Tyrel Jernigan
Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment and Retention
Initiatives
Mississippi State University
106 MacArthur Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Tjernigan@adi.msstate.edu
Makini King
Interim Vice Chancellor and Director of Diversity and
Inclusion
University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MO 64112
kingml@umkc.edu
Annette Kluck
Dean of the Graduate School
The University of Mississippi
PO Box 1848
University, MS 38677
askluck@olemiss.edu
Robyn Kotzker
Program Director, Office of Funding Opportunities
University of Maryland, The Graduate School
2123 Lee Building
College Park, MD 20742
rkotzker@umd.edu
Aimee Lay
S.E.E. Coordinator
Graduate and Professional School
Texas A&M University
1113 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1113
alay@tamu.edu
Elizabeth Manuel
Senior Director of Student Services
Division of Student Affairs
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanaha Blvd. E Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
Elizabeth.Manuel@wvhepc.edu
Patrick Mensah
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs
Southern University and A&M College
P.B.S. Pinchback Room 212
801 Harding Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70807
patrick_mensah@subr.edu
Priscilla Moore
Grant Coordinator
Maryland Higher Education Commission
6 N. Liberty Street
10th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
priscilla.moore@maryland.gov
Dawn Offutt
Director of Initiatives for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
100 Airport Rd., Second Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
dawn.offutt@ky.gov
Chris Perez
Director, Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion
The University of Maryland, The Graduate School
2123 Lee Building
7809 Regents Drive
College Park, MD 20742
cperez6@umd.edu
Robin Phelps-Ward
Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Ball State University
West Quad, Room 203
Muncie, IN, 47306
rjphelpsward@bsu.edu
Bryan Porter
Associate Dean, The Graduate School
Old Dominion University
2102A Monarch Hall
Norfolk, VA 23529
bporter@odu.edu
Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research, Dean of Graduate
School
Louisiana Tech University
Wyly Tower 1208
Ruston, LA 71272
ramu@latech.edu
Josue Ramirez
Program Specialist
Arkansas Division of Higher Education
Department of Education
Little Rock, AR 77201
Josue.Ramirez@adhe.edu
Carrie Robison
Deputy Commissioner for Sponsored Programs
State of Louisiana Board of Regents
1201 N. Third St., Suite 6-200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
carrie.robison@regents.la.gov
David Shafer
Assistant Dean for Outreach and Diversity
North Carolina State University
Graduate School
1020 Main Campus Drive
Room 2300A
Raleigh, NC 27695-7102
dmshafer@ncsu.edu
Carol Sumner
Vice-President, Division of Diversity Equity and
Inclusion
Texas Tech University
Box 45024
Lubbock, TX 79409
carol.a.sumner@ttu.edu
Clovier Torry
Assistant Dean, Academic Services, Professional Development and
Diversity
Louisiana State University
114 David Boyd Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
citorry@lsu.edu
Melissa Tyler
Assistant Dean, The Graduate School
Virginia Commonwealth University
Blair House
408 West Franklin Street
Richmond, VA 23284
mtyler@vcu.edu
Scott Vignos
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Oregon State University
Office of Institutional Diversity
510 Kerr Administration Building
1500 SW Jefferson Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97331
scott.vignos@oregonstate.edu
Carol Wicks
Professor - Karst Hydrogeology
Louisiana State University
E235 Howe Russell Kniffen
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
cwicks@lsu.edu
Karen Woodfaulk
Director of Student Services
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
kwoodfaulk@che.sc.gov
Karian Wright
Program Manager, NSF, AGEP, NIH-
Stony Brook University
2401 Computer Science Building
Center for Inclusive Education
Stony Brook, NY 11794
karian.wright@stonybrook.edu