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UTC Strategic Plan Subcommittees

Diversity and Inclusion
Teaching and Learning
Research and Innovation
Resources and Stewardship

Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee

Name Title Representing
Chris Horne (Co-Chair) Dalton Roberts Professor of Public Administration and MPA Program Coordinator Political Science and Public Service Faculty
Christopher Stokes (Co-Chair) Assistant Director Office of Multicultural Affairs Staff
Jay Blackman Senior Associate AD – Strategic Communications Athletics Staff
Will Davis Outreach Manager and Producer WUTC Staff
Rosite Delgado Director Office of Equity and Inclusion Staff
Michael Dinkins Senior Information Security Officer Information Technology Staff
Jennifer Ellis Director of STEM Education and Associate Professor CHEPS Faculty
Christine Estoye Director of MBA Programs RCOB, Exempt Staff Council Staff
Linda Frost Dean Honors College Staff
Kim Thomas Director Joseph F. Decosimo Success Center, RCOB Staff
Patricia Lin-Steadman Assistant Director of the Office of International Student and Scholar Services Center for Global Education Staff
Andrea Lyons Associate Director Alumni Affairs Staff
Tara Mathis Associate Dean of Students, Director of the Multicultural Center and Director of Veteran Student Services Dean of Students Staff
Matt Matthews Interim Vice Provost and Professor of Mathematics Academic Affairs Faculty
Marshara Miller Student Representative Student Government Association Student
Tiffany Mitchell Senior Lecturer of English CAS Faculty
Edwin Murillo Associate Professor of Spanish CAS Faculty
Abeer Mustafa Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Staff
Isaiah Owens Student Representative Student Government Association Student
Joseph Owino Department Head of Civil and Chemical Engineering UC and Foundation Professor CECS Faculty
Laure Pou Assistant Vice Chancellor Human Resources Staff
Melita Rector Chair Employee Relations Committee Staff
Valerie Rutledge Dean CHEPS Staff
Megan Shadrick Web Project Manager and Business Manager Marketing and Communications Staff
Stephanie Todd Senior Lecturer of English CAS Faculty

Teaching and Learning Subcommittee

Name Title Representing
Lauren Ingraham (Co-Chair) Professor English Faculty
Pam Riggs-Gelasco (Co-Chair) Co-Chair and Dean CAS Staff
Emily Blackman Assistant Vice Chancellor for Athletic Academic Enhancement Athletics Staff
Ethan Carver Assistant Dean Graduate School Staff
Michael Danquah Associate Dean CECS Staff
Taylor Flores Student Representative Student Government Association Student
Stacie Grisham Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Staff
Cherry Guinn Professor and Coordinator Post-Master’s Academic Nurse Educator CHEPS Faculty
George Heddleston Vice Chancellor Marketing and Communications Staff
Laura Livermore Director of Study Abroad Programs Center for Global Education Staff
Andrew McCarthy Department Head of English, UC Foundation Associate Professor, & Head of the Council of Academic Department Heads CAS Faculty
Catherine Middleton Director of Assessment and Lecturer of Economics RCOB Faculty
Caden Pace Student Representative Student Government Association Student
Stephanie Philipp Assistant Professor of Education CHEPS Faculty
Steve Ray Professor, Associate Head of Performing Arts CAS Faculty
Mike Thompson Department Head of History & UC Foundation Associate Professor CAS Faculty
Sherese Williams Assistant Director Honors College Staff
Claudia Williamson Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise, Director of the Center for Economic Education and Professor of Economics RCOB Faculty

Research and Innovation Subcommittee

Name Title Representing
Bento Lobo (Co-Chair) Department Head of Finance and Economics and First Tennessee Bank Distinguished Professor of Finance RCOB Faculty
Reinhold Mann (Co-Chair) Deputy Vice Chancellor Research Staff
Zoe Aebie Student Representative Student Government Association Student
William Andrews President Graduate Student Association Student
Chris Cox Department Head and Professor for Mathematics CAS Faculty
Theresa Liedtka Dean Library Staff
Daniel Loveless UC Foundation Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering CECS Faculty
Laurie Melnik-Allen Executive Director of the Arts-Based Collaborative, Professor of Practice and Lyndhurst Chair of Excellence in Arts Education CHEPS Faculty
Tony Parsley Associate Chief Information Officer Information Technology Staff
Meredith Perry Director Research and Sponsored Programs Staff
Lisa Piazza Director Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavor Staff
Melissa Powell Associate Lecturer of Dietetics CHEPS Faculty
Mina Sartipi Director of the Center for Urban Informatics and Progress and UC Foundation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering CECS Faculty
Marty Smith Senior Associate Vice Chancellor Development and Alumni Affairs Staff
Gina Stafford Assistant Vice Chancellor Marketing and Communications Staff
John Trussel UC Foundation Professor of Accounting RCOB Faculty
Chandra Ward Assistant Professor of Sociology CAS Faculty

Resources and Stewardship Subcommittee

Name Title Representing
Tyler Forrest (Co-Chair) Associate Vice Chancellor Administration and Finance Staff
Vicki Farnsworth (Co-Chair) Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer Information Technology Staff
Taylor Bradshaw Student Representative Student Government Association Student
Richard Brown Executive Vice Chancellor Administration and Finance Staff
Allison Evans Director of Budget Academic Affairs Staff
John Freeze Director Center for Professional Education Staff
Andrew Horton Senior Associate AD - External Operations Athletics Staff
Thomas Lyons Clarence E. Harris Chair of Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Professor of Marketing and Entrepreneurship RCOB Faculty
Sherry Marlow-Ormsby Executive Director, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Institutional Research Academic Affairs Staff
Andrea Neely UC Foundation Assistant Professor of Management RCOB Faculty
Robie Robinson Assistant Vice Chancellor Emergency Services Staff
Brian Rogers Director of Library IT Library Staff
Charlene Simmons UC Foundation Associate Professor Communication, Current Faculty Senate President CAS, Faculty Senate Faculty
Lofton Stuart Interim Vice Chancellor of Development and Alumni Affairs and Executive Director of the UC Foundation, Inc. Development and Alumni Affairs Staff
Takeo Suzuki Executive Director Center for Global Education Staff
Kenny Tyler Director of Engineering and Planning Services Facilities Planning and Management Staff

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