Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Advancement (I.D.E.A.) Council

The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Advancement (I.D.E.A.) Council (formerly the President’s Diversity Commission) is charged with advising the Chief Diversity Officer and the Office of Diversity & Inclusion. The Council will advocate for the enhancement of the College’s efforts to institutionalize an inclusive learning and working environment.

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2018-2019 I.D.E.A. Council Members

• Brad Lancaster
  Director of International Student Services
• Cassie Hays
  Assistant Professor of Sociology
• Darryl Jones
  Senior Associate Director of Admissions
• Emily Vega '19
  Student
• Gretchen Natter
  Assistant Dean of College Life/Center for Public Service
• Hakim M.A. Williams
  Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
• Ivana Lopez Espinosa '19
  Student
• Jeanne Arnold
  Chief Diversity Officer
• Jennifer Bloomquist
  Associate Provost for Faculty Development & Dean of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Studies
• Jennifer Lucas
  Co-Director of Human Resources and Risk Management
• Jesse Mains
  Coordinator of Institutional Diversity Initiatives, Diversity & Inclusion
• Michael Wedlock
  Associate Professor of Chemistry
• Nathan Keiter
  Network Applications Programmer
  Representing the Administrative Advisory Council
• Sue Holz
  Administrative Assistant for Economics
• Susan Russell
  Associate Professor, Theatre Arts
• Suzanne Flynn
  Professor of English
• Suzanne Gockowski
  Academic Administrative Assistant Africana Studies/Provost Departments
• Veronica Calvillo
  Associate Professor of Spanish/Chair, LACLS
• Yasemin Akbaba
  Associate Professor of Political Science
• Zhining Hu
  Associate Professor of Economics