Committees and Leaders
The following Presidential Initiative on Anti-Racism and the Black Experience in America committees helped CMC formulate its plan during the 2020-21 academic year.
We thank all of the participants for their time and commitment.
Student Steering Committee
- Lauren Spencer ’23 (chair)
- Walter Brostrom ’21
- Carter Henderson ’21
- Diana Hernandez ’21
- JaDa Johnson ’21
- Johnson Lin ’21
- Lateshia Peters ’23
- Courtney Reed ’22
- Janise Waites ’22
- Neyda Cujcuj Xoyon ’22
- Zane Yamamoto ’24
Faculty Steering Committee
- Tamara Venit-Shelton (chair), Professor of History
- Andrew Busch, Crown Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow
- Gastón Espinosa, Arthur V. Stoughton Professor of Religious Studies
- Heather Ferguson, Associate Professor of History
- Michael Fortner, Associate Professor of Government
- Jessamyn Schaller, Associate Professor of Economics
- Sharda Umanath, Associate Professor of Psychology
Staff Steering Committee
- Megan Gallagher (chair), Professor of Literature and Assistant Director of the Center for Writing and Public Discourse
- Charles Dean, III, Athletic Trainer and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator, CMS Athletics
- Germaine Graham, Senior Associate Director, Financial Aid
- Jenny Tyniec Guyett, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Life, Dean of Students
- Tessa Klarin, Director of Advancement Services
- Aithan Peterson, Associate Director of Academic Administration, Dean of the Faculty
- Marilyn P. Pierce, Assistant Director, Kravis Leadership Institute
- Sean Rollolazo, Assistant Dean of Students for Health and Well-Being
- Thomas Rozwadowski, Director of Publications and Strategic Initiatives
- Brian T. Weir, Director of Public Safety, Emergency Preparedness
Alumni Steering Committee
- Tamara Lawson ’92 (chair), Dean and Professor of Law, St. Thomas University
- Lorraine Bains ’88, Senior Vice President and Team Lead, City National Bank
- Camilo Cueller ’09, MBA Candidate, UCLA Anderson School of Management
- Patrick Elliott ’19, People Consultant, S&P Global
- Carrie George ’80 P’14 P’16, Executive Coach, Carrie George Leadership Coaching
- Antoine Grant ’07, Associate Partner, McKenzie and Co.
- Camille (Cami) Griep ’99, Editor and External Comms Director, Prison Renaissance
- Steve McGann ’73, Founder, The Stevenson Group
- Emily Meinhardt ’10, Interior Designer, Studio Hardt
- Bradley Pine ’85 P’21, Vice President, American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- Angelica Quicksey ’12, Designer Manager, Nava
- Ben Tillotson ’15, U.S. Policy, TikTok
- Timothy Wright ’77, Managing Partner, Quintiaros, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA
Coordinators
- Matthew Bibbens ’92
Vice President for Administration and Planning and General Counsel
matthew.bibbens@cmc.edu - Dianna Graves ’98
Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
dianna.graves@cmc.edu - Nyree Gray
Associate Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Civil Rights Officer
nyree.gray@cmc.edu - Shana Levin
Associate Dean of the Faculty for Research, Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow
shana.levin@cmc.edu - Muriel Poston
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
muriel.poston@cmc.edu