Task Force

The Inclusive Excellence Committee (formerly the DEI Task Force) supports DEI initiatives, research, and programming on camps. The committee includes students, faculty, and staff representation. The committee meets on the first Monday of each month and is made up of three subcommittees – Campus Climate/Sense of Belonging, Diversity Strategic Planning, and Community Partnerships.

“The DEI Task Force is dedicated to continuing the progress of building a campus culture where all Petrels are welcomed and experience belonging.”

Dr. Rhana Gittens Wheeler, DEI Special Advisor to the President

Inclusive Excellence Committee

Faculty members:

• Dr. Magdalena Carrasco, Part-Time Lecturer, Biology
• Dr. Maura Dudley, Part-Time Lecturer, Biology
• Dr. Gregory Gabriel, Lecturer, Chemistry
• Dr. James Iredell, Lecturer of Core Studies
• Dr. Christine McCulloch, Lecturer of Core Studies
• Megan Murphy, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
• Timothy Piper, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
• Dr. Susan Noh, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
• Christina Price Washington, Assistant Professor of Art and Art Program Coordinator
• Dr. Anna Ziering, Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Staff members:

• Helen Bond, Academic Advisor, Student Success
• Valeri Cruz ’23, Communications Coordinator, Marketing and Communications
• Ethan Hawkland, Assistant Director of Admission
• Laronda Hollis, Assistant Director, Counseling Center
• Autumn Johnson ’20, Assistant Director of Events and Communications, Admission
• Dr. Vivian Medrano, Senior Director, Student Success
• Elizabeth Peterson Jennings, Director, Oglethorpe University Museum of Art
• Grant Utter, Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications
• Kinsley Williams, Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator
• Marisol Zacarias, Director, Intercultural Center

Student members:

• Lacey Frye
• Matt Kessinger
• Naima McHardy
• Jason Njagi
• Morgan Quach
• Jonathan “Wood” Severe

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