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Committees

  • Vicky Wilkins, Provost
  • Sarah Baldassaro, Chief of Staff and Counselor to the President
  • Sara Biggs, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Communication
  • Leah Brady, Assistant Vice President, Donor Engagement and Advancement Communications, Office of Development and Alumni Relations
  • Ben Bryant, Director, Strategic Communications, Sine Institute
  • Amy Dacey, Executive Director, Sine Institute of Policy & Politics and the Democracy Lab
  • Elizabeth Deal, Assistant Vice President and Deputy Chief Communications Officer
  • Beth O’Brien, Senior Director, Campaign & Strategic Events
  • Sadea Ramsay, Director, Digital Communication Strategy
  • M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska, Associate Professor, History, CAS
  • Emilie Surrusco, Director, Presidential Communications
  • Kristi Vanoy, Director, Special Events
  • Sara Biggs, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Communications
  • Amy Dacey, Executive Director, Sine Institute of Policy & Politics and the Democracy Lab 
  • Elizabeth Deal, Assistant Vice President and Deputy Chief Communications Officer  
  • Adrienne Frank, Associate Director, Community Communications, American Magazine 
  • Sadea Ramsay, Director, Digital Communication Strategy  
  • M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska, Associate Professor, History, CAS  
  • Emilie Surrusco, Director of Presidential Communications  
  • Kristi Vanoy, Director, Special Events 

Subcommittees

Co-chairs:

  • Thomas Merrill, Associate Professor of Government, SPA
  • Emilie Surrusco, Director, Presidential Communications

Members:

  • Robert Badura, Assistant Director of Student and Young Alumni Engagement, Office of Alumni Relations
  • Marisa Lucian, Learning Specialist, Eagle Learning Center/UEAS
  • Martyn Oliver, Faculty Chair, AU Core
  • Andrew Toczydlowski, Director of Graduate Student Success & Office Management, OGPS
  • Jeremy Lowe, Assistant Vice President, Undergraduate Admissions and Enrollment Services Administration
  • Michelle Taylor, Academic Scheduling Coordinator, Office of the University Registrar
  • Kristy Deasy, Online Graduate Programs Coordinator, SPA Graduate Advising

Co-chairs:

  • M.J. Rymsza-Pawlowska, Associate Professor, History, CAS
  • Kristi Vanoy, Director, Special Events

Members:

  • Valentina Aquila, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Science, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Robert Albro, Research Associate Professor, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies
  • Kate Haulman, Associate Professor of History, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Jeffrey Kahn, Professor and Director of the Law & Government Program, Washington College of Law
  • Keith Leonard, Associate Professor of Literature, CAS (Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies)
  • Beth O’Brien, Senior Director, Campaign and Strategic Events, University Advancement
  • Elizabeth Rule, Assistant Professor, Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies, CAS
  • Grettie von Vorys‑Norton, Assistant Director, Events, University Advancement

Co-chairs:

  • Emilie Surrusco, Director, Presidential Communications
  • Sadea Ramsay, Director, Digital Communication Strategy

Members:

  • Leslie Nellis, Head Archivist for Special Collections/Digital Initiatives, University Library
  • Sheila Way, Chief Human Resources Officer, WAMU
  • Gautham Rao, Associate Professor, History (CAS)
  • Alexis Fuentes, Associate Director for Student Programs and Signature Events, Center for Student Involvement
  • Keri Thorn, Director of Enrollment Events, Office of Enrollment
  • Tabitha Kidwell, Senior Professional Lecturer, World Languages and Cultures (CAS)