Management Teams & Committees

SEHD Management Teams

Program Leaders/ Representative Group: Marvin Lynn (Dean), Scott Bauer (Associate Dean, Advanced Ed & Doc Programs), Antwan Jefferson (Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion), Sandy Mondragon (Assistant Dean Student Success & Enrollment Management), Barbara Seidl (Associate Dean, Teacher Ed & Undergrad Programs), JáNet Hurt (Standing Support Member), Suzanne Arnold (Executive Director, ASPIRE), Rod Blunck (LEO), Jorge Chavez (HDFR), Ed Cannon (COUN), Franci Crepeau-Hobson (SPSY), Alan Davis (REM), Ester de Jong (CLDE), Amy Ferrell (SPED), Rashmi Gangamma (CFT), Cindy Gutierrez (Partnerships), Shannon Hagerman (CPE/EDU), Heather Johnson (STEM), Remi Kalir (LDT), Sam McNitt (ASPIRE), Julie Oxenford O’Brian (Assessment & Program Improvement), Lori Ryan (ECE/ECSE), Lucinda Soltero-González (RLE)

Standing SEHD Committees

Curriculum Committee: Jorge Chavez (2022-2025), Ester de Jong (2023-2026), Troyann Gentile (2023-2026), Remi Kalir (2020-2024), Andrea Laser (2022-2025), Julia Mahfouz (2021- 2024), Shakira Anderson (Standing Support Member), Shannon Hagerman (CPE Rep)

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee: Chaya Abrams (2022-2025), Robin Brandehoff (2021-2024), Amy Ferrell (2023-2026), Paula Gallegos (2021-2024), Chélynn Randolph (2023-2026), Dane Stickney (2021-2024), Tom “YiLe” Su (2023-2026), Renée Wilkins-Clark (2023-2026)

Leadership & Finance Team: Marvin Lynn (Dean), Patricia Ball (Asst. Dean), Scott Bauer (Assoc. Dean), Shannon Hagerman (Exec. Director CPCE), Antwan Jefferson (Assoc. Dean), Sandy Mondragon (Asst. Dean), Barbara Seidl (Assoc. Dean), Alan Davis (Professor & Campus Budget Priorities Committee Rep, 2023-2026), Rod Blunck (Clinical Associate Professor, 2022- 2025), Lisa Forbes (Clinical Assistant Professor, 2023-2026), Scott McLeod (Professor, 2023- 2026), Lori Ryan (Clinical Associate Professor, 2023-2026), Diana Schaack (Assistant Professor, 2021-2024), Elizabeth Steed (Associate Professor 2022-2025)

RTP Committee: Margarita Bianco (Associate Professor, 2022-2025), Bryn Harris (Professor, 2022- 2025, sabbatical Fall 2023), Carlos Hipolito-Delgado (Professor, 2021-2024), Heather Johnson (Professor, 2023-2026), Nancy Leech (Professor, 2023-2026, sabbatical Fall 2023), Scott Schaefle (Associate Professor, 2022- 2025), Lucinda Soltero-González (Associate Professor, 2023-2026)

Students Committee: Jennifer Camacho Taylor (2023-2026), Sofia Chaparro (2021-2024), Jim Christensen (2023-2026), Joshua Martin (2021-2024), Elena Sandoval-Lucero (2022-2025), Ron Tzur (2023-2026, sabbatical Fall 2023), Caron Westland (2021-2024)

Merit Committee (TT): Robert Allan (2022-2025), Rashmi Gangamma (2023-2026), Byrn Harris (2021-2024, sabbatical-Fall 2023), Jung-In Kim (2021-2024), Lucinda Soltero-González (2022-2025), Elizabeth Steed (2022-2025), Bud Talbot (2023-2026), Geeta Verma (2021-2024, sabbatical-Spring 2024)

Merit Committee (Clinical Professors, Sen. Instructors & Instructors): Ed Cannon (2023- 2026), Dennis DeBay (2023-2026), Courtney (Vidacovich) Donovan (2022-2025), Lori Elliott (2023-2026), Andrea Laser (2023-2026), Rachel Stein (2021-2024)

Other SEHD Committees

Digital Teaching & Learning (DTL): Jenine “Nina” Buchanan (2023-2026), Chris Carson (2020-2024), Dèsa Daniel (2023-2026), Joni Dunlap (2023-2026), Lori Elliott (2020-2024), Chris Garcia (2021-2024), Kristie Kauerz (2023-2026), Rachel Stein (2021-2024), Sarah Woodard (2023-2026).

SEHD Quality Improvement Research Review Committee: Scott Bauer (Facilitator), Mary Piontek (Standing Support Member) Jorge Chavez, Laura Goodwin, Kent Seidel

Undergraduate Council (2022-2025): Barbara Seidl (Chair), Sandy Mondragon (Standing Support Member), Adriana Alvarez, Jennifer Camacho Taylor, Dennis Debay, Cristina Gillanders, Erica Holyoke

University of Colorado Denver Faculty Assembly Committees

Faculty Assembly Representative

Ester de Jong (2023-2026)

Rashmi Gangamma (2023- 2026)

Cristina Gillanders (2020-2026)

Rachel Stein (2023-2026)

Academic Personnel Committee

Connie Fulmer (2016-2024)

Budget Priorities Committee

Alan Davis (2023-2026)

Committee on Status of Women

Julia Kantor (2020-2026)

Elizabeth Steed (2021-2024)

Disabilities Committee

Amy Ferrell (2017-2026)

Educational Planning and Policy Committee

Lori Elliott (2023-2026)

Ethnic Diversity Committee

Lucinda Soltero-González (2020-2026)

LGBTQ+

Kent Seidl (2022-2025)

Ed Cannon (Ex Officio)

Troyann Gentile (Ex Officio)

Learning, Educational Technology, Teaching & Scholarship (LETTS)

Bud Talbot (2023-2026)

University-wide Committees

University Curriculum Committee (UCC)

Jarrod Hanson

University of Colorado Denver Adjuncts, Lecturers and Instructors (UCDALI) Committee

Dennis Debay

Andrea Laser

Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (Campus-wide RTP)

Franci Crepeau-Hobson (2022-2025)

Human Subjects Review Committee/IRB Panel

Heather Johnson (2022-2025)

University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Staff Council

JáNet Hurt

University of Colorado System-wide Committees*

Faculty Council - Committee on Racial and Ethnic Equity

Adriana Alvarez (2018-2024)

Jorge Chavez (2018-2024)

Faculty Council - LGBTQ+ Committee

Troyann Gentile

Ed Cannon

Faculty Council - Representative at Large

Elizabeth Steed (2021-2024)

Faculty Council - Women's Committee

Elizabeth Steed (2022-2025)

*Note, Faculty Council Committees are appointed by the Faculty Assembly Chair.