Management Teams & Committees

SEHD Management Teams

Program Leaders/ Representative Group:

Marvin Lynn (Dean), Patricia Ball (Assistant Dean of Finance & HR), 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), Rod Blunck (LEO), Jorge Chavez (HDFR), Ed Cannon (COUN), Franci Crepeau-Hobson (SPSY), Dennis DeBay (STEM/LDT), Ester de Jong (CLDE), Amy Ferrell (SPED), Rashmi Gangamma (CFT), Cindy Gutierrez (Partnerships), Shannon Hagerman (CPE/EDU), Nancy Leech (REM), Sam McNitt (ASPIRE), 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), Andrea Laser (2022-2025), Julia Mahfouz (2021-2025), Dane Stickney (2024-2027), Shakira Anderson (Standing Support Member), Shannon Hagerman (CPE Rep).

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee: Chaya Abrams (2022-2025), Amy Ferrell (2023-2026), Chris Garcia (2024-2027), Jung-In Kim (2024-2027), Chélynn Randolph (2023-2026), Tom “YiLe” Su (2023-2026), Caron Westland (2024-2027), 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), Rod Blunck (Associate Teaching Professor, 2022-2025), Chris Carson (Senior Instructor, 2024-2027), Sofia Chaparro (Assistant Professor, 2024-2027), Dennis Debay (Assistant Teaching Professor & Faculty Assembly Representative, 2024-2027), Lisa Forbes (Clinical Assistant Professor, 2023-2026), Julia Mahfouz (Associate Professor & Campus Budget Priorities Committee Rep, 2024-2027), Scott McLeod (Professor, 2023-2026), Lori Ryan (Associate Teaching Professor, 2023-2026), Elizabeth Steed (Professor 2022-2025).

RTP Committee: Margarita Bianco (Associate Professor, 2022-2025), Bryn Harris (Professor, 2022-2025), Heather Johnson (Professor, 2023-2026), Nancy Leech (Professor, 2023-2026), Scott Schaefle (Associate Professor, 2022- 2025), Lucinda Soltero-González (Associate Professor, 2023-2026), Ruben Viramontez Anguiano (Professor, 2024-2027).

Students Committee: Robin Brandehoff (2024-2027), Jennifer Camacho Taylor (2023-2026), Jim Christensen (2023-2026), Paula Gallegos (2024-2027), Elena Sandoval-Lucero (2022-2025), Diana Schaack (2024-2027), Rachel Stein (2024-2027).

Merit Committee (TT): Rashmi Gangamma (2023-2026), Carlos Hipolito-Delgado (2024-2027), Lucinda Soltero-González (2022-2025), Nancy Leech (2024-2027), Julia Mahfouz (2024-2027), Elizabeth Steed (2022-2025), Bud Talbot (2023-2026).

Merit Committee (IRC-Clinical Professors, Teaching Professors, Sen. Instructors & Instructors): Ed Cannon (2023-2026), Dennis DeBay (2023-2026), Paula Gallegos (2024-2027), Courtney (Vidacovich) Donovan (2022-2025), Lori Elliott (2023-2026), Andrea Laser (2023-2026).

Other SEHD Committees

Digital Teaching & Learning (DTL): Jenine “Nina” Buchanan (2023-2026), Dèsa Daniel (2023-2026), Joni Dunlap (2023-2026), Joshua Martin (2024-2027), Remi Kalir (2024-2027), Kristie Kauerz (2023-2026), Geeta Verma (2024-2027), Sarah Woodard (2023-2026).

Instructional, Research, and Clinical (IRC) Promotion Review Committee: Barbara Seidl (chair), Rod Blunck, Jim Christensen, Troyann Gentile, Jung-In Kim, Lori Ryan.

SEHD Quality Improvement Research Review Committee: Scott Bauer (Facilitator), Jorge Chavez, Laura Goodwin, Kent Seidel.

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

University of Colorado Denver Faculty Assembly Committees

Faculty Assembly Representative

Ester de Jong (2023-2026)

Rashmi Gangamma (2023- 2026)

Rachel Stein (2023-2026)

Academic Personnel Committee

Rod Blunck (2024-2027)

Budget Priorities Committee

Julia Mahfouz (2024-2027)

Committee on Status of Women

Diana Schaack (2024-2027)

Kate Schamu (2024-2027)

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)

Joni Dunlap (2024-2027)

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 - Executive Committee

Jorge Chavez

Faculty Council - Committee on Racial and Ethnic Equity

Adriana Alvarez (2018-2024)

Faculty Council - LGBTQ+ Committee

Troyann Gentile

Rashmi Gangamma (2023-2026)

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.