Management Teams & Committees

SEHD Management Teams

Program Leaders/ Representative Group: )

Standing SEHD Committees

Curriculum Committee: Troyann Gentile (2023-2026), Teara Lander (2025-2028), Kent Seidel (2025-2028), Dane Stickney (2024-2027), Madhavi Tandon (2025-2028), Kristin Whitmore (2025-2028), Shakira Anderson (Standing Support Member), Shannon Hagerman (CPE Rep).

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee: Liliana Flores Amaro (2025-2028), Amy Ferrell (2023-2026), Chris Garcia (2024-2027), Erica Holyoke (2025-2028), Jung-In Kim (2024-2027), Chélynn Randolph (2023-2026), Elena Sandoval-Lucero (2025-2028),Tom “YiLe” Su (2023-2026), Caron Westland (2024-2027), Renée Wilkins-Clark (2023-2026).

Leadership & Finance Team: Marvin Lynn (Dean), Patricia Ball (Assistant Dean), Cindy Gutierrez (Assistant Dean), Ester De Jong (Associate Dean), Shannon Hagerman (Exec. Director CPCE), Antwan Jefferson (Associate. Dean), Sandy Mondragon (Asstistant Dean), Barbara Seidl (Associate Dean), Rod Blunck (Associate Teaching Professor, 2025-2028), Chris Carson (Senior Instructor, 2024-2027), Sofia Chaparro (Assistant Professor, 2024-2027), Dennis DeBay (Associate Teaching Professor & Faculty Assembly Representative, 2024-2027), Lisa Forbes (Clinical Associate Professor, 2023-2026), Julia Mahfouz (Associate Professor & Campus Budget Priorities Committee Rep, 2024-2027), Scott McLeod (Professor, 2023-2026), Lori Ryan (Teaching Professor, 2023-2026).

RTP Committee: Jorge Chavez (Associate Professor, 2025- 2028, Cristina Gillanders (Associate Professor, 2025- 2028), Heather Johnson (Professor, 2023-2026), Nancy Leech (Professor, 2023-2026), Lucinda Soltero-González (Associate Professor, 2023-2026), Elizabeth Steed (Professor, 2025-2028), Ruben Viramontez Anguiano (Professor, 2024-2027).

Students Committee: Adriana Alvarez (2025-2028), Chaya Abrams (2025-2028), Robin Brandehoff (2024-2027), Jennifer Camacho Taylor (2023-2026), Jim Christensen (2023-2026), Paula Gallegos (2024-2027), Andrea Laser (2025-2028), Scott Schaefle (2025-2028), Diana Schaack (2024-2027), Rachel Stein (2024-2027).

Merit Committee (TT): Margarita Bianco (2025-2028), Courtney Donovan (2025-2028), Franci Crepeau-Hobson (2025-2028), Rashmi Gangamma (2023-2026), Carlos Hipolito-Delgado (2024-2027), Nancy Leech (2024-2027), Julia Mahfouz (2024-2027).

Merit Committee (IRC-Clinical Professors, Teaching Professors, Sen. Instructors & Instructors): Ed Cannon (2023-2026), Dennis DeBay (2023-2026), Paula Gallegos (2024-2027), 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), Kristie Kauerz (2023-2026), Geeta Verma (2024-2027), Sarah Woodard (2023-2026).

Instructional, Research, and Clinical (IRC) Promotion Review Committee: Antwan Jefferson (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.

University of Colorado Denver Faculty Assembly Committees

Faculty Assembly Representative Rashmi Gangamma (2023-2026), Julie Kantor (2025-2028, 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 (2025-2028), 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)— Ruben Viramontez Anguiano

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 (2025-2026)

Human Subjects Review Committee/IRB Panel—Heather Johnson (2025-2028)

University of Colorado Denver Staff Council—JáNet Hurt, Natalie Schaffer

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.