Management Teams & Committees

SEHD Management Teams

Marvin Lynn (Dean), Patricia Ball (Assistant Dean of Finance & HR), Ester De Jong (Associate Dean, Research and Academic Affairs), Nicole Holland (Director of Accreditation and Assessment), antwan jefferson (Associate Dean, Instructional & Inclusive Excellence), Sandy Mondragon (Assistant Dean, Student Success & Enrollment Management), Barbara Seidl (Associate Dean, Teacher Ed & Undergrad Programs), JáNet Hurt (Standing Support Member), Adriana Alvarez (CLDE), Rod Blunck (LEO), Margarita Bianco (EDFN), Ed Cannon (COUN), Jorge Chavez (HDFR/LDFS), Franci Crepeau-Hobson (SPSY), Dennis DeBay (STEM/LDT), Lori Elliott, (RLE), Amy Ferrell (SPED), Jenny Fox (Director, ASPIRE), Rashmi Gangamma (CFT), Cindy Gutierrez (Assistant Dean for Teacher Education and Partnerships), Shannon Hagerman (CPE/EDU), Julia Kantor (ASPIRE), Nancy Leech (REM), Lori Ryan (ECE/ECSE).

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 (Chair)

Faculty Council—LGBTQ+ Committee

Troyann Gentile (co-chair), Bryn Harris

Faculty Council—Women’s Committee

Lori Ryan (2025-2028)

Faculty Council Educational Policy & University Standards Committee

Jorge Chavez (FC Chair-ex officio)

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