COE Committees

To promote it's commitment to "advancing an environment where diversity, social justice and equity are paramount" (COE Mission statement), the College of Education has placed an emphasis on shared governance. Several of the College-wide committees are included below.

Dean's Leadership Team
COE Race, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee
COE Graduate Council
COE Dean's Advisory Council
COE Staff Advisory Council
COE Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention Committee
COE Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention Committee
COE Social Media and Marketing Taskforce

Dean's Leadership Team

Dr. Kandi Hill-Clarke Dean of the College of Education	Dr. Celia Anderson Interim Assistant Dean of Student Success and Strategic Initiatives	Dr. Steve Zanskas Associate Dean of Research, Graduate Programs and Faculty Development	Dr. Beverly Cross Chair of Excellence in Urban Education; Instruction and Curriculum Leadership	Dr. Pamela Cogdal Chair; Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research
Dr. Sandra Nichols Chair, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership	Dr. Eric Platt Chair, Leadership	Dr. Nichelle Robinson Director, Office of Teacher Education and Clinical Practice	Willie D. Clark, Jr. Director of Development	Lauren Huffman Walker Manager of COE Communications and Marketing
Tracy Williams Business Officer III	Amy Wilson Assistant to the Dean	Janet Wiens Pre-Award Coordinator

COE Race, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

COE Graduate Council

Steve Zanskas, Dean's Office, Chair	Jade Xu, CEPR	Wendy Griswold, LEAD	Craig Shepherd, ICL
Stormey Warren, Dean's Office	Charisse Gulosino, LEAD, UCGS Representative	Susan Nordstrom, CEPR,  UCGS Representative

COE Dean's Advisory Council

• Willie D. Clark, Jr., COE Director of Development
• Madan Birla
• Ericka DeBruce
• Tiffany Graham
• Dr. Sharon Griffin
• Michael Harless
• Dr. Jane Hooker
• Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean
• Dr. Barbara Prescott
• Dr. Gail Robinson
• Jan Williams

COE Staff Advisory Council

LaRuth Lofties, TECP	Debra Nicols, ICL	Janet Robbins, LEAD
Stormey Warren, Dean's Office	Melynda Whitwell, CEPR

COE Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention Committee

Alfred Hall, Assistant Dean, Chair	Keith Hembree, Recruitment and Retention Coordinator	Gina Tillis, Undergraduate Academic Learning Specialist, River City Partnership
Ayanna Perkins, Clinical Placement and Induction Coordinator	Angie Powell, ICL Faculty

COE Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention Committee

Alfred Hall, Assistant Dean, Chair

Alison Happel-Parkins, CEPR Faculty

COE Social Media and Marketing Taskforce

Lauren Walker, Dean's Office, Taskforce Chair	Keith Hembree, Recruitment Representative
Susan Mascari, CEPR/LEAD Representative	Ayanna Perkins, TECP Representative	Laura Wickman, Graduate Student Representative (Dean's Office GA)