The Coordinating Committee was charged with overseeing the progress of the working groups and ensuring compatibility in planning. Chaired by the Provost, this group consisted of a representative from each Working Group as well as faculty, staff and students.


Committee Chair

Shantay Bolton

Shantay Bolton

Executive Vice Chancellor & Chief Administrative Officer

Beverly  Wendland

Beverly Wendland

Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs


Committee Members

*Titles reflect status as of March 2021.

Eva Aagaard

Eva Aagaard

C. & J. Loeb Professor of Medical Education; Senior Associate Dean for Education

Penina Acayo

Penina Acayo

Assistant Professor in Communication Design

Marleigh Anderson

Marleigh Anderson

Graduate student

Mariagiovanna Baccara

Mariagiovanna Baccara

Associate Professor of Economics

Deanna Barch

Deanna Barch

Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences

Brian Carpenter

Brian Carpenter

Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences

Dedric Carter

Dedric Carter

Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Chief Commercialization Officer

Kurt Dirks

Kurt Dirks

Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Leadership

Julie Flory

Julie Flory

Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications

Marcus Foston

Marcus Foston

Associate Professor of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering

Marcus Gabel

Marcus Gabel

Professor of Political Science

Emily Gerber

Emily Gerber

Undergraduate student

Debra  Haire-Joshu

Debra Haire-Joshu

Joyce and Chauncy Buchheit Professorship in Public Health

Jennifer Harpring

Jennifer Harpring

Assistant Dean of Field Education

Pam Henson

Pam Henson

Executive Vice Chancellor for University Advancement

Nicole Hudson

Nicole Hudson

Assistant Vice Chancellor

Ignacio Infante

Ignacio Infante

Associate Professor of Comparative Literature

Ohad Kadan

Ohad Kadan

H. Frederick Hagemann Jr Professor of Finance; Vice Dean for Education and Globalization

Mark Kamimura-Jiménez

Mark Kamimura-Jiménez

Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs; Dean of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion

T.R. Kidder

T.R. Kidder

Edward S. and Tedi Macias Professor of Anthropology

Amy Kweskin

Amy Kweskin

Executive Vice Chancellor for Finance & Chief Financial Officer

Hedy Lee

Hedy Lee

Professor of Sociology

Jenny Lodge

Jenny Lodge

Vice Chancellor for Research

Laurie Maffly-Kipp

Laurie Maffly-Kipp

Archer Alexander Distinguished Professor; Vice Provost for Graduate Education

Igor Marjanovic

Igor Marjanovic

JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen Professor of Architecture

Steve Mennerick

Steve Mennerick

J. P. Feighner Professor of Neuropsycho-pharmacology

Philip Payne

Philip Payne

Janet and Bernard Becker Professor and Director, Institute for Informatics

Bill Powderly

Bill Powderly

J William Campbell Professor of Medicine

Vijay Ramani

Vijay Ramani

Vice Provost for Graduate Education and International Affairs

Rodrigo Reis

Rodrigo Reis

Associate Dean for Public Health

Vetta Sanders-Thompson

Vetta Sanders-Thompson

Brown School Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Yongs  Shin

Yongs Shin

Douglass C. North Distinguished Professor of Economics

Jen Smith

Jen Smith

Vice Provost for Educational Initiatives

Jay Turner

Jay Turner

James McKelvey Professor of Engineering Education; Vice Dean for Education

Hank Webber

Hank Webber

Executive Vice Chancellor for Civic Affairs and Strategic Planning

Ronelle Williams

Ronelle Williams

Undergraduate student