LGBT Advisory and Advocacy Committee
Purpose
The LGBT Advisory and Advocacy Committee provides advice and counsel to the Vice President for Student Affairs and the Dean of Students on matters related to LGBT-identified students. The committee advocates for students and raises awareness of issues regarding sexual orientation and gender identity. Further, the committee may review concerns or issues that impact the campus environment.
Meetings
The committee will meet monthly and may gather as needed to review campus concerns.
Membership
| Member | Representative | Recommender |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Payne | Chair | Vice President for Student Affairs |
| Sarah Duster | LGBT Outreach Assistant | Dean of Students |
| Paul Sapp | Admissions | Director, Admissions |
| Amanda Mesirow | Residence Life Coordinator | Director of Residence Life |
| Katie Grassi | Resident Assistant | Director of Residence Life |
| Victoria DeFrancisco | Diversity Fellow | Provost |
| Leah Gutknecht | Compliance & Equity | Assistant to President, OCEM |
| Shelley Matthews | Health Clinic | Director, Student Health Clinic |
| Gretchen Honsell | Counseling Center | Director, Counseling Center |
| Kara Park | Athletics | Senior Associate Athletic Director |
| Ruth Chananie-Hill | Social and Behavioral Sciences | Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Susan Hill | Humanities Arts and Sciences | Dean, College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences |
| Jennifer Waldron | Education | Dean, College of Education |
| Lisa Jepsen | Business | Dean, College of Business Administration |
| Nick Pace | Faculty/Staff at-Large | Vice President for Student Affairs |
| Mark Rowe-Barth | Faculty/Staff at-Large | Vice President for Student Affairs |
| Ellie Hail | Director of LGBT Affairs, NISG | President, NISG |
| David Pope | UNI Proud | President, UNI Proud |
| Sarah Wood | One Iowa at UNI | President, One Iowa at UNI |
| Bryson Gillespie | UNI Trans*genda | President, UNI Trans*genda |
