updated 09/10/2025

Ad Hoc Subcommittee

Charge: Serve as the liaison with the Campus Equity and Diversity Office and other campus offices to identify issues, to coordinate activities, to form working partnerships, etc, in order to maximize diversity and climate efforts on the campus. Prepare committee reports including annual report to the Dean. 

• Jim Porter – Institute on Aging
• Derrick Herndon – Space Science & Engineering Center
• Katherine Mowery – Waisman Center
• Mariah Knowles – Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Communication Subcommittee

Charge: responsible for communication links with OVCR's Centers and Institutes, and other campus committees and offices, and external resources. Develop and maintain a website for the EAD committee. Prepare and distribute communication pieces to committee members and other interested parties.

• Cris Carusi - Data Science Institute
• Michael Sullivan – Institute for Molecular Virology
• Andrea Zorbas and Nathalia Rosa Gonclaves – Research and Sponsored Programs
• Kasia Novak-Janus – Research Animal Resources and Compliance

Membership Subcommittee 

Charge: 

• Lauren Wells – Biotechnology Center
• Taylor Ryan – Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging
• Cat Ferrante – WI Energy Institute/Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
• Francesca Long – Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Professional Development Subcommittee 

Charge: Create and coordinate educational experiences, i.e., workshops, seminars, networking opportunities, etc, for the Committee and the Centers and Institutes. Prepare budget proposals and funding requests to support professional development activities.

• Sarah Peterson – Aquatic Sciences Center
• Anne Pearce – Arboretum
• Sherry Holcomb – Human Research Protection Program
• Darrell Hamilton – Physical Science Laboratory
• Anthony Esealuka – Primate Research Center

Committee Support

Will assist the subcommitees as needed.

• Julie Karpelenia - Ex Officio
• Joscelyn Stangel – Human Research Protection Program, Chair