Regional Advisory Committee

Charlene Alexander
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Oregon State University
Office of Institutional Diversity
Kerr Administration Building B211K
1500 SW Jefferson Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97331
Office: 541-737-5936
charlene.alexander@oregonstate.edu

Caroline Atkins, Ed. D.
Senior Associate
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320
Frankfort, KY 40601
Direct: 502-892-3006
Caroline.Atkins@ky.gov

Lee Andes
Assistant Director for Financial Aid
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 North 14th Street
Richmond, VA 23219
804.225.2614 
804.225.2604 (fax)
leeandes@schev.edu

Constinia Charbonnette
Program Director for Recruitment and Fellowships and Life
West Virginia University
Office of Graduate Education and Life
1550 University Avenue
249 Mountainlair
Morgantown, WV 26506
304.293.7173
constinia.charbonnette@mail.wvu.edu

Donald Cole
Assistant Provost
University of Mississippi
P.O. Box 1848, 129 Lyceum
University, MS 38677
662.915.1712 
dcole@olemiss.edu

Daniel Crockett
Director of Student and Educational Services
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Boulevard East, Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
304.558.4618 
304.558.4622 (fax)
crockett@hepc.wvnet.edu

Karen Dace
Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
IUPUI
301 University Blvd., Ste. 4054
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317.278.3820 
kdace@iupui.edu

NaTashua Davis, Ph.D.
Executive Director | Access & Leadership Development
Division of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity
University of Missouri
402B Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-1160
573-884-7267
davisnat@missouri.edu

Bianca D. Evans, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, Diversity and Inclusion
Indiana University| The University Graduate School
Wells Library| 1320 E 10th St. Room E546
Bloomington, IN 47405
812.855.6752
biaevans@iu.edu
http://graduate.indiana.edu

Henry Frierson
Associate Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School
University of Florida
164 Grinter Hall
P.O. Box 115500
Gainesville, FL 32611-5500
352.392.6622 
hfrierson@ufl.edu

Janet Haggerty
Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate School
University of Tulsa
800 South Tucker Drive
Tulsa, OK 74104
918.631.2304 
janet-haggerty@utulsa.edu

Tyisha Hathorn
Director of Graduate Minority Programs
University of Florida Graduate School
164 Grinter Hall
Union Road
P.O. Box 115500
Gainesville, FL 32611
352.392.6444 
thathorn@ufl.edu

Sean Lane
Associate Dean
Graduate School
Louisiana State University
121 West David Boyd Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225.578.2312 
gradassocdean@lsu.edu

Angela Radford Lewis, Ph.D.
Vice Provost and Special Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives
East Tennessee State University
206 Burgin Dossett Hall
Johnson City, TN 37614
423-439-4219
lewisar@etsu.edu

Linda J. Mason, Ph.D.
Interim Dean
Purdue University
Young Hall, Room 170
155 S. Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2114
765-494-0245
lmason@purdue.edu

Melinda Messineo
Interim Associate Provost for Diversity and Director of the Office of Institutional Diversity
Associate Professor, Sociology
765-285-5316
Ball State University
2000 W. University, CA 104
Muncie, IN 47306
mmessine@bsu.edu

Paul Mohr
Director of Special Programs
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
100 N. Union Street, Suite 782
Montgomery, AL 36104
334.242.2209 
334.242.0268 (fax)
paul.mohr@ache.alabama.gov

Sonja Montas-Hunter
Associate Vice Provost
Florida International University
Student Access & Success
11200 S.W. 8th Street, SASC 219
Miami, FL 33199
305.348.4237
smontash@fiu.edu

Carrie Robison
Deputy Commissioner for Sponsored Programs
State of Louisiana Board of Regents
1201 N. Third St., Suite 6-200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
225.342.4253 
carrie.robison@regents.la.gov

David Shafer
Assistant Dean for Outreach and Diversity
North Carolina State University
Graduate School
1020 Main Campus Drive
Room 2300A
Raleigh, NC 27695-7102
919.515.4462
dmshafer@ncsu.edu

Lisa Smith
Assistant Coordinator of Financial Aid
Arkansas Department of Higher Education
423 Main Street, Suite 400
Little Rock, AR 72201
501.371.2000
lisa.smith@adhe.edu

Melissa W. Tyler
Assistant Dean
Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate School
Blair House
408 West Franklin Street, First Floor
P.O. Box 843051
Richmond, VA 23284
804.828.2261
mtyler@vcu.edu

Felita T. Williams
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Partnerships & Accreditation
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
270 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
404.962.3067 
felita.williams@usg.edu

Karen Woodfaulk
Director of Student Services
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
1122 Lady Street, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29201
803.737.2244 
kwoodfaulk@che.sc.gov