Subcommittees

Much of the work of the DACD is accomplished in subcommittees. Members select subcommittees they wish to work on based on their areas of knowledge and interest and the needs of the group. Current DACD subcommittees are listed below.

Perspectives

The Perspectives subcommittee of DACD plans and executes programs and events designed to build a spirit of community at ISR, to raise awareness about important social issues, and to foster respect for one another's diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

The Perspectives subcommittee can be contacted at perspectives@isr.umich.edu.

Committee members:

• Mary Cheatham
• John Paul DeWitt (chair)
• Joyce French
• Katie Huang
• Amanda Nephew
• Matt Toaz

Membership

This subcommittee assists in determining the schedule for rotating members on and off the DACD and helps assure that membership is balanced with regard to:

• Representation from all ISR centers
• Diverse representation in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability status, religion, sexual orientation, and family status
• Representation from various job families

Committee members:

• Gwen Fisher
• Erik Kreps
• Angela Pok

Communication

This subcommittee develops and maintains a web site and bulletin boards to keep ISR staff informed about events and activities of the DACD and to raise general awareness of issues of diversity.

Committee members:

• Janet Keller
• Shonda Kruger-Ndiaye
• Jennifer Puckett
• Jeff Smith

Events

Committee members:

• Becky Bahlibi
• Minuet Henderson
• Janet Keller
• Jennifer Puckett

Events (ad-hoc committee): Winter Celebration

This subcommittee is formed each year in October or November and helps with the annual December Winter Celebration.

Committee members:

• Anna Beattie-Massey (chair)
• Janet Keller

DACD Themes: Building Community

This subcommittee will work on furthering the theme of Building Community.

Committee members:

• Sumitra Rajendran

DACD Themes: Social Justice

This subcommittee will work on furthering the theme of Social Justice.

Committee members:

Web Survey

This subcommittee develops a periodic web survey of ISR employees to gather data on job satisfaction and climate.

Committee members:

• Shonda Kruger-Ndiaye (survey programming)
• Leslie Krauz Stambaugh (overall chair)
• Gwen Fisher (survey redesign)
• Janet Keller (survey redesign)
• Maggie Levenstein (survey redesign)
• Emily Merchant (survey redesign)
• Annmarie Thomas (survey redesign)