Climate and Diversity Committee

Members of the college’s Climate and Diversity Committee consist of faculty, staff, and student representatives from each department and unit. Each year, the committee selects climate projects and initiatives to work on, and subcommittees are created for each of the chosen initiatives.

Below is a list of the members who currently serve on the Climate and Diversity Committee. The committee is made of representatives from each department as well as the Dean's Office, and draws from staff, faculty, graduate students, and postdocs.

2024–2025 College Climate and Diversity Committee Members

Name	Department	Email
Derek Fox	Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoc and Nontenure-Line Faculty Subcommittee Co-Chair	dbf11@psu.edu
James Tutt	Astronomy and Astrophysics	jht12@psu.edu
Mitch Wages	Astronomy and Astrophysics Awards Co-Chair	mow5307@psu.edu
Tom Stewart	Biology	tas6514@psu.edu
Chad Smies	Biology Graduate Subcommittee Chair	cws5896@psu.edu
Kallie Topham	Biology	klt5489@psu.edu
Laurel Seemiller	Biology Postdoc and Nontenure-Line Faculty Subcommittee Co-Chair	lrs5307@psu.edu
Gloria Komazin-Meredith	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Awards Co-Chair	gxk21@psu.edu
Katie Mantz-Weller	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Staff Advisory Committee Representative Staff Subcommittee Co-Chair	kdm5319@psu.edu
Jean-Paul Armache	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	jparmache@psu.edu
Marina Feric	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	mjf6624@psu.edu
Eric Nacsa	Chemistry Postdoc and Nontenure-Line Faculty Subcommittee Chair	nacsa@psu.edu
Vishal Yadav	Chemistry	vpy5018@psu.edu
Candace Burns	Chemistry	cqb5994@psu.edu
Allyson Borger	Dean's Office Staff Subcommittee Co-Chair	awr5036@psu.edu
Melissa Marshall	Development & Alumni Relations	mka5310@psu.edu
David Simpson	Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion	dls6748@psu.edu
Samia Cooperider	Diversity & Inclusion Events Co-Chair	sxc1060@psu.edu
Sophie Lelei	Diversity & Inclusion Events Co-Chair	sul1056@psu.edu
Aaron Mattingly-Daniels	Diversity & Inclusion Graduate Subcommittee Co-Chair	aaron.mattingly@psu.edu
Tracie White	Diversity & Inclusion	tkw5428@psu.edu
Jennifer Straka	Research and Innovation	jls1804@psu.edu
Shannon Hawkins	Staff Advisory Committee Representative	slc189@psu.edu
Cathy Lutz	Human Resources	cxl3@psu.edu
Jeff Engelmann	Information Technology	jqe5132@psu.edu
Fernanda Bonafini	Math	fcb5100@psu.edu
John Lesieutre	Math	jdl249@psu.edu
Nick Payne	Math	payne.n@psu.edu
Eric Hudson	Physics Projects Subcommittee Co-Chair	ewh10@psu.edu
Amy Yoder	Physics	asy41@psu.edu
Tiffany Mathews	Science Engagement Committee Chair Projects Subcommittee Co-Chair	tam276@psu.edu
Al Woods	Statistics	alw5790@psu.edu
Sam Baugh	Statistics	samuelbaugh@psu.edu