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.

2025–2026 College Climate and Diversity Committee Members

Name	Department	Email
Derek Fox	Astronomy and Astrophysics Committee Chair Postdoc and Nontenure-Line Faculty Subcommittee Co-Chair	dbf11@psu.edu
James Tutt	Astronomy and Astrophysics	jht12@psu.edu
Laurel Seemiller	Biology	lrs5307@psu.edu
Tom Stewart	Biology	tas6514@psu.edu
Kallie Topham	Biology Awards Subcommittee Co-Chair	klt5489@psu.edu
Jean-Paul Armache	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	jparmache@psu.edu
Manyu Du	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	mxd451@psu.edu
Marina Feric	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	mjf6624@psu.edu
Katie Mantz-Weller	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Staff Advisory Committee Representative	kdm5319@psu.edu
Jennifer Keefer	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	jls227@psu.edu
Gloria Komazin-Meredith	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Awards Subcommittee Co-Chair	gxk21@psu.edu
Sampurma Sattar	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	sus56@psu.edu
Carsten Krebs	Chemistry	cdk10@psu.edu
Somnath Mondal	Chemistry	sjm7540@psu.edu
Ana Wakeman	Chemistry	acw50@psu.edu
Melissa Marshall	Development & Alumni Relations	mka5310@psu.edu
Natasha Dinsmore	Dean's Office	nvd9@psu.edu
Aaron Mattingly-Daniels	Diversity & Inclusion Graduate Students Subcommittee Co-Chair	aaron.mattingly@psu.edu
David Simpson	Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion Events Subcommittee Chair	dls6748@psu.edu
Sierah Taylor	Diversity & Inclusion	slt5184@psu.edu
Grace Donahey	Human Resources	ged5075@psu.edu
Robin Hill	Information Technology Projects Subcommittee Co-Chair	rlh40@psu.edu
Jessie Sorenson	Information Technology	jessiesorensen@psu.edu
Chris Byrne	Math	ccb102@psu.edu
Jennifer Chubb	Math	jcc31@psu.edu
Nick Payne	Math	payne.n@psu.edu
Eric Hudson	Physics	ewh10@psu.edu
Amy Yoder	Physics	asy41@psu.edu
Tiffany Mathews	Science Engagement Projects Subcommittee Co-Chair	tam276@psu.edu
Sam Baugh	Statistics	samuelbaugh@psu.edu
Al Woods	Statistics	alw5790@psu.edu