Employee Committee Assignments Get involved with school governance to affect change for current and future students!

• Charlotte Bright – chair
• Leah Cleeland
• Jen Currin-McCulloch
• Dana Gaines
• Kelly Jackson
• Evan Lowe
• Marie Villescas Zamzow

The Student Affairs and Admissions Committee (SAAC) is responsible for managing program policy development and implementation.  This committee also oversees the policies and procedures for admission to the MSW Program, reports admissions data to School Council, provides oversight in re-admission or academic dismissal procedures, and supports the student grievance or appeal processes.

• Kristen Mooney – chair
• Timothy Frank
• Mindy Van Kalsbeek

The Curriculum Committee serves to manage and evaluate course changes considering the Council on Social Work Education accreditation standards and school outcomes. The committee provides leadership in the development and coordination of these changes and assures consistency and effectiveness. Changes proposed by the committee must receive a majority vote by the school council to be adopted.

• • Dana Gaines and Marie Villescas Zamzow – Co-chairs
  • Brittanie Ash (Fall 2025)
  • Jodie Ball
  • Jordan Brooks
  • Leah Cleeland
  • Kelly Jackson
  • Elizabeth Kiehne (Spring 2026)
  • Evan Lowe
  • Kristin Mooney
  • Keli Murray
  • Carolyn Tredinnick
  • Paula Yuma

The Committee for Social Justice (CSJ) is a collaborative workgroup of students, employees, alumni, and community members who strive to advance access and success in the school and beyond. The CSJ supports a variety of initiatives around advocacy, collaboration, guidance to the School, and education.

• Rachel (RJ) Selby – co-chair
• Sofia Gentry – co-chair (Spring 2026)
• Brittanie Ash (Spring 2026)
• Sam Bruik (Spring 2026)
• Milena Casamassima
• Tiffany Jones (second half Spring 2026)
• Shelby McDonald
• Sophie Mitchell
• My Ngoc To

The Scholarship Committee is made up of School of Social Work employees who review scholarship applications submitted by students to best advocate for their funding at the College level. In their review process, committee members try to match the donor’s funding criteria with the lived experiences and interests of School of Social Work students.

• Dana Gaines – c0-chair
• Leah Cleeland – co-chair
• Itxel Jimenez-Colores
• Kimberly Herrera Cervantes

The Tenure, Merit, and Promotion Committee conducts annual reviews of pre-tenure faculty members’ progress toward tenure as well as of continuing, contract, and adjunct faculty in their third year of appointment. These reviews are to give constructive feedback to faculty for professional development and they also provide information to the School Director for the faculty members’ annual performance reviews. In addition, the TMP committee reviews all applications for tenure and/or promotion, including the promotion of continuing, contract, and adjunct faculty to a higher rank.

• David MacPhee – chair
• Jen Currin-McCulloch
• Tiffany Jones
• Shelby McDonald
• Jamie Yoder
• Paula Yuma

• Jamie Yoder – chair
• Lauren Alessi
• Brendon Holloway
• Marc Winokur
• Paula Yuma

• Evan Lowe – chair
• Jodie Ball
• Leah Cleeland
• Morgan Drake
• Shelbie Engleking
• Kelly Jackson
• Karmen Kelly
• Avery Martin
• Kristin Mooney

• Leah Cleeland
• Dana Gaines
• Elizabeth Kiehne (Spring 2026)

• Queer Umbrella – Jen Currin-McCulloch/Brittanie Ash
• Alliance – Marie Villescas Zamzow
• Elevate – Shelbie Engleking
• Student Association of Social Workers – Tiffany Jones/Brendon Holloway