Council on Inclusive Excellence and Diversity (CIED)

The Council is intended to represent institutional leadership from colleges and primary units on campus, administrators whose responsibilities include diversity and inclusion, and representatives from key institutional groups. The Council is designed to serve as a communications channel between and across units and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion; a space for collective and organized thinking and action; a space to receive updates and share concerns or issues related to campus climate, and to identify opportunities for collaboration and innovation; and a hub to build capacity among leaders to advance our institutional prowess for inclusive excellence.

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  • Kathe Andersen
  • Director of Communications & External Relations
  • Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts
  • kathe.andersen@unl.edu
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  • Tala Awada
  • Associate Dean/Associate Director
  • Agricultural Research Division
  • tawada2@unl.edu
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  • Rik Barrera
  • Associate Dean of Student Servs & Coo
  • College of Business
  • rbarrera1@unl.edu
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  • Richard Bischoff
  • Associate Vice Chancellor
  • Office of Vice Pres/Vice Chancellor IANR
  • rbischoff2@unl.edu
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  • Justin Brown
  • Director of Scholarships & Financial Aid
  • Scholarships & Financial Aid
  • justin.brown@unl.edu
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  • Joe Brownell
  • Director of Military & Veteran Success Center
  • Military & Veteran Success Center
  • jbrownell2@unl.edu
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  • Kelsy Burke
  • Associate Professor
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • kburke@unl.edu
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  • Lawrence Chatters
  • Executive Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Nebraska Athletics
  • drchatters@huskers.com
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  • Gwen Combs
  • Director for Faculty Diversity and Inclusion
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  • gcombs2@unl.edu
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  • Taylor DeMaro
  • Senior Manager of Integrated Content
  • Office of University Communication
  • tdemaro2@unl.edu
  • Maria de Guzman
  • Professor and Youth Development Extension Specialist
  • Nebraska Extension
  • mguzman2@unl.edu
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  • Ryan Fette
  • Education and Outreach Coordinator
  • Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance
  • rfette2@unl.edu
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  • Charlie Foster
  • Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  • cfoster2@unl.edu
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  • Tim Gay
  • Willa Cather Professorship
  • Physics & Astronomy
  • tgay@unl.edu
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  • Jordan Gonzales
  • Senior Director of Alumni Engagement & Senior Diversity Officer
  • Alumni Association
  • jgonzales@unl.edu
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  • Amy Goodburn
  • Sr. Associate VC and Dean of Undergraduate Education
  • Office of Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer
  • agoodburn1@unl.edu
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  • June Griffin
  • Associate Dean-Undergraduate Education
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • june.griffin@unl.edu
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  • Junke Guo
  • Associate Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • jguo2@unl.edu
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  • Neeta Kantamneni
  • Director of Faculty Engagement and Well-Being
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  • nkantamneni2@unl.edu
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  • Kaelie Kellner
  • Great Plains IDEA Campus Coordinator
  • Child, Youth & Family Studies
  • kkellner2@unl.edu
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  • Yusong Li
  • Professor/Acting Associate Dean
  • College of Engineering
  • yli7@unl.edu
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  • Christopher Marks
  • Interim Dean
  • Hixson-Lied College of Fine & Performing Arts
  • cmarks2@unl.edu
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  • Collette McCurdy
  • Director of Student Accounts
  • Student Accounts
  • cmmurdy2@unl.edu
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  • Nathan Meier
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research
  • ORED
  • nlm@unl.edu
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  • Ruth Oliver
  • Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Student Affairs
  • ruth.oliver@unl.edu
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  • Stefanie Pearlman
  • Interim Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • College of Law
  • spearlman2@unl.edu
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  • Jennifer PeeksMease
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor 
  • Office of Diversity and Inclusion
  • jpeeksmease2@unl.edu
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  • John Raible
  • Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • CEHS
  • jraible3@unl.edu
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  • Celeste Spier
  • Director of Organizational Development
  • Business and Finance
  • cspier2@unl.edu
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  • Maegan Stevens-Liska
  • Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor
  • Global Nebraska
  • mstevens5@unl.edu
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  • Pat Tetreault
  • Director LGBTA+ Resource Center & Women's Center
  • Office of Academic Success and Intercultural Services
  • pat.tetreault@unl.edu
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  • Judy Walker
  • Associate Vice Chancellor
  • Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer
  • judy.walker@unl.edu
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