ESC Leadership

• ESC Leadership

• Executive Leadership Committee

  • 

    Laurie Van Egeren

    President

    Interim Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University

  • 

    Susan Short

    Vice President

    Associate Vice President for Engagement, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • 

    Javiette Samuel

    Secretary

    Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Engagement and Director of Community Engagement and Outreach, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  • 

    Jeffrey J. Smith

    Interim Treasurer

    Associate Vice President for Outreach and Online Education, Pennsylvania State University

  • 

    Carol Burton

    Member-at-Large

    Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies, Western Carolina University

  • 

    Henry R. Cunningham

    Member-at-Large

    Director of Community Engagement, University of Louisville

  • 

    Timothy R. Steffensmeier

    Member-at-Large

    Interim Director of the Office of Engagement, Kansas State University

  • 

    Marshall Stewart

    Member-at-Large

    Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement and Chief System Engagement Officer, University of Missouri

  • 

    Samory T. Pruitt

    Immediate Past President

    Vice President for Community Affairs, University of Alabama

• Committee Chairs

  • 

    Ryan J. Schmiesing

    Awards Committee Chair

    Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement, Ohio State University

  • 

    Burton Bargerstock

    Communications Committee Chair

    Executive Director, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, and Director, UOE Communication and Information Technology, Michigan State University

  • 

    Paul J. Brooks

    Finance and Administration Committee Chair

    Associate Vice President, Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia

  • 

    Ginnifer Cié Gee

    Governance Committee Chair

    Associate Vice Provost for Career-Engaged Learning, University of Texas - San Antonio

  • 

    Benjamin F. Berger

    Membership Committee Interim Chair

    Executive Director, Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility, Swarthmore College
     

  • 

    Lynnette Young Overby

    Scholarship Committee Chair

    Director, Community Engagement Initiative, University of Delaware

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Institutional Member Representatives to the Board of Directors

• • Steven R. Abel
  • Associate Vice President for Engagement
  • Purdue University
  • abels@purdue.edu
• • Jorge Horacio Atiles
  • Dean, Extension and Engagement
  • Director, West Virginia University Extension Service
  • West Virginia University
  • jorge.atiles@mail.wvu.edu
• • Heidi Barajas
  • Interim Associate Vice President for Public Engagement
  • University of Minnesota
  • hbarajas@umn.edu
• • Scott Battle
  • Acting Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement
  • University of Colorado - Boulder
  • scott.battle@colorado.edu
• • Benjamin F. Berger
  • Executive Director, Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
  • Swarthmore College
  • bberger1@swarthmore.edu
• • Delaina Boyd
  • Associate Vice President for Community Engagement
  • Ball State University
  • dboyd@bsu.edu
• • Kwesi Brookins
  • Interim Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement
  • Director, Center for Family and Community Engagement
  • North Carolina State University
  • biadnow@ncsu.edu
• • Paul J. Brooks
  • Associate Vice President, Public Service and Outreach
  • University of Georgia
  • pjbrooks@uga.edu
• • Carol Burton
  • Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies
  • Western Carolina University
  • burton@email.wcu.edu
• • Travus Burton
  • Director for Civic Learning and Community Engagement
  • Grand Valley State University
  • burtotra@gvsu.edu
• • Royrickers Cook
  • Vice President for University Outreach and Associate Provost
  • Auburn University
  • cookroy@auburn.edu
• • Henry R. Cunningham
  • Director of Community Engagement
  • University of Louisville
  • h.cunningham@louisville.edu
• • Rosalind Dale
  • Vice Provost for Engagement and Outreach
  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
  • rdale@ncat.edu
• • Sherree Davis
  • Director of Civic Engagement and Service Learning
  • Fayetteville State University
  • sdavis56@uncfsu.edu
• • Margee Ensign
  • President
  • American University of Nigeria
  • mensign@aun.edu.ng
• • Carol Fleming
  • Assistant Dean, Outreach and Engagement
  • James Madison University
  • fleminca@jmu.edu
• • Ginnifer Cié Gee
  • Associate Vice Provost for Career-Engaged Learning
  • University of Texas - San Antonio
  • ginnifer.gee@utsa.edu
• • Chaudron Gille
  • Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • University of North Georgia
  • chaudron.gille@ung.edu
• • Birgit L. Green
  • Assistant Vice Provost, University Outreach and Engagement
  • Texas Tech University
  • birgit.green@ttu.edu
• • Elizabeth Hodge
  • Assistant Dean of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives, College of Education
  • East Carolina University
  • hodgee@ecu.edu
• • Gareth Jones
  • Assistant Director, Office of Service Learning and Undergraduate Research
  • University of Alabama - Birmingham
  • ghjones@uab.edu
• • Gary R. Kirk
  • Associate Provost and Executive Director, Center for Civic Learning and Action
  • Dickinson College
  • kirkg@dickinson.edu
• • Lee Anne Mangone
  • Interim Director, Key Center for Community Engaged Learning
  • University of North Carolina - Asheville
  • lmangone@unca.edu
• • Ali Modarres
  • Assistant Chancellor for Community Partnerships
  • Dean, School of Urban Studies
  • University of Washington - Tacoma
  • modarres@uw.edu
• • Blake Naughton
  • Vice President for Engagement and Extension
  • Colorado State University
  • blake.naughton@colostate.edu
• • Kim Obbink
  • Executive Director, Extended University
  • Montana State University
  • kobbink@montana.edu
• • Lynnette Young Overby
  • Director, Community Engagement Initiative
  • University of Delaware
  • overbyl@udel.edu
• • Patricia L. Prado-Olmos
  • Vice President, Community Engagement
  • California State University - San Marcos
  • pprado@csusm.edu
• • Samory T. Pruitt
  • Vice President, Community Affairs
  • University of Alabama
  • samory.pruitt@ua.edu
• • Tyler Reinagel
  • Associate Vice President for Economic Development
  • Kennesaw State University
  • treinag1@kennesaw.edu
• • Javiette Samuel
  • Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Engagement
  • Director of Community Engagement and Outreach
  • University of Tennessee - Knoxville
  • jsamuel@utk.edu
• • Ryan J. Schmiesing
  • Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement
  • Ohio State University
  • schmiesing.3@osu.edu
• • Marylin Sheerer
  • Provost and Vice Chancellor of the Office of Academic Affairs
  • University of North Carolina - Wilmington
  • sheererm@uncw.edu
• • Jeff Sherman
  • Program Leader, OSU Open Campus
  • Oregon State University
  • jeff.sherman@oregonstate.edu
• • Susan E. Short
  • Associate Vice President for Engagement
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • sshort@vt.edu
• • Jeff Smith
  • Associate Vice President for Outreach and Online Education
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • xjs7@psu.edu
• • Deborah Smith-Howell
  • Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
  • Dean for Graduate Studies
  • University of Nebraska - Omaha
  • dsmith-howell@unomaha.edu
• • Costas Spirou
  • Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Georgia College State University
  • costas.spirou@gcsu.edu
• • Timothy R. Steffensmeier
  • Interim Director, Office of Engagement
  • Kansas State University
  • steffy@ksu.edu
• • Marshall Stewart
  • Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement
  • Chief System Engagement Officer
  • University of Missouri
  • stewartmars@missouri.edu
• • Laurie A. Van Egeren
  • Interim Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
  • Michigan State University
  • vanegere@msu.edu
• • Jomella Watson-Thompson
  • Director, Center for Service Learning
  • University of Kansas
  • jomellaw@ku.edu
• • Vacant
  • Oklahoma State University
• • Vacant
  • Tarleton State University