ESC Leadership

• ESC Leadership

• Executive Leadership Committee

  • 

    Laurie A. Van Egeren

    President

    Vice Provost for Public Engagement, University of Minnesota

  • 

    Rod N. Williams

    Vice President and Governance Committee Co-Chair

    Vice Provost for Outreach and Engagement, Texas Tech University

  • 

    Daniela Susnara

    Secretary and Scholarship Committee Co-Chair

    Program Director, Shelby Institute for Policy and Leadership, University of Alabama

  • 

    Larry D. Terry II

    Treasurer

    Vice President for Outreach, Pennsylvania State University

  • 

    Samory T. Pruitt

    Immediate Past President

    Vice President for Community Affairs, University of Alabama

  • 

    Burton Bargerstock

    Communications Committee Chair

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

  • 

    Benjamin F. Berger

    Scholarship Committee Co-Chair

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

  • 

    Matthew L. Bishop

    Member-at-Large

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

  • 

    Amber S. Cameron

    Awards Committee Co-Chair

    Director for Public Engagement Initiatives, Office for Public Engagement, University of Minnesota

  • 

    Henry R. Cunningham

    Member-at-Large and Governance Committee Co-Chair

    Director of Community Engagement, University of Louisville

  • 

    Gwen Gummo

    Assistant Treasurer

    Financial Officer, Office of the Vice President for Outreach, Pennsylvania State University

  • 

    Kimberly Henghold

    Conference Committee Co-Chair

    Director of Community Relations, Office of External Affairs, Kennesaw State University

  • 

    Chadwick Higgins

    Member-at-Large

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

  • 

    Jennifer M. Lujan

    Outreach and Engagement Practitioners Network Representative

    Director, Center for Community Engagement, University of Texas - El Paso

  • 

    Gavin Luter

    Awards Committee Co-Chair

    Managing Director of Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network

  • 

    Ali Modarres

    Membership Committee Chair

    Assistant Chancellor for Community Engagement and Dean of the School of Urban Studies, University of Washington - Tacoma

  • 

    Tami L. Moore

    Professional Development Committee Chair

    Associate Professor, School of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Aviation, Oklahoma State University - Tulsa

  • 

    Drew Pearl

    Conference Committee Co-Chair

    Assistant Professor of Leadership and Community-engaged Learning, Kansas State University

  • 

    Timothy R. Steffensmeier

    Member-at-Large

    Assistant Vice President for Engagement and Outreach, Kansas State University

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Institutional Member Representatives to the Board of Directors

• • Jorge Horacio Atiles
  • Associate Vice President and Dean for Land-Grant Engagement
  • Dean, Extension and Engagement
  • Dean, Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • West Virginia University
  • jorge.atiles@mail.wvu.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
• • Matthew L. Bishop
  • Associate Vice President for Public Service and Outreach
  • University of Georgia
  • mlbishop@uga.edu
• • Tania Boster
  • Director, Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship
  • Princeton University
  • tania.boster@princeton.edu
• • Kwesi Brookins
  • Vice Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
  • Michigan State University
  • kwesib@msu.edu
• • Travus Burton
  • Director for Civic Learning and Community Engagement
  • Grand Valley State University
  • burtotra@gvsu.edu
• • Lisa Chambers
  • Administrative Director, Morgridge Center for Public Service
  • University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • lisa.chambers@wisc.edu
• • Royrickers Cook
  • Vice President for University Outreach and Associate Provost
  • Auburn University
  • cookroy@auburn.edu
• • Amy Cossentino
  • Associate Provost for Strategy and Engagement
  • Dean of Sokolov Honors College
  • Youngstown State University
  • alcossentino@ysu.edu
• • Rena Cotsones
  • Chief Engagement Officer
  • Vice President for Outreach, Engagement, and Regional Development
  • Northern Illinois University
  • rcotsones@niu.edu
• • Douglas Craddock, Jr.
  • Vice President for Community Engagement
  • University of Louisville
  • douglas.craddock@louisville.edu
• • Sherree Davis
  • Director of Civic Engagement and Service Learning
  • Fayetteville State University
  • sdavis56@uncfsu.edu
• • Marina Denny
  • Associate Vice Provost of Engagement
  • Oregon State University
  • marina.denny@oregonstate.edu
• • Julie Dierberger
  • Chief Engagement Officer
  • University of Nebraska - Omaha
  • jdierberger@unomaha.edu
• • Ahmad Ezzedine
  • Vice President for Academic Student Affairs and Global Engagement
  • Wayne State University
  • a.m.ezzeddine@wayne.edu
• • Roberto Gallardo
  • Vice President for Engagement
  • Purdue University
  • robertog@purdue.edu
• • Cynthia Carmina Gómez
  • Director of Community and Civic Impact
  • Portland State University
  • gomezc@pdx.edu
• • Birgit L. Green
  • Assistant Vice Provost, University Outreach and Engagement
  • Texas Tech University
  • birgit.green@ttu.edu
• • A. Jackson Harris
  • Executive Director of Community Engagement and Administration, Division of Community Affairs
  • University of Alabama
  • asajharris@ua.edu
• • Kimberly Henghold
  • Director of Community Relations, Office of External Affairs
  • Kennesaw State University
  • khenghol@kennesaw.edu
• • Chadwick Higgins
  • Interim Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement
  • Interim Chief System Engagement Officer
  • University of Missouri
  • cchiggins@missouri.edu
• • Kelli Huth
  • Associate Vice President for Community Engagement
  • Ball State University
  • kelli.huth@bsu.edu
• • Gary B. Jackson
  • Associate Vice President for Outreach and Engagement
  • Mississippi State University
  • gbj2@msstate.edu
• • Gareth Jones
  • Director, Service Learning and Undergraduate Research
  • University of Alabama - Birmingham
  • ghjones@uab.edu
• • Youngmoo Kim
  • Vice Provost for University and Community Partnerships
  • Drexel University
  • ykim@drexel.edu
• • Brian Kurisky
  • Executive Director, Collaborative Center for Community Engagement
  • Rutgers University – New Brunswick
  • brian.kurisky@rutgers.edu
• • Kathleen Lodl
  • Associate Dean and State 4-H Program Leader, Nebraska Extension
  • University of Nebraska – Lincoln
  • klodl1@unl.edu
• • Jennifer M. Lujan
  • Director, Center for Community Engagement
  • University of Texas - El Paso
  • jmlujan@utep.edu
• • Susan McCracken
  • Vice Provost for Community Engagement
  • Director of the Quality Enhancement Plan
  • East Tennessee State University
  • mccrackensd@etsu.edu
• • Laura Megivern
  • Interim Executive Director, Center for Civic Learning and Action
  • Dickinson College
  • megiverl@dickinson.edu
• • Sylvia Mendez
  • Chair and Professor, Department of Leadership, Research, and Foundations, College of Education
  • University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
  • smendez@uccs.edu
• • Joy Mischley
  • Director, Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning
  • Western Carolina University
  • jmischley@wcu.edu
• • Ali Modarres
  • Assistant Chancellor for Community Partnerships
  • Dean, School of Urban Studies
  • University of Washington - Tacoma
  • modarres@uw.edu
• • Mike Nutt
  • Project Manager, Office of Outreach and Engagement
  • North Carolina State University
  • mrnutt@ncsu.edu
• • Sherine Obare
  • Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
  • University of North Carolina - Greensboro
  • soobare@uncg.edu
• • Jodi O'Brien
  • Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
  • Seattle University
  • jobrien@seattleu.edu
• • Erin Olsen Pueblitz
  • Director of Community Engagement, Office of Engagement and Outreach
  • University of Wyoming
  • olsenek@uwyo.edu
• • Sharon Paynter
  • Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer
  • Interim Chief Research Officer
  • East Carolina University
  • paynters@ecu.edu
• • Gina Peek
  • Associate Dean for Extension, Engagement, and Continuing Education
  • Assistant Director, Oklahoma State University Extension, Family, and Consumer Sciences
  • Oklahoma State University
  • gina.peek@okstate.edu
• • Patricia L. Prado-Olmos
  • Vice President, Community Engagement
  • California State University - San Marcos
  • pprado@csusm.edu
• • Rosa E. Raudales
  • Director, Office of Outreach and Engagement
  • University of Connecticut
  • rosa.raudales@uconn.edu
• • Carly Redding
  • Associate Professor and Assessment Coordinator, Department of Sociology and Human Services
  • University of North Georgia
  • carly.redding@ung.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
  • Senior Vice Provost for External Engagement
  • Ohio State University
  • schmiesing.3@osu.edu
• • Susan E. Short
  • Associate Vice President for Engagement
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • sshort@vt.edu
• • Kelli Smith
  • Assistant Vice President for Student Success, Division of Student Affairs
  • Binghamton University
  • kksmith@binghamton.edu
• • Costas Spirou
  • Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Georgia College State University
  • costas.spirou@gcsu.edu
• • Timothy R. Steffensmeier
  • Assistant Vice President for Engagement and Outreach
  • Kansas State University
  • steffy@ksu.edu
• • Laura F. Stephenson
  • Associate Vice President for Land-grant Engagement
  • Associate Dean and Director of Extension
  • University of Kentucky
  • laura.stephenson@uky.edu
• • Brian C. Sturdivant
  • Director, Strategic Initiatives and Community Partnerships, Office of Community and Civic Engagement
  • University of Maryland - Baltimore
  • bsturdivant@umaryland.edu
• • Larry D. Terry II
  • Vice President for Outreach
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • larry.terry@psu.edu
• • Laurie A. Van Egeren
  • Vice Provost for Public Engagement
  • University of Minnesota
  • lve@umn.edu
• • Wanda E. Ward
  • Executive Associate Chancellor for Public Engagement
  • University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  • weward@illinois.edu
• • Amy Conrad Warner
  • Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement
  • Indiana University - Indianapolis
  • awarner@iu.edu
• • Jomella Watson-Thompson
  • Director, Center for Service Learning
  • University of Kansas
  • jomellaw@ku.edu
• • Bill Whitney
  • Assistant Vice Provost for Experiential Learning Programs
  • Lehigh University
  • wrw210@lehigh.edu
• • Sam Williams
  • Associate Professor, Business and Entrepreneurial Studies Department
  • Founding Director, The Lincubator
  • Lincoln University
  • slwilliams@lincoln.edu