Chancellor’s Committee on LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence
About the Chancellor's Committee on LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence
The Mission of the Chancellor’s Committee on LGBTQ+ Inclusive Excellence is to serve as an advisory body on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer* (LGBTQ+) faculty, staff, and student belonging at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. As a Chancellor’s committee, we specifically advise the UW-W Chancellor’s office on key LGBTQ+ inclusion initiatives at our shared institution. The committee includes membership from across campus divisions, intentionally forging cross-campus connections to challenge the siloing of LGBTQ+ student, faculty, and staff support. To ensure LGBTQ+ belonging at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, our committee monitors various concerns related to LGBTQ+ bias. We offer outreach and support to foster LGBTQ+ student, faculty, and staff success at UW-W and bolster efforts to build a more inclusive campus and shared community.
Committee Members:
- LGBTQ+ IE Committee Chair: Kristen Prock, Social Work, she/hers, prockk@uww.edu
- Academic Affairs Representative: Kate Braman, Andersen Library, she/hers, davisk@uww.edu
- Student Affairs Representative: Travis Loepfe, Housing, he/they, loepfet@uww.edu
- Administrative Affairs Representative: Matt Kiederlen, Chief of Police, he/him, kiederlm@uww.edu
- College of Integrated Studies Representative: Nathaniel Maddux, Spanish, he/him, madduxn@uww.edu
- College of Arts & Communication Representative: Ruth Conrad-Proulx, Theatre/Dance, she/hers, conradpr@uww.edu
- College of Business & Economics Representative: Dennis Kopf, Marketing, he/him, kopfd@uww.edu
- College of Education & Professional Studies: Brooke Winchell, Special Education, she/hers, winchelb@uww.edu
- College of Letters & Sciences Representative: Crista Lebens, Philosophy and Religious Studies, she/hers, lebensc@uww.edu
- Faculty Senate Representative: Heather Niemeier, Psychology, she/hers, niemeieh@uww.edu
- Academic Staff Assembly Representative: Jonathan Spike, Instructional Technology & Integration Services, he/him, spikej@uww.edu
- University Staff Council Representative: Elizabeth Lamb, Literature, Writing, and Film, she/hers, lambe@uww.edu
- Whitewater Student Government Representative: Corey Boll, At-Large Senator, he/him, bollcm03@uww.edu
- Undergraduate Student Representative: Greyson Baldwin, he/him, baldwinl20@uww.edu
- Graduate Student Representative: tbd
- University Health and Counseling Services: Katrisa Haagensen, she/hers, hilliark@uww.edu
- Dean of Students Office: Andrew Browning, he/him, browningar29@uww.edu
- Content Area Expert: Ashley Barnes-Gilbert, Women’s and Gender Studies, she/hers, barnesa@uww.edu
- P.B. Poorman Pride Center: Sam Blake, LGBTQ+ Coordinator, all pronouns, blakes@uww.edu
- IMPACT Representative: Jae Krohn, they/them, krohna20@uww.edu
*No single acronym will capture the diversity of identities related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and their intersections. A sample of related terms includes questioning, genderqueer, non-binary, gender neutral, pansexual, two-spirit, same gender loving, fluid, intersex, asexual, etc.