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Meet Our Team

2022-2023 Members

Amiso George, Ph.D.

Amiso George, Ph.D.
professor of strategic communication, chair of RRI

Karen Steele, Ph.D.

Karen Steele, Ph.D.
professor of English

Sylviane Greensword, Ph.D.

Sylviane Greensword, Ph.D.
Race & Reconciliation Initiative postdoctoral fellow

Kelly Phommachanh, M.Ed.

Kelly Phommachanh, M.Ed.
Ph.D. candidate in higher ed leadership, Race & Reconciliation Initiative graduate research assistant

Florencio Aranda, III, Ph.D.

Florencio Aranda, III, Ph.D.
assistant director of Office of Diversity and Inclusion

 
Rebecca Sharpless, Ph.D.

Rebecca Sharpless, Ph.D.
professor of history

Sylviane Greensword, Ph.D.

Sylviane Greensword, Ph.D.
Race & Reconciliation Initiative postdoctoral fellow

Kelly Phommachanh, M.Ed.

Kelly Phommachanh, M.Ed.
Ph.D. candidate in higher ed leadership, Race & Reconciliation Initiative graduate research assistant

 
Florencio Aranda, III, Ph.D.

Florencio Aranda, III, Ph.D.
assistant director of Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Timeka Gordon, Ph.D.

Timeka Gordon, Ph.D.
director of Inclusiveness and Intercultural Services and Community Scholars

David Swillum, M.Ed.

David Swillum, M.Ed.
Ph.D. candidate in higher ed leadership, graduate assistant in student athlete development

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Nancy Ruiz
TCU alumna

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Holly Ellman
associate director of TCU Communication

Jacqueline Lambiase, Ph.D.

Jacque Lambiase, Ph.D.
professor of strategic communication

Ashley English, Ph.D.

Ashley English, Ph.D.
associate professor of strategic communication

 
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Tracy Syler-Jones
vice chancellor for TCU Marketing and Communication

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Mary Saffell
senior archivist, TCU Special Collections

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Aisha Torrey-Sawyer
director of Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Frederick Gooding, Jr., Ph.D.

Frederick Gooding, Jr., Ph.D.
Dr. Ronald E. Moore Professor in Humanities, chair emeritus of RRI

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Marcellis Perkins, M.Ed.
Ph.D. candidate in higher ed leadership, Chancellor’s Office

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Claire Sanders, Ph.D.
senior instructor in history, provost’s faculty fellow, and academic affairs DEI advocate