The Diversity & Equity Committee is dedicated to promoting an accessible, inclusive, and safe environment that fosters cultural competency, educational equity, and social justice for all students, staff, faculty, and our local and global communities.

Committee meetings are held the second Friday of each month in STC 201 and fourth Friday of each month in HSB 101 while classes are in session. The committee does not meet during breaks.
The fourth Friday of each month is an open meeting--everyone from the campus community is invited to attend.

For more information see Diversity & Equity on the public website.

Diversity & Equity Committee Bylaws

Committee Minutes Archive

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2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Committee Membership

Chair

  • Fox Leavens, Faculty

Co-Chair

  • Alejandra Sanchez, Student Services Staff

Members

  • Alejandra Sanchez Medrano - Co-chair
  • Lori Babbick - Faculty
  • Ariana Muro - Student Services Staff
  • Betsy Richard - Faculty
  • Emme Mccarthy
  • Henry Brewster-Dean
  • Jessica Harris - Student Services Staff
  • Kailie Drumm - Faculty
  • Larissa Arnold - Faculty
  • Morgan Salisbury - Faculty
  • Morgan Stierman - Faculty
  • Natasha Allen - Faculty Co-chair
  • Shiree Bent - Faculty
  • Serena Murray - Student Services Staff
  • Stefan Rijnhart - Faculty
  • Shane Rivera - Student Services Staff
  • Tanya Pisarchuk
  • Alexander Ivory Brown - Assistant Director of DEI
  • ASLCC DEI Director
  • Dan Ruiz - Executive Director of DEI
  • Sam Ortho - HR Director (HR rep)

Contact Diversity & Equity Committee

  Diversity and Equity Committee

  dec@lowercolumbia.edu

  Natasha Allen, Chair

  (360) 442-2635
  aleavens@lowercolumbia.edu

  Alejandra Sanchez, Co Chair

   (360) 442-2355
  asanchez@lowercolumbia.edu