Council Members
Members of the Council receive an official University appointment, on behalf of the
Office of the President of Wichita State University, under the direction of the vice
president for Diversity and Community Engagement. As advocates for diversity, inclusiveness
and equity, the Council values and promotes cross-campus collaboration; consults with
faculty, staff and University departments; and regularly supports and participates
in diversity enrichment opportunities. All Council Members are appointed annually.
Marché Fleming-Randle, Ph.D. (Chair)
Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer
Rick Muma, Ph.D.
President, Wichita State University
Shirley Lefever
Executive Vice President and Provost
Riccardo Harris
Co-chair, Executive Director, North Wichita GEAR UP
Mehmet Barut, Ph.D.
Professor, W. Frank Barton School of Business
Bobby Berry, M.Ed.
Human Performance Lab Manager & Clinical Educator, College of Applied Studies
Gary Brooking, Ph.D.
Chair, Engineering Technology, College of Engineering
Larry Burks
Director, Military and Veteran Services
Monica L. Calhoun
Federal Contract & Compliance Lead Manager, NIAR
Cheyla Clawson Chandler
Director, School of Performing Arts
Jaya Escobar-Bhattacharjee
Associate Director, Upward Bound Wichita Prep
Breann Gilkey
Associate Clinical Professor, School of Social Work, Fairmount College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences
Jean Griffith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Undergraduate Coordinator, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences
Aaron Hamilton
Director, OneStop Student Services
Kevin Harrison, Ed.D.
Community Engagement Coordinator, Military and Veterans Affairs
Carmen Hytche
Director of Community Relations & Special Events, Strategic Communications
Joseph Jabara, J.D.
Director, Hub for Cybersecurity Education & Awareness
Alex Johnson
Director of Development, Athletics
Krishna Krishnan, Ph.D.
Chair & Professor, College of Engineering
Ana Lazarin
Director of Programs to Broaden Participation in Engineering, College of Engineering
Rhonda Lewis, Ph.D.
Chairperson & Professor, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Stacia Lyday
Director, Veterans Upward Bound
Gergana Markova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, W. Frank Barton School of Business
Voncella McCleary-Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Health Professions
Courtney McHenry
Executive Director, Institutional Equity & Compliance
Guy Schroeder
Chief, University Police Department
Sheelu Surender
Director, Office of Financial Aid
Valerie Thompson, Ed.
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Educational Psychology, College of
Applied Studies
Edil Torres Rivera
Professor, Latinx Studies & Counseling, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Janet Twomey, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Engineering
Muhammad Aamir Usmani
Directory, Library Technologies
Robert Weems, Ph.D.
Willard W. Garvey Distinguished Professor of Business History, Fairmount College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Vicki Whisenhant
Executive Director, Human Resources
