Michael D. McNally, Co-Chair of the Leadership Board
Michael is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Religion Department. An historian of religion in America by training, he has been working for nearly twenty years with Anishinaabe communities in Minnesota. This community work has informed his three books -- Ojibwe Singers (Oxford U. Press , 2000), Honoring Elders (Columbia U. Press, 2009), Art of Tradition (Mich. St. U. Press, 2009) -- his teaching, through ample use of service learning and community based scholarship models, and his commitment to deepening academic civic engagement at Carleton. A member of Carleton's class of '85 and a faculty member since 2001, he esteems Carleton's culture even as he is eager to work with others in the CEDI initiative to shape an even stronger community of deep respect across differences.

Arjendu Pattanayak, Chair of the Learning Environment (Classroom) Task Force
Arjendu is Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Co-Director of the Carleton Interdisciplinary Science and Mathematics Initiative. His involvement with the CEDI Academic environment task-force is a natural outgrowth of his involvement with the initiatives related to the success of under-represented minorities in the sciences.

Nancy Cho, Learning Environment (Classroom) Task Force member

William North, Learning Environment (Classroom) Task Force member

Cathy Yandell, Learning Environment (Classroom) Task Force member

Joe Chihade, Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force member

Andy Clark, Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force member

Sharon Akimoto, Workplace Environment Task Force member

Stephen Kennedy, Workplace Environment Task Force member

Aaron Rushing, Sexual Harassment and Assault Task Force member

Becky Zrimsek, Co-Chair of the Leadership Board
Becky is the Director of Alumni Affairs. Since 2003, her work has included support of the Multicultural Alumni Network and the Out After Carleton GLBTQA alumni network and both groups' involvement with current campus priorities and challenges. She has served on the College's Benefits Committee, the Diversity Initiative Group, and the International Student Working Group, and co-chaired the Exempt Staff Forum and the first exempt staff retreat. Becky began working at Carleton in 1992 after graduating in 1989 with a degree in history.

Ann Iijima '72, Chair of the Workplace Environment Task Force
Ann, Associate Director of Alumni Affairs, has had a long-time interest in employment issues, including equity and workplace climate. She has practiced labor law (representing both management and labor) and employment law (representing both employers and employees) and chaired the Labor & Employment Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association. She taught Employment Law and Employment Discrimination at William Mitchell College of Law. As Associate Dean for Academi Affairs at William Mitchell, she frequently dealt with academic and employment climate issues. She also has dealt with compensation and equity issues as a member of a number of non-profit boards.

Julie Thornton, Chair of the Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force
Julie is the Associate Dean of Students, working closest with sophomore students at Carleton. Within her leadership in the Division of Student Life, Julie has oversight for Campus Activities and Residential Life. Julie joined Carleton in January 2009 after serving in similar capacities at Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and Illinois Wesleyan University. Julie earned a BA in Speech-communication from St. Olaf and an MS in Higher Education Administration from Illinois State University. Julie has worked closely with college students outside of the classroom for nearly 20 years, and has been a part of many initiatives and conversations related to campus life community, diversity, oppression, and privilege. Being relatively new to Carleton, and having been involved with similar initiatives on other campuses, Julie should bring a fresh perspective to CEDI.

Kaaren Williamsen, Chair of the Sexual Harassment and Assault Task Force
Kaaren is the founding director of the Gender and Sexuality Center at Carleton, which opened in 2001. She started working for Carleton in 1999 as a Hall Director and LGBT Advisor. She has a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College, an MS in Women's Studies from Minnesota State, Mankato, an MA in Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology from the University of Minnesota and is currently a PhD student in Education Policy and Administration at the University of Minnesota.

Stefani Tran, Non-exempt staff representative; Workplace Environment Task Force member
Stefani is the Administrative Assistant for Multicultural Recruitment and Outreach in Admissions. She works closely with the Director of Outreach Programs to organize the Carleton Liberal Arts Experience, an annual summer program that promotes liberal arts among rising high school juniors. Prior to working at Carleton, Stefani was a Title V Coordinator at Whittier College on a grant to better serve Hispanic college students interested in becoming K-12 educators. Stefani has a BA in East Asian Studies from the University of Minnesota.

Joy Kluttz, Learning Environment (Classroom) Task Force member

Dan Lugo, Learning Environment (Classroom) Task Force member

Shari Mayer, Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force member

Luyen Phan, Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force member

Laura Riehle-Merrill, Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force member

Ann Zawistoski, Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force member

Kerstin Cardenas, Workplace Environment Task Force member

Terrence Hassanally, Workplace Environment Task Force member

Linda Irrthum, Workplace Environment Task Force member

Candace Koen, Workplace Environment Task Force member

Marit Lysne, Sexual Harassment and Assault Task Force member

DeAngelo Washington, Sexual Harassment and Assault Task Force member

Helen Ashton '10, Leadership Board Student Representative; Workplace Environment Task Force member
Helen is a senior International Relations major at Carleton. She is an active member in the Carleton community, serving two terms on the Academic Standing Committee, as well as a co-founder of Carleton Chicks for Change, an organization that looks at pay inequality and other feminist issues on campus. Helen hopes to bring many ideas to the CEDI Leadership Board, particularly those of her peers, and hopes to increase communication between intercultural student organizations, the administration and the rest of the student body.

Noe Hernandez '11, Leadership Board Student Representative; Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force member

Noe is a junior Physics major. He served on the CEDI "Outside the Classroom" Task Force last year. I was recently elected to CEDI as the CSA Liaison. Noe is active in Men of Color (MOC), taking part in the annual retreat, and the Office of Intercultural Life. He is currently the co-chair of Latin American Student Organization (LASO). He joined CEDI in the hope of helping bring about constructive change. Incorporating his own personal experiences and those of fellow Carleton student he brings many viewpoints which can be of much use in formulating ideas and change.

Robert Stephens '10, Learning Environment (Classroom) Task Force member

Megan Braddock '12, Learning Environment (Outside the Classroom) Task Force member

Heather Campbell '10, Sexual Harassment and Assault Task Force member

Sam Ritter '10, Sexual Harassment and Assault Task Force member