American Democracy Project Steering Committee 

Serving as advisers and thought partners, the ADP Steering Committee is comprised of talented and thoughtful individuals who are dedicated to the collective purpose of preparing the next generation of informed and engaged citizens.

Our members are leaders and advocates.

The role of the ADP Steering Committee is not only to provide guidance and expertise on the design and development of programs and practices that are integral, relational, organic, and generative, but also to champion these efforts and envision the thriving democracy we aspire to enact and support through our work. ADP Steering Committee meetings are also attended by ad hoc members, notably the current Civic Fellows and our recent ADP Civic Engagement Award winners. 

Shannon

Calderone

Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership

Washington State University Tri-Cities

Paul

Cook

Professor of English

Indiana University Kokomo

Kara Dillard

Kara

Dillard

Associate Director, Madison Center for Civic Engagement and Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies

James Madison University (VA)

Rob Ducoffe

Robert

Ducoffe

Provost and Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Mary Evins

Mary

Evins

Research Professor of History, University Honors College

Middle Tennessee State University

Lesley Graybeal

Lesley

Graybeal

Director of Service-Learning

University of Central Arkansas

Peg Gray-Vickrey

Peg

Gray-Vickrey

Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

David

Hoffman

Director, Center for Democracy and Civic Life

“University of Maryland, Baltimore County”

Romy Huebler

Romy

Hübler

Director of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility

Towson University (MD)

Steve

Hunt

Professor and Director, School of Communication

Illinois State University

Sandy Jacobs

Sandy

Jacobs

Director of Community & Civic Engagement

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Jyl

Josephson

Professor of Political Science, Women, and Gender Studies

Rutgers University Newark (NJ)

Molly Kerby

Molly

Kerby

Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness & Chief Diversity Officer Professor, Department of Sociology & Criminology

Western Kentucky University

Steven Koether

Steven

Koether

Assistant Professor – Biological Sciences; ADP Coordinator

Sam Houston State University (TX)

Julie

Lester

Professor, Political Science

Middle Georgia State University

Alison

McCartney

Faculty Director, Honors College, and Professor, Political Science

Towson University (MD)

Eric

Morrow

Interim Dean of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Tarleton State University (TX)

Julie Mowrer

Julie

Mowrer

Acting Director, Center for Community Engagement; Director, English Language Institute

University of Hawai’i at Hilo

Mel C.

Netzhammer

Chancellor

Washington State University Vancouver

Clarenda

Phillips

Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Sandy Pope

Alexander (Sandy)

Pope

Associate professor of Secondary and Physical education and Director of PACE

Salisbury University (MD)

Chapman Rackaway

Chapman

Rackaway

Professor and Chair, Political Science

Radford University (VA)

Allison Rank

Alison D.

Rank

Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science

State University of New York at Oswego

Kim Schmidl-Gagne

Kim

Schmidl-Gagne

Program Manager for Accreditation Processes and for Diversity and Multicultural Student Initiatives

Keene State College (NH)

Walteria Tucker-Rolle

Walteria

Tucker-Rolle

Academic Senate Vice-Chair and Director of the American Corner-Nassau

University of The Bahamas

My institution’s robust civic learning and democratic engagement work has benefited immensely from opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to collaborate and learn with ADP colleagues.

David Hoffman

Director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Life
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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