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
Associate Director, Madison Center for Civic Engagement and Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies
James Madison University (VA)

Robert
Ducoffe
Provost and Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs
University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Mary
Evins
Research Professor of History, University Honors College
Middle Tennessee State University

Lesley
Graybeal
Director of Service-Learning
University of Central Arkansas

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
Hübler
Director of Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility
Towson University (MD)

Steve
Hunt
Professor and Director, School of Communication
Illinois State University

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

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
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 and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Missouri State University

Alexander (Sandy)
Pope
Associate professor of Secondary and Physical education and Director of PACE
Salisbury University (MD)

Chapman
Rackaway
Professor and Chair, Political Science
Radford University (VA)

Allison D.
Rank
Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science
State University of New York at Oswego

Kim
Schmidl-Gagne
Program Manager for Accreditation Processes and for Diversity and Multicultural Student Initiatives
Keene State College (NH)

Walteria
Tucker-Rolle
Assistant Vice-President, Institutional Strengthening and Accreditation
University of The Bahamas
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