Call for Nominations:
Chair's Advisory Committee: Communications Committee:
George Hoemann, Commission Chair
Donna Braquet, Commission Vice-Chair
Renee Smith, Commission Vice-Chair
Pamela Hindle, Commission for Women, Chair
Jenny Moshak, Commission Equity Committee
Melissa Bartsch, Commission Membership Committee
The Chair's Advisory Committee supports the Chairperson in formulating
plans, expressing concerns, engaging in research, and implementing
Commission activities. The Committee, a microcosm of the larger
Commission, represents various constituent components of the Commission,
and provides balanced advice and counsel to the Chairperson. In
addition, the Advisory Committee participates with the Chairperson
in monthly meetings with the Chancellor.
Equity & Research Committee:
Chairperson: Jenny Moshak
Members: Chair, Jenny Moshak, Wes Knott, Ed White, Becky Morgan,
Marti McClard, P.J. Snodgrass, Mary Lucal, Nikki Walles, Leslee
Fisher, Alan Chesney (ex officio), Marva Rudolph (ex officio)
The mission of the Equity Committee is to explore and research,
identify, and compile practices and policies, where there are potential
inequities, as they relate to the LGBT Community at the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Equity Committee will offer recommendations
to the Commission for possible action to improve the campus culture
with respect to LGBT issues and research.
Members: Mitchell Ronningen, Ashe Smith, Lynn Woolsey, Connie Briscoe,
Amy Davidson (ex officio)
The mission of the Communications Committee is to increase the visibility
of the Commission and LGBT issues on campus through media, special
events, and programming. The Communications Committee will also
provide support for the Commission’s internal communication
as needed.
Membership Committee:
Chairperson: Melissa Bartsch
Members: George Hoemann
Awards Committee:
Chairperson: Renee Smith
Members: Alexis Boylan, Dawn Szymanski, Victoria Thomas (ex officio)
Curricular Review:
Chairperson: Lynn Sacco
Members: Tina Shepardson, Ed Cortez, Ted Brown, David Patterson
(ex officio)
LGBT Resource Center:
Chair, Stephanie Swain
Members: Chris Hodge, Rusty Drummer, Gina Owens, Suzanne Molnar,
Maxine Thompson (ex officio), Jane Redmond (ex officio), Trey Forgety
(ex officio)
Contact the UT Commission for LGBT People
c/o Dr. George Hoemann
208 Conference Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4126
Phone: (865) 974-5126
Fax: (865) 974-7914
Email: hoemann [at] utk.edu
or lgbtcom [at] utk.edu
EEO/AA
Statement/Non-Discrimination Policy
(now includes sexual orientation and gender identity)