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Advisory Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy
Advisory Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy charter
Current committee members
Mark Sheridan (2022) – Chair
Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean, Graduate School
Texas Tech University
Brian Kloeppel (2022)
Dean, Graduate School and Research
Western Carolina University
Michelle Penn-Marshall (2022)
Vice President for Research, Associate Provost, and Dean, Graduate College
Hampton University
Brandy Randall (2022)
Dean, Graduate School
Oakland University
Phil Trella (2022)
Associate Vice Provost and Director, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Virginia
Laura Carlson (2023)
Vice President and Associate Provost, Dean of the Graduate School
University of Notre Dame
Michael Crowder (2023)
Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Miami University
Clay Gloster (2023)
Vice Provost of Graduate Research and Dean of the Graduate College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Chris Nelson (2023)
Association Dean, School of Graduate Studies
University of North Dakota
Melissa Sturge-Apple (2023)
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
University of Rochester
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