The Women's Place

Advocates & Allies for Equity - Advocates and Allies Advisory Council

The Advocates & Allies Advisory Council (AAAC) is composed of faculty and staff who want to help further gender and minority equity at Ohio State.

The Advocates & Allies for Equity initiative draws on the experience, subject expertise, and counsel of the Advocates & Allies Advisory Council (AAAC). Members of the AAAC act as ambassadors for the program on and off campus, including by promoting “communities of practice” among allies interested in continuing their learning about gender equity. Council members serve for two continuous years and may be reappointed for one two-year term.

Jennifer Beard
TITLE: Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives
UNIT: College of Public Health
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Diane Florian
TITLE: Communications & Project Manager
UNIT: The Women's Place, ODI, Office of Academic Affairs
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Maya Iyer
TITLE: Pediatric Physician
UNIT: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital
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Tracy Kitchel
TITLES: Senior Associate Dean; Director of Faculty and Staff Affairs
UNITS: CFAES; Agricultural Communication, Education and Leadership (ACEL)
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Leon McDougle
TITLES: Chief Diversity Officer; Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion; Associate Professor; Director
UNITS: Wexner Medical Center; Department of Family Medicine; MEDPATH Premedical Postbaccalaureate Program
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Debbie Pond
TITLE: Program Director
UNIT: Faculty Affairs, The Center for FAME, College of Medicine
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Melissa Ross
TITLE: Associate Director of Research Partnerships and Impacts
UNIT: Center on Education and Training for Employment, College of Education and Human Ecology
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Andreá N. Williams
TITLE: Director
UNIT: The Women's Place, ODI, Office of Academic Affairs
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Athena Yiamouyiannis
Manager, Academic Advising
Department of Mathematics, College of Arts & Sciences
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