Committee On ALANA Affairs

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This committee is concerned with the quality of the experience of African American, Latin American, Asian American, Native American, and other communities of color at Colgate.

Membership will consist of:

  • Dean of the College
  • 4 Faculty (elected at large by the Faculty for three-year terms)
  • 4 Students (elected at large by the Student Senate for one-year terms)

Members serve as consultants to the Committee on ALANA Affairs: the Director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Director of the ALANA Cultural Center. The committee is chaired by the Dean of the College unless the committee votes to elect one of its other members as chair.

Members 2024-25  
Paul McLoughlin, VP and Dean of the College Consultants to the Committee
Dorsey Spencer, Dean of Students (Chair) Kerra Hunter, Associate Dean & Director of Int'l Student Service
*Telisha (Dionne) Bailey2025 (AL)Lyosha Gorshkov, Dir. of LGBTQ+ Initiatives
Ana Jimenez2027 (AL)Mark Stern, Academic Dir. of OUS
Gunog Seo2026 (AL)Esther Rosbrook, Dir., ALANA Cultural Center
Paul Harnik2026 (AL)Gabriela Marrero, Associate Dean of Admission, Coordinator of Outreach for Opportunity and Inclusion
Mandy Chen (S)Rodney Agnant, Director for Campus Culture and Inclusion
Lucas Jimenez (S) 
*Sofia Santa Ines (S) 
Harshitha Talasila (S) 

*D. Bailey – replaced by Dana Cypress (spring 2025)
*S. Santa Ines – replaced by Simon Khairallah (spring 2025)