Diversity and Social Equity COMMITTEE

S. Nicole Diggs

CO-CHAIR
Term Ends
October 2025
sdiggs1@nccu.edu

Sean McCandless

CO-CHAIR
Term Ends
October 2025
Assistant Professor and DPA Associate Director
1 University Plz MS Pac
University of Illinois at Springfield
sean.mccandless@utdallas.edu

David Abrahams

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Associate Professor
14000 Jericho Park Rd
Bowie State University
dabrahams@bowiestate.edu

Hamid Ali

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Dean
PO Box 200592 Zone 66
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
hamid.ali@dohainstitute.edu.qa

Del Bharath

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
PO Box 20385
Savannah State University
delmnb@gmail.com

Jourdan Davis

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
j.davis@charlotte.edu

Rachel Emas

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Admin
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
rachelemas@email.gwu.edu

Shawn Flanigan

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Professor
School of Public Affairs
San Diego State University
sflaniga@mail.sdsu.edu

Brittany “Brie” Haupt

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
L. Douglas Wilder School of Govt & Public Affairs
Virginia Commonwealth University
hauptb@vcu.edu

Amanda M. Olejarski

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Professor
Department of Public Policy & Administration
West Chester University
aolejarski@wcupa.edu

Kelly Tzoumis

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
DePaul University
ktzoumis@depaul.edu

Kathleen Yang-Clayton

MEMBER
Term Ends
October 2025
Department of Public Administration
The University of Illinois at Chicago
kyclaytn@uic.edu