President's Committee for Community & Diversity (CCD)

President's Committee for Community & Diversity (CCD)

Mission

The Committee serves as an advisory group to the President and the Office of Community Affairs (OCA) and serves as a catalyst for dialogue, collaboration, and action that promotes a holistic sense of belonging and inclusion at Teachers College. Subcommittees work to bring forward ideas, concerns and proposals.

CCD Objectives

Advisory Role 

  • CCD advises the Office for Community Affairs (OCA) and College leadership on issues related to building community and fostering a sense of belonging. 
  • CCD assists with helping to socialize new initiatives. 

 

Campus Climate & Assessment

  • As a body representing all constituencies, the CCD shares concerns about campus climate.  
  • CCD works with OCA to address issues and suggestions that arise through this process and collaborates with HR who spearheads the “Our Voice” initiative to measure culture, climate, and engagement. 

CCD Sub Committees:

  • Community Engagement & Belonging- This subcommittee collaborates with staff in the Office of Community Affairs events to discuss College-wide events and programs that foster community engagement across the College. 
  • Advancing Community Together (ACT)- This Subcommittee creates spaces that support diverse dialogues and varying perspectives. ACT facilitates dialogue, listening sessions, and community gatherings that support all perspectives and bring the community together during challenging times. ACT shares concerns about Campus Climate as necessary. 
  • Awards Committee- This Subcommittee serves on the Community Awards Committee (ie, E. Brantley Memorial Award for Community & Civility, Diversity, Diversity & Community Initiatives Grant (DCI), Student Research in Diversity (SRD) Grant) 

What is CCD?

CCD is a non-policy making group that:

  • Was developed post Diversity Task Force Report (issued September 1999) by the President;
  • Engages in diversity, community and civility issues that affect the TC community;
  • Does not handle individual "Ombudsperson", or budgetary matters;
  • Provides TC's only cross-constituency committee (19 members), unlike the College Policy Council which excluded union members, had 46 members and was involved in budgetary matters. 

A.  The membership of the CCD shall be constituted as follows, and each of the below constituents shall develop their own mechanism to select their members for appointment to the CCD.  Reappointment shall be determined by the constituent group.

  1. Four (4) Faculty representatives – two (2) to be elected for a term of one (1) year from the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), one Departmental Chair, and one At-large appointed by the Provost.
  2. Three (3) Full-time, Non-union Staff representatives shall be appointed for one (1) year from the Staff Advocacy & Support Council and At-large respectively.
  3. Three (3) Union representatives shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year.
  4. Five (5) student representatives shall be appointed from the Student Senate for a term of one (1) year.
  5. Three (3) administrative representatives including the President and the Vice President of Academic Affairs (Provost).
  6. One (1) representative shall be appointed from the Office of Access & Services for Individuals with Disabilities (OASID).
  7. One (1) representative shall be appointed from the Office of International Students & Scholars (OISS).
  8. Two (2) at-large representatives shall be appointed by the Chair of the President's Committee for Community & Diversity, as deemed necessary with notice to the Committee.

B.  The purpose of the CCD shall be generally to:

  1. Advise the President on and promote and engage all constituents in college-wide diversity, community-building and civility projects and concerns.
  2. The Committee shall not act as Ombuds for individual concerns.

C.  The Committee shall consult widely, inviting and receiving comments and suggestions from all sectors of the College on diversity, community and civility concerns and initiatives.

Membership of CCD for AY 2025-2026

  1. Allison Antwi – Vice President for Community Affairs - ana2172@tc.columbia.edu 
  2. Frederick Awity - 707 Union Representative, Public Safety - fa2225@tc.columbia.edu 
  3. Thomas Bailey - President of the College - TBailey@tc.columbia.edu 
  4. Jason Barr – Associate Provost -jjb2262@tc.columbia.edu
  5. Alana Crosby – Student Affairs Representative, Graduate Student Life & Development (GSLD), akc2176@tc.columbia.edu 
  6. Robyn Davis-Mahoney – At Large Member Appointed by Chair, Human Resources, rd3034@tc.columbia.edu 
  7. Sonya Douglass – Faculty Department Chair, sdh2150@tc.columbia.edu 
  8. Isaac Freeman - 2110 Union Representative - Irf3@tc.columbia.edu 
  9. Daphne Gilles - Office of Access & Services for Individuals with Disabilities (OASID)- dg3497@tc.columbia.edu
  10. Mark Gooden – Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) Race Culture Diversity Sub Committee – mg3904@tc.columbia.edu
  11. Whitney Hedgepeth – Staff Advocacy & Support Council Committee (SASC) Representative -weh2116@tc.columbia.edu
  12. Olga Hubard Orvananos – Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), Race Culture Diversity Sub Committee, hubard@tc.columbia.edu 
  13. Trevor Justin Isaac – Staff Advocacy & Support Council Committee (SASC) Representative – it2259@tc.columbia.edu
  14. Angela Jeon-Huh – Office of International Students & Scholars, akj2153@tc.columbia.edu 
  15. Kristopher McCook – 707 Union Representative, Facilities - Km2817@tc.columbia.edu
  16. Selema (Lema) Moliga – At Large Member Appointed by Chair, Student Support & Advocacy, sm4165@tc.columbia.edu
  17. KerryAnn O’Meara – Provost and Dean of the College - Ka02162@tc.columbia.edu 
  18. Thomas Rock – CCD Chair, Vice President for Community & Student Affairs -tpr4@tc.columbia.edu
  19. Laura Smith – Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, Faculty At-Large member, ls2396@tc.columbia.edu 
  20. Connor Song - Student Senate President - ys3352@tc.columbia.edu 
  21. TBD - Student Senate - 
  22. TBD - Student Senate -
  23. TBD - Student Senate - 
  24. TBD - Student Senate -
  25. TBD - Staff Advocacy & Support Council Committee (SASC) Representative 

Last updated: October 15, 2025

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Office of Community Affairs

Address: Teachers College, Columbia University 525 West 120th Street, 128 Zankel Building

Box: 220 Phone: (212) 678-3391 Email: communityaffairs@tc.columbia.edu

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