The GenCen Advisory Committee works to provide advice and support for the co-directors on critical matters of GenCen policy and programs. The committee will usually meet with the GenCen co-directors twice each academic year.

The voting members of the GenCen Advisory Committee shall consist of the following:

• One graduate student member
• One undergraduate student member
• Eight Core Affiliates members, consisting of:
• Two representatives from the College of Arts and Letters
• Two representatives from the College of Social Science
• One representative from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• One representative from the residential colleges (James Madison College, Lyman Briggs College, and Residential College in the Arts and Humanities)
• And two representatives At-Large, representing the remaining units Core Affiliates hail from.

The following organizations shall have ex-officio, non-voting membership on the GenCen Advisory Committee.

• The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC);

• Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (IDI);

• Prevention, Outreach, and Education (POE) Department;

• Women*s Student Services (W*SS).

Each year, potential committee members are nominated and elected by the body of Core Faculty. The GenCen Advisory Committee reserves the right to alter this composition. More information can be found on our bylaws page here: BYLAWS

2026 Advisory Committee

• The College of Arts and Letters
• Kristin Mahoney
• Ellen McCallum
• The College of Social Science
• Chantal Tetreault
• Caroline Doenmez
• Lyman Briggs College (Residential Colleges)
• Sejuti Das Gupta
• The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Maria Claudia Lopez
• At-Large Representative
• Lisa Fine
• At-Large Representative
• Kelly Schweda
• Undergraduate Student Representative
• Heshani Guneratne
• Graduate Student Representative
• Yuan Xiong

Past Advisory Committee Members

You can also view our past committee members.

MSU programs and activities are not restricted based on race, sex, ethnicity, national origin, or other protected identity. This opportunity is open to all qualifying applicants without preference based on protected identity, and all are welcome to apply