The GenCen Advisory Committee works to provide advice and support for the co-directors. The committee may be called to advise on critical matters of GenCen policy and programs. The committee will be asked to convene for meetings with the GenCen co-directors, usually two times per semester.

The voting members of the GenCen Advisory Committee consist of eight Core Faculty members, one graduate student member, and one undergraduate student member. These faculty are comprised from units across campus, including:

• The College of Arts and Letters
• The College of Social Science
• The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
• James Madison College

Additionally, the GenCen co-directors serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. The Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender (LBGT) Resource Center also provides ex-officio, non-voting members.

Each year, potential committee members are nominated by existing Core Faculty. Committee members are then elected by the body of Core Faculty.

2019 Advisory Committee

• Valentina Denzel, Romance and Classical Studies, Representative from the College of Arts and Letters. Elected January 2019
• Denise Troutman, Representative from the College of Arts and Letters. Elected January 2018
• Melanie Jacobs, College of Law, At-Large Representative. Elected January 2019
• Deborah Margolis, MSU Libraries/ Muslim Studies, At-Large Representative. Elected January 2018
• Amy Bonomi, Human Development and Family Studies, Representative from the College of Social Science. Elected January 2019
• Chantal Tetreault, Department of Anthropology, Representative from the College of Social Science. Elected January 2018
• Felicia Wu, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Representative from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Elected January 2018
• Rashida Harrison, James Madison College, Representative from James Madison College. Elected January 2019
• Marisa Meyerson, Masters of Social Work Student, Graduate Student Representative
• Heba Afaneh, Psychology and WGS Major, Undergraduate Student Representative
• Jesse Beal, Ex-Officio Representative from the LBGT Resource Center
• Oprah Jrenal, Ex-Officio Representative from the LBGT Resource Center

*Current Advisory Committee Chair