One of the key goals of CEI is to support and build upon the work of UD’s centers and institutes that have a central commitment to community engagement and public service.
In support of that goal, the Council of Community Engagement was established. The Council is composed of representatives from a variety of University units that carry out the University’s educational, research and public service mission in a manner that directly engages the public.
The units represented on the Council are particularly attentive to identifying and understanding the needs, challenges and opportunities faced by different communities, local to global, and working with them to produce positive community and societal impacts.
The centers also provide powerful experiential learning opportunities for all involved — including faculty and staff, students, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses and citizens.
The Council advises CEI on opportunities and priorities to strengthen the community engagement and public service contributions of its member units. The Council also recommends steps to enhance collaboration across centers and institutes.
The Council is co-chaired by Alison Travers, Ed.D., assistant director of the Delaware Academy for School Leadership Department in the School Success Center in the College of Education and Human Development and Leann Moore, associate director of the Community Engagement Initiative.
Council Membership
| Karen Asenavage | Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |
| Kevin Brinson | Geography and Spatial Sciences |
| Haley Burns | Institute for Public Administration, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration |
| Suzanne Burton | College of Arts and Sciences | Community Engagement Initiative |
| John Byrne | Center for Energy & Environmental Policy | Energy & Environmental Policy Graduate Program |
| Matthew Creasy | Division of Student Life |
| Erin Daix | Library, Museums and Press |
| Kristi Halberg | Delaware Energy Institute |
| Angie Hattery | Center for the Study & Prevention of Gender-Based Violence |
| Jennifer Horney | Partnership for Healthy Communities |
| Jason Hustedt | Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) |
| Allison Karpyn | Center for Research in Education and Social Policy |
| James Kendra | Disaster Research Center |
| Jeffrey Klein | Center for Research in Education and Social Policy |
| Sheryl Kline | Lerner College of Business and Economics |
| Jerome Lewis | Institute for Public Administration, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration |
| Steven S. Martin | Center for Drug and Health Studies, Dept. of Sociology and Criminal Justice |
| Diane Massey | The Kendal Corporation |
| Maria Paula Mendoza | Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence |
| Stephen Metraux | Center for Community Research & Service, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy & Administration |
| Caitlin Olsen | Government Relations |
| Chris Petrone | Delaware Sea Grant, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment |
| Amanda Pickett | Partnership for Public Education |
| Thomas M Powers | Center for Science, Ethics & Public Policy | Department of Philosophy |
| Annastasia Purinton | Partnership for Public Education |
| Kate Riera | Human Development and Family Sciences |
| David Satran | Associate in Arts Program |
| Meisje “M. J” Scales | Center for Drug and Health Studies, Department of Sociology and Criminology |
| Tracey Shickel | Office of the Executive Vice President, COO |
| Camille Sims-Johnson | Delaware Biotechnology Institute |
| Alison Travers | School Success Center, College of Education and Human Development |
| Christy Visher | Center for Drug & Health Studies |
| Jennifer Volk | Cooperative Extension |
| Vic Wang | Professional & Continuing Studies |
| Chris Williams | Provost’s Office |
| Jackie Wilson | College of Education and Human Development |