Leadership Team
Tyvi Small
Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Engagement
Email: tsmall@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-8995
Katrice Morgan
Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director of Equity and Diversity
Email: kmorgan4@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-2498
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Lamar Bryant
Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives
Email: lbryan22@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-8995
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Javiette Samuel
Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of Community Engagement and Outreach
Email: jsamuel@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-4863
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Janelle Coleman
Executive Director for Diversity and Engagement
Email: jcolema1@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-3714
Jeff Tippett
Director of Communications and External Relations
Email: jtippett@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-5652
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Kevin Reeves
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Email: kreeve15@utk.edu
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Amanda Assalone
Evaluation Specialist for Strategic Initiatives
Email: assalone@utk.edu
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JaNay’ Turner
Coordinator in the Division of Diversity and Engagement
Email: janay@utk.edu
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Division Administrative Staff
Beth Huemmer
Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Engagement
Email: ehuemmer@utk.edu
Serena Bowman
Manager of Administrative Services
Email: serena@utk.edu
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Aarti Pradeep
Administrative Specialist for Strategic Initiatives in the Division of Diversity
Email: apradee1@utk.edu
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2022-23 Faculty Fellows
Diversity and Engagement Fellow
Brandon Winford
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, History Department
Community Engagement Fellow
Sherley Cruz
Assistant Professor, College of Law