Our Members
DEIB Task Force members have been invited by Columbus State University to guide the department's efforts to ensure diversity, equality and inclusion are amplified within the structures of theatre education and reflected in curriculum, productions, practices and policies. We represent current Theatre students, alumni, faculty and community members with a keen interest or expertise in diversity and inclusion matters.
Our members include:
Chair:
Beth Reeves '09, '17
Part-time CSU faculty
Bryan Dewsbury, Ph.D.
Gardner Institute Fellow and
Associate Professor, University of Rhode Island
Jo Anne Hill
Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Piedmont Healthcare
Krystal Kennel
Professor, CSU Theatre Department
David McCray '18
Box Office Manager, CSU Theatre Department
Lauren Pollock
CSU Theatre Student and
President, Theatre of Color
Michael Stiggers '09
Professional actor, singer and voiceover artist
Gabby Story
CSU Theatre Student
David Turner
Associate Professor, CSU Theatre Department
DEIB Standing Committee (Accountability)
The department will routinely assess its progress, using the previously mentioned assessment instruments, to ensure its DEIB goals are being met and to improve policy and practice.
- A standing DEIB Committee will be appointed by the chair and approved by the dean,
constituted in the following way:
- Two Theatre Faculty
- Two Theatre Students
- Two Theatre Alumni
- At least two members from outside the Theatre Department (CSU faculty, diversity experts from inside or outside CSU, key community members, or others as needed)
- A diversity officer will be appointed annually from among the faculty by the department chair; the DO will chair the DEIB Committee and lead the annual DEIB assessment process.
- Annual Program Reviews and Comprehensive Program Reviews will include results and discussion of the department's DEIB goals.
Members
Krystal Kennel
Co-Chair
Professor, CSU Theatre Department
Beth Reeves
Co-Chair
Part-time faculty, CSU Theatre Department
David Turner
Associate Professor, CSU Theatre Department
Gabby Story
CSU Theatre Student
Lauren Pollock
CSU Theatre Student
President, Theatre of Color
Tamara Wade
Chief Human Resource Officer
CSU Office of Human Resources
Cedricia Thomas
CSU Assistant Director of Leadership Development
CSU Alum
Brandon Mitchell
Professional actor, singer, teaching artist
CSU Theatre Department Alum
Cherwanda Jones
Director of Operations-Gouge Performing Arts Center
CSU Theatre Department Alum
Megan Dickens
Theatre Teacher
CSU Theatre Department Alum
