School Committees

Austin (ADGSR)
Bechtel (MADC Director)
Carpentier (Healthy Communities Lead)
Dixon-Green (ADUS)
Freeman (Director, Course Scheduling)
Gibson (MA-Journalism Director)
Hennink-Kaminski (SADAFA)
King (Storytelling Innovations Lead)
Knudson (at-large fixed-term)
Kreiss (Public Life Lead)
Lee (MA-Strategic Communication Director)
McDonald (Associate Dean, ABIDE)
McGregor (PhD Director)
Morgan (Associate Dean, Development)
Noar (P&T Chair)
Outlaw (Hub representative)
Richardson (Assistant Dean, Finance)
Sharpe (IT Manager)
Thornburg (Audience Analysis Lead)
York (Director, Communications)

Noar, Chair (6-30-26)
Czabovsky (6-30-26)
Gibson (6-30-24)
Harrison (6-30-26
Heartwood (6-30-24)
Lee, S. (6-30-24)
Linden (6-30-24)
Reid (6-30-26)
Sweeney (6-30-26)

Tuggle, Chair (6-30-26)
Noar (P&T Chair)
Fields (6-30-25)

Austin
Dixon-Green
Hennink-Kaminski
Morgan
York

Austin
Czabovsky
Dixon-Green
Gibson
Hennink-Kaminski
Ruel

McGregor, Chair (PhD Director)
Austin (ADGSR)
Comello (At-large – 6/30/2025)
Harrison (core instructor)
Lazard (core instructor)
McGuigan (At-large – 6/30/2026)

The purpose of the Staff Leadership Council is to foster a collaborative and supportive environment within UNC Hussman, with a focus on four key pillars: staff advocacy, information sharing, collaboration and problem-solving.​ We aim to facilitate efficient communication, drive meaningful change and enhance the overall experience of staff members within the school. ​Through our efforts, we aspire to strengthen the school’s culture, improve staff well-being and contribute to the school’s continued success.

Bynum (Finance)
Eubank (Career Services)
Hart (Graduate Program)
Hill (NCSMA)
Harris (Development & Alumni Affairs)
Jones (Academic Advising)
Outlaw (HUB)
Perel (CISM)
Yang (GIP)
Moffitt (Dean’s Office)
Sharpe (IT)
Sikora (HR)
York (Communications)
Tompkins (Park Library)

Comello, Chair (6.30.24)
Boynton (info sharing) (6.30.24)
Czabovsky (curriculum) (6.30.26)
Friedman (curriculum) (6.30.24)
Heartwood (climate) (6.30.24)
Hill, M. (climate) (6.30.24)
Knudsen (climate) (6.30.26)
Massey (info sharing) (6.30.25)
McDonald (Associate Dean, ABIDE)
Oliver (recruit/retention) (6.30.25)
Robinson, T. (curriculum) (6.30.25)
Stevenson (recruit/retention) (6.30.25)

Dixon-Green, Chair (ADUS)
Fields
Freeman (Director, Course Scheduling)
Friedman (ABIDE)
Geier
Hennink-Kaminski (SADAFA)
Kayye
LaRoche
Meredith
Outlaw (Hub)
Reid
Robinson, T. (academic advising)
Ruel
Students (4)

Hennink-Kaminski, Chair
Heartwood
Kreiss
Lazard
Sweeney

Lazard, Chair
Oliver
Carpentier

Friedman

Boynton

Austin (Chair, ADGSR)
Bechtel (sub-chair, MADC)
Porto
Zhao
Gibson (sub-chair, MAJournalism)
Cuadros
Dancy
Geier
Heartwood
LaRoche
Linden
Ruel
Thornburg
McIntyre
Lee (sub-chair, MA-SC)
Boynton
Carpentier
Czabovsky
Comello
Hester
McMahan
McGregor (sub-chair,
PhD+T&R MA)
Aikat
Carpentier
Comello
Ekstrand
Friedman
Kreiss
Lazard
McGuigan
Noar
Zhao

Tuggle, Chair (Broadcast)
Dancy (Broadcast)
Heartwood (Multimedia &
Photojournalism)
Ruel (Multimedia)
Robinson, J. (Writing)

Boynton, Chair (6.30.25)
Outlaw, S.
Fields
Knudson
LaRoche
McMahan

Aikat (6.30.26)