Leadership Circle

The Faculty Women of Color Caucus leadership information is listed below. For more information, please contact us at fwocc@asu.edu.

Leadership 2024–2025

President
Lisa M. Anderson
Associate Dean and Professor
Women and Gender Studies
Graduate College

Vice President
Catalina Cayetano
Director of Learning Enterprise (LE) and Community Engagement
New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Assistant Teaching Professor
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Honors Faculty, Barrett Honors College

Secretary
Kenicia Wright
Assistant Professor
School of Politics and Global Studies

Leadership Circle
West Valley Representatives:
Linda Kim
Teaching Professor
The Sanford School

Jennifer Price
Associate Professor
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences

Downtown Representative:
DeAnnah Byrd
Assistant Professor
Edson College - Research Faculty

Tempe Representative:
TBA

Past leadership

Executive Officers

President: Jacqueline Martinez, Professor, School of Applied Sciences and Arts, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Vice-President: Kelly Jackson, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Secretary: Lisa Anderson, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, Graduate College

Campus Representatives

Linda Kim, Professor and Associate Director for Career-Track Faculty, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, New College

Catalina Cayetano, Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Learning Enterprise and Community Engagement, School of Social & Behavioral Sciences, New College

Ijeoma Ogbonnaya, Associate Professor of Social Work, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

DeAnnah Byrd, Assistant Professor, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Anita Huizar-Hernandez, Associate Professor, School of International Letters and Sciences, and Associate Director, Hispanic Research Center

Jackie Martinez, President

Kelly Faye Jackson, VP of Programming

Lisa M. Anderson, VP of Communication

Angie Bautista-Chávez, Tempe campus representative

Ijeoma Ogbonnaya, Downtown Phoenix campus representative

Lorena Cuya Gavilano, Downtown Phoenix campus representative

Durgesh Sharma, Polytechnic campus representative

Marianne Kim, West campus representative

Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez, President

Mako Fitts Ward, Co-President Elect and VP of Programming

Chandra Crudup, Co-President Elect and Downtown Phoenix campus representative

Ersula J. Ore (on sabbatical), Past President

Nilanjana Bhattacharjya, VP of Communication

Emir Estrada, VP of Caucus Relations

Monica De La Torre, Tempe campus representative

Charmaine Bonner, Tempe campus representative

Chris Kyselka, Polytechnic campus representative

Liza Hita, West campus representative

Marianne Kim, West campus representative

Ersula J. Ore, President

Liza Hita, Past President

Mako Fitts Ward, VP of Programming

Nilanjana Bhattacharjya, VP of Communication

Emir Estrada, VP of Caucus Relations

Mildred Boveda, Tempe campus representative

Monica De La Torre, Tempe campus representative

Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez, Polytechnic campus representative

Carrie Sampson, West campus representative 

Chandra Crudup, Downtown Phoenix campus representative

Liza Hita, President

C. Alejandra Elenes, Past President

Ersula J. Ore, President Elect

Karen Leong, VP of Programming

Julie Amparano, VP of Communication

Marisa Duarte, Tempe campus representative  

Mildred Boveda, Tempe campus representative  

Vanessa Fonseca-Chávez, Polytechnic campus representative 

Linda Manning, West campus representative (through August 2018)

Carrie Sampson, West campus representative

Chandra Crudup, Downtown Phoenix campus representative

C. Alejandra Elenes, President

Liza Hita, President Elect

Karen Leong, Past President

Chris Kyselka, VP of Communication

Julie Amparano, VP of Programming

Kimberly Scott, VP of Member Relations

Ersula J. Ore, Tempe campus representative and historian/archivist

Marisa Duarte, Tempe campus representative

Laverne DaCosta, Polytechnic campus representative

Linda Manning, West campus representative

Michelle (Mickey) Mancenido, West campus representative 

Marie-Louise Paulesc, Downtown Phoenix campus representative

Karen Leong, President

Bambi Haggins, VP of Programming

Amira de la Garza, VP of Communication

Marivel Danielson, VP of Membership

C. Alejandra Elenes, VP of Intercampus Relations

Ersula J. Ore, Tempe campus representative and historian/archivist

Laverne DaCosta, Polytechnic campus representative

Chris Kyselka, Polytechnic campus representative

Julie Amparano, West campus representative

Linda Manning, West campus representative

Marie Louise Paulesc, Downtown Phoenix campus representative

Elsie Moore
Stanlie James
Angelita Reyes
Karen Leong
Rebecca Tsosie
Delia Saenz
Alejandra Elenes
Marivel Danielson
Amira de la Garza
Bambi Haggins