Created in April of 2015, the Chancellor’s Sexual and Relationship Violence Advisory Committee was created to bolster the University’s efforts in sexual violence prevention, education and advocacy services. The committee is made up of students, faculty and staff who are all dedicated to the cause. The committee is also joined by many peer educators, student organizations, staff and faculty members, and individual students in their commitment.
We, as the Syracuse University community, must all work together to end sexual and relationship violence. It is our collective responsibility to ensure a safe campus environment for all.
Committee Charge
- To create educational opportunities to drive awareness and advance understanding of resources, policies, procedures and practices among, but not limited to, our student population;
- To continue to receive ongoing updates from subject matter experts across campus on any pertinent updates to laws and regulations, as well as timely briefings on any charges to campus policies, procedures and practices.
Committee Members
The committee is composed of the following members for 2025-26.
- Kelly Chandler-Olcott, Dean, School of Education, Co-Chair
- Sheriah Dixon, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, Student Experience, Co-Chair
- La’Kesa Allen, Student Conduct Advisor, Community Standards
- Ryan Barker, Director of Student Experience, College of Law
- Asher Baykitch, Graduate Student, Peer Educator, School of Education
- Michael Bunker, Associate Vice President, Chief of Campus Safety and Emergency Services, Department of Public Safety
- Collin Carr, Assistant General Counsel, Office of University Counsel
- Joseph Cobbinah, Graduate Student, College of Arts and Sciences
- Nicole Cooter, Regulatory Compliance Manager, Office of Compliance
- Shelley Crawford, Director, Student Outreach and Support
- Kirsten Elleby, Deputy Director, Athletics
- Virginia Evans, Staff Therapist II, Barnes Center at The Arch Counseling
- Janese Fayson, Student, Student Government Association Vice President, Martin J. Whitman School of Management
- Amy Gardiner, Associate Director, Institutional Research, Office of Institutional Effectiveness
- Sheila Johnson-Willis, Associate Vice President, Chief Equal Opportunity and Title IX Officer, Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services
- Ambika Krishnakumar, Professor, Human Development and Family Science, College of Arts and Sciences
- Caroline Langford, Student, Greek Council Representative, College of Arts and Sciences
- Mara McBride, Student-Athlete, College of Arts and Sciences
- Haley Minnick, Student-Athlete, College of Arts and Sciences
- Sophia Moran, Student, Greek Council Representative, College of Arts and Sciences
- Se Weon Nam, Student, Martin J. Whitman School of Management
- Lutchmie Narine, Professor, Public Health, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
- German Nolivos, Student, Student Government Association President, College of Arts and Sciences
- Becky Rose, Assistant Director of Academic and Career Advising, School of Education
- Katie Scanlon, Director of Student-Athlete Success and Engagement, Athletics
- Leslie Skeffington, Assistant Director for Sexual and Relationship Violence Prevention, Barnes Center Health Promotion
- Sarah Woolf-King, Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Michaline Younis, Title IX Investigator, Student Title IX Case Management
- Jessica Zaccari, Detective, Department of Public Safety
- Hannah Zimmer, Residence Director, Residential Living
Along with the committee members, there are dozens of additional students, faculty and staff members and representatives from Vera House who are members of committee work groups.