Allies List

Visibility of the support provided to our campus community, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender identity/expression is vital to our culture of growth at WKU. The faculty and staff included in our Allies List have pledged to be advocates to our LGBTQIA+ campus community. If you are looking for LGBTQIA+ friendly faculty or staff members on campus that you can rely on, start here! Any Faculty/Staff that identify as an Ally to the LGBTQIA+ Community OR are a member of the LGBTQIA+ Community are welcome to add their name to the Allies List.

Safe Zone: For novice learners seeking to become an Ally, or those seeking a refresher, Safe Zone is an opportunity to learn about the LGBTQ+ community by reviewing common LGBTQ+ terms, defining sexuality and gender, examining privilege, and exploring how to build inclusive and safe environments at WKU. Offered at least once a semester, Safe Zone training is based on the curriculum provided by TheSafeZoneProject.org. Safe Zone is for Faculty and Staff, and when requested, for students. Anyone can lead the Safe Zone training, though traditionally it’s hosted by the Counseling Center.

Safe Zone II: Ally to Advocate: Will offer participants a chance to learn ways to deepen their advocacy for LGBTQ+ students. Built from concerns and questions heard in previous Safe Zone I trainings, participants will learn techniques to feel more confident in creating inclusive classrooms and spaces on campus. Participants will hear from a panel of LGBTQ+ students’ experiences on campus, then find solutions to better support those students in and out of the classroom. Join us to learn how to make an impact for LGBTQ+ students in the classroom, on campus, and in our community.

Add Your Name to the Allies List

If you are a faculty or staff member at the Western Kentucky University and would like for YOUR name to be included on the Allies List.

Campus Pride Resource Sheet

All individuals who have added their name to this list have provided a base-level of information to assist them in serving as LGBTQ+ Allies. Please review the campus pride resource sheet for more information.

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I	Safe Zone II
Admissions	Brian Campbell	brian.campbell@wku.edu
Advising & Career Development Center	Brian Ahern	brian.ahern@wku.edu
	Marrissa Bryant	marrissa.bryant@wku.edu
	Marissa Bruce	marissa.bruce@wku.edu
	Crystal Bufano	crystal.bufano@wku.edu
	Joel Chapman	joel.chapman1@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Paige Hiltner	paige.hiltner@wku.edu	✓
	Marybeth Hunt	marybeth.hunt@wku.edu
	Christopher Jensen	christopher.jensen@wku.edu
	Julie Larrow	julie.larrow@wku.edu
	Jason Linville	jason.linville@wku.edu
	Suzanne Moore	suzanne.moore@wku.edu
	Joseph Shoulders	joseph.shoulders@wku.edu
	Chole Snow	chloe.snow283@topper.wku.edu
	Bryce Stewart	bryce.stewart@wku.edu
	Heather Stuart	heather.stuart@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Kassy Sweeney	kassy.sweeney@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Ashley Thompson	ashley.thompson@wku.edu
	Elias Thompson	elias.thompson@wku.edu
	Emma Toledo-Wittry	emma.toledo@wku.edu
	Bertena Varney	bertena.varney@wku.edu
	Max Zambrano	max.zambrano@wku.edu
Athletics	Chase Bitowf	chase.bitowf@wku.edu
	Meagan Chapman	meagan.chapman@wku.edu	✓
	Rebecca Collins	rebecca.collins1@wku.edu	✓
Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning	Kathryn Matheson	kathryn.matheson@wku.edu
	Micah Logan	micah.logan@wku.edu	✓
	Cierra Waller	cierra.waller@wku.edu
Continuing and Professional Development	Loren Gaskin	loren.gaskin@wku.edu
Counseling Center	Peggy Crowe	peggy.crowe@wku.edu	✓
	Mariya Fye	mariya.fye@wku.edu
	Katie Knackmuhs	katie.knackmuhs@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Karl Laves	karl.laves@wku.edu	✓
	Elizabeth Madariaga	elizabeth.madariaga@wku.edu	✓
	Masami Matsuyuki	masami.matsuyuki@wku.edu
Division of Strategy, Operations and Finance	Modona May	madona.may@wku.edu
Enrollment & Student Experience	Scott Taylor	scott.taylor@wku.edu
Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science	Lynette Breedlove	lynette.breedlove@wku.edu
	Allen Clark	allen.clark@wku.edu	✓
	Sam Earls	samuel.earls@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Jamie Garden	jamie.garden@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Laura King	laura.king@wku.edu
	Cheryl Kirby-Stokes	cheryl.kirby-stokes@wku.edu	✓
	Emma Looney	emma.looney@wku.edu
	Ashley Taylor	ashley.taylor@wku.edu
	Noah Wills	noah.wills@wku.edu
Housing & Residence Life	Journey Adams	journey.adams@wku.edu
	A.J. Benavides	alberto.benavides@wku.edu
	Becca Blanton	rebecca.blanton@wku.edu
	Mitchell Bumpus	mitchell.bumpus@wku.edu
	Katie Corbin	katie.corbin@wku.edu
	Cassidy Counter	cassidy.counter@wku.edu
	Nick Haught	nick.haught@wku.edu	✓
	Ginny Hensley	ginny.hensley@wku.edu	✓
	Kirsten Hooks	kirsten.hooks@wku.edu
	Jordan Hunter	jordan.hunter@wku.edu
	Rob Kelley	rob.kelley@wku.edu	✓
	Lana Kunkel	lana.kunkel@wku.edu
	Melanie Lucas	melanie.lucas@wku.edu
	Jalissa Novotney	jalissa.novotney@wku.edu
	Austin Smith	austin.smith@wku.edu
	Doug Tate	douglas.tate@wku.edu
	Erik Thomas	erik.thomas@wku.edu
Human Resources	Andrea Sherrill	andrea.sherrill@wku.edu
Information Techology Services	Dylan Angle	dylan.angle@wku.edu
	Christian Carter	christian.carter@wku.edu
	Jordan Cole	jordan.cole@wku.edu
	Austin Dunkerson	austin.dunkerson@wku.edu	✓
	Casey Scruggs	casey.scruggs@wku.edu	✓
	Heather Stubblefield	heather.stubblefield@wku.edu
Intercultural Student Engagement Center	LaMario Moore	lamario.moore@wku.edu
Intercultural Student Engagement Center	Cres'Sena Thomas	cressena.thomas@wku.edu
Kelly Autism Program	Peyton Collins	peyton.collins@wku.edu	✓
Kelly Autism Program	Sarah McMaine-Render	sarah.mcmaine@wku.edu	✓
Kentucky Museum	Tiffany Isselhardt	tiffany.isselhardt@wku.edu
Office of the Dean of Students	Emmeline Essler	emmeline.essler@wku.edu
Office of the Provost	Rob Hale	rob.hale@wku.edu
	Molly Kerby	molly.kerby@wku.edu
	Mariya Merkley	mariya.merkley@wku.edu
	Amber Scott	amber.scott@wku.edu	✓
Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement	Kasey Burden	kathryn.burden@wku.edu
	Jennifer Holland	jennifer.holland@wku.edu
	Deanna Jenkins	deanna.jenkins1@wku.edu
	Zach Marcum	zachary.marcum@wku.edu
	Anthony McAdoo	anthony.mcadoo@wku.edu
	Laura Smith	laura.smith@wku.edu
	Amanda Trabue	amanda.trabue@wku.edu
Public Media	Jordan Basham	jordan.basham@wku.edu
Registrar Office	Jennifer Hammonds	jennifer.hammonds@wku.edu
Research and Creative Activity	Steva Kaufkins	steva.kaufkins@wku.edu
Scholar Development	Cory Dodds	cory.dodds@wku.edu
	Melinda Grimsley	melinda.grimsley@wku.edu	✓
	Lindsey Houchin	lindsey.houchin@wku.edu	✓
	Will Randolph	will.randolph@wku.edu	✓
Student Activities	Amelia Kolb	amelia.kolb@wku.edu
Student Conduct	Michael Crowe	michael.crowe@wku.edu
Student Conduct	Melanie Evans	melanie.evans@wku.edu
Student Financial Assistance	Katie Carpenter	katie.carpenter@wku.edu
	Sarah Haught	sarah.haught@wku.edu
	Kristie Hughes	kristie.hughes@wku.edu
Student Publications	Sam Oldenburg	samual.oldenburg@wku.edu
Student Support Services Disabilities	Merina Lewis	rina.lewis@wku.edu	✓	✓
Student Support Services Disabilities	Jimmie Martin	jimmie.martin@wku.edu	✓
Transfer Center	Anna Beth Gillon	anna.gillon@wku.edu
	Julie Larrow	julie.larrow@wku.edu
	Jarrett Murphy	murphjh@wku.edu
TRIO Programs	Marliese Belt	marliese.belt@wku.edu	✓	✓
	David Carner	david.carner@wku.edu
	Destiny O'Rourke	destiny.orourke@wku.edu
University Marketing	Mary Bidwell	mary.bidwell@wku.edu
University Marketing	Clinton Lewis	clinton.lewis@wku.edu
WKU Restaurant Group	Leah Shapiro	shapiro-leah@aramark.com

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I	Safe Zone II
Counseling and Student Affairs	Andrea Jenkins	andrea.jenkins@wku.edu	✓
	Cre Dye	lacretia.dye@wku.edu
	Todd Noffsinger	todd.noffsinger@wku.edu	✓
Dean's Office	Jessica Basham	jessica.basham@wku.edu	✓
Dean's Office	Corinne Murphy	corinne.murphy@wku.edu	✓	✓
Gifted Studies	Jennifer Wilson	jennifer.wilson@wku.edu	✓
Leadership and Professional Studies	Nick Brake	nicholas.brake@wku.edu
	Anne Heintzman	anne.heintzman@wku.edu	✓
	Wren Mills	wren.mills@wku.edu
	Julie Rivas	julia.rivas@wku.edu
	April Schleig	april.schleig@wku.edu
Military Student Services	Kent Johnson	kent.johnson@wku.edu
Psychology	Sarah Bonis	sarah.bonis@wku.edu
	Tom Gross	thomas.gross@wku.edu	✓
	Erin Jant	erin.jant@wku.edu
Teacher Education	Heidi Fortenberry	heidi.fortenberry@wku.edu
	Jeanine Huss	jeanine.huss@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Jeremy Logsdon	jeremy.logsdon@wku.edu
	Erin Margarella	erin.margarella@wku.edu
	Juila Mettelberg	julia.mittelberg@wku.edu	✓
	Angela Nagel	angela.nagel@wku.edu
	Christina Noel	christina.noel@wku.edu
	Toni Szymanski	antonia.szymanski@wku.edu
	Janet Tassell	janet.tassell@wku.edu	✓
Training/Technical Assistance Services	Sherri Meyer	sherri.meyer@wku.edu

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I
American Sign Language Studies	Holly Bryant	holly.bryant@wku.edu
American Sign Language Studies	Ashley Fox	ashley.fox@wku.edu
Applied Human Sciences	Julie Lee	julie.lee@wku.edu	✓
Applied Human Sciences	Adam West	adam.west@wku.edu	✓
Communication Sciences and Disorders	Angie Alexieff	angie.alexieff@wku.edu	✓
	Jenny Burton	jenny.burton@wku.edu
	Kimberly Green	kimberly.green@wku.edu
Dean's Office	Tania Basta	tania.basta@wku.edu
Dean's Office	Amy Wininger	amy.wininger@wku.edu
Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport	Jean Chen	yuchun.chen@wku.edu	✓
	Jason Crandall	jason.crandall@wku.edu	✓
	Rachel Green	rachel.green@wku.edu	✓
	Eric Knackmuhs	eric.knackmuhs@wku.edu
	Ron Ramsing	ron.ramsing@wku.edu	✓
	Whitley Stone	whitley.stone@wku.edu	✓
	Paula Upright	paula.upright@wku.edu
Nursing	Lori Fox	lori.fox@wku.edu	✓
Physical Therapy	David Bell	david.bell@wku.edu
Public Health	Kristen Brewer	kristen.brewer@wku.edu	✓
	Susan Eagle	susan.eagle@wku.edu
	Nadia Houchens	nadia.houchens@wku.edu
	Sarah Patrick	sarah.patrick@wku.edu	✓
	Michelle Reece	michelle.reece@wku.edu
	Mary Catherine Rush	mary.rush@wku.edu
Social Work	Georgena Brackett	georgena.brackett@wku.edu	✓
	Patricia Desrosiers	patricia.desrosiers@wku.edu	✓
	Jay Gabbard	jay.gabbard@wku.edu
	Lynn Hazlett	lynn.hazlett@wku.edu
	Gayle Mallinger	gayle.mallinger@wku.edu
	Erin Warfel	erin.warfel@wku.edu
	Nina Wells	nina.wells@wku.edu	✓
South Central Kentucky AHEC	Cameron Carr-Calvert	cameron.carr-calvert@wku.edu
South Central Kentucky AHEC	Catherine Malin	catherine.malin@wku.edu	✓
Speech-Language Pathology	April Hardison	april.hardison@wku.edu

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I	Safe Zone II
Analytics & Information Systems	Thad Crews	thad.crewsii@wku.edu
	Jean Johnson	jean.johnson@wku.edu	✓
	Jim Lindsey	jim.lindsey@wku.edu
Finance	Andrew Head	andrew.head@wku.edu
Dean's Office	Adrianne Browning	adrianne.browning@wku.edu
	Amy Jewell	amy.jewell@wku.edu	✓
	Ashley Smith	ashley.smith@wku.edu
	Evelyn Thrasher	evelyn.thrasher@wku.edu	✓	✓
Management	LeAnne Coder	leanne.coder@wku.edu	✓
	Aquesha Daniels	aquesha.daniels@wku.edu	✓
	Andria Henry	andria.henry@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Whitney Peake	whitney.peake@wku.edu
	Jacob Sherfey	jacob.sherfey@wku.edu
	Shane Spiller	shane.spiller@wku.edu	✓
	Mariah Yates	mariah.yates@wku.edu
Marketing	Lukas Forbes	lukas.forbes@wku.edu
Marketing	Ruomeng Wu	ruomeng.wu@wku.edu

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I	Safe Zone II
Biology	Jenny Clauson	jenny.clauson@wku.edu
Biology	Natalie Mountjoy	natalie.mountjoy@wku.edu	✓
Chemistry	Larry Hill	lawrence.hill@wku.edu
Chemistry	Susan Morgan	susan.morgan@wku.edu
Dean's Office	Jennifer Anderson	jennifer.anderson@wku.edu
	Wendy DeCroix	wendy.decroix@wku.edu
	Sheryl Hagan-Booth	sheryl.booth@wku.edu
Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences	Jill Brown	jill.brown@wku.edu
	Margaret Crowder	margaret.crowder@wku.edu
	Michael Galloway	jeffrey.galloway@wku.edu
	Morgan Miller	morgan.miller@wku.edu
	Amy Nemon	amy.nemon@wku.edu	✓
	Leslie North	leslie.north@wku.edu
	Jason Polk	jason.polk@wku.edu
Kentucky Climate Center - Kentucky Mesonet	Aaron Meador	aaron.meador@wku.edu
Mathematics	Melanie Autin	melanie.autin@wku.edu	✓
	Robin Ayers	robin.ayers@wku.edu
	Patrick Brown	patrick.brown@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Zac Bettersworth	zachary.bettersworth@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Dan Clark	daniel.clark@wku.edu
	Kanita DuCloux	kanita.ducloux@wku.edu
	Molly Dunkum	molly.dunkum@wku.edu	✓
	Nick Fortune	nicholas.fortune@wku.edu
	Michelle Jones	michelle.jones@wku.edu
	Hope Marchionda	hope.marchionda@wku.edu
Physics and Astronomy	Maxx Haehn	maxx.haehn@wku.edu
Psychological Sciences	Amy Brausch	amy.brausch@wku.edu
	Katrina Burch	katrina.burch@wku.edu
	Lance Hahn	lance.Hahn@wku.edu
	Taylor Kalgren	taylor.kalgren@wku.edu	✓
SKyTeach	Melissa Rudloff	melissa.rudloff@wku.edu

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I	Safe Zone II
Art and Design	Kristina Arnold	kristina.arnold@wku.edu
	Ingrid Cartwright	ingrid.cartwright@wku.edu
	Kristen Darby	kristen.darby@wku.edu
	Kara Williams Glenn	kara.williamsglenn@wku.edu
	Jason Harbison	jason.harbison@wku.edu
	Guy Jordan	guy.jordan@wku.edu
	Nellie Lutzwolf	nellie.lutzwolf@wku@edu	✓
	David Marquez	david.marquez@wku.edu
	Michael Nichols	mike.nichols@wku.edu
	Yvonne Petkus	yvonne.petkus@wku.edu
	Cassi Rebman	cassandra.rebman@wku.edu
	Maggi Reed	margaret.reed@wku.edu	✓
	Marilee Salvator	marilee.salvator@wku.edu
	Mark Simpson	mark.simpson@wku.edu
	Moksha Sommer	moksha.sommer@wku.edu
	Joon Sung	joon.sung@wku.edu
	Natalie Tyree	natalie.tyree@wku.edu	✓
Dean's Office	Terrance Brown	terrance.brown@wku.edu
Dean's Office	Ashley Edwards Cook	ashley.edwards@wku.edu	✓	✓
English	Fabián Álvarez	fabian.alvarez@wku.edu
	Elisa Berry	elisa.berry@wku.edu
	John Conley	john.conley@wku.edu
	Nancy Dinan	nancy.dinan@wku
	Jessica Folk	jessica.folk@wku.edu	✓
	Trish Lindsey Jaggers	trish.jaggers@wku.edu
	Angela Jones	angela.jones@wku.edu
	Gillian Knoll	gillian.knoll@wku.edu
	Alison Langdon	alison.langdon@wku.edu
	Dan Liddle	daniel.liddle@wku.edu
	Kelly Reames	kelly.reames@wku.edu
	Susanna Skelton	susanna.skelton752@topper.wku.edu
	Samantha Williams	samantha.williams@wku.edu
	Dawn Winters	dawn.winters@wku.edu	✓
	Marla Zubel	marla.zubel@wku.edu
Folk Studies & Anthropology	Camille Acosta	camille.acosta@wku.edu
	Darlene Applegate	darlene.applegate@wku.edu	✓
	Donna Schulte	donna.schulte@wku.edu
History	Sophia Arjana	sophia.arjana@wku.edu
	Dorothea Browder	dorothea.browder@wku.edu	✓
	Selena Doss	selena.sanderfer@wku.edu
	Marko Dumančić	marko.dumancic@wku.edu	✓
	Tamara Van Dyken	tamara.vandyken@wku.edu
	Marc Eagle	marc.eagle@wku.edu
	Jen Walton Hanley	jennifer.walton-hanley@wku.edu
	Tony Harkins	anthony.harkins@wku.edu
	Audra Jennings	audra.jennings@wku.edu	✓
	Patti Minter	patricia.minter@wku.edu
	Alex Olson	alexander.olson@wku.edu
	Eric Reed	eric.reed@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Andrew Rosa	andrew.rosa@wku.edu
	David Serafini	david.serafini@wku.edu
	TK Waters	tommi.waters@wku.edu
Media & Communications	Emily Adkins	emily.adkins@wku.edu
	Heather Strode	heather.strode@wku.edu	✓
	Patricia Witcher	patricia.witcher@wku.edu	✓
Modern Languages	Inma Pertusa	inma.pertusa@wku.edu	✓
Music	Heidi Álvarez	heidi.alvarez@wku.edu
	Jennnifer Brennan-Hondorp	jennifer.brennan-hondorp@wku.edu
	Rebecca Golub	rebecca.golub@wku.edu
	Sarah Herbert	sarah.herbert@wku.edu
	Matthew Herman	matthew.herman@wku.edu
	Paul Hondorp	paul.hondorp@wku.edu
	David Humphreys	david.humphreys@wku.edu
	Liza Kelly	liza.kelly@wku.edu
	Jason Rosenholtz-Witt	jason.rosenholtz-witt@wku.edu
	Lauren Whitham	lauren.whitham@wku.edu
Political Science	Audrey Anton	audrey.anton@wku.edu	✓
	Landon Elkind	landon.elkind@wku.edu
	Karen Hume	karen.hume@wku.edu
	Julie Shadoan	julie.shadoan@wku.edu	✓
	Rebecca Simpson	rebecca.simpson@wku.edu
	Kelsey Truxal	kelsey.truxal@wku.edu	✓
Sociology & Criminology	Marcus Brooks	marcus.brooks@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Holli Drummond	holli.drummond@wku.edu
	Kyle Demori Maksuta	kyle.maksuta@wku.edu	✓
	Jim Kanan	james.kanan@wku.edu
	Amy Krull	amy.krull@wku.edu
	Donielle Lovell	donielle.lovell@wku.edu
	Doug Smith	douglas.smith@wku.edu	✓
	Justin Smith	justin.smith@wku.edu	✓	✓
Theatre & Dance	Michelle Dvoskin	michelle.dvoskin@wku.edu
	Chris Gilly-Forrer	christopher.gilly-forrer@wku.edu
	Carol Jordan	carol.jordan@wku.edu
	Cate Kilgore	cate.kilgore@wku.edu
	Meghen McKinley	meghen.mckinley@wku.edu
	Josh Mullady	joshua.mullady@wku.edu
	Anna Patsfall	anna.patsfall@wku.edu
	Shura Pollatsek	shura.pollatsek@wku.edu
	Julie Pride	julie.pride@wku.edu
	Tom Tutino	tom.tutino@wku.edu
	Alan White	alan.white@wku.edu
	David Young	david.young@wku.edu

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I
Mahurin Honors College	Crystal Bohlander	crystal.bohlander@wku.edu	✓
	Craig Cobane	craig.cobane@wku.edu
	Chris DiMeo	chris.dimeo@wku.edu	✓
	Elizabeth Gannon	elizabeth.gannon@wku.edu
	Morgan Flanagan	morgan.flanagan@wku.edu	✓
	Nina Marijanovic	nina.marijanovic@wku.edu
	Naomi Rowland	naomi.rowland@wku.edu	✓
	E Myo Zin	emyo.zin@wku.edu	✓

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I	Safe Zone II
Graduate School	Sam Shemwell	samantha.shemwell@wku.edu	✓	✓

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I
Global Learning and International Affairs	Katie Bush	katie.bush@wku.edu
	Amy Cardwell	amy.cardwell@wku.edu
	Rachel Cato	rachel.cato@wku.edu
	John Dizgun	john.dizgun@wku.edu
	Lauren Reyes	lauren.reyes@wku.edu	✓
Online Student Services	Tammy Dorris	tammy.dorris@wku.edu

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I	Safe Zone II
University Libraries	Susann deVries	susann.devries@wku.edu
	Dan Forrest	dan.forrest@wku.edu
	Kathy Foushee	kathryn.foshee@wku.edu
	Danial Newman	daniel.newman@wku.edu
	Tish Roberson	tish.roberson@wku.edu	✓
	Allison Salmon	allison.salmon@wku.edu	✓	✓
	Jess Simpson	jessica.simpson@wku.edu	✓	✓

Department	Name	E-Mail	Safe Zone I	Safe Zone II
Fort Knox	Erica Crawford	erica.crawford@wku.edu
Regional Campuses	Derick Strode	derick.strode@wku.edu

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