Community teams are responsible for developing and gathering feedback from community stakeholder groups. Community leads will determine team membership and appropriate feedback mechanisms and provide recommendations for consideration to the task force and functional groups.
Community Lead: Grace Townsend, Faculty Senate
The committee should propose recommendations for collecting faculty feedback, strategies and tools to keep faculty informed, opportunities to connect with peer institutions, stewardship opportunities for industry and donor engagement, and opportunities to create a positive association with the new school and maritime academy in marketing and communications efforts. Additional responsibilities include a risk analysis and participation in marketing and communications materials audit (digital and print) in faculty and academic affairs.
Deliverables:
Itemized recommendations
Risk analysis
Members:
Rachel Ball, Assistant Director for Academic Advising
Adam Haney, Instructional Assistant Professor, Department of Liberal Studies
Cassis Galvao, Assistant Professor, Department of Maritime Business Administration
Paul Potier, Professor of Practice, Department of Marine Engineering Technology
Ashley Ross, Assistant Professor, Department of Marine & Coastal Environmental Science
Community Lead: Katie St. Clair, University Staff Council
The committee should propose recommendations for collecting staff feedback, strategies and tools to keep staff informed, lateral communication proposal, and opportunities to create a positive association with the new school and maritime academy in marketing and communications efforts. Additional responsibility includes a risk analysis and participation in marketing and communications materials audit (digital and print) across centralized and local units.Deliverables:
Itemized recommendations
Risk analysis
Members:
Holly Richards, Director of Graduate Studies, Research and Graduate Studies Office
Patricia Aguirre-Dusch, Administrative Coordinator II, Undergraduate Recruitment & Outreach
Brandon Chapman, Hullabaloo U Coordinator, Center for Academic Learning Support and Galveston Campus Staff Council Chair
Katie St. Clair, Sea Life Facility Director
Carrie Rowland, Assistant Director of Housing Operations, Campus Living & Learning
Charolotte Tassin, Assistant Director, Financial Management Services
Holly Richards, Director, Research & Graduate Studies
Community Lead: Shelly Fordyce, Student Affairs
The committee should propose recommendations for collecting student feedback, strategies and tools to keep students informed, and opportunities to create a positive association with the new school and maritime academy among current students. Additional responsibility includes a risk analysis and participation in marketing and communications materials audit (digital and print) in student affairs, including Corps of Cadet communications.
Deliverables:
Itemized recommendations
Risk analysis
Members:
Lauren Bothwell, Student Body President 2023-2024
Taylor Bounds, Content Specialist, Division of Marketing & Communications
Kiara Carrasco, Student Body President 2022-2023
Malarie Humble, Student Development Specialist II, Student Activities, Division of Student Affairs
Gunnar Piersen, Corps Commander 2023-2024
Marvin Swink, Assistant Commandant, Texas A&M Maritime Academy
Community Lead: Allan Post, Deputy Superintendent
The committee should propose recommendations for greater communication connectivity and marketing collaboration between the Texas A&M Maritime Academy operations and the new school.
Deliverables:
Itemized recommendations
Risk analysis
Members:
Todd Sutherland, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Assistant Superintendent for Cadets
Joe Faris, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Dept. of Maritime Transportation
TBD, MARE Faculty Member
Cori Bellina, Executive Assistant, Texas A&M Maritime Academy
Sarah Bowman, License Program Manager, Texas A&M Maritime Academy
Stephanie Moore, Sea Aggie Former Student Network
Community Lead: Anna Hyatt, Texas A&M Foundation-Galveston
The committee should propose recommendations for collecting student feedback, strategies and tools to keep students informed, and opportunities to create a positive association with the new school and maritime academy among current students. Additional responsibility includes a risk analysis and participation in marketing and communications materials audit (digital and print) in student affairs, including Corps of Cadet communications.
Deliverables:
Itemized recommendations
Risk analysis
Members:
Jason Tieman, Director of Corporate Relations, Texas A&M Foundation
Deanna Atteberry, Sea Aggie Former Student Network
Maya Sandy, Career Services Coordinator, Counseling, Career & Ability Services
Kelly Teichman, Texas A&M University at Galveston Board of Visitors
Robert Sakowitz, Texas A&M University at Galveston Board of Visitors
Dale Laine, Texas A&M University at Galveston Board of Visitors
Lindsay Touchy, Galveston Chamber of Commerce