Reach out to the Committee on Minority Affairs:
Do you want to help us? Do you have some ideas for future programming? Will you be a symposium presenter at an upcoming meeting? Do you want to nominate someone for a diversity award? Would you like to be considered for appointment to serve on the Committee on Minority Affairs? Do you want to start a local section CMA? Are you looking for resources for CMA programming at the local section meeting or Regional Meeting level? Reach out to us, and become engaged.
Committee Members
Reni Joseph, Chair (2022), St Louis Community College, rjoseph15 at stlcc.edu
Seth Y. Ablordeppey (2018−23), Programming Chair, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, seth.ablordeppey at famu.edu
Marie Little Fawn Agan (2021−23), Programming Co-Chair, Norwich University, magan at norwich.edu
Shanadeen C. Begay (2020−22), Northeastern University, shanadeen at gmail.com
Barbara Belmont (2020−22), Communications Chair, California State Univ. Dominguez Hills, bbelmont at csudh.edu
Comfort Boateng (2022-2024), Awards Chair, High Point Univ., cboateng at highpoint.edu
Raychelle M. Burks (2021−23), Communications Co-Chair, American University, burks at american.edu
Patrick Gordon (2020−22), patrick.gordon65 at gmail.com
Julius Green (2020−22), jgreen819903 at hotmail.com
C Michael Greenlief (2022-2024), Membership Engagement & Professional Development Co-Chair, Univ of Missouri Columbia, greenliefm at missouri.edu
Robert M. Hoyte (2021−23), SUNY Coll at Old Westbury, hoyter at oldwestbury.edu
Steven Lopez (2022-2024), Northeastern University, stevenlopez0209 at gmail.com
Tamiko M Neal Porter (2022−2024), IUPUI, tnp at iupui.edu
Juan Carlos Ramos (2020−22), HP, Inc., juankarlosramoshdz at gmail.com
Michael Santiago (2020−2022), Membership Engagement & Professional Development Chair, USDA -ARS-SRRC, michael.santiago at ars.usda.gov
Thomas W. Smith (2022-2024), ACS Scholars Co-Chair, Rochester Institute of Tech, twssch at rit.edu
Alyssa C. Thomas (2020-2022), Utica College, acthomas at utica.edu
Donald C. Zapien (2022-2024), Slippery Rock University, donald.zapien at sru.edu
Associates
Mitchell Anstey (2022), Davidson College, mitch.anstey at davidson.edu
Amina Khalifa El-Ashmay (2022), Collin Collere, ael-ashmawy at collin.edu
Navneet Goyal (2022), ACS Scholars Co-Chair, Xavier Univ of Louisiana, ngoyal at xula.edu
Hector Palencia (2022), University of Nebraska at Kearney, palenciah2 at unk.edu
Victoria Shayla Parker (2022), Awards Co-chair Radiology, victoria.s.parker1216 at gmail.com
CMA Subcommittees
Awards and Recognition Subcommittee
The Awards & Recognition Subcommittee administers the award programs of the CMA as well as nominates eminent people underrepresented in STEM for ACS awards and editorial positions. This subcommittee is also responsible for recognizing the service of CMA committee members.
Subcommittee co-chairs: Comfort Boateng, Victoria Shayla Parker
Communications Subcommittee
This subcommittee manages external communication of the Committee to the chemistry enterprise at large, as well as internal communication within the Committee. The CMA Communications Subcommittee is responsible for this website and all social media. Subcommittee co-chairs: Barbara Belmont, Raychelle Burks
Membership Engagement and Professional Development Subcommittee
The focus of this subcommittee is to manage new member on‐boarding, research CMA constituencies to identify relevant future programs, and manage a professional development program for CMA members.
Subcommittee chair: C. Michael Greenlief, Michael Santiago
Scholars Subcommittee
This subcommittee provides oversight of the ACS Scholars program. This includes encouraging ACS Scholars transition to ACS membership and engaging in an annual program review.
Subcommittee co-chairs: Navneet Goyal, Thomas W. Smith
Programming & Events Subcommittee
The purpose of this subcommittee is to organize symposia, luncheons, and other events at national and regional ACS meetings on relevant topics to the ACS stakeholders.
Subcommittee co-chairs: Marie Little Fawn Agan, Seth Ablordeppey
Learn more about Diversity and Inclusion within the American Chemical Society via the ACS Department of Diversity Programs.