Out List
UMKC faculty and staff who choose to participate in the Out List demonstrate their commitment to ensuring the LGBTQIA+ community has a visible presence at UMKC.
Sharing this information is one of the many ways we create an inclusive, welcoming campus for all our students, faculty, staff and visitors. By being visible, this may create opportunities for students and peers to identify mentors or a supportive person who can share in their experience as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community.
We also recognize that there are many people who cannot contribute to the creation of community as a part of the Out List because it may not be safe for them to be out in this way. We affirm that there are multiple ways in which people exist in LGBTQIA+ communities and that this list is one way to find support on campus.
Although we do not have an Allies List, we ask allies to continue to challenge and grow themselves in their allyship and pursue opportunities to demonstrate their allyship in supporting students and peers. We need your help in challenging heterosexist and cissexist attitudes, by continually supporting campus and community LGBTQIA+ policies, programs, and events.
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Out List: UMKC Faculty and Staff
Rachael Allen
She/Her/Hers
School of Biological Sciences
Assistant Teaching Professor
Diedre Ashley
She/Her/Hers
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Executive Assistant
Tom Bachmann
He/Him/His
Human Resources
HR Business Partner
Logan Bobb
He/Him/His
Office of Admissions
Admissions Counselor
Jennifer Parker Burrus
She/Her/Hers
Conservatory of Music and Dance
Senior Executive Assistant
Joe Constantino
He/Him/His
External Relations & Constituent Engagement
Director, External Relations
Allan Davis
He/Him/His
School of Medicine
Manager, Admissions and Recruitment
Nick Dean
Nick
School of Medicine
Education Team Coordinator
Thomas Dean
He/Him/His
Social Work
Graduate Student
Teresa Dilley
She/Her/Hers
Counseling Educational Psychology – Physical Education
Exercise Science
Angie Dunn
She/Her/Hers
Social Work
Graduate Student
Brian Ellison
He/Him/His
KCUR
Host/Contributor
Jennifer Frangos
She/Her/Hers
Department of English Language and Literature
Associate Professor
Michael Frisch
He/Him/His
Department of Architecture, Urban Planning + Design
Associate Professor, Program Director
Adam Gonzales
He/Him/His
Office of Admissions
Diversity Admissions Counselor
Michael Henry
He/Him/His
Communication Studies – Arts and Sciences
Faculty, Communication Studies, Mediated Communications and Online Learning
Stuart Hinds
He/Him/His
University Libraries
Associate Dean for Special Collections and Archives, Curator of the Gay & Lesbian Archive of Mid-America, LGBT Historian
Benjamin Howard-Williams
He/Him/His
University College
Undergraduate Curriculum & Articulation Specialist
Teresa Huff-Pomstra
She/Her/Hers
Counseling Services
Post-Doctoral Resident & Outreach Coordinator
Tracey Hughes
She/Her/Hers
University Libraries
Teaching and Learning Librarian
Liz Johnson
She/Her/Hers
Miller Nichols Library, Circulation Department
Circulation Supervisor
Bethany Jordan
She/Her/Hers
CAS Student Services
Academic Advisor & Commencement Coordinator
Julie Kohlhart, Ph.D.
She/Her/Hers
Division of Counseling and Educational Psychology
Psychologist & Director, Community Counseling & Assessment Services
Jazz Lane
He/Him/His
Undergraduate Admissions
Communications Coordinator
Linda Lawrence
She/Her/Hers
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Coordinator
Joey Lightner
He/Him/His
School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Faculty
Troy Lillebo
He/Him/His
University Advancement
Assistant Vice Chancellor for External Relations
Jess Magaña
They/Them/Their
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Assistant Teaching Professor
Melissa Manley
She/Her/Hers
Counseling Services
Doctoral Intern
Danielle Merrick
She/Her/Hers
School of Law
Associate Clinical Professor
Samuel Nelson
He/Him/His
Psychology
Doctoral Student
Una Nowling
She/Her/Hers
Civil & Mechanical Engineering
Adjunct Professor
Spencer J. T. Orr
He/Him/His
UMKC Conservatory – Student Services
Academic Advisor, SR
Josie Pennington
She/Her/Hers
Office of Admissions
Campus Visit Coordinator
Alexis Petri
She/Her/Hers
Office of the Provost
Director of Faculty Supports
Emily Reeb
They/Them/Theirs
University Libraries
Library Information Specialist – Circulation Student Supervisor
Maggie Reyland
She/Her/Hers
Bloch School of Management
Manager, Employee Relations and Outreach
Basir Riaz
He/Him/His
School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Graduate Student
Jessie Riggs
He/Him/His
University Housing Systems
Assistant Director of Residential Facilities
Mark Sawkin
He/Him/His
School of Pharmacy
Clinical Associate Professor
Julia Schafermeyer
She/Her/Hers | They/Them/Theirs
Counseling & Guidance
Adjunct Instructor
Lori Sexton
She/Her/Hers
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Assistant Professor
Keara Sherman
She/Her/Hers
Counseling Services
Doctoral Intern
Jessica Smith
She/Her/Hers
Athletics
Head Coach, Women’s Soccer
Garth Tardy
He/Him/His
University Libraries
Special Formats Cataloger / Library Associate
Alberto Villamandos
He/Him/His
Spanish
Associate Professor
Shelby Webb
She/Her/Hers
School of Nursing and Health Studies
Senior Program Manager
Todd Wells
He/Him/His
Division of Student Affairs
Director, Office of Student Involvement
Theodore C. White, Ph.D.
He/Him/His
Dean, School of Biological Sciences
Marion Merrell Dow Professor
Sybil Wyatt
She/Her/Hers
Office of Affirmative Action
Director of Affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator