RJTP Cohorts
In order to be sustainable and ongoing, this program utilizes a train-the-trainer model.
The Fall 2021 term launched the first RJTP cohort consisting of a group of experienced practitioners. Members of the Fall 2021 cohort were then trained Spring 2022 on how to facilitate the program. Starting in Fall 2022, our trained UMTC facilitators lead RJTP.
Participant Feedback
"Participating in the RJTP cohort has provided a deeply engaging and cross-unit forum for me to develop my ability to recognize, identify and discuss racial equity concepts as they apply to my advising role. I would highly recommend this program for anyone looking to build community around concepts and topics of racial equity in higher education."
"RJTP provides a rich curriculum for expanding knowledge and building accountability for racial justice work. The cohort model creates a warm, inclusive but still challenging space for learning and practice."
"The RJTP program provided a supportive community that challenged me to reevaluate my work in racial justice, meet others across campus who also engage in this work, and find points of collaboration to make change. I have deepened my understanding of how my racial biases show up, how to engage with individuals in conversations around racial justice that can be productive, and create a space for learning and growth."
"I am so appreciative of this training program. I grew not only as a University adviser, but as an individual as well. I was able to learn from both the facilitators and the shared experiences and perspectives of my cohort as well. I am leaving the program much more confident in continuing to do my part in racial justice work within and outside of the University."
"I have been inspired and uplifted by this program! I am so grateful for the opportunity to convene with this community over the course of the year; it has been so critical to my growth and understanding of this work."
"RJTP has been a meaningful opportunity for me to connect with others on campus who are dedicated to racial justice work. I have learned so much from my colleagues and am grateful to continue learning in community."
"The RJTP sessions provided a space where I could be vulnerable about things I was ignorant of or nervous about, and about things that I felt I particularly needed to work on. At the same time, I learned a lot from the other professionals in my cohort. By the end of the program, I gained a variety of insights, resources, and strategies that I can use to continue to improve my understanding of and work in racial justice, both in my professional and personal life."
Spring 2024 RJTP Cohort
Amanda Niskode-Dossett, CAPE
Annie Ryman, CLA
Chong Moua, CBS
Chong Vang, CLA
Dan Butler, CLA
Danielle Schnettler, CEHD TRIO
Fadumo Haji-Aweis, CLA
Jacob Ziegler, Public Health
Josie Kahlenbeck, CLA
Kate Meyer, LAC
Kay Glasgow, CBS
Mohamed-Khadar Qas, CLA
Molly Green, LAC
Pheng Xiong, CBS
2023-24 RJTP Advising Leader Cohort
Amy Gunter, CSE
Angie Rivera-Sturtevant, CLA
Bavi Weston, CLA
Brittany Dilling, CSE
Brooke Arnold, CSOM
Catherina Kipper, CLA
Kelsey Schlichting-Johnson, CSE
LeeAnn Melin, OUE
Les Opatz, CLA
Liz Kalinowski Ohrt, CBS
Marnie Andrews, CSE
Sarah Campbell, CLA
Scott Coenen, CCAPS
Fall 2023 Train-the-Trainer Cohort / UMTC RJTP Facilitators
Natasha Bellefeuille, CBS
Tracey Hammell, School of Kinesiology, CEHD
Veronica Myers, CEHD
Luke Feuling Porter, Medical School Student Affairs
Shari L. Robinson, CCAPS
Natalie Sartori Wharton, CLA
Spring 2023 RJTP Cohort
Betsy Hendrick, Medical School
Claire Schmidt, CSE
Erica Ratner, CSE
Lissa Martinez Greer, PES
Mallory Schweim, CSE
Natasha Bellefeuille, CBS
Rebecca Rassier, CLA
Rita Richardson, CEHD
Sarah Jaumann, CCAPS
Sheri Beck, Center for Allied Health
Shontel Smith, CSOM
Tony Och, CBS
Veronica Myers, CEHD
Fall 2022 RJTP Cohort
Adriana Taborda, CLA
Anja Hovde, CCAPS
Christina Dunbar, Learning Abroad Center
Jean Merrill, CLA
JoJamba Matthews, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program, CLA
Leya Didur, CLA
Luke Feuling Porter, Medical School Student Affairs
Maryanne Williams Smoczyk, Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Natalie Sartori Wharton, CLA
Oscar Diaz, CLA PES
Spring 2022 Train-the-Trainer Cohort / UMTC RJTP Facilitators
Amy Hackett, Office of Undergraduate Education
Anna Mraz, CEHD Student Services
Chris Schlichting, CDES Student Services
Evan Johnson, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program, CLA
Kai Takatsuka, CAPE
Kristin Farrell, University Honors Program
Leslie Boey, CLA
Margo Gray, CCAPS
Marlin Farley, School of Public Health/ Epidemiology and Community Health
Martha Scott Johnson, School of Nursing
Quinn Nelson, President's Emerging Scholars, CLA
Rebecca Aylesworth, University Honors Program
Robin Peterson, Center for Allied Health Programs
Tommy Van Norman, CFANS Student Services
Tracey Hammell, School of Kinesiology, CEHD
Will O'Berry, President's Emerging Scholars Program
Fall 2021 RJTP Inaugural Cohort
Amy Hackett, Office of Undergraduate Education
Anna Mraz, CEHD Student Services
Chris Schlichting, CDES Student Services
Evan Johnson, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program, CLA
Hannah Boldt, CAPE
Kacey Gregerson, CSE, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Kai Takatsuka, CAPE
Kelly Thomas, CSE, Computer Science and Engineering Department
Kristin Farrell, University Honors Program
Laura Rosenberg, School of Social Work, CEHD
Leslie Boey, CLA
Margo Gray, CCAPS
Marlin Farley, School of Public Health/Epidemiology and Community Health
Martha Scott Johnson, School of Nursing
Miriam Wood Alameda, President's Emerging Scholars Program
Quinn Nelson, President's Emerging Scholars, CLA
Rebecca Aylesworth, University Honors Program
Robin Peterson, Center for Allied Health Programs
Tommy Van Norman, CFANS Student Services
Tracey Hammell, School of Kinesiology, CEHD
Will O'Berry, President's Emerging Scholars Program
Apply to Participate
The application window for the fall '24 cohort opens June 2024.
Interested in the program and looking for ways to prepare? Check out the advisor Toolkit to help generate ideas for promoting your own growth and development.