Meet the Team
To learn more and to find out how to get involved, contact TRHT director, Tandra Taylor at tantayl@siue.edu.
Partnerships are being built and strengthened with community organizations whose current activities demonstrate a commitment to racial equity and whose goals align with those of the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation effort. We will continue to expand our network as the project evolves.
Mailing Address
SIUE TRHT Campus Center
RH 3318
Box 1151
Edwardsville, IL 62026
TRHT Director
Core Planning Team
Kathryn Bentley, MFA
Associate Professor, Theater and Dance
Director of Black Studies
618-650-2436
kbentle@siue.edu
Lydia Jackson, MLS
Assistant to the Provost for Library and Community Engagement
Associate Dean of Library & Information Services, Associate Professor
618-650-2604
ljackso@siue.edu
Bryan Jack, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, History
Director, Universities Studying Slavery
618-650-3231
bjack@siue.edu
Suman Mishra, PhD
Professor, Mass Communications
Director of Graduate Studies
618-650-5628
smishra@siue.edu
Connie Frey Spurlock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Sociology
Director, SIUE Successful Communities Collaborative
618-650-3713
cfrey@siue.edu
Community Partners
Antwoinette L. Ayers
IAmEStL Communications Director
Visual Movements CEO
Antwoinette@visualmovements.com
