Center for Black Studies
Staff and Advisory Committee

Administrative Staff

Claudine Michel, Director
(Professor, Black Studies Department)
805-893-7140

Julie Carlson, Associate Director
(Professor, Department of English)
805-893-3914

Mahsheed Ayoub, Business Officer
805-893-3914

Chryss Yost, Publications (Journal of Haitian Studies)
805-893-3914

Amy Ramos, Assistant Editor

2007-2008 Visiting Researcher

Ricardo Guthrie

2005-2006 Visiting Researcher

Myriam Chancy

2005-2006 Visiting Researcher

LeGrace Benson

2005-2006 Advisory Committee
In keeping with the UC Office of the President policy for Organized Research Units (ORUs), the Director of the Center for Black Studies' is aided by a standing Advisory Committee, chaired by a faculty member other than the Director. The Committee participates actively in setting the Center’s goals and critically evaluating its effectiveness on a continuing basis.