2025–26 MLK Day Planning Committee

Chair of the 2025–26 Martin Luther King Day Planning Committee is Professor of Philosophy, Susan Stark

• Joyce Bennett, Associate Professor of Anthropology
• Lucy Britt, Assistant, Professor of Politics
• Lauren Buisker, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Film and Screen Studies and Director of Debate
• Raymond Clothier, Associate Multifaith Chaplain
• Phyllis Graber Jensen, Director of Photography and Video, Bates Communication Office
• Gwen Lexow, Director of Title IX and Civil Rights Compliance, President’s Office
• Edili Lopez, Assistant Dean of the Faculty for Academic Programs
• Melani McGuire, Director of HRIS and Project Management, Human Resources
• Nate Menifield, Equity and Inclusion Program Manager
• Brenda Pelletier, Associate Director of Dining, Conferences and Campus Events
• Melinda Plastas, Senior Lecturer in Gender and Sexuality Studies
• James Reese, Associate Dean for International Student Programs