Belonging Education & Support System Team

Leaders from across the Sac State campus come together to form the BESS Team. They ensure that the University's bias response is healing, holistic, and also complies with Title IX of the Civil Rights Act. The BESS team repsonds using a restorative justice approach aimed at preventing future bias incidents.

BESS Team Roster:

• Betts, Katherine - Chair
  Belonging Education & Support Director
  betts@csus.edu
• Mary Lee Vance
  Office for Equal Opportunity Representative
  equalopportunity@csus.edu
• Carroll, Tom
  Student Conduct Representative
  tcarroll@csus.edu
• Chela Cholula (Employees)
  Human Resources Representative
  cholula@csus.edu
• Croly, Nicki
  Student Organizations & Leadership Representative
  croly@csus.edu
• Diaz, Viridiana
  Identity Centers Representative
  viridiaz@csus.edu
• Dupree, VeRonica
  Academic Labor Relations Representative
  v.busby@csus.edu
• Jones, Samuel N
  University Housing Representative
  samuel.jones@csus.edu
• Lutz, Ronald L
  CAPS Representative
  lutzr@csus.edu
• Macriss, Bill
  Dean of Students Office Representative
  bmacriss@csus.edu
• Mills, Ed
  Student Affairs Representative
  emills@csus.edu
• Munoz, Danielle N
  CARES Representative
  danielle.munoz@csus.edu
• Rincon, Lina
  Faculty Diversity and Inclusion Representative
  lina.rincon@csus.edu
• Vance, Mary Lee
  SSWD Representative
  marylee.vance@csus.edu
• Representatives needed from Academic Affairs and Athletics