The TCD Steering Committee is the policy-setting body for the TCD program. The committee provides direction, guidance, sets procedures, reviews and approves TCD budget, and other requests. The Steering Committee membership is representative of our UF community and includes representatives from key programs (e.g., MDP), core and affiliate faculty, TCD staff, and students.
Specifically, the committee is composed of four core TCD faculty (Director + 3); TCD Program Coordinator; 3 affiliate faculty members; 2 students (one each working in Africa and Latin America); and program representatives (currently ACLI and MDP). Each member will normally serve two years.
Current TCD Steering Committee AY 2026/2027
Director: Pilar Useche
Program Coordinator: Patricia Delamonica Sampaio
Academic Advisor: Karen Kainer
Core Faculty: Jazmín Gonzales Tovar (year 2); TBD (year 1)
Affiliate Faculty: Amanda Subalusky (year 2); TBD (year 1); TBD (year1)
Associate Programs Reps.: TBD (MALAS) and Glenn Galloway (MDP)
Student Reps.:
Africa Representative – Lungelo Khanyile (PhD, Biology)
Asia Representative – Samagya Kharel (MDP)
Latin America Representative – Yukti Taneja (PhD, SNRE)