Coronavirus Task Force

UNC's Coronavirus Task Force,  originally formed in the spring, has restarted and is designed to quickly respond to the evolving COVID-19 situation this fall. The task force has five committees:

• Academic Affairs Leadership Team (Faculty Impacts Committee)
• Communications and Outreach Committee
• Logistics and Infrastructure Committee
• Student Impacts Committee
• Testing, Tracing, and Public Health Committee

Associate Vice President for Administration Blaine Nickeson will chair the overall Coronavirus Task Force and act as a conduit between the committees and the President's Cabinet.

• Academic Affairs Leadership Team (Faculty Impacts Committee)

  • Nancy Matchett, Liaison
  • Mark Anderson
  • Nancy Matchett
  • Tammy Prusha
  • Michelle Retmer
  • Kim Black
  • Stephanie Torrez
  • Kim Medina
  • Olga Baron
  • Dallas Everhard
  • Oscar Levin
  • Jeri Lyons
  • Trent Lalonde
  • Laura Connolly
  • Sher Gibbs
  • Burkhard Englert
  • Kiki Gilderhus
  • Jennifer Nutefall

• Communications and Outreach

  • Nikki Troxclair, Chair
  • Elias Rufe
  • Katie-Leigh Corder
  • Evan Rattenborg
  • Deborah Moors
  • Gardiner "Tuck" Tucker

• Logistics and Infrastructure

  • Kirk Leichliter, Chair
  • Glenn Adams
  • Jayne Blodgett
  • Jediah Cummins
  • Jay Dinges
  • Matthew Doyle
  • Dennis Pumphrey
  • Graham Nugent
  • Brad Sharp
  • Vince Carter

• Student Impacts

  • Gardiner Tucker, Chair
  • Jenna Finley
  • Cristin Turner
  • Kim Medina
  • Nancy Matchett
  • Sam Black
  • Chris Cobb
  • Katrina Rodriguez
  • Student from Student Senate
  • Trish Escobar
  • Rachel Walton
  • Olga Baron
  • Kara LaSota
  • Stephanie Jones
  • Lacey Staehls
  • Desiree Kruise

•   Testing, Tracing and Public Health

  • Glenn Adams, Co-Chair
  • Cindy Vetter, Co-Chair
  • Tara Campbell
  • Deb Miller
  • Steven Abbath
  • Sarah Chase
  • Jediah Cummins
  • Matthew Doyle
  • Colleen Sonnentag
  • Tracy Damrell
  • Ron Mills