Staff and Contact

Our staff is available to listen to your concerns, help you assess your rights and options, connect you with support resources and more. Please call, email or stop by to schedule an appointment.

Office of Institutional Equity
320 Jesse Hall or 145 Heinkel Building (accessible entrance and parking)
573-882-3880 | equity@missouri.edu

Office of Accessibility and ADA: 573-884-7278 | ada.missouri.edu


Assistant Vice Chancellor

Andy Hayes, JD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Equity
Title IX Coordinator | Equity Officer
320 Jesse Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
573-882-3880
573-882-2824
hayesas@missouri.edu

Liz Zufall
Senior Executive Assistant
573-882-2824 | zufalle@missouri.edu


Office of Institutional Equity

Amber Lammers, JD
Associate Director of Institutional Equity
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
573-882-0943 | lammersa@missouri.edu

Primary focus: Reports with student or unaffiliated respondents

Mindy Wirges, MPA, JD
Associate Director of Institutional Equity
573-884-7526 | wirgesm@missouri.edu

Primary focus: Reports with faculty or staff respondents

Kelsey Forqueran, JD, EdD
Investigator and Outreach Coordinator
573-882-6218 | forquerank@missouri.edu

Ross Brown, JD, MA
Equity Consultant and Investigator
573-884-5241 | brownros@missouri.edu

Alison Houston
Equity Consultant and Investigator
573-882-6204 | houstonac@missouri.edu

Heidi Shearer, MA
Equity Consultant and Investigator
573-884-7065 | shearerh@missouri.edu

Julia Stensby, JD
Equity Consultant and Investigator
573-882-7868 | stensbyjd@missouri.edu

Foster
Case Manager and Response Coordinator
573-882-3880 | kfoster@missouri.edu

Office of Accessibility & ADA

Amber Cheek, JD
MU/UM System Director of Accessibility and ADA Coordinator
573-882-2824 | cheeka@missouri.edu

Ann Marie Gortmaker
Accommodations Specialist
573-884-7031 | gortmakera@missouri.edu

Ellie Stitzer, JD
Accessibility and ADA Manager
573-882-1634 | edsvf2@mail.missouri.edu


Deputy Title IX Coordinators

For Incidents at MU Health Care:

Julia Ware, MD, JD
Director of HR Administration
573-882-8187 | wareja@health.missouri.edu