The principal responsibility of the CIDR Advisory Board is to advise the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost on issues related to the role of CIDR in the University, and specific programs and initiatives through which CIDR seeks to achieve its purposes.The Advisory Board is chaired by the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost.

The Chair, in consultation with CIDR staff, convenes the Advisory Board twice a year. Advisory Board members are asked to advise on CIDR policies, help anticipate broader campus response to issues and questions, and act as advocates for CIDR.

Suzanne Ortega, Chair
Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost

Ken Bube
Mathematics

Elizabeth Cooper
Dance

Eugene Edgar
College of Education

Martha Groom
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Bothell

Tom Hinckley
College of Forest Resources

Beth Kalikoff
Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, UW Tacoma

Biren "Ratnesh" Nagda
School of Social Work

Toshiyuki Ogihara
Linguistics

John Sahr
Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Barbara Wakimoto
Biology

Michelle Yee
Speech and Hearing Sciences
Graduate and Professional Student Senate