Faculty Senate Membership & Committees

At-large Representatives of the Full-time Faculty 2026-27

Ned Benton – Public Management
Artem Domashevskiy – Sciences
Kendra Doychak – Psychology
Joy Dunkley – Library
Heath Grant – Law, Police Science & CJA
Michelle Holder – Economics
Karen Kaplowitz – English
Allison Kavey – History
Jamie Longazel – Political Science
Monica Mattesi – Sciences
Francis Sheehan – Sciences
Todd Stambaugh – Math & CS
Charles Stone – Psychology

At-large Representatives of the Adjunct Faculty 2026-27

Jonathan Epstein – History
Manouska Saint Gilles – Law, Police Science & CJA
Marie Springer – Public Management

Departmental Representatives 2026-27

Africana Studies: Elton Beckett
Anthropology: Deneia Fairweather
Art & Music: Macushla Robinson
Counseling & Human Services: Joseph Maldonado
Criminal Justice: Meriem Rebbani
Economics: Joseph Rebello
English: Veronica Hendrick
History: Dustin Meier
Interdisciplinary Studies:  Bibi (Silvina) Calderero
Latin American & Latinx Studies:  Amada Santiago
Law, Police Science & CJA: Frank Chen
Library: Jacob Adler
Math & Computer Science: Kumar Ramansenthil
Modern Languages & Literature: Javier Moreno Rivero
Philosophy: James DiGiovanni
Political Science: Alex (Alexandra) Moffatt-Bateau
Psychology: Jacqueline Katzman
Public Management: Sofia [Elsa-Sofia] Morote
Sciences: 
SEEK: 
Sociology: Sergio Grossi

Executive Committee 2026-27 Members

President: Karen Kaplowitz
Vice President: Heath Grant
Recording Secretaries: Francis Sheehan & Todd Stambaugh
Corresponding Secretary: Ned Benton
At-Large Member: Jennifer Dysart
At-Large Member: Joseph Maldonado

Faculty Senate Committee on Technology 2026-27 Members 

Meryem Abouali – Math & CS
Jacob Adler – Library
Daniel Blake – Art & Music
Penny Geyer – Law, PS, CJA 
Heath Grant – Law, PS, CJA 
Jonathan Hanon – Math & CS
Sadie Huang – Counseling & Human Services
Mohammad Islam – Math & CS 
Maksi Kutrolli – Math & CS 
Richard Li – Sciences 
Peter Mameli – Public Management 
Monica Mattesi – Sciences (Co-Chair)
Muath Obaidat – Math & CS 
Jennifer Page – Philosophy
Susan Pickman – LPS
Clair Quaintance – Library
Ray Rosas – English
Ignacio Sanchez – Library 
Alexander Schlutz – English  
Vivek Sharma – Math & CS 
Maggie (Margaret) Smith – ICJE (Co-Chair)
Todd Stambaugh – Math & CS
Valerie West – Criminal Justice
Gary Wright – LPS 

Faculty Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees 2026-27 Members

George Andreopoulos – Political Science
Enrique Chavez-Arvizo – Philosophy
Regina Bernard-Carreno – Africana Studies
Nathan Lents – Sciences (Chair)
Mangai Natarajan – Criminal Justice Kashka (Katarzyna) Celinska – Law, PS, & CJA
Daryl Wout – Psychology

Faculty Senate Committee on Racial Justice & Inclusion 2026-27 Members

Chevy Alford – SEEK
Jocelyn Castillo – Library
Sharon Gandarilla-Javier – LPS
Jessica Gordon-Nembhard – Africana Studies (Chair)
Heath Grant – LPS
Michelle Holder – Economics
Mohammad Islam – Math & CS
Kimora – LPS
Belinda Rincon – LLS & English
Shamus Smith – LPS