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:
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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 2025-26 Members
Maggie (Margaret) Smith – Law, PS, CJA (Chair)
Meryem Abouali – Math & CS
Jacob Adler – Library
David Blake – Art & Music
Penny Geyer – Law, PS, CJA
Heath Grant – Law, PS, CJA
Sadie Huang – Counseling & Human Services
Karen Kaplowitz – English
Maksi Kutrolli – Math & CS
Monica Mattesi – Sciences
Muath Obaidat – Math & CS
Jennifer Page – Philosophy
Ricardo Puga y Vidals – Honors Program
Raymond David Rosas – English
Gabrielle Salfati – Psychology
Ignacio Sanchez – Library
Alexander Schlutz – English
Vivek Sharma – Math & CS
Francis Sheehan – Sciences
Valerie West – Criminal Justice
Faculty Senate Committee on Honorary Degrees 2025-26 Members
Nathan Lents – Sciences (Chair)
George Andreopoulos – Political Science
Enrique Chavez-Arvizo – Philosophy
Janice Bockmeyer – Political Science
Kashka (Katarzyna) Celinska – Law, PS, & CJA
Gerald (Jerry) Markowitz – Interdisciplinary Studies: History
Mangai Natarajan – Criminal Justice
Faculty Senate Committee on Racial Justice & Inclusion 2025-26 Members
Jessica Gordon-Nembhard – Africana Studies (Co-Chair)
Gerald (Jerry) Markowitz – Interdisciplinary Studies/History (Co-Chair)
Chevy Alford – SEEK
Lissette Delgado-Cruzata – Sciences
Sharon Gandarilla-Javier – LPS
Heath Grant – LPS
Michelle Holder – Economics
Linda Humes – Africana Studies
Joseph Maldonado – Counseling & Human Resources
Belinda Rincon – LLS & English
Shilpa Viswanath – Public Management