Membership of College Council and Committees

2025-2026

Table of Contents

• College Council Membership
• College Council Interim Executive Committee
• Executive Committee of the College Council
• Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee
• Committee on Student Interests
• Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee
• Committee on Faculty Personnel
• Budget and Planning Committee
• Financial Planning Subcommittee
• Strategic Planning Subcommittee
• Committee on Graduate Studies
• Committee on Student Evaluation of the Faculty
• Provost Advisory Council
• Council of Undergraduate Program Coordinators
• Committee on Honors, Prizes and Awards
• Special Committee (Reserved)

           College Council Membership        

The College Council shall be the primary governing body of John Jay College of Criminal Justice. It shall have authority to establish College policy on all matters except those specifically reserved by the Education Law or by the Bylaws of the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York to the President or to other officials of John Jay College or of The City University of New York, or to the CUNY Board of Trustees.  The College Council shall consist of the following members:

• Eight (8) faculty alternates who may vote, make motions and be counted as part of the College Council’s quorum only during the absence of a permanent faculty representative:

1. Jacob Adler
2. Ned Benton
3. Sergio Gallegos
4. Allison Kavey
5. David Munns
6. Marie Springer
7. Vacant
8. Vacant

Higher Education Officers elected by the Higher Education Officers Council: 

37. Catherine Alves (Academic Affairs)
38. Samuel Lopez (EMSA)
39. Rulisa Galloway-Perry (Africana Studies)
40. Angel Polanco (EMSA)

• Two (2) Higher Education Officer alternates who may vote, make motions and be counted as part of the College Council’s quorum only during the absence of a permanent higher education officer representative:

1. Helen Keier
2. Jennifer Lorenzo 

Students

• Four (4) alternate student representatives who may vote, make motions and be counted as part of the College Council’s quorum only during the absence of a permanent student representative:

1. Alvina Irfan
2. Olami Ayebusiwa
3. Kamaya Benjamin
4. Vacant

College Council Interim Executive Committee

The faculty, higher education officers and student representatives shall be elected by the College Council from among its members in September of each year. From June 1 until such time as the College Council holds this election, there shall be an Interim Executive Committee, which shall consist of the following members:

The faculty, higher education officer and student members of the Interim Executive Committee shall nominate College Council members of their respective constituencies as candidates for election to the Executive Committee.

Executive Committee of the College Council

There shall be an Executive Committee which shall be the College Council's Agenda Committee. It shall have the power to call the College Council into extraordinary session, and shall have only such powers, functions, and duties as the College Council may delegate to it to exercise during periods when the College Council is not in session. The faculty, higher education officers and student representatives shall be elected by the College Council from among its members in September of each year.  The faculty, higher education officer and student members of the Interim Executive Committee shall nominate College Council members of their respective constituencies as candidates for election to the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee shall consist of the following members:

Seven (7) members of the full-time faculty as defined in Article I, Section 3.a.i

1. Elton Beckett- Africana Studies
2. Artem Domashevskiy- Sciences
3. Heath Grant- Law, Police Science and CJA
4. Karen Kaplowitz- English
5. Brian Maule- Law, Police Science and CJA
6. Francis Sheehan- Sciences
7. Joseph Maldonado- Counseling and Human Services

• Two (2) higher education officers

1. Catherine Alves
2. Helen Keier

• Three (3) students

1. Jamella Richmond
2. Zephan Patterson
3. Akaylah Rose

Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee

There shall be a Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards which shall consider all matters relating to the undergraduate curriculum of the College and make recommendations to the College Council on such matters as: proposed programs; additions, deletions and modifications of courses and existing programs; distribution; core requirements; basic skills; academic standards; and, policies pertaining to student recruitment and admissions.

The Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Standards shall consist of the following members:

• The chairperson of each of the academic departments, or a full-time member of the faculty, as defined in Article I, Section 3.a.i of the Charter of Governance, who has served in that capacity at the College for at least one (1) year, to be elected from among the members of that department to serve for two (2) academic years:

Three (3) students, each of whom have reached or exceeded Sophomore Standing, earned a minimum of 15 credits in residence at John Jay, and have a John Jay College cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0.

1. Kamaya Benjamin
2. Francely Rave
3. Matthew Wiesner

Committee on Student Interests

There shall be a Committee on Student Interests which shall be concerned with matters of student life including but not limited to student organizations, student housing, extracurricular activities, and student concerns at the College.  The Committee on Student Interests shall consist of the following members:

• Two (2) members of the faculty

1. Anthony Cangelosi- LPS
2. Shamus Smith- LPS

• Six (6) students

1. John Harrison
2. Halin Kang
3. Minahell Nadeem
4. Saja Khalil
5. Michael Farfan
6. Evelin Rosario Morales 

Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee

As set forth in Article XV of the Bylaws of the CUNY Board of Trustees, there shall be a Faculty-Student Disciplinary Committee which shall have primary jurisdiction in all matters of student discipline not handled administratively.  The committee shall abide by the procedures required by Article XV of the Bylaws of the CUNY Board of Trustees. A Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee shall consist of two (2) members of the faculty, or one (1) faculty member and one (1) member of the Higher Education Officer series (HEO), two (2) students and a chairperson who shall be a faculty member.  As set forth in Article XV of the Bylaws of the CUNY Board of Trustees, the rotating panels shall be appointed as follows:

• The President shall select, in consultation with the Executive Committee, three (3) full-time members of the faculty, as defined in Article I, Section 3.a.i of the Charter, to receive training and to serve in rotation as chair of the Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee.

1. Emily Haney-Caron
2. David Shapiro
3. Erica Burleigh

• The full-time members of the faculty, as defined in the Charter of Governance, shall be selected by lot from a panel of six (6) members of the full-time faculty elected annually by the Faculty Senate.

1. Mustafa Demir
2. Sharon Gandarilla-Javier
3. Linda Humes
4. Jamie Longazel
5. Gloria Proni
6. Todd Stambaugh

• The HEO members shall be selected by lot from a panel of six (6) HEOs appointed biennially by the President, upon recommendation by the HEO Council.

1. Justin Barden
2. Elena Beharry
3. Alisa Thomas
4. Sara Scaldaferry
5. Janice Bravo
6. Kristal Singh

• The student members shall be selected by lot from a panel of six (6) students elected annually in an election in which all students registered at the College shall be eligible to vote.

1. Louvinious Shuhari
2. Evelin Rosario Morales
3. Davia A. Willis
4. Najmul Islam
5. Zobia Mushtaq
6. Elijah Bernard

In the event that the student panel or faculty panel or both are not elected, or if more panel members are needed, the President shall have the duty to select the panel or panels which have not been elected. No individuals on the panel shall serve for more than two (2) consecutive years.

Notwithstanding the above, in cases of sexual assault, stalking and other forms of sexual violence, the President shall designate from the panels one (1) chairperson, two (2) faculty/HEO members, and two (2) students, who shall be specially trained on an annual basis, and who shall constitute the Faculty Student Disciplinary Committee in all such cases.

Committee on Faculty Personnel

There shall be a Committee on Faculty Personnel which shall review from the departments and other appropriate units of the College all recommendations for appointments to the instructional staff in the following ranks: Distinguished Professor, Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, Distinguished Lecturer, Lecturer, Chief College Laboratory Technician, Senior College Laboratory Technician, and College Laboratory Technician, and make recommendations to the President.  It shall also receive recommendations for promotions and reappointments with or without tenure, together with compensation, in the aforementioned ranks of the instructional staff and shall recommend to the President actions on these matters.  It may also recommend to the President special salary increments. The President shall consider such recommendations in making his or her recommendations on such matters to the CUNY Board of Trustees.

Policy recommendations of the committee shall be made to the College Council for action. Recommendations with respect to appointments, promotions, and other matters specified in the paragraph above, shall be reported to the President and shall not be considered by the College Council except at the discretion of the President.  The Committee shall receive and consider petitions and appeals from appropriate members of the instructional staff with respect to matters of status and compensation, and shall present its recommendations to the President.  Further appeals shall follow CUNY procedures.  The Committee on Faculty Personnel shall consist of the following members:

• Chairperson of each academic department:

• Three (3) at-large full-time members of the full-time faculty from amongst those who hold the rank of tenured associate and/or tenured full professor, who receive the highest number of votes in a general faculty election shall be the permanent at-large faculty representatives of the committee.
  1. Heath Grant
  2. Nathan Lents
  3. Karen Okamoto
• Three (3) members of the faculty who receive the next highest number of votes in a general faculty election will be alternate faculty representatives on the committee.  An alternate may vote, make motions and be counted as part of the quorum only when a chairperson and/or an at-large faculty representative is absent.

1. Michelle Holder
2. Adam McKible
3. Michael Pfeifer

Budget and Planning Committee

There shall be a Budget and Planning Committee which shall be responsible for reviewing budget information, making recommendations on the financial and budgetary matters of the College, and providing guidance on comprehensive and strategic planning for the College.  The President, or their designee, shall make quarterly financial reports to the Budget and Planning Committee.  Pursuant to College Council bylaws, administrative members of committees shall be those named, or those holding equivalent positions and functions, as determined by the President.  The Budget and Planning Committee shall consist of the following members:

• Two members of the non-instructional staff, as defined in Article XIV, Section 14.1 of the Bylaws of the CUNY Board of Trustees.

1. Anthony Chambers
2. Vacant

 Financial Planning Subcommittee

There shall be a Financial Planning Subcommittee of the Budget and Planning Committee which shall meet on a periodic basis in the development of the College’s Annual Financial Plan.  Pursuant to College Council bylaws, administrative members of committees shall be those named, or those holding equivalent positions and functions, as determined by the President.  The Financial Planning Subcommittee of the Budget and Planning Committee shall consist of the following members:

The Associate Provost of Strategy and Operations, Kinya Chandler, and the Assistant Vice President for Finance, Helen Cedeno shall staff the subcommittee.

Strategic Planning Subcommittee

There shall be a Strategic Planning Subcommittee of the Budget and Planning Committee which shall provide guidance to the President on comprehensive and strategic planning including development of major planning documents and accreditation studies, related process and outcome assessment and space planning.  Pursuant to College Council bylaws, administrative members of committees shall be those named, or those holding equivalent positions and functions, as determined by the President.  The Strategic Planning Subcommittee of the Budget and Planning Committee shall consist of the following members:

The Director of Institutional Research, Rohit Murarka and the Director of Institutional Assessment, Dyanna Pooley shall staff the subcommittee.

Committee on Graduate Studies

There shall be a Committee on Graduate Studies which shall be responsible for establishing general policy for the graduate programs, subject to review by the College Council. It shall have primary responsibility for admission, curriculum, degree requirements, course and standing matters, periodic evaluation of the graduate programs and for other areas of immediate and long-range importance to the quality and growth of graduate study. The committee shall also be responsible for advising on all matters relating to graduate student honors, prizes, scholarships and awards.  The Committee on Graduate Studies shall review and approve program bylaws for each graduate program. Such bylaws shall then be submitted to the Executive Committee of the College Council for review and approval. Program bylaws may provide for co-directors after assessing factors such as program size and the interdisciplinary nature of the curriculum.  The Committee on Graduate Studies shall consist of the following members:

Committee on Student Evaluation of the Faculty

There shall be a Committee on Student Evaluation of the Faculty which shall be responsible for a continuous review of faculty evaluation procedures; review of the design of the survey instrument; recommendations for the terms under which the instrument will be used; and for the development of guidelines which shall be submitted to the College Council for review. The Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs shall designate staff for the committee. The Committee on Student Evaluation of the Faculty shall consist of the following members: 

• Four (4) full-time members of the faculty

1. Keith Markus - Psychology
2. Christopher Hermann- Law, PS & CJA
3. Daniel Martens Yaverbaum - Sciences
4. Sung-Suk Violet Yu – Criminal Justice

• Two (2) students

1. Michael Farfan
2. John Harrison

The committee shall elect a chairperson from among its faculty members.  Members shall serve for a term of two (2) years.

Provost Advisory Council

There shall be a Provost Advisory Council which shall provide a formal means for the Provost to consult with faculty leadership on matters of joint concern such as budget, faculty recruitment and development, and personnel policies and practices.  The Provost Advisory Council shall consist of the following members:

Council of Undergraduate Program Coordinators

There shall be a Council of Undergraduate Program Coordinators which shall provide a formal means to represent the concerns of those responsible for undergraduate majors and shall provide a formal means for reviewing matters of concern such as program review and revision, staffing, curriculum development and the scheduling of courses.  The Council of Undergraduate Program Coordinators shall consist of the following members:

Committee on Honors, Prizes and Awards

There shall be a Committee on Honors, Prizes and Awards which shall make recommendations to the College Council for undergraduate student recipients.  The Committee on Honors, Prizes and Awards shall consist of the following members:

• Three (3) full-time members of the faculty

1. Mustafa Demir- LPS
2. Melissa McShea- Public Management
3. Ashley Velez- English

• Three (3) students, each of whom have reached or exceeded Sophomore Standing, earned a minimum of 15 credits in residence at John Jay, and have a John Jay College cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Student representatives shall not be seniors.

1. Telecisa McKenzie
2. Valeria Pavia
3. Tasnim Nobah

Special Committee of the College Council

(Reserved)