Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate: Senators

54 MEMBERS OF THE 2024-2025 FACULTY SENATE (as per Governance Article I.2c)

25 Department Representatives

Department Representative Alternate(s)
Accounting & Finance Banu Aslanertik (2027)  
Biology Greg Phillips (2027)  
Chemistry Sharon Loverde (2025)  
Computer Science Yumei Huo (2027) Sarah Zelikovitz (2027)
Curriculum & Instruction Deborah DeSimone (2026) David Allen (2025)
Economics Simone Wegge (2026)  
Educational Studies David Kritt (2027)  
Engineering & Environmental Science Neo Antoniades (2027) Mark Feuer (2027)
English Lee Papa (2027) Christina Tortora (2027)
History Susan Smith-Peter (2025) Alex Zevin (2026)
Library Valerie Forrestal (2027) Wilma Jones (2027)
Management Carles Solà Belda (2026)  
Marketing Rosane Gertner (2026) Robert Allen (2026)
Mathematics Tobias Schaefer (2027)  
Media Culture Emma Johnson (2027) Edward Miller (2027)
Nursing Randelle Sasa (2027) Karen Arca-Contreras (2027)
Performing & Creative Arts Siona Wilson (2026) Sylvia Kahan (2026)
Philosophy Mark White (2027) Robert Lovering (2025)
Physical Therapy Zaghloul Ahmed (2027) Michael Chiacchiero (2027)
Physics & Astronomy Anatoly Kuklov (2027)  
Political Science & Global Affairs Halil Ege Ozen (2027) Roshen Hendrickson (2027)
Psychology Comfort Asanbe (2025)  
Social Work Barbra Teater (2027) Patti Gross (2027)
Sociology & Anthropology Jay Arena (2027) Rafael de la Dehesa (2027)
World Languages & Literatures Sarah Pollack (2026) Lucas Marchante-Aragón (2026)

 

20 Delegates-at-Large

Name Department
Jane Alexander (2027) Engineering & Environmental Science (S&T)
Probal Banerjee (2027) Chemistry (S&T)
Alan Benimoff (2027) Engineering & Environmental Science (S&T)
Vandana Chaudhry (2027) Social Work (SHS)
Valkiria Duran-Narucki (2027) Psychology (H&SS)
Ismael Garcia-Colón (2027) Sociology & Anthropology (H&SS)
Ken Gold (2025) Educational Studies (SE)
Eric Ivison (2027) History (H&SS)
Wilma Jones (2027) Library (S&T)
Catherine Lavender (2025) History (H&SS)
Alfred Levine (2026) Engineering & Environmental Science (S&T)
Lisa Manne (2026) Biology (S&T)
Philippe Marius (2026) Sociology & Anthropology (H&SS)
Michael Paris (2027) Political Science & Global Affairs (H&SS)
Jonathan Peters (2027) Accounting & Finance (CSB)
MarkAaron Polger (2026) Library (S&T)
Thomas Tellefsen (2026) Marketing (CSB)
Allen Tesdall (2027) Mathematics (S&T)
John Verzani (2026) Mathematics (S&T)
Cindy Wong (2027) Media Culture (H&SS)

 

1 Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Programs Representative

Name
Michael Batson

 

2 CLTs

Name Department
Orit Gruber (2025) Computer Science
Mark Zdziarski (2026) Engineering & Environmental Science
Andrew Colbeck (2025) Accounting & Finance [Alternate]

 

2 Adjunct Faculty

Name Department
David Curcio (2025) Political Science & Global Affairs
Joseph Frusci (2025) History

 

4 Administration

Name Position
Timothy G. Lynch College President
Michael Steiper Chief Academic Officer / Provost
Sarolta Takács Dean, Humanities & Social Sciences
Susan Holak Dean, Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business
Burnett Joiner Interim Dean of the School of Education [Alternate]

 


Faculty Senate: Executive Committee

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE FACULTY SENATE (Terms Expire 2025)

Name Position Department
Susan Smith-Peter Chair History
Lisa Manne Vice Chair Biology
Valerie Forrestal Secretary Library
Zaghloul Ahmed At-Large Member Physical Therapy

 


Faculty Senate: Committees

Name Department
Paul Archibald (2027) Social Work (SHS)
Alan Benimoff (2027) Engineering & Environmental Science (S&T)
Kerry Falloon (2027) Library (S&T)
Sylvia Kahan (2027) Performing & Creative Arts (H&SS)
Jun Rao (2026) Computer Science (S&T)
Mark Stroud (2025) Economics (CSB)
Nelly Tournaki (2027) Educational Studies (SE)
TBD  
TBD  
Name Department
Ashley Dawson English (H&SS)
Michael Mandiberg Media Culture (H&SS)
Bethany Rogers Educational Studies (SE)
Cindy Wong Media Culture (H&SS)
Ming Xia Political Science & Global Affairs (H&SS)
Name Department
Mary Boland (2027) English (H&SS)
Christina Boyle (2027) Library (S&T)
Chris Conidis (2027) Mathematics (S&T)
Tara Ricciardi (2027) Nursing (SHS)
Dimitrios Pavlidis (2026) Engineering & Environmental Science (S&T)
Jonathan Peters (2027) Accounting & Finance (CSB)
Jun Rao (2026) Computer Science (S&T)
Sean Thatcher (2027) Engineering & Environmental Science (S&T)
TBD (SE)
Abdel Mahmoud Student
Patricia Kahn AVP & CIO for Information Technology Services & High Performance Computing Center

 

Name Department
Jay Arena (2025) Sociology & Anthropology (H&SS)
Christine Flynn Saulnier (2025) Social Work (SHS)
Tobias Johnson (2025) Mathematics (S&T)
Ali Mohamed (2027) Computer Science (S&T)
Sonia Rowe Brown (2027) Social Work (SHS)
Mark Stroud (2025) Economics (CSB)
Harry Thorne (2027) English (H&SS)
TBA (SE)
TBA  
Alex Scott Enrollment Services & Dean of Admissions (without vote)
Jennifer Durando Center for Advising & Academic Success (without vote)
Emmanuel Esperance Office of Recruitment & Admissions (without vote)
Winsome Alston College Testing Office (without vote)
Name Department
Tatiana Anderson (2027) Computer Science (H&SS)
Alyson Bardsley (2025) English (H&SS)
Karen Arca Contreras (2025) Nursing (SHS)
Aris Efting (2026) Biology (S&T)
Kalani Hettiarachchilage (2027) Physics & Astronomy (S&T)
Catherine Lavender (2026) History (H&SS)
Aida Lennon (2027) Psychology (H&SS)
Kari Meyer (2027) Social Work (SHS)
Anat Niv-Solomon (2026) PSGA (H&SS)
Sasanthi Peiris (2027) Engineering & Environmental Science (S&T)
Ting Yuan (2027) Curriculum & Instruction (SE)
TBD (CSB)
TBD  
Roshen Hendrickson (2025) PSGA (H&SS) [Alternate]
Anusha Harris Undergraduate Student
Annell McSween Registrar's Office
Carey Manifold Interim Assistant Provost for Student Success (without vote)

 

Name Department
David Allen (2025) Curriculum & Instruction (SE)
Alyson Bardsley (2025) English (H&SS)
Michael Chiacchiero (2025) Physical Therapy (SHS)
Kerry Falloon (2027) Library (S&T)
Wilma Jones (2025) Library (S&T)
Kristin Mammen (2027) Economics (CSB)
Lee Papa (2025) (One member of the College P&B)
TBD (One member of the Faculty Senate)
Michael Steiper Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost

 

Department Library Faculty Department Faculty
Accounting & Finance Judy Xiao TBD
Biology Wilma Jones Cesar Arenas-Mena
Chemistry Wilma Jones Hongbin Yu
Computer Science Valerie Forrestal Feng Gu
Curriculum & Instruction Anne Hays Igor Arievitch
Economics Jonathan Cope Linda Coull
Educational Studies Anne Hays Igor Arievitch
Engineering & Environmental Science Valerie Forrestal Satyaprakash Das
English Mark Polger Patricia Smith
History Amy Stempler Sandra Gambetti
Management Judy Xiao TBD
Marketing Judy Xiao TBD
Mathematics Christine McEvilly Mohammad Talafha
Media Culture James Kaser Edward Miller
Nursing Judy Xiao Barbara Schiano
Performing & Creative Arts Anne Hays Sean Edgecomb
Philosophy Maureen Garvey Mark White
Physical Therapy Judy Xiao Amanda Rotondo
Physics & Astronomy Valerie Forrestal Sarang Gopalakrishnan
Political Science & Global Affairs Jonathan Cope Halil Ege Ozen
Psychology Mark Polger Lana Karasik
Social Work Maureen Garvey Esther Son
Sociology & Anthropology Andrew Leykam Ozlem Goner
World Languages & Literatures Ewa Dzurak Sarah Pollack
Interdisciplinary Programs Anne Hays Catherine Lavender
Undergraduate Student Amy Stempler Thomas Chen
Graduate Student Amy Stempler Paula Faras Terán

 

Name Department
David Allen (2026) Curriculum & Instruction (SE)
Sarah Berger (2027) Psychology (H&SS)
Jason Bishop (2027) English (H&SS)
Christina Hagedorn (2027) English (H&SS)
Maria Knikou (2026) Physical Therapy (SHS)
Lisa Manne (2027) Biology (S&T)
Dan McCloskey (2027) Psychology (H&SS)
Jonathan Peters (2027) (Chair) Accounting & Finance (CSB)
Greg Phillips (2027) Biology (S&T)