Membership

Academic Year 24-25

Senate Executive Committee

Sheela Pawar, Academic Senate ChairJim Hill, EPC Chair
Ken Seligson, Vice ChairKate Esposito, FPC Chair
Annemarie Perez, Parliamentarian Paul Fornelli, NTTFAB Representative
Rama Malladi, Secretary Thomas Norman, Statewide Senator
Laura Talamante, Statewide Senator Fall 2024 - Kirti Celly 

Voting Elected Senators

College of Art and Humanities

Department

Name

Position

Africana StudiesVacant
Art & DesignAandrea StangAssociate Professor
Asian Pacific StudiesJung-Sun Park Professor 
Chicano/a StudiesCorina Benavides LopezAssociate Professor 
CommunicationsMiriam Hernandez-Martinez Assistant Professor
Digital Media ArtsGeorge VinovichProfessor/Chair
EnglishAndrew Kalaidjian Associate Professor
HistoryKerry ShannonAssistant Professor
Interdisciplinary Studies
Labor StudiesAlfredo Carlos Assistant Professor Fall 2024 Proxy - Stephen McFarland 
Modern LanguagesIvonne Heinze-BalcazarProfessor
MusicScott S.  MorrisProfessor/Chair
Negotiation, Conflict, Resolution & Peace BuildingBrian JarrettProfessor/Chair
PhilosophyRobert JonesProfessor 
Theatre & DanceAmy AllenAssistant Professor
Women StudiesJenn BrandtProfessor

College of Business Administration and Public Policy

Department 

Name

Position

Criminal JusticeShari BerkowitzAssociate Professor 
Accounting, Finance, Economics Meghna Singhvi Associate Professor Fall 2024 Proxy - Nestor Garza Puentes 
Information SystemsPeter Xun Xu Assistant Professor
Management & MarketingChacko KannothraAssistant Professor
Public AdministrationElena KulikovProfessor/Chair

College of Health, Human Services and Nursing

Department

Name

Position

Child DevelopmentKaitlyn BreinerAssistant Professor 
Clinical Services Sarah TurkelAssistant Professor 
Comm. Science & DisorderJohn SpruillFull time Lecturer 
Division of Health ScienceTony Jehi Assistant Professor
Human ServicesHannah NguyenAssociate Professor
KinesiologyGioella ChaparroAssociate Professor
Marital & Family Therapy
NursingMaria BarbosaFull Time Lecturer
Occupational TherapyHeather KitchingFull Time Lecturer/Program Coordinator
Social WorkRaquel WarleyAssociate Professor 

College of Natural and Behavioral Science

Department

Name

Positions

AnthropologyKen SeligsonAssociate Professor Fall 2024 Proxy - Susan Needham 
BiologyHelen Chun Associate Professor 
ChemistryKari PedersonAssociate Professor
Computer ScienceBin TangAssociate Professor 
Earth ScienceParveen ChhetriAssociate Professor 
MathAlex Chen Assistant Professor
PhysicsMiguel Rodriguez VelazquezAssistant Professor 
Political ScienceChristopher HallenbrookAssistant Professor
PsychologyPhilip VieiraAssociate Professor
SociologyLa Tanya SkifferProfessor 

College of Education 

Department

Name

Position

CounselingMargarita LanderosAssistant Professor 
Graduate EducationKitty FortnerAssociate Professor
Liberal StudiesEsther Nam-HuhProfessor 
TED/Special EducationEd Curammeng Associate Professor 

Other Units/Divisions

Department

Name

Position

Emeriti- BiologyLaura RoblesProfessor
Academic Affairs Staff Vacant 
Non Adademic Affairs StaffVacant 
NTTFAdam SanfordLecturer - CNBS
NTTFSami AlsalloomLecturer - CBAPP 
Student Psychological ServicesKatie Johnson SSPARIII Counseling Psychologist
University LibraryCaroline Caffrey Librarian 

Voting-Ex-Officio

Sheela Pawar, Academic Senate Chair
Ken Seligson, Vice Chair
Kate Esposito, FPC Chair
Jim Hill, EPC Chair
Annemarie Perez, Parliamentarian
Rama Malladi, Secretary
Paul Fornelli, NTTF Representative
Thomas Norman, Statewide Senator
Laura Talamante, Statewide Senator Kirti Celly - Fall 2024 Proxy 
Efrain Contreras, ASI VPAA 
Thomas A. Parham, President

Non-Voting-Ex-Officio       

Eva Sevcikova, VP, University Advancement
Stephanie Brasley, Dean, Library
Tim Caron, Dean, CAH
Kim Costino, Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Andrew Drummond, VP, Academic Advising & Career Development 
William Franklin, VP, Student Affairs
Justin Gammage, Chief of Staff 
Mi-Sook Kim, Dean, CHHSN
Corinne Martinez, Interim AVP Faculty Affairs & Development
Leonardo Martinez, Acting Dean, CNBS
Chris Manriquez, VP, IT
Kim McNutt, Dean, CEIE
Ken O'Donnell, Vice Provost, AA
Alana Olschwang, AVP Institutional Research
Jessica Pandya, Dean, COE
Bobbie Porter, VP, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 
Sheree Schrager, Dean, Graduate Studies
Philip LaPolt, Acting Provost & VP Acad Affairs
Deborah Wallace, VP of Administration and Finance
Joseph Wen, Dean, CBAPP