2024 - 2025 Academic Senate Committee Membership List

Committees of the Academic Senate

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Katherine Howard '27 Arts & Letters
Shikha Upadhyaya (Ch) '25 Business & Economics
Judy Huand '26 Education
Chengyu Sun '25 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Elizabeth Winokur '27 Health & Human Services
__________________ '27 Ethnic Studies
Kirsten Fisher (V-Ch) '25 Natural & Social Sciences
Sarah Baker '25 Library & Student Affairs
Kathryn (Mandy) Hillstrom '26 Nominations Committee
Azalea Camacho '27 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Undergraduate Student
__________________ '25 Postbacalaureate Student
Christopher Harris '25 Exec Comm Liaison
Michelle Hawley   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Cheryl Pugh   Recording Secretary

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Amy Santoferraro '27 Arts & Letters
Andre Avramchuk (Alexandru Roman*) '25 Business & Economics
Jennifer McCormick '26 Education
Michael Ibraham (Manveen Kaur*) '25 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
_________________  '27 Ethnic Studies
Miwako Hisago '26 Health & Human Services
Edith Porter '25 Natural & Social Sciences
Lettycia Terrones (Ch) '27 Library & Student Affairs
Heidi Riggio (V-Ch) '26 Nominations Committee
Jessica Dennis '27 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Undergraduate Student
__________________ '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Talia Bettcher '25 Exec Comm Liaison
Elizabeth Heise   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Virginia Green   Recording Secretary

(*)1-year alternate

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Marina Cuzoic-Severn '26 Arts & Letters
Lusi Li '25 Business & Economics
Leila Ricci '27 Education
David Blekhman '25 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
___________________ '27 Ethnic Studies
Stefan Keslacy (Ch) '27 Health & Human Services
Jessica DeShazo (Jessica Bremner*) '26 Natural & Social Sciences
Adele Dobry '25 Library & Student Affairs
Michael Runnels (V-Ch) '25 Nominations Committee
Holly Yu '26 Nominations Committee
Mark Wild '26 Nominations Committee
_________________ '25 Undergraduate Student
__________________ '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Kevin Baaske '25 Exec Comm Liaison
Carlos Beltran   VPA & CFO or Desig (Exec Secy)
Yohana Coronel   Recording Secretary

(*)1-year alternate

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Nina O’Brien '25 Arts & Letters
Devika Hazra (Ch) '26 Business & Economics
Ya-Chih (Jilly) Chang '27 Education
_______________________ '25 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Melina Abdullah '27 Ethnic Studies
Carlena Orosco (V-Ch) '26 Health & Human Services
Mechael Hayes '27 Natural & Social Sciences
Tiffanie Ford-Baxter '26 Library & Student Affairs
Jessica DeShazo '25 Exec Comm Liaison

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Joseph Gallegos '27 Arts & Letters
Mohammad Mollah '27 Business & Economics
Socorro Orozco (Ch) '25 Education
Arezoo Khodayari '26 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________ '27 Ethnic Studies
Stacey Warner '25 Health & Human Services
__________________ '25 Natural & Social Sciences
__________________ '26 Library & Student Affairs
Pamella Howell (V-Ch)  '25 Nominations Committee
__________________ '27 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Undergraduate Student
__________________ '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Maria Oropeza Fujimoto '25 Exec Comm Liaison
M. Hawley *Andrea Villegas   Dean Und Grad Stds/*Desg
K. Elliot Brown *Andrew Chavez   Dean Grad Studies/*Desg
Patrick Day   VP for Student Life (Exec Secy)
__________________   Recording Secretary

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Zachary Zezima '26 Arts & Letters
Mengying He '25 Business & Economics
Benjamin Emihovich '25 Education
Masood Shahverdi '25 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________ '26 Ethnic Studies
Wook Yang '25 Health & Human Services
Susan Cohen '25 Natural & Social Sciences
Jayati Chaudhuri '26 Library & Student Affairs
__________________ '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Jason Shiotsugu   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Anika Sarin '25 Arts & Letters
Yuanyuan Li '25 Business & Economics
Benjamin Emihovich '25 Education
Manveen Kaur '25 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________ '25 Ethnic Studies
Jessica MOrales-Chicas '25 Health & Human Services
Edith Porter '25 Natural & Social Sciences
Summer Peng '25 Library & Student Affairs
__________________ '25 ASI President or Designee

Name Year College/Dept/Title
__________________ '25 Nominations Committee
Michael Joseph '25 Nominations Committee
Nicole Horejsi '25 Nominations Committee
Adele Dobry '26 Nominations Committee
Edith Porter '27 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Upper Div or Postbac Std
Marcela Villanueva   Public Member
Jeffrey Lee   University Veterinarian
Rominna Valentine Ico   Biological Safety Officer, Ex Officio
Jason Shiotsugu   Animal Care Director
Jenny Arvizu   Animal Care Supervisor
Jason Shiotsugu   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)

Name Year College/Dept/Title
__________________ '28 Nominations Committee
__________________  '28 Nominations Committee
Cheryl Kamei-Hannan '25 Nominations Committee
Stefan Keslacy '25 Nominations Committee
Allison Mattheis '26 Nominations Committee
__________________ '28 Nominations Committee
Sharon Ulanoff ’27  Nominations Committee
Karina Martinez   IRB Staff Member
Claire Riner   IRB Staff Member
Cathy Weinstein   Public Member
Jason Shiotsugu   Provost or Des. (Exec Secy)

Name Year College/Dept/Title
__________________ '25 Nominations Committee
__________________  '25 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 ASI President or Designee
__________________ '25 Alumni Representative

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Silvia Martin '26 Nominations Committee
Yves-Martin Feller '27 Nominations Committee
Nancy Warter-Perez   Presidential Appointee
__________________   Presidential Appointee
Jeffrey Underwood    Assoc VP for Research or
__________________   Designee (Exec Secy)

Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Sarah Minslow '25 Arts & Letters
Song Xing '25 Business & Economics
Robin Dodds '27 Education
Maryam Nazari (Jeffrey S. Santner) '26 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________ '27 Ethnic Studies
Kimberly Kisler '27 Health & Human Services
Mary (Katie) Dingeman '26 Natural & Social Sciences
Tiffanie Ford-Baxter (V-Ch) '26 Library & Student Affairs
__________________ '25 Undergraduate Student
Katherine Howard '25 EPC Liaison
__________________ '25 SPC Liaison
Andrea Villegas   Exec Director of Student Success and Advising
Michelle Hawley   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Raul Santa Cruz  

Recording Secretary

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Christopher Harris '26 Arts & Letters
Yalan Feng '26 Business & Economics
Benjamin Emihovich '27 Education
Zilong Ye '27 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________ '24 Ethnic Studies
Sierra Cordova '25 Health & Human Services
Jingjing Li '26 Natural & Social Sciences
Sheree Fu '25 Library & Student Affairs
Kathryn Hillstrom '25 EPC Liaison
__________________ '25 Undergraduate Student
__________________ '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Catherine Haras   Director of CETL or Designee
Catherine Haras   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Maryam Movsumov   Recording Secretary
__________________   ITS

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Patti Kilroy (Ch) '26 Arts & Letters
Somak Benerjee (V-Ch) '27 Business & Economics
Theresa Meyerott '27 Education
Jungsoo Lim '25 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________ '27 Ethnic Studies
Leila Rahnama '27 Health & Human Services
Justin Troyka '26 Natural & Social Sciences
Kendall Faulkner '26 Library & Student Affairs
Judy Huang '25 EPC Liaison
Lori Krekorian  '25 Undergraduate Student
__________________ '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Esther Tam   UGS, Current Analyst
Margaret Garcia   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Cheryl Pugh   Recording Secretary

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Mark Balaguer '25 Arts & Letters

Somak Benrjee (Ch)

'27 Business & Economics
Denice Rios Mojica (V-Ch) '27 Education
Maryam Nazari '26 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Anita Tijerina Revilla '27 Ethnic Studies
Anureet Shah Kaur '25 Health & Human Services
Karine Le Bris '26 Natural & Social Sciences
__________________ '26 Library & Student Affairs
Elizabeth Winokur '25 EPC Liaison
Margaret Garcia   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Ether Tam   UGS, Current Analyst
Anita Revilla   Vice-Chair
Cheryl Pugh   Recording Secretary

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Sarah Minslow '26 Arts & Letters
Mine Ucock Hughes '27 Business & Economics
Theresa Meyerott '25 Education
Mo Pourhomayoun '26 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________ '27 Ethnic Studies
Ga-young Choi '25 Health & Human Services
Angela Vergara '25 Natural & Social Sciences
Lettycia Terrones  '27 Library & Student Affairs
Azalea Camacho '25 EPC Liaison
_________________ '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Carlos Rodriguez   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Mai Tran   Recording Secretary

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Suzanne Regan '27 Arts & Letters
John Kennedy '26 Arts & Letters
Roger Mendoza '27 Business & Economics
Arun Aryal   Business & Economics
Rebecca Joseph '27 College of Education
Lois Weinberg '26 College of Education
Michael Ibrahim '26 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Charles Liu '27 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________   Ethnic Studies
Gregory Stevens '25 Health & Human Services
______________   Health & Human Services
Ester Hernandez '26 Natural & Social Science
Yixian Wang '25 Natural & Social Science
Jayati Chaudhuri '26 Library & Student Affairs
______________   ASI
Kirsten Fisher '25 EPC Liasion
______________   Educational Policy Committee Liaison
David Connors   Exec Secretary
Veronica Ramirez   Recording Secretary

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Michael J. Clarke '25 Arts & Letters
Andre Avramchuk (Mahshid Jesri*) '25 Business & Economics
Michele Wallace '26 Education
Negin Forouzesh (V-Ch) '25 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Serie McDougal (Jose Anguiano) '27 Ethnic Studies
Sunil Mangalassary '26 Health & Human Services
William Rosales '26 Natural & Social Sciences
Sheree Fu '26 Library & Student Affairs
Sarah Baker '25 EPC Liaison
Dion Vines '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Akshith Balappagari '25 Postbaccalaureate Student
Karin Elliott Brown   Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Veronica Ramirez   Recording Secretary

(*)1-year alternate

Administrative Committees and Subcommittees Reporting to the President and University Level Committee

(to which the Nominations Committee makes appointments)

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Beth Baker '26 Nominations Committee
Edith Porter '27 Nominations Committee
Molly Talcott '28 Nominations Committee
Alejandra Villalpando '29 Nominations Committee
Jessica Dennis '25 Nominations Committee

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Christopher Jackson   Asst. Director of Housing/Res. Life
Demetrius Caldwell   Athletics
Evita Soares   Student Development Coord
_______________   Counseling, Std Hlth Ctr
Joanna Gaspar   Compliance, Std Hlth Ctr
Marisa Marcarello   Health Educ, Std Hlth.Ctr
Johanna Avelino   Health Educ, Std Hlth Ctr
Allen Nguyen   Public Safety
Erika Ramirez    Human Resources Mgmt
Christopher Battle   Frat & Soror Life Coord
Robin Dodds '25 Nominations Committee
Anwesha Chowdhury ’24 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Student Representative
__________________ '25 Student Representative
Mark Goodman   Alumni Representative
Alexandra Collyer   Dir Student Initiatives
Frangelo Ayran   Assoc. Dean of Students/ Wellness & Engagement
__________________   Assoc Dean of Students/Student Conduct
Danielle Chambers   AVP Stdt Life/Dean of Students (Exec Secy)

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Yancey Modesto   Dir of Plnng, Dsgn & Constr
Michael Murray   Dir of Facilities Services
Amy Bippus   Provost & VPAA or Designee
Jason Solis   VPITS or Designee
_______________   VP for Student Life or Designee
Maria Magolske   VPIA or Designee
Betty Kennedy   Director of Operations
Michael Ibrahim ’25 Nominations Committee
Kendall Faulkner ’26 Nominations Committee
__________________ ’24 Student Representative
Theresa O’Neil    CSU C.O. Rep Ex Officio
__________________   Cnslt Arch or Des
__________________   Cnslt Lndscp Arch or Des

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Omel A. Nieves   President
Larry Adamson   Vice President
John Tcheng   Treasurer
Danielle Ares-Duran   Secretary
Manisha Javeri '25 Nominations Committee
Devika Hazra '26 Nominations Committee
__________________ ’25 Student Representative
Andre Avramchuk ’25 Chair, Academic Senate
Brian Nguyen   ASI President or designee
Robert Avalos   VP University Advancement
Claudio Lindow   VP Administration & CFO
Berenecea Eanes   University President

SEVEN ADDITIONAL OFF-CAMPUS MEMBERS

Name Year College/Dept/Title
__________________ ’25 Nominations Com (A&L)
Minyoung Noh ’25 Nominations Com (B&E)
__________________ ’24 Nominations Com (COE)
David Krim ’24 Nominations Com (ECST)
Anureet Kaur '25 Nominations Com (HHS)
Xian Gao '25 Nominations Com (NSS)
__________________ ’25 Nominations Com (LSA)
__________________ ’25 Nominations Com (CoES)
__________________ ’25 Student Representative
__________________ ’25 Student Representative
__________________ ’25 Student Representative
Emily Acevedo   Presidential Appt (Exec Secy)
__________________   Presidential Appointee, Ex Off
__________________   Communications/Public Affairs
Maria Ubago   Alumni Relations
James Cuaresma   University Events Protocol
Chelsey Seely   Registrar

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Anika Sarin ’28 Arts & Letters
Stefan Keslacy ’25 Health & Human Services
Chuck Flores ’26 Education
Bingbing Wang ’28 Business & Economics
Adityaram Natakarani '25 Student Representative
__________________ '25 Student Representative
__________________ ’25 Student Representative
__________________   Univ Development Bd Desg
__________________   Alumni Board Designee
__________________   VP Student Life/Desg
George Crocker (Ch)   Faculty Athletics Representative
Daryl Gross   Executive Athletics Director

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Chandan Suresh '25 Nominations Committee
Seongwon Choi ’25 Nominations Committee
___________________ ’24 Student Representative
___________________ ’24 Student Representative
Queen King   Presidential Appointee

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Amy Bippus   Provost & VPAA or Designee
Claudio Lindow   VPAF or Designee (Exec Secy)
Robert Avalos   VP University Advancement
___________________   VP Div, Equity & Incl or Desg
___________________   VP Student Life or Designee
Berhanu Tadesse   Interim VPITS or Designee
__________________   AVP Comm & Public Affairs
__________________   Chair, Academic Senate or Desg
__________________   Chair (F’23), Fiscal Plcy Comm
Joanna Zhao ’24 Nominations Committee
__________________   ASI President or Designee
Ron Vogel   College Dean/Pres Appt
__________________   Non-Acad Admin/Pres Appt
Carlos Beltran   AVPAF/Financial Services

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Nidavone Niravanh   University Risk Manager
Richard Brennan   Health & Safety Coordinator
Tanyi Obenson   Chem/Radiation Safety Officer
Andrew Wilson   Hazard Matrl Tech & Biol Safety Off
__________________   Worker’s Comp Liability Mgr
__________________   Public Safety Appointee
Henry Wisniewski   Auxiliary Services, Inc Appt
Manveen Kaur ’26 Nominations Committee
__________________ ’25 Student Representative
__________________   Info Tech Support Appointee
Michael Murray   Dir Facilities Services Appoint
__________________   Facilities Plan & Const Appt
Matthew Warren   Student Health Center

Appointee Representatives of Bargaining Units 1 to 9

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Emily Acevedo   Provost & VPAA or Designee
Michael Murray   Dir. of  Facilities Services
Joni Shimotsu   VPAF Appointee
Jason Solis   VPITS Appointee
Betty Kennedy   VP for Student Life Appointee
Maria Magolske   VPIA Appointee
Steven Frenda ’25 Nominations Committee
Minyoung Noh ’26 Nominations Committee

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Dion Vines '25 Student Representative
__________________ '25 Student Representative
__________________ '25 Student Representative
__________________ '25 Staff Representative
__________________ '25 Staff Representative
__________________ '25 Staff Representative
__________________ ’25 Nominations Committee
__________________ ’25 Nominations Committee
__________________ '25 Nominations Committee
__________________   Presidential Appointee

Name Year College/Dept/Title
President Berenecea Eanes   Board President’s Designee
Claudio Lindow   VP Administration & CFO
Hengchum Ye    AVP of Research
Carlos Beltran   Assoc VP for Adm. Finance
Patrick Day   Presidential Appointee  
Tye Jackson   Presidential Appointee
Dale S. Zuehls   Director
Arwa Hammad   Director

Caitlin Calica (CJ)

  Director
Ya-Chih  “Jilly” Chang '26 Nominations Committee
Jim Kuo '27 Nominations Committee
Andre Avramchuk   Chair, Academic Senate or Des
Yahir Flores   ASI President
__________________   Staff Director Rep
__________________   Staff Director Rep
___________________   Student Representative
___________________   Student Representative

Name Year College/Dept/Title
____________________ '25 Student Representative
____________________ '25 Student Representative
____________________ '25 Student Representative
____________________ '25 Student Representative
____________________ '25 Student Representative
____________________ '25 Student Representative
____________________ ’25 Student Representative
Anika Sarin ’25 Nominations Committee
Michael Runnels ’25 Nominations Committee
Arnold Geffner   Alumnus
Ronnie Wills   VP&CFO Admin&Fin Desg
Ron Vogel   President or Designee
Patrick Day   VP of Student Life
Blanca Martinez-Navaro   AVP Std Life & Dean of Stds
Joseph Sedlacek   Staff Representative
Stephen Fleischer   USU Executive Director
Tariq Marji   Director UAS Inc or Rep
Barnaby Peake   ASI General Manager
____________________   ASI BOD Rep President

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Michelle Hawley   Provost or Designee, Ex Off
____________________   Student Conduct Officer, Ex Off
Robert Alcaraz ’26 Arts & Letters
Joanna Zhao '26 Business & Economics
Anna Osipova '26 Education
Corey Bowen '26 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
____________________ ’26 Ethnic Studies
Beth Hoffman ’25 Health & Human Services
Birte Pfleger ’25 Natural & Social Sciences
Christopher Harris ’26 At-Large Member
Heidi Riggio ’25 At-Large Member
Rikka Tagayuan   Student Representative
Lori Krekorian   Student Representative
Dion Vines   Student Representative
____________________   Student Representative

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Amy Bippus   Provost and VPAA
____________________   Chief Info Officer & Assoc VP
Robert Avalos   VP for University Advancement
Claudio Lindow   VP for Administration and CFO
Andre Ellis   VP Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
____________________   VP for Student Life
Ron Vogel   Dean/Central Academic Admin.
Andre Avramchuk ’27 Academic Senate Chair or Desg
Anika Sarin ’27 Arts & Letters
Ellen Drost ’25 Business & Economics
__________________ ’27 Education
__________________ ’26 Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Gabriela Simon-Cereijido '26 Health & Human Services
Choi Chatterjee '27 Natural & Social Sciences
Azalea Camacho ’26 Library & Student Affairs
__________________ '27 Ethnic Studies
__________________ '27 ASI President or Designee
Marjani Chidinma   Presidential Apt-Alumni
Barnaby Peake   ASI General Manager
Jimmy Solis   Presidential Appointee-Staff
Sunny Moon   Ad Hoc Staff Reqsted by Comm.
__________________   Executive Committee Liaison
__________________   PaGE Representative

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Patrick Sharp   Arts & Letters
____________________   Business & Economics
____________________   Education
Mohsen Eshraghi   Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Valerie Talavera-Bustillos   Ethnic Studies
Kathleen Hinoki   Health & Human Services
Edith Porter   Natural & Social Sciences
Azalea Camacho   Library & Student Affairs
_________________   Chair Representative, ECST
Beth Baker   Chair Representative, NSS

Name Year College/Dept/Title
Elizabeth Heise   AVP Faculty Affairs
____________________   Procurement & Contracts
____________________   Director of Academic Tech
Gonzalo Centeno   Director, Off Stds w Disabilities
Jessica Dennis   Exec Comm of Senate Designee
Stephen Fleischer   Exec Dir Univ-Student Union
____________________   ATI Program Manager
Karen Melick   Dir Technical Projects & Compl
____________________   Unit 1 Representative
Gilbert Garcia   Units 2, 5, 7 & 9 Representative
Veronica Carrero   Unit 4 Representative
____________________   Unit 6 Representative
____________________   Unit 8 Representative
Yilin Feng '25 Unit 3 Representative
Marla Peppers   Associate University Librarian
Susan Varela   AVP Human Resources Mgmt
____________________   ASI President’s Designee
____________________   ASI Undergrad Student Designee
____________________   ASI Graduate Student Designee