2025 - 2026 Academic Senate Committee Membership List

Committees of the Academic Senate

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Katherine Howard'27Arts & Letters
Shilpa Balan'28Business & Economics
Judy Huang'26Education
Corey Bowen'28Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Elizabeth Winokur'27Health & Human Services
Alejandro Covarrubias (              )'27Ethnic Studies
Kirsten Fisher (*Emilie Royer)'28Natural & Social Sciences
Kendal Faulkner'28Library & Student Affairs
Kathryn (Mandy) Hillstrom( Meredith Greenburg)'26Nominations Committee
Azalea Camacho (Ch)'27Nominations Committee
 '25Undergraduate Student
__________________'25Postbacalaureate Student
Weronika Cwir'26Exec Comm Liaison
Gustavo Menezes Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Cheryl Pugh Recording Secretary

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Amy Santoferraro'27Arts & Letters
Roger Mendoza'28Business & Economics
Jennifer McCormick'26Education
Gustavo Menezes (Manveen Kaur)'28Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Joy Sales '27Ethnic Studies
Miwako Hisago'26Health & Human Services
Melissa Hendrata (Shweta Adur)'28Natural & Social Sciences
Lettycia Terrones (Ch)'27Library & Student Affairs
Heidi Riggio (*Sharon Ulanoff) '26Nominations Committee
Jessica Dennis (*Anthony Ratcliff)'27Nominations Committee
__________________'28Undergraduate Student
__________________'28Postbaccalaureate Student
Edith Porter'26Exec Comm Liaison
Elizabeth Heise Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Visal Dom Recording Secretary

(*)1-year alternate

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Marina Cuzoic-Severn'26Arts & Letters
Dong-woo Lee'28Business & Economics
Leila Ricci'27Education
Elaine Kang'28Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Alejandro Covarrubias '27Ethnic Studies
Stefan Keslacy (Ch)'27Health & Human Services
Jessica DeShazo (Jessica Bremner*)'26Natural & Social Sciences
__________________'28Library & Student Affairs
Octavio Villalpando (Gretchen Lawrie)'28Nominations Committee
Holly Yu'26Nominations Committee
Mark Wild'26Nominations Committee
_________________'26Undergraduate Student
__________________'26Postbaccalaureate Student
Talia Bettcher'26Exec Comm Liaison
Carlos Beltran VPA & CFO or Desig (Exec Secy)
Yohana Coronel Recording Secretary

(*)1-year alternate

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Uziel Colon Ramos'28Arts & Letters
Devika Hazra'26Business & Economics
Ya-Chih (Jilly) Chang (Ch)'27Education
Jim Kuo'28Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Melina Abdullah'27Ethnic Studies
Carlena Orosco'26Health & Human Services
Michael Hayes'27Natural & Social Sciences
Tiffanie Ford-Baxter (V-Ch)'26Library & Student Affairs
Devika Hazra '26Exec Comm Liaison
Vanessa Shih Recording Secretary
   

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Joseph Gallegos'27Arts & Letters
Mohammad Mollah'27Business & Economics
Theresa Meyerott'28Education
Arezoo Khodayari (Jeff Santner)'26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________'27Ethnic Studies
Ian Morton'28Health & Human Services
Amira Ainis (V-Ch)'28Natural & Social Sciences
Ariana Varela'26Library & Student Affairs
Xiangge (Angela) Wang'27Nominations Committee
Michael Joseph (Ch)'28Nominations Committee
Adrian Siu'26Undergraduate Student
Jeffry Umaña Muñoz'26Postbaccalaureate Student
Maria Oropeza Fujimoto'26Exec Comm Liaison
G. Menezes *Andrea Villegas Dean Und Grad Stds/*Desg
K. Elliot Brown *(Sonia Cruz Magana) Dean Grad Studies/*Desg
Patrick Day VP for Student Life (Exec Secy)
Melissa Regan Recording Secretary

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Zachary Zezima '26Arts & Letters
Nathalie Liberman '27Business & Economics
Jilly Chang'27Education
Masood Shahverdi'27Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Loan Dao '26Ethnic Studies
Eun Kay Yang'27Health & Human Services
Chongmyoung Lee'27Natural & Social Sciences
Jayati Chaudhuri'26Library & Student Affairs
__________________ Postbaccalaureate Student
___________________ Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Beverly Stein'26Arts & Letters
Ansesha Choudhury'26Business & Economics
Lili Zhou'26Education
Navid Amini'26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
__________________'26Ethnic Studies
Shichun Ling'26Health & Human Services
Jared Abbott'26Natural & Social Sciences
___________________'26Library & Student Affairs
Yahir Flores'25ASI President or Designee

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Andrew Aman'29Nominations Committee
Michael Joseph'29Nominations Committee
Nicole Horejsi'29Nominations Committee
Adele Dobry'26Nominations Committee
Edith Porter'27Nominations Committee
__________________'26Upper Div or Postbac Std
Marcela Villanueva Public Member
Jeffrey Lee University Veterinarian
Rominna Valentine-Ico Biological Safety Officer, Ex Officio
Jenny Arvizu Animal Care Supervisor
Haley Ye Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Sofya Bagdasaryan'28Nominations Committee
Jessica Dennis      '29Nominations Committee
Kristen Discola'28Nominations Committee
Cheryl Kamei-Hannan'29Nominations Committee
Stefan Keslacy'29Nominations Committee
Allison Mattheis'26Nominations Committee
Sharon Ulanoff’27 Nominations Committee
Elizabeth Winokur'27Nominations Committee
Karina Martinez IRB Staff Member
  IRB Staff Member
Cathy Weinstein Public Member
Haley Ye Provost or Des. (Exec Secy)

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Alejandra Marchevsky '26Nominations Committee
Juily Phun'26Nominations Committee
Ligiah Villalobos (Ch) '26Nominations Committee
Tanja Baum Low '26Nominations Committee
Lettycia Terrones '26Nominations Committee
Arwa Mohamed Hammad'26ASI President or Designee
Maria Ubago'26Alumni Representative

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

Subcommittees of the Educational Policy Committee

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Matthew Gonzalez'28Arts & Letters
Gokhan Kumpas'28Business & Economics
Robin Dodds (V-Ch)'27Education
Maryam Nazari (Jeffrey S. Santner)'26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Alejandro Villalpando '27Ethnic Studies
Kimberly Kisler'27Health & Human Services
Mary (Katie) Dingeman'26Natural & Social Sciences
Tiffanie Ford-Baxter '26Library & Student Affairs
__________________'26Undergraduate Student
Corin Bowen'26EPC Liaison
__________________ SPC Liaison
Andrea Villegas Exec Director of Student Success and Advising
Gustavo Menezes Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
  Recording Secretary

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Christopher Harris'26Arts & Letters
Yalan Feng (Ch)'26Business & Economics
Benjamin Emihovich (V-Ch)'27Education
Zilong Ye'27Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Juily Phun '27Ethnic Studies
Shichun Ling'28Health & Human Services
Jingjing Li'26Natural & Social Sciences
Kendal Faullkner'28Library & Student Affairs
Kendall Faulkner'26EPC Liaison
Matthew Gianioti'26Undergraduate Student
 '26Postbaccalaureate Student
Jeff Suarez Director of CETL or Designee
Catherine Haras Provost or Designee (Exec Secretary)
Jeff Suarez DAT 
Vahid K. Rowhani ITS
Maryam Movsumov Recording Secretary

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Patti Kilroy '26Arts & Letters
Somak Benerjee '27Business & Economics
Theresa Meyerott (Ch)'27Education
Mark Baldwin'28Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Anita Revilla'27Ethnic Studies
Leila Rahnama'27Health & Human Services
Justin Troyka (V-Ch)'26Natural & Social Sciences
Ariana Varela'26Library & Student Affairs
Judy Huang'25EPC Liaison
__________________'26Undergraduate Student
__________________'26Postbaccalaureate Student
Esther Tam UGS, Current Analyst
Margaret Garcia Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Cheryl Pugh Recording Secretary

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Katherine Howard'28Arts & Letters
Somak Benrjee (V-Ch)'27Business & Economics
Denice Rios Mojica (Ch)'27Education
Maryam Nazari'26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Anita Tijerina Revilla'27Ethnic Studies
Anureet Shah Kaur'28Health & Human Services
Karine Le Bris'26Natural & Social Sciences
Katie Perry'26Library & Student Affairs
Elizabeth Winokur'26EPC Liaison
Margaret Garcia Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Esther Tam UGS, Current Analyst
Anita Revilla Vice-Chair
Cheryl Pugh Recording Secretary

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Sarah Minslow (Veronica Ahmed) (V-Ch)'26Arts & Letters
Mine Ucok Hughes'27Business & Economics
Theresa Meyerott'28Education
Mo Pourhomayoun'26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Tarisi Vunidilo '27Ethnic Studies
George Crocker'28Health & Human Services
Edith Porter'28Natural & Social Sciences
Lettycia Terrones (Ch)'27Library & Student Affairs
Katherine Howard'26EPC Liaison
_________________'26Postbaccalaureate Student
Carlos Rodriguez Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
Mai Tran Recording Secretary

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Suzanne Regan'27Arts & Letters
John Kennedy'26Arts & Letters
Roger Mendoza'27Business & Economics
Arun Aryal'26Business & Economics
Rebecca Joseph (Ch)'27College of Education
Lois Weinberg'26College of Education
Michael Ibrahim'26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Charles Liu'27Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Sandra Gutierrez de Jesus '27Ethnic Studies
Sae-Mi Lee'28Health & Human Services
______________ Health & Human Services
Ester Hernandez'26Natural & Social Science
Angela Vergara'28Natural & Social Science
Jayati Chaudhuri (V-Ch)'26Library & Student Affairs
______________ ASI
______________'26EPC Liasion
David Connors Exec Secretary
Vivian Heredia Recording Secretary

Minutes and Agendas

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Md Mijanur Rahman'28Arts & Letters
Shilpa Balan'28Business & Economics
Michele Wallace (Ch)'26Education
Negin Forouzesh '28Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Serie McDougal (Jose Anguiano)'27Ethnic Studies
Sunil Mangalassary'26Health & Human Services
William Rosales (Chris Endy) (V-Ch)'26Natural & Social Sciences
Sheree Fu'26Library & Student Affairs
Shilpa Balan'26EPC Liaison
__________________'26Postbaccalaureate Student
__________________'26Postbaccalaureate Student
Karin Elliott Brown Provost or Designee (Exec Secy)
____________________ Recording Secretary

(*)1-year alternate

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

(to which the Nominations Committee makes appointments)

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Beth Baker'26Nominations Committee
Edith Porter'27Nominations Committee
Molly Talcott'28Nominations Committee
Behjat A. Sharif'29Nominations Committee
Carlena Orosco'30Nominations Committee

NameYearCollege/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
Rachel Pearl'26Nominations Committee
Shichun Ling'26Nominations Committee
__________________'26Student Representative
__________________'26Student 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)

NameYearCollege/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
_______________ VPIA or Designee
Betty Kennedy Director of Operations
Zachary Vernon'28Nominations Committee
Kendall Faulkner’26Nominations Committee
__________________’26Student Representative
Theresa O’Neil  CSU C.O. Rep Ex Officio
__________________ Cnslt Arch or Des
__________________ Cnslt Lndscp Arch or Des

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Omel A. Nieves President
Larry Adamson Vice President
John Tcheng Treasurer
Danielle Ares-Duran Secretary
Shichun (Asminet) Ling'26Nominations Committee
Devika Hazra'26Nominations Committee
__________________’26Student Representative
Jessica DeShazo’26Chair, 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

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Marina Cuzovic-Severn’27Nominations Com (A&L)
Mohammad Hashemi Joo’27Nominations Com (B&E)
Jennifer Weyman ’26Nominations Com (COE)
David Krum’26Nominations Com (ECST)
Keirstin Uomoto'27Nominations Com (HHS)
Xian Gao'26Nominations Com (NSS)
Katie Perry’26Nominations Com (LSA)
__________________’27Nominations Com (CoES)
__________________’26Student Representative
__________________’26Student Representative
__________________’26Student Representative
Emily Acevedo Presidential Appt (Exec Secy)
Anh Huynh-Nelson Presidential Appointee, Ex Off
Erik F. Hollins Communications/Public Affairs
Maria Ubago Alumni Relations
James Cuaresma University Events Protocol
Jenelle Roberts Registrar

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Anika Sarin’28Arts & Letters
Christopher Harris’29Health & Human Services
Chuck Flores’26Education
Bingbing Wang’28Business & Economics
__________________'26Student Representative
__________________'26Student Representative
__________________’26Student Representative
__________________ Univ Development Bd Desg
__________________ Alumni Board Designee
__________________ VP Student Life/Desg
George Crocker (Ch) Faculty Athletics Representative
Daryl Gross Executive Athletics Director

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Lettycia Terrones'26Nominations Committee
Julian Nykolak’26Nominations Committee
___________________’26Student Representative
___________________’26Student Representative
___________________ Presidential Appointee

NameYearCollege/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
Mohammad Hashemi’26Nominations Committee
__________________ ASI President or Designee
Ron Vogel College Dean/Pres Appt
__________________ Non-Acad Admin/Pres Appt
Carlos Beltran AVPAF/Financial Services

NameYearCollege/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’26Nominations Committee
__________________’26Student 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

NameYearCollege/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
__________________ VPIA Appointee
Joseph Potts’28Nominations Committee
Minyoung Noh’26Nominations Committee

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
__________________'26Student Representative
__________________'26Student Representative
__________________'26Student Representative
__________________'26Staff Representative
__________________'26Staff Representative
__________________'26Staff Representative
Oscar Mejia’26Nominations Committee
Gokhan Kumpas ’26Nominations Committee
Shichun Ling'26Nominations Committee
Frangelo Ayran (Ch) Presidential Appointee

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
President Berenecea Eanes Board President’s Designee
Claudio Lindow VP Administration & CFO
Jeffrey Underwood AVP of Research
Carlos Beltran Assoc VP for Adm. Finance
Patrick Day Presidential Appointee  
Tye Jackson Presidential Appointee
Dale S. Zuehls Community Director
_________________ Community Director
_________________ Community Director
Ya-Chih  “Jilly” Chang'26Nominations Committee
Jim Kuo'27Nominations Committee
Jessica DeShazo Chair, Academic Senate or Des
Arwa Mohamed Hammad ASI President
Annie Ekshian Staff Director Rep
Tina Mueller Staff Director Rep
___________________ Student Representative
___________________ Student Representative

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
____________________'26Student Representative
____________________'26Student Representative
____________________'26Student Representative
____________________'26Student Representative
____________________'26Student Representative
____________________'26Student Representative
____________________’26Student Representative
Anika Sarin’26Nominations Committee
Michael Runnels’27Nominations 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

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Michelle Hawley Provost or Designee, Ex Off
____________________ Student Conduct Officer, Ex Off
Robert Alcaraz’26Arts & Letters
Joanna Zhao'26Business & Economics
Anna Osipova'26Education
Corey Bowen (*Abdullah Maruf)'26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
____________________’26Ethnic Studies
Michael Joseph’27Health & Human Services
Kirsten Fisher (*Jared Abbot)’26Natural & Social Sciences
Christopher Harris’26At-Large Member
_________________________ At-Large Member
Jeffry Umaña Muñoz'26Student Representative
________________________ Student Representative
________________________ Student Representative
________________________ Student Representative

NameYearCollege/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
Patrick Day VP for Student Life
Ron Vogel Dean/Central Academic Admin.
Andre Avramchuk’27Academic Senate Chair or Desg
Anika Sarin’27Arts & Letters
__________________’28Business & Economics
__________________’27Education
__________________’26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Gabriela Simon-Cereijido'26Health & Human Services
Choi Chatterjee'27Natural & Social Sciences
Azalea Camacho’26Library & Student Affairs
__________________'27Ethnic Studies
Arwa Mohamed Hammad'27ASI 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

NameYearCollege/Dept/Title
Md Mijanur Rahman'28Arts & Letters
____________________ Business & Economics
____________________ Education
Mohsen Eshraghi'26Engr, Comp Sci, & Tech
Valeri Talavera-Bustillos'26Ethnic Studies
Kathleen Hinoki'26Health & Human Services
Kirsten Fisher (*Birte Pfleger)'28Natural & Social Sciences
Summer Peng'28Library & Student Affairs
_________________ Chair Representative, ECST
Beth Baker Chair Representative, NSS

NameYearCollege/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
Leon McNaught 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
____________________ Unit 3 Representative
Marla Peppers Associate University Librarian
Susan Varela AVP Human Resources Mgmt
____________________ ASI President’s Designee
Rikka Tagayuna ASI Undergrad Student Designee
____________________ ASI Graduate Student Designee