Faculty Council Officers & Members
Melinda Smith
Chair
Joseph DiVerdi
Vice Chair
Jennifer Martin
Board of Governors Faculty Representative
Amy Barkley
Executive Assistant
Lola Fehr
Registered Parliamentarian
Faculty Council Members
| Elected Members | Representing | Term Expires | College / Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan Kroll | Agricultural and Resource Economics | 2025 | Agricultural Sciences |
| Catie Cramer | Animal Sciences | 2027 | Agricultural Sciences |
| TBD | Agricultural Biology | 2024 | Agricultural Sciences |
| Kelly Curl | Horticulture and Landscape Architecture | 2025 | Agricultural Sciences |
| Esten Mason | Soil and Crop Sciences | 2026 | Agricultural Sciences |
| Bradley Goetz | College-at-Large | 2026 | Agricultural Sciences |
| Andrew Norton | College-at-Large | 2026 | Agricultural Sciences |
| Stephen Coleman | College-at-Large | 2027 | Agricultural Sciences |
| Nate Nguyen | Accounting | 2026 | Business |
| Seth Kinnett | Computer Information Systems | 2027 | Business |
| Bharadwaj Kannan | Finance and Real Estate | 2025 | Business |
| Rob Mitchell | Management | 2027 | Business |
| Jonathan Zhang | Marketing | 2026 | Business |
| Peter Jan van Leeuwen | Atmospheric Science | 2027 | Engineering |
| Ashok Prasad | Chemical and Biological Engineering | 2025 | Engineering |
| Hussam Mahmoud | Civil and Environmental Engineering | 2027 | Engineering |
| Steven Reising | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2025 | Engineering |
| Soheil Fatehiboroujeni | Mechanical Engineering | 2026 | Engineering |
| Thomas Bradley | Systems Engineering | 2026 | Engineering |
| Sybil Sharvelle | College-at-Large | 2026 | Engineering |
| Pinar Omur-Ozbek | College-at-Large | 2026 | Engineering |
| Amy Parsons | President | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Rico Munn | Chief of Staff | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Marion Underwood | Provost/Executive Vice President | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Derek Dictson | Vice President for Advancement | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| James Pritchett | Vice President for Engagement and Extension | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Kevin MacLennan | Vice President for Enrollment and Access | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Susan James | Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Eric Ray | Vice President for Human Resources | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Kauline Cipriani | Vice President for Inclusive Excellence | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Brandon Bernier | Vice President for Information Technology | N/A | Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Kathleen Fairfax | Vice Provost for International Affairs | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Laura Jensen | Vice Provost for Planning and Effectiveness | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Cassandra Moseley | Vice President for Research | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Blanche M. Hughes | Vice President for Student Affairs | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Michelle Stanley | Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Kyle Henley | Vice President for University Marketing & Communications | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Brendan Hanlon | Vice President for University Operations | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Carolyn Lawrence-Dill | Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Beth Walker | Dean, College of Business | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Allen Robinson | Dean, College of Engineering | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Lise Youngblade | Dean, College of Health and Human Sciences | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Colleen Webb | Dean, Graduate School | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Kjerstin Thorson | Dean, College of Liberal Arts | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Karen Estlund | Dean, University Libraries | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Janice Nerger | Dean, College of Natural Sciences | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Susan VandeWoude | Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| A. Alonso Aguirre | Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Matt Klein | Chair, Administrative Professional Council | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Kyle Saunders | NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative | N/A | Ex Officio Non-Voting Members |
| Melinda Smith | Chair, Faculty Council | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Joseph DiVerdi | Vice Chair, Faculty Council | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Jennifer Martin | Board of Governors Faculty Representative | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Steve Reising | Chair, Committee on Faculty Governance | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Gregg Griffenhagen | Chair, Committee on Information Technology | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Shane Kanatous | Chair, Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Jon Clark | Chair, Committee on Libraries | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Ryan Brooks | Chair, Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Jennifer Martin | Chair, Committee on Responsibilities and Standing of Academic Faculty | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| William Sanford | Chair, Committee on Scholarship Research and Graduate Education | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Alan Kennan | Chair, Committee on Scholastic Standards | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Gamze Cavdar | Chair, Committee on Strategic and Financial Planning | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Lumina Albert | Chair, Committee on Teaching and Learning | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| TBD | Chair, Committee on University Programs | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| Bradley Goetz | Chair, University Curriculum Committee | 2025 | Ex Officio Voting Committee Chair Members |
| TBD | Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2024 | Ex-Officio Voting Members |
| Sean Bryan | Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2025 | Ex-Officio Voting Members |
| Ann Hess | Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2025 | Ex-Officio Voting Members |
| Jennifer Reinke | Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2025 | Ex-Officio Voting Members |
| Karen Montgomery Moore | Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2027 | Ex-Officio Voting Members |
| Olivia Arnold | Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2025 | Ex-Officio Voting Members |
| TBD | Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2024 | Ex-Officio Voting Members |
| Scott Wiebensohn | Committee on Non-Tenure Track Faculty | 2025 | Ex-Officio Voting Members |
| Kevin Kissell | Design and Merchandising | 2027 | Health and Human Sciences |
| Neha Lodha | Health and Exercise Science | 2025 | Health and Human Sciences |
| Susan Baker | Food Science and Human Nutrition | 2026 | Health and Human Sciences |
| TBD | Human Development and Family Studies | 2026 | Health and Human Sciences |
| Svetlana Olbina | Construction Management | 2027 | Health and Human Sciences |
| Aaron Eakman | Occupational Therapy | 2026 | Health and Human Sciences |
| Daniel Birmingham | School of Education | 2027 | Health and Human Sciences |
| Elizabeth Kiehne | School of Social Work | 2025 | Health and Human Sciences |
| Leann Kaiser | College-at-Large | 2027 | Health and Human Sciences |
| Mary Van Buren | Anthropology and Geography | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Emily Moore | Art and Art History | 2027 | Liberal Arts |
| Mark Saunders | Communication Studies | 2025 | Liberal Arts |
| Martin Shields | Economics | 2027 | Liberal Arts |
| Genesea Carter | English | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Maricela DeMirjyn | Ethnic Studies | 2025 | Liberal Arts |
| John Slater | Languages, Literatures and Cultures | 2025 | Liberal Arts |
| Tracy Brady | History | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Marilee Long | Journalism and Media Communication | 2025 | Liberal Arts |
| Madeline Harvey | Music, Theater, and Dance | 2025 | Liberal Arts |
| Eirik Harris | Philosophy | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Marni Berg | Political Science | 2027 | Liberal Arts |
| Laura Raynolds | Sociology | 2025 | Liberal Arts |
| Alexandra Bernasek | College-at-Large | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Antonio Pedros-Gascon | College-at-Large | 2025 | Liberal Arts |
| Daniela Castillo (substituting for Emily Morgan, on sabbatical Fall 2024) | College-at-Large | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Abigail Shupe | College-at-Large | 2027 | Liberal Arts |
| Frankie Wilcox | College-at-Large | 2027 | Liberal Arts |
| Sanam Emami | College-at-Large | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala | College-at-Large | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Mohammed Hirchi | College-at-Large | 2026 | Liberal Arts |
| Randall Boone | Ecosystem Science and Sustainability | 2026 | Natural Resources |
| TBD | Forest and Rangeland Stewardship | 2024 | Natural Resources |
| TBD | Fish,Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 2024 | Natural Resources |
| William Sanford | Geosciences | 2026 | Natural Resources |
| Christina Cavaliere | Human Dimensions of Natural Resources | 2026 | Natural Resources |
| Olve Peersen | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2025 | Natural Sciences |
| Mike Antolin | Biology | 2027 | Natural Sciences |
| Brittney Morgan | Chemistry | 2026 | Natural Sciences |
| TBD | Computer Science | 2026 | Natural Sciences |
| Julia Gehrlein | Physics | 2027 | Natural Sciences |
| Silvia Canetto | Psychology | 2025 | Natural Sciences |
| Ander Wilson | Statistics | 2025 | Natural Sciences |
| Steve Benoit | Mathematics | 2026 | Natural Sciences |
| Alan Van Orden | College-at-Large | 2026 | Natural Sciences |
| James Liu | College-at-Large | 2026 | Natural Sciences |
| Kim Henry | College-at-Large | 2026 | Natural Sciences |
| Christine Pawliuk | Libraries | 2025 | University Libraries |
| DN Rao Veeramachaneni | Biomedical Sciences | 2025 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Shari Lanning | Clinical Sciences | 2025 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Del Leary | Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences | 2026 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| TBD | Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology | 2024 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Katriana Popichak | College-at-Large | 2025 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Fiona Hollinshead | College-at-Large | 2025 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| TBD | College-at-Large | 2024 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Tara Nordgren | College-at-Large | 2025 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| RoxAnn Karkhoff-Schweizer | College-at-Large | 2026 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Dan Regan | College-at-Large | 2026 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Zaid Abdo | College-at-Large | 2025 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Brian Geiss | College-at-Large | 2025 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| Jennifer Rawlinson | College-at-Large | 2026 | Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |