2026-2027 Faculty Senate Roster

Faculty Senate Executive Council

James Ray

Faculty Senate President

James.Ray@wwu.edu
360-650-2706
PA 058

Jason Query

Executive Council at Large

Jason.Query@wwu.edu
360-650-3964
PH 311

Erika McPhee-Shaw

Past Senate President

Erika.McPhee-Shaw@wwu.edu
360-650-3171
ES 442

Melissa Osborne

Faculty Senate Vice President and President-Elect

osbornm7@wwu.edu
360-650-3001
AH 532

Bidisha Biswas

Faculty Legislative Representative Faculty Senate University Budget Rep.

biswasb@wwu.edu

360-650-6596

AH 411

Theresa Warburton

UFWW President

Theresa.Warburton@wwu.edu
360-650-6241
HU 381

Lindsay Foreman-Murray

Secretary

Lindsay.Foreman-Murray@wwu.edu
MH 202E

Melissa D'Eloia

ACC Chair

deloiam@wwu.edu

360-650-3962

CV 209F

Gabe Gossett

Appointments and Elections Officer

gossetj2@wwu.edu
360-441-4741
HH 223

Awais Altaf

Deputy University Budget Rep.

altafm@wwu.edu
360-650-2369
KB 429B

Faculty Senate Membership

Current roster for the 2026-2027 academic year 

NamePosition TypeVacancyVoting StatusRepresentingHome Department/Unit
James RayFacultyAt-LargeVotingAt LargeSenate President
Music
Sharon ShewmakeFacultyCBEVotingCBE (all coordinate)Economics
Jason QueryFacultyCBEVotingCBE (all coordinate)Economics
Patrick BuckleyFacultyCENVVotingCENVEnvironmental Studies
Monique KermanFacultyCFPAVotingArt & Art History, DesignDesign
Heather DudenbostelFacultyCFPAVotingMusic, Theatre, DanceMusic
Edward VajdaFacultyCHSS-HUMVotingLLC and LinguisticsLanguages, Literatures, & Cultures
Ricardo López-Pedreros (Pending Confirmation)FacultyCHSS-HUMVotingHistoryHistory
Eddy Troy (Pending Confirmation)FacultyCHSS-HUMVotingPhilosophy, Global Humanities & ReligionsPhilosophy
Jenny ForsytheFacultyCHSS-HUMVotingEnglishEnglish
Stephanie GomezFacultyCHSS-HUMVotingCommunication Studies, Journalism, WGSSCommunication Studies
Jane Wong FacultyCHSS-HUMVotingEthnic StudiesEthnic Studies
Vacant (Fall-Winter)
Heather Moore (Spring)		FacultyCHSS-SBSVotingHHD, SLHSSpeech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Tesla Monson FacultyCHSS-SBSVotingAnthropology, Political ScienceAnthropology
Brianna DelkerFacultyCHSS-SBSVotingPsychologyPsychology
Melissa Osborne FacultyCHSS-SBSVotingSociologySociology
Maura O'Leary FacultyCHSS-SBSVotingAt-Large SBSLinguistics
Catherine ClarkFacultyCSEVotingChemistryChemistry
Ramadha Piyadi GamageFacultyCSEVotingMathematicsMathematics
Fuqun HuangFacultyCSEVotingComputer ScienceComputer Science
Junaid KhanFacultyCSEVotingEECE, Physics & AstronomyEECE
Tarek AlgeddawyFacultyCSEVotingEngineering and DesignEngineering and Design
Camilo PontonFacultyCSEVotingGeologyGeology
Adrienne WangFacultyCSEVotingBiologyBiology
Yanara Friedland FacultyFairhavenVotingFairhavenFairhaven
Gabe GossettFacultyWestern LibrariesVotingLibrariesWestern Libraries
Lindsay Foreman-MurrayFacultyWoodringVotingAt-Large WCEEducation Leadership and Inclusive Teaching
Cory MathieuFacultyWoodringVotingElementary, Early Childhood, and Multilingual EducationElementary, Early Childhood, and Multilingual Education
Tim BruceFacultyGraduate SchoolVotingGraduate SchoolEducation Leadership and Inclusive Teaching
Christopher BiancoEx officioCouncil of DeansNon-Voting CFPA (Music)
Sabah RandhawaEx officioUniversity PresidentNon-Voting University President
Brad JohnsonEx officioProvostNon-Voting Academic Affairs
Theresa WarburtonEx officioUFWW PresidentNon-Voting UFWW
Heather CurfmanEx officioASWWU Senate Non-Voting ASWWU Senate