Committee Memberships
Committee Memberships (2025-26)
Committee memberships will be updated throughout the year.
Faculty Senate and Senate Standing Committees
| Name | Position Type | Vacancy | Voting Status | Representing | Home Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika McPhee-Shaw | Faculty | At-Large | Voting | At Large | Senate President Environmental Sciences |
| Dawna Drum | Faculty | CBE | Voting | CBE (all coordinate) | Accounting |
| Jason Query | Faculty | CBE | Voting | CBE (all coordinate) | Economics |
| Faculty | CENV | Voting | CENV | ||
| John Gialanella | Faculty | CFPA | Voting | Art & Art History, Design | Design |
| James Ray | Faculty | CFPA | Voting | Music, Theatre, Dance | Music |
| Ernest Hartwell | Faculty | CHSS-HUM | Voting | LLC, Linguistics | Languages, Literatures, & Cultures |
| Johann Neem | Faculty | CHSS-HUM | Voting | History | History |
| Dennis Whitcomb | Faculty | CHSS-HUM | Voting | Philosophy, Global Humanities & Religions | Philosophy |
| Greg Youmans | Faculty | CHSS-HUM | Voting | English | English |
| Stephanie Gomez | Faculty | CHSS-HUM | Voting | Communication Studies, Journalism, WGSS | Communication Studies |
| Nick Washburn | Faculty | CHSS-SBS | Voting | HHD, Communication Sciences & Disorders | Health and Human Development |
| Tesla Monson | Faculty | CHSS-SBS | Voting | Anthropology, Political Science | Anthropology |
| Brianna Delker | Faculty | CHSS-SBS | Voting | Psychology | Psychology |
| Ron Helms | Faculty | CHSS-SBS | Voting | Sociology, Ethnic Studies | Sociology |
| Catherine Clark | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Chemistry | Chemistry |
| Ramadha Piyadi Gamage | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Mathematics | Mathematics |
| Kameron Harris | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Computer Science | Computer Science |
| Junaid Khan | Faculty | CSE | Voting | EECE, Physics & Astronomy | EECE |
| Tarek Algeddawy | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Engineering and Design | Engineering and Design |
| Camilo Ponton | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Geology | Geology |
| Jim Cooper | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Biology | Biology |
| Yanara Friedland | Faculty | Fairhaven | Voting | Fairhaven | Fairhaven |
| Gabe Gossett | Faculty | Western Libraries | Voting | Libraries | Western Libraries |
| Sondra Cuban | Faculty | Woodring | Voting | Health & Community Studies, Secondary Education | Health and Community Studies |
| Lindsay Foreman-Murray | Faculty | Woodring | Voting | Education Leadership & Inclusive Teaching | Education Leadership and Inclusive Teaching |
| Maria Timmons Flores | Faculty | Woodring | Voting | Elementary Education Early Childhood Education | Elementary, Early Childhood, and Multilingual Education |
| Tim Bruce | Faculty | Graduate School | Voting | Graduate School | Education Leadership and Inclusive Teaching |
| Christopher Bianco | Ex officio | Council of Deans | Non-Voting | CFPA (Music) | |
| Sabah Randhawa | Ex officio | University President | Non-Voting | University President | |
| Brad Johnson | Ex officio | Provost | Non-Voting | Academic Affairs | |
| TBA | Ex officio | UFWW President | Non-Voting | UFWW | |
| TBA | Ex officio | ASWWU Senate | Non-Voting | ASWWU Senate |
Additional faculty will be added as nominations are certified by college governance bodies and forwarded to the Faculty Senate.
| Name | Position Type | Vacancy Req | Voting Status | Home Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika McPhee-Shaw | Faculty | President | Voting | Environmental Sciences |
| James Ray | Faculty | Vice President/President-Elect | Voting | Music |
| Gabe Gossett | Faculty | Secretary | Voting | Libraries |
| Jim Cooper | Faculty | Appointments and Elections Officer | Voting | Biology |
| Sondra Cuban | Faculty | Executive Council At-Large | Non-Voting | Health Studies |
| Bidisha Biswas | Faculty | Faculty Legislative Representative | Non-Voting | Political Science |
| Tesla Monson | Faculty | Faculty Budget Representative | Non-Voting | Anthropology |
| Bidisha Biswas | Faculty | Deputy Budget Representative | Non-Voting | Political Sicence |
| Melissa D'Eloia | Faculty | ACC Chair | Non-Voting | Health and Human Development |
| TBA | Faculty | UFWW | Non-Voting | |
| Michael Slouber | Faculty | Past Senate President | Non-Voting | Global Humanities and Religions |
| Name | Position Type | Vacancy Req | Voting Status | Home Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa D'Eloia | Faculty | At-Large | Voting | Chair Health and Human Development |
| Tim Bruce | Faculty | Woodring | Voting | Education Leadership |
| Anca Sirbu | Faculty | CBE | Voting | Economics |
| Vacant | Faculty | CENV | Voting | |
| Vacant | Faculty | CFPA | Voting | |
| Vacant | Faculty | CHSS | Voting | |
| Tara Perry | Faculty | CHSS | Voting | Communication Studies |
| Elizabeth Raymond | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Chemistry |
| Midori Takagi | Faculty | Fairhaven | Voting | Fairhaven |
| Elizabeth Stephan | Faculty | Western Libraries | Voting | Western Libraries |
| Vacant | Faculty | Graduate School | Voting | |
| TBA | Student | ASWWU Senate | Voting | ASWWU Senate |
| TBA | Student | At-Large | Voting | ASWWU Senate |
| TBA | Student | At-Large | Voting | ASWWU Senate |
| Jack Herring | Ex-Officio | Provost | Not voting | Academic Affairs |
| Jamie Lawson | Ex-Officio | Registrar's Office | Not voting | Enrollment and Student Services |
| Shelli Soto | Ex-Officio | Enrollment Management | Not voting | Enrollment and Student Services |
| Name | Position Type | Vacancy Req | Voting Status | Home Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Zhao* | Faculty | WCE | Voting | Elementary Education |
| Derek Moscato | Faculty | CHSS-HUM | Voting | Journalism |
| Paul Chen | Faculty | CHSS-SBS | Voting | Political Science |
| Dipu Gupta | Faculty | CFPA | Voting | Theatre |
| Jiexun Li | Faculty | CBE | Voting | Decision Sciences |
| Vacant | Faculty | Fairhaven | Voting | |
| Andy Bunn | Faculty | CENV | Voting | Environmental Studies |
| Sid Devarenne | Faculty | Libraries | Voting | Libraries |
| Robert Berger | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Chemistry |
| Wala Saadeh | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Biology |
| Lauren Nicandri | Faculty | Extended Education | Voting | |
| TBA | Student | ASWWU Senate | Voting | |
| TBA | Student | ASWWU Senate | Voting | |
| TBA | Student | ASWWU Senate | Voting | |
| Chuck Lanham | Ex-Officio | VP for IT/CIO | Non-Voting | |
| John Farquhar | Ex-Officio | ATUS Director | Non-Voting | |
| Michael Wilder | Ex-Officio | Asst. Director of Teaching, Learning and Technology | Non-Voting | |
| Colin Hanson | Ex-Officio | IT Professional | Non-Voting | |
| Vacant | Ex-Officio | ESS Purchasing Professional | Non-Voting | |
| Vacant | Ex-Officio | ESS Purchasing Professional | Non-Voting | |
| Andrea Roger | Ex-Officio | BFA Purchasing Professional | Non-Voting |
*Committee Chair
| Name | Position Type | Vacancy Req | Voting Status | Home Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Oleen | Faculty | Libraries | Voting | Libraries |
| Kendra Dupuy* | Faculty | CHSS | Voting | Political Science |
| Tilmann Glimm | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Mathematics |
| Shuo Li | Faculty | CBE | Voting | Accounting |
| Eva Gil | Faculty | CFPA | Voting | Theatre |
| Patrick Buckley | Faculty | CENV | Voting | Environmental Studies |
| Hilary Schwandt | Faculty | Fairhaven | Voting | Fairhaven |
| Emmy Fincham | Faculty | WCE | Voting | Elementary Education |
| TBD | Student | ASWWU Senate | Voting | |
| Vacant | Faculty | Faculty Senate | ||
| Madeline Kelly | Ex-Officio | Interim Dean of the Libraries | Non-Voting | Libraries |
| John Farquhar | Ex-Officio | Director of ATUS | Non-Voting | |
| Madeline Kelly | Ex-Officio | Director of Collections | Non-Voting | Libraries |
| Shevell Thibou | Ex-Officio | Director of Teaching and Learning | Non-Voting | Libraries |
| Elizabeth Joffrion | Ex-Officio | Director of Archives and Special Collections | Non-Voting | Libraries |
*Chair - Eva Gil, Vice Chair - Kendra Dupuy
| Name | Position Type | Vacancy Req | Voting Status | Home Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Faculty | CHSS | Voting | IES |
| Shawn Knabb* | Faculty | CBE | Voting | Economics |
| Tarek Idriss | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Computer Science |
| Elizabeth Stephan | Faculty | Libraries | Voting | Libraries |
| Vacant | Faculty | Fairhaven | Voting | Fairhaven |
| Susan Haines | Faculty | CFPA | Voting | Dance |
| Vacant | Faculty | WCE | Voting | |
| Michael Medler | Faculty | CENV | Voting | Environmental Studies |
| Lindsay Foreman-Murray | Faculty | Faculty Senate | Voting | Senate |
| TBD | Faculty | UFWW | Voting | UFWW |
| TBD | Student | ASWWU Senate | Voting | |
| Ryan Larsen | Ex-Officio | Director, Office of Global Engagement | Non-Voting | |
| Robert Squires | Ex-Officio | Vice-Provost, OCE or Designee | Non-Voting | OCE |
*Chair - Shawn Knabb, Vice Chair - Jennifer Seltz
| Name |
Position Type |
Vacancy Req | Home department/unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bidisha Biswas | Faculty | Faculty Legislative Representative | Political Science |
ACC Standing Committees
| Name | Position Type | Vacancy Req | Voting Status | Home Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shevell Thibou* | Faculty | At-Large | Voting | Committee Chair Libraries |
| Hart Hodges | Faculty | CBE | Voting | Economics |
| Rebecca Bunn | Faculty | CENV | Voting | Environmental Sciences |
| Kevin Woods | Faculty | CFPA | Voting | Music |
| Daniel Picus | Faculty | CHSS | Voting | Global Humanities and Religions |
| Vacant | Faculty | CHSS | Voting | |
| Jianying Zhang | Faculty | CSE | Voting | Mathematics |
| Ezra Anisman | Faculty | Fairhaven | Voting | Fairhaven |
| Gabriela Martinez | Faculty | Libraries | Voting | Libraries |
| Vacant | Faculty | WCE | Voting | |
| Melissa D'Eloia | Faculty | ACC Representative | Voting | CHSS-Health and Human Development |
| Shannon Kelly | Faculty | Director of Writing Support | Voting | Western Libraries |
| TBD | Student | ASWWU Senate | Voting | |
| TBD | Student | ASWWU Senate | Voting | |
| Jack Herring | Ex-Officio | Provost | Not voting | Academic Affairs |
| Meagan Bryson | Ex-Officio | Academic Advising and Student Achievement Center | Not voting | Enrollment and Student Services |
| Amber Walker | Ex-Officio | Registrar's Office | Not voting | Enrollment and Student Services |
| Jana Schueler | Ex-Officio | Admissions | Not voting | Enrollment and Student Services |
*Chair
| Name | Position Type | Vacancy Req | Voting Status | Home Department/Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Diaz | Faculty | Leadership Studies | Voting | Leadership Studies |
| Vacant | Faculty | ACC Vice Chair | Voting | |
| W. James Cooper | Faculty | At-Large | Voting | Biology |
| Christina Keppie | Faculty | Can-Am Studies | Voting | Can-Am Studies |
| Vacant | Faculty | Critical Disability Studies | Voting | English |
| Debb Glosser | Faculty | Energy Studies | Voting | IES/Engineering and Design |
| Vacant | Faculty | Entrepreneurship & Innovation | Voting | |
| Babafemi Akinrinade | Faculty | Holocaust and Genocide Studies | Voting | Fairhaven |
| Tristan Goldman | Faculty | Honors College | Voting | Honors College |
| Babafemi Akinrinade | Faculty | International Studies (proxy) | Voting | Fairhaven |
| Deb Donovan | Faculty | Marine & Coastal Science | Voting | Biology |
| Cindy Elliser | Faculty | Salish Sea Studies | Voting | Salish Sea Institute |
| Grace Wang | Faculty | Sustainability Studies | Voting | CENV |
College Governance Committees
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