Senate Members
The Faculty Senate requires 45 out of 88 voting members to be in attendance to establish quorum, as long as there are no Vacant seats, any Vacant seat(s) should be removed from the voting member total so that one more than half of the new total is needed for quorum. (*indicates a non-voting member)
Executive Board Officers
Amy Naugle, President
Arts and Sciences
C. Dennis Simpson, Vice President
Health and Human Services
Sarah Summy, Immediate Past President
Education and Human Development
Osama Abudayyeh, Director
Engineering
Anthony DeFulio, Director
Arts and Sciences
Kieran Fogarty, Director
Health and Human Services
Janet Hahn, Director
Health and Human Services
Decker Hains, Director and Parliamentarian
Business
David Rudge, Director
Arts and Sciences
David Szabla, Director
Education and Human Development
Departmental Representatives
Amanda Remo (2026)
Accountancy
William Davis (2025)
Art
Joyce Kubiski (2026)
Art
Brian Jansen (2026)
Aviation Sciences
Geoffrey Lindenberg (2027)
Aviation Sciences
Todd Barkman (2026)
Biological Sciences
David Rudge (2025)
Biological Sciences
Julia Stachofsky (2026)
Business Information Systems
Alexandra Pekarovicova (2026)
Chemical and Paper Engineering
Andre Venter (2026)
Chemistry
Hexu Liu (2025)
Civil and Construction Engineering
Bryan Abendschein (2025)
Communication
Robert Makin (2027)
Computer Science
Glinda Rawls (2026)
Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
Jean Kimmel (2025)
Economics
D. Eric Archer (2027)
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Wayne Stitt (2025)
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Dean Johnson (2026)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Richard Katrovas (2027)
English
Scott Slawinski (2026)
English
Sam Ramrattan (2026)
Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems
Lisa DeChano-Cook (2026)
Environment, Geography, and Sustainability
Jou-Chen Chen (2026)
Family and Consumer Sciences
Onur Arugaslan (2026)
Finance and Commercial Law
Mine Dogan Diker (2027)
Geological and Environmental Sciences
Larry Simon (2026)
History
Michael Miller (2026)
Human Performance and Health Education
Troy Place (2026)
Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management
Michelle Hrivnyak (2025)
Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Janet Hahn (2027)
Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Marianne Swierenga (2026)
Libraries
Douglas Lepisto (2025)
Management
Thomas Scannell (2026)
Marketing
Bret Wagner (2025)
Marketing
Daniela Hernandez (2027)
Mathematics
Thayma Lutz (2025)
Mathematics
Peter Gustafson (2027)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Matthew Fries (2025)
Music
Trey Harris (2027)
Music
Elissa Allen (2027)
Nursing
Jaime Neary (2025)
Nursing
Michelle Suarez (2025)
Occupational Therapy
James Martin (2026)
Philosophy
Daryl Lawson (2027)
Physical Therapy
Andrew Zolp (2025)
Physician Assistant
Zbigniew Chajecki (2025)
Physics
Mahendra Lawoti (2025)
Political Science
Anthony DeFulio (2026)
Psychology
Daniela Schroeter (2026)
Public Affairs and Administration
Diane Riggs (2027)
Religion and Cultures (World)
Patrick Hanlin (2025)
Sindecuse Health Center Counseling Services
Mioara Diaconu (2025)
Social Work
Vyacheslav Karpov (2027)
Sociology
Antonio Isea (2027)
Spanish
Laura Teichert (2027)
Special Education and Literacy Studies
Matthew Dumican (2027)
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Joshua Naranjo (2025)
Statistics
Marcia Fetters (2027)
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Jill Hermann-Wilmarth (2025)
Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies
Kathryn Thomsen (2026)
Theatre and Dance
Viviane Ruellot (2027)
World Languages and Literatures
Representatives-at-Large
Osama Abudayyeh (2027)
Civil and Construction Engineering
Pnina Ari-Gur (2027)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Patrick Bennett (2027)
Mathematics
Kimberly Buchholz (2025)
Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation
Wanda Hadley (2026)
Education Leadership, Research, and Technology
Decker Hains (2025)
Management
Mustafa Mirzeler (2026)
English
Carol Weideman (2025)
Human Performance and Health Education
Andrew Wyman (2026)
Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management
Ex Officio (all past presidents are also ex officio)
Edward Montgomery
President
Julian Vasquez Heilig
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Timothy Broadwater, Chair
Academic and Information Technology Council
LuMarie Guth, Chair
Campus Planning and Finance Council
Marcellis Zondag, Chair
Graduate Studies Council
Bradford Dennis, Chair
International Education Council
Andre Venter, Chair
Research Policies Council
Diane Riggs, Chair
Undergraduate Studies Council
Presidential Appointees
Diane Anderson (2024)
Vice President for Student Affairs
Remzi Seker (2024)
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Jan Van Der Kley (2024)
Vice President for Business and Finance
Emeriti Representatives
John Jellies (2025)
Biological Scieces
Mary Lagerwey (2027)
Nursing
Lester Wright (2026)
Psychology
Past Presidents
Marilyn Kritzman
Communication
John Jellies
Arts and Sciences
William Rantz
Aviation
C. Dennis Simpson
School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs
Sarah Summy
Special Education and Literacy Studies
Suzan Smith-Ayers
Family and Consumer Sciences