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Standing Committees AY 2023 - 2024

Committee Chair: Thomas Merrill, SPA, merrill@american.edu

Committee Member
Office
Thomas Merrill, SPA
Faculty Senate Chair
Jennifer Axe, CAS
Faculty Senate Vice Chair
Lilian Baeza-Mendoza, CAS
Faculty Senate Past Chair
Katie Holton, CAS
At-Large Senator
Randall Blair, SOC
Additional Senator
Jason Snyder, WCL
Committee on Academic Budget & Benefits Chair (CABB)
Dario Bernardini, SOC
Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum Chair (UCC)
Joseph Graf, SOC
Committee on Graduate Curriculum Chair (GCC)
Maria Gomez, CAS
Committee on Term Faculty Affairs Chair CTFA)
William Brent, CAS
Faculty Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair (FacCDEI)
Vicky Wilkins*
Acting Provost
Monica Jackson*
Dean of Faculty

* Ex officio, non-voting member

Chair: Dario Bernardini, Vice Chair: TBD

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Michael Mass (2025)
College of Arts and Sciences
Michele Lansign(2025)
Melissa Hawkins (2026)
School of Communication
Dario Bernardini (2026)
School of Education
Ocheze Joseph (2025)
School of International Service
Doga Eralp (2026)
School of Public Affairs
Steven Taylor (2024)
University Library
Katie Hut (2025)
AU Student Government
Jason Chiulli (2024)
Dean of Undergraduate Education*
Bridget Trogden

* Ex officio, non-voting member

Chair: Joe Graf, Vice Chair:  Phelton Moss

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Tim Timura (2025)
College of Arts and Sciences
David Gerard (2026)
Jun Lu (2025)
School of Communication
Joe Graf (2024)
School of Education
 Phelton Moss(2025)
School of International Service
Shoon Murray (2026)
School of Public Affairs
Derrick Hyra (2025)
Office of Gradaute and Professional Studies
Beverly Peters (2025)
University Library
Nobue Matsuoka (2025)
Graduate Leadership Council
TBD (2024)
Dean of Graduate Studies *
Wendy Boland

* Ex officio, non-voting member

Chair: Jason Mollica, Vice Chair: Susan George

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Joseph Mortati (2023)
College of Arts and Sciences
Mehdi Owrang (2025)
Alan Isaac (2024)
Mike Alonzo (2026)
Bei Xiao (2024)
School of Communication
Jason Mollica (2025)
School of Education
Robert Shand (2026)
School of International Service
Patrick Jackson (2024)
School of Public Affairs
Jeff Gill (2025)
Washington College of Law
Adeen Postar (2025)
University Library
Stefan Kramer (2026)
Office of Global and Immersive Studies
Susan George (2025)
Office of Graduate and Professional Studies
Matt Winkler (2025)
Graduate Leadership Council
TBD (2023)
AU Student Government
Ashleigh Silvestro (2024)
Director or Designee, CTRL*
TBD
University Librarian*
Jeehyun Davis
Office of Information Technology*
Terry Fernandez

* Ex officio, non-voting member

Chair: Jennifer Steele Co-Chair: Rachel Borchardt

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Chris Parker (2024)
College of Arts and Sciences
Sauleh Suddiqui (2025)
Julia Chifman (2026)
Monika Konaklieva (2024)
School of Communication
Caty Borum Chattoo (2025)
School of Education
Jennifer Steele (2024)
School of International Service
Amitav Acharya (2026)
School of Public Affairs
Lynn Addington (2026)
University Library
Rachel Borchardt (2026)
Washington College of Law
Ken Anderson (2026)
Office of Global & Immersive Studies
Jeff Crouch (2025)
Vice Provost for Research *
Diana Burley
Executive Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning *
Kiho Kim

* Ex officio, non-voting member

Chair: Jason Snyder, Vice Chair: TBD

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Octavian Ionici (2025)
College of Arts and Sciences
Stephen MacAvoy (2025)
Stacy Snelling (2025)
School of Communication
Dario Bernardini (2024)
School of Education
Jason Snyder (2025)
School of International Service
Daniel Bernhofen (2025)
School of Public Affairs
David Schwegman (2026)
Washington College of Law
William Ryan (2024)
University Library
Olivia Ivey (2025)
Office of Global & Immersive Studies
Jacqueline Raynolds (2025)
Emeritus Member
John Douglass (2024)
Graduate Leadership Council
TBD (2023)
AU Student Government
Jackson Dietz (2024)

Chair: Justin Jacobs, Vice Chair: Daniel Bernhofen

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Augustine Duru (2024)
College of Arts and Sciences
Justin Jacobs (2025)
Jun Lu (2024)
Marianne Noble (2026)
School of Communication
Ben stokes (2024)
School of Education
Vivian Vazquez (2025)
School of International Service
Daniel Bernhofen (2025)
School of Public Affairs
Khaldoun AbouAssi (2024)
University Library
Melissa Becher (2026)
At-Large Term
Simon Nicolson (2025)
At-Large Term
Mahmud Yesuf (2025)

Chair:Paula Weissman, Vice-Chair: Tracy Spesia

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Frank Dubois (2026)
College of Arts and Sciences
Cynthia Potter (2026)
Tabitha Kidwell (2025)
Jennifer Axe (2024)
School of Communication
Paula Weissman (2025)
School of Education
Tracy Spesia (2025)
School of International Service
TBD (2026)
School of Public Affairs
Kimberly Cowell-Meyers (2024)
Office of Global & Immersive Studies
Krisztina Domjan (2025)
AU Core
Martin Oliver (2024)
Institutional Research and Assessment*
Karen Froslid Jones

* Ex officio, non-voting member

Chair: William Brent, Vice Chair: TBD

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Stacy Merida (2025)
College of Arts and Sciences
Fiona Brideoake (2025)
William Brent (2026)
Brenda Chow(2024)
School of Communication
Maya Livio (2026)
School of Education
Reuben Jacobson (2024)
School of International Service
Maria De jesus (2024)
School of Public Affairs
Jhacova Williams (2026)
Office of Global and Immersive Studies
Gul Mescioglu Gur (2025)
University Library
TBD (2026)
Washington College of Law
Padideh Ala'i (2025)
Student Government
TBD (2024)
Graduate Leadership Council
TBD (2024)
Staff Council Representative
TBD (2024)
Senior Administrator *
Monica Jackson, Deputy Provost and Dean of Faculty

Co-Chair: Maria Gomez, Co-Chair: James Quirk

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Jay Pope (2025)
College of Arts and Sciences
Ralph Sonenshine (2024)
Maria Gomez (2024)
School of Communication
Terry Bryant (2025)
School of Education
Kecia Hayes (2024)
School of International Service
Shawn Bates (2023)
School of Public Affairs
Jim Quirk (2024)
Office of Graduate & Professional Studies
Robert Stokes (2024)
University Library
TBD (2025)
Washington College of Law
Elizabeth Keith (2025)
Office of Global & Immersive Studies
John Calabrese (2024)
Associate Dean of Faculty *
Priya Doshi

* Ex officio, non-voting member

Special and Advisory Committees AY 2023-2024

Chair: TBD Vice Chair: TBD

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Don Williamson (2025)
College of Arts and Sciences
Ximena Varela (2026)
Alison Chrisler (2025)
School of Communication
Lenny Steinhorn (2024)
School of Education
Elizabeth Worden (2025)
School of International Service
Matthew Taylor (2024)
School of Public Affairs
Erdal Tekin (2024)
University Library
Gwendolyn Reece (2026)

 

Unit Designation
Members Elected
2021-2024
SIS
CAS
CAS
SIS
CAS
Sarah Snyder
Jun Lu
David Haaga
Matthew Taylor
Bryan Fantie
2022 - 2025
CAS
CAS
SIS
SIS
SIS
Marianne Noble
Kim Butler
Shoon Murray
Amitav Acharya
Chris Rudolph
2023-2026
CAS
CAS
SIS
SIS
CAS
Jon Tubman
Brian Yates
Horace Bartilow
Chris Rudolph
Andy Holton

 

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
Ed Wasil (2024)
College of Arts and Sciences
Erdal Tekin (2026)
School of Communication
Amitav Acharya (2026)
School of Public Affairs
Jeff Gill (2025)
School of Public Affairs
Kim Blankenship (2024)
Washington College of Law
Angela Davis (2025)

 

Faculty Director, Patrick Jackson

Unit Designation
Members Elected (Term of Office)
Kogod School of Business
TBD (2026)
College of Arts and Sciences
Alison Chrisler (2026)
Shoaleh Dehghan (2025)
Cynthia Potter, Social Science (2024)
School of Communication
Wendy Melillo (2024)
School of Education
Stephen Vassallo (2026)
School of International Service
Shawn Bates (2024)
School of Public Affairs
Chris Edelson (2026)
Office of Global & Immersive Studies
Jeff Sosland (2025)
Honors Student Representative
TBD (2024)

Ex Officio Members:*

Designation
Members
Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Academic Student Services
Bridget Trogden*
Past Faculty Director
 
Chair, UCC
Dario Bernardini
Honors Librarian
Mary Mintz*

Program Coordinator: Laura Lannan, llannan@american.edu

  • Finance and Investment- Valentina Bruno (2024)
  • Alumni Affairs and Development - Raychelle Burks (2024)
  • Athletics - Robert Karch
  • Campus Life - Jennifer Axe (2024)
  • Communication - Patrick Kelly Joyner (2024)
  • Academic Affairs - Celeste Davis (2025)
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - William Brent (2024)

Thomas Merrill, SPA
Chair Faculty Senate, 2023-2024
Board Committees:
Trusteeship & Academic Affairs

Lilian Baeza-Mendoza, CAS
Past Chair Faculty Senate, 2023-2024
Board Committees:
Alumni Affairs and Development & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion