Committee Members

New committee established May 2023; Committee Membership& Charge Update 2024 (Last Updated:  12/17/24)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Mike Latcha (SECS)
Erin Kennedy (SON)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Michelle Hammond (SBA) for Evan Trivedi (CAS)
Ken Mitton (ERI)
James Naus (CAS) Department Chair

Student and Staff Appointments
Ethan Lehman-Pace  (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Tricia Westergaard (Registrar)  CHAIR 2024-2025
Brandy Randall (Graduate School)
Nivedita Mukherji (EVPAA Academic Affairs - Associate Provost)

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
Sunwoo Shin (SEHS)
Amartya Sen (SECS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Alexey Tonyushkin (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Kathryn Schaefer (SBA)
Jim Grogan (SOM)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Sarah Martin (SHS)
Betty Tonui (CAS)
Yongsoon Yoon (SECS)
Setareh Ghoreishi (CAS) 

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
 Matthew Horvath (Graduate Student) 2024-2025
 VACANT (President Student Chapter ACM)  2024-2025
Guangzhi Qu (Chair, Computer Science and Engineering)
Bhavani Koneru (Chief Information Officer)
Shaun Moore (EVPAA and Provost Designee)
Adam Gordon (CSITS)

Last Updated:  9/26/24 

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Seong Cho (SBA)   
David Morrow (SON) for Ellen Gajewski (SON)
Jim Van Loon (UL)
Julian Rrushi (SECS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Laila Guessous (SECS)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Elysa White (CAS)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Cynthia Miree (SBA)
Sara Rivard (SHS)
Raquel Prieta (CAS)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
S. Rebecca Leigh (SEHS)
Julia Paul (SON)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Gregory Thrasher (SBA)
Melissa Reznar (SHS)
Jason Wasserman (SOM)
Heidi Lyons (CAS)

Students, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
J Cooper Smith (University Student Congress)  2024-2025
Ethan Lehman-Pace (University Student Congress) 2024-2025
Rose Smith (University Student Congress) 2024-2025
Victoria Ouding (University Student Congress) 2024-2025
VACANT (Student Alternate University Student Congress)  2024-2025
VACANT (Student Alternate University Student Congress)  2024-2025
Michael Wadsworth (SVP SA&D Designee) Ex-Officio and Voting 

Updated:  9/31/24

Committee Established 11/2024.  Last updated: 1/23/25

2024-2025 Faculty Appointments 
Hong Qian (SBA)  CHAIR 2024-2025

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Laurel Stevenson (SHS) 
Jason Wu (SECS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
David Kidger (CAS)
Amany Tawfik (ERI)
 
Student & Ex-Officio Appointments
Taylor Richardson, OUSC Representative 2024-2025
Stephanie Lee (EVPAA Designee)

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Dale Telgenhoff (SHS) CHAIR 2024-2025
Jacob Becker (CAS)
Susan Lynne Beckwith (CAS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Rebecca Pratt (SOM)
Dawn Woods (SEHS)
Brenda Dzierzawski (SON) 

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments 
Jennifer Tillinger (CAS)
Amanda Nichols Hess (UL)
Darrin Hanna (SECS)
John Austin Murphy (SBA)
Michelle Hammond (SBA) At-Large
Changiz Mohiyeddini (SOM) At-Large 

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Victoria Ouding (Student Congress) 2024-2025
Song Yan (Director OIRADA)
Reuben Ternes (Assistant Director OIRADA)
Jessica Harrell (SVP SA&D Designee)
Laura Schartman  (Alumnus) (2022-2025)

Last Updated:  1/7/25  

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Claudia Grobbel (SON)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Henry Aigbedo (SBA)
Jonathan Maisonneuve (SECS) 
Megan Schoen (CAS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Chaturi Edrishinha (SEHS)  CHAIR 2024-2025
Wendi Johnson (CAS)

2024-2027 Advising Appointment (AP Assembly)
Dan Arnold (e-Lis) 

Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Michele Knox (Director of Budget and Financial Planning)
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee)

Last Updated:  1/7/25

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Julie Ricks-Doneen (SEHS)
Brendan Kredell (CAS) 2024-2025 for Stephanie Vallie (SON)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Steve Stanton II (SBA)  
Tom Raffel (CAS) Ecology Expertise  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Sara Blumer-Schuette (CAS)

Staff Appointments (AP Assembly)
Chad Bousley (eLis)  2023-2026
Matthew Holtz (OUWB) 2023-2026
Nic Bongers (eLIS) (2022-2025)
Maria Ebner-Smith (Purchasing) (2022-2025)

Student and Ex-Officio Appointments
Nick Skinner (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Hannah Fosnaugh (Student Congress) 2024-2025
Daniella Meson (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Emily Lunger (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Ryan Giorio (Associate VP Facilities Management or Appointee)
Jennifer Myers (Facilities Management Designee)
Chris Reed (SVP SA&D Designee)
Amy Banes-Berceli (Associate Provost for Operations)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025

Last Updated:  10/14/24 

New Committee established May 2023 / Faculty Appointments - to be staggered 3 year terms

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
Karen Miller (CAS) At-Large
Peg Kennedy (SON)
Christina Lim (SHS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Maria Beam (CAS 2)
Osamah Rawashdeh (SECS)
Janelle Townsend (SBA)
Vijit Pandey (SECS) At-Large 

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Kuniko Nielsen (CAS)
Julia Smith (SEHS)

Advising Appointment PAC
Rachel Stagman (FYAC) 2023 - 2026

Student and Staff Appointments
Marcus Johnson (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Beth Dawson (Academic Unit Coordinator) 2024-2025
Joe Shively (CAS) (Associate Dean) 2024-2025
Christopher Goeth (Registrar Designee) CO-CHAIR 
Kristin Landis Piwowar (EVPAA&P / Associate Provost)

Last Updated:  8/6/24  

Committee Established:  May 2022 (last updated 1/9/25; faculty term updated to 3 years)

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Kyle Edwards (CAS) replacing Jo Reger(CAS)
Ginney Uhley (SOM)
Anne Zacharias (UL)
Kristopher Kobus (SECS)
Nick DiPucchio (CAS) AT-LARGE for Jeff Insko (CAS) AT-LARGE

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
David Dulio (CAS)  CHAIR 2024-2025
Robert Martin (SEHS)
Tammy Grace (SBA)
Jennifer Lucarelli (SHS) AT-LARGE

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Rachel Smydra (CAS)
Lynda Poly-Droulard (SON)
Jason Overfelt (CAS) At-Large

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Marcus Johnson (Student Congress) 2024-2025
Song Yan (Director of OIRADA or Designee)
Jennifer Anderson (Director of Community Engagement)
Emily Morris (Communication and Marketing Designee)
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee)

Committee established May 2023

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments 
Jo Reger (CAS)  Co-Leader 
Kate Rougeau (SHS) At-Large
Amanda Novack (SON)
Caitlin Demsky (SBA) 

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments 
Christina Papadimitriou (SHS) Co-Leader 
Mariela Hristova (UL)
Rob Sidelinger (CAS) At-Large
Darlene Groomes (SEHS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Cameron Davidson (SOM)
Jun Chen (SECS)

Student and Staff Appointments
J Cooper Smith (Student Congress Representative)
Kristen Swan (Disability Support Services Director or Designee)
Amy Banes-Berceli (Executive Vice President for AA and Provost or Designee)

Last Updated:  1/7/25

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
Ken Mitton (ERI)  
Ronald Piscotty (SON)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Tamas Horvath (CAS)  CHAIR 2024-2025

Last updated:  8/6/24

Committee Established:  May 2022; 3 year staggered terms established (last updated 4/10/25)

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COMMITTEE: 
2024-2025 Faculty Appointments
Caress Dean (SHS) At-Large
Greg Bartley (SEHS) for Tanya Christ (SEHS)
Caitlin Demsky (SBA) 
Bridget Kies (CAS-LL) At-Large

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Ron Piscotty (SON)
Molly McGuire (UL)
Rebecca Cheezum (SHS) CHAIR 2024-2025
Linda Bzetaj (CAS-SS)
Raquel Prieta (CAS-LL)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Meaghan Barry (CAS-HUM)
Ali Woerner (CAS-HUM)
Deidre Hurse (SOM)
Huirong Fu (SECS)
Katie Mysen (SON)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
D.J. Williams, Student Congress 2024-2025
Lance Markowitz, Student Congress 2024-2025
Jennifer Anderson, Community Engagement Director
Susanne Condron, OIRADA Designee
Sarah Butash, Registrar Designee
Kristin Landis-Piwowar, EVPAA Designee
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SERVICE LEARNING COMMITTEE (Subcommittee of Experiential Learning Committee)
2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Greg Bartley (SEHS) for Tanya Christ (SEHS)
Caitlin Demsky (SBA) 

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Ron Piscotty (SON)
Linda Bzetaj (CAS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Ali Woerner (CAS)
Diedre Hurse (SOM) CHAIR 2024-2025
Huirong Fu (SECS)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Mustafa Baig, Graduate Student 2024-2025
Jennifer Anderson, Director of Community Engagement
Susanne Condron (OIRADA Senior Research Analyst)
Sarah Butash (Registrar or Designee)
Kristin Landis-Piwowar (EVPAA Designee)

This committee membership was modified in November 2024. Three-year staggered terms were established at that time.

2024-2025 Faculty Appointments
Anne Zacharias (UL)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Chris Wilson (SHS)
Angineh Djavadghazaryans (CAS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
George Sanders (CAS)  CHAIR 2024-2025

2024-2028 Faculty Appointments
Drake Dantzler (CAS)
Inaya Hajj Hussein (SOM)
Pratik Kothari (SBA)
Patrick Kennedy (SON)
Constance Burke (SHS) AT-LARGE
Yongsoon Yoon (SECS)
Greg Bartley (SEHS)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Nivedita Mukherji (EVPAA Designee/ Associate Provost)

Last Updated:  2/18/25 

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Tom Giberson (SEHS) Winter 2025 for Jacob Cayanus (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025 Sabbatical Leave
Patrick Kennedy (SON) 
Lan Jiang (CAS) At-Large

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Patricia Cameron (SON)
David Fausone (SHS)
Karl Majeske (SBA)
Nancy Bulgarelli (UL)
Cynthia Carver (SEHS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Richard Olawoyin (SECS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Ali Ahmad Malik (SECS) At-Large
Annie Sullivan (CAS)
Thomas Bianchette (CAS)

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Adina Schneeweis (CAS)  CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Yan Ling (SBA) 
Kesava Mandalaneni (SOM)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Addington Coppin (SBA)
Liz Shesko (CAS) for Derek Hastings (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Mary Craig (CAS-SS)
Debatosh Debnath (SECS)
Katie Greer (UL)
Priscilla Everett (SON)
Stephanie Mabry (SHS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Lauren Childs (SEHS)
Timothy Donahue (CAS)
Thomas Discenna (CAS)

2022-2025 Staff Advising Appointments
Jade Dang (PAC-FYAC) 

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Marion Brumer (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Cynthia Carver (Co-Chair from GEAC) 2024-2025
Lauren Fillmore (Registrar or Designee)
Linda Gamage (General Education Coordinator)
Kristin Landis-Piwowar (Associate Provost)

Last Updated: 1/7/25

Committee Established:  May 2022 (last updated  10/1/24)

Faculty Appointments
Anthony Guest (CAS - Visual and Performing Arts)
Yongjin Lu (CAS- Math)
Lori Ostergaard (CAS- Writing)
Maria Paino (CAS-Sociology)  CO-CHAIR
Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo (CAS-Modern Languanges) 
Adina Schneeweis (CAS- CJPR)  
Brandon Gustafson (SBA)
Tracey Chan (SON)
Amanda Lynch (SHS) to replace Schicheng Chen
Cindy Carver (SEHS) 
Laila Guessous (SECS) CO-CHAIR 
Amanda Hess (UL) replacing Kris Condic (UL)

Professional Advising Appointment
Kurt Kirkpatrick (SECS) (PAC Adviser; non-CAS)

Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Valerie Aljajawi  (Undergraduate Representative-committee appointment) 2024-2025
Jason Taylor (CAS Advising Director or Designee)
Paul Battle (Registrar or Designee)
Elaine Carey (Dean, College of Arts and Sciences) 
Dawn Aubry (Vice President of Enrollment Mgmt or Designee)
Susanne Condron, Office of Institutional Research, Assessment and Data Analytics (OIRADA)
Kristin Landis-Piwowar (EVPAA Designee)

NOTE:  Rules setting the Graduate Council membership are part of the OU Senate Constitution Article VI.

Faculty Appointments - terms tbd (by Graduate Council)
Henry Aigbedo (SBA)
Darrin Hanna (SECS)
Anne Hranchook (SON)
John Krauss (SHS) Co-Chair
Kevin Grimm (CAS) for Joanne Lipson-Freed (CAS) Winter 2025 Sabbatical 
Daniel Llamocca Obregon (SECS)
Victoria Lucia (SOM)
Meir Schillor(CAS)
V. Thandi Sule (SEHS)
Paul Weinberg (SEHS)

2022-2023 Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Brandy Randall (Dean Graduate School) CHAIR
Claire Rammel (Assistant Dean Graduate School)
Helen Levenson (UL)

Updated:  12/10/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Rebecca Boni (SON)
Elizabeth Delorme-Axford (CAS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Jessica Payette (CAS)
Jeffrey Youngquist (CAS) for Goulan Yang (CAS)
Robert Del Greco (CAS) replacing Xie Zhu (SBA) leave

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments 
Yin Yu-Thompson (SBA)
David Kidger (CAS) for Yin Yu-Thompson (SBA) Winter 2025 Sabbatical

Student and Ex-Officio Appointments
Rasika Vanagutte (Graduate Student) 2024-2025
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee) CHAIR

Last Updated:  3/19/25

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Terry Dibble (SHS)
Lori Hodorek (SHS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Katie Mysen (SON)
Hydeen Beverly (CAS)

Staff Advising Appointments
Evan Dermidoff (PAC- SECS)  2023-2026
Dan Arnold (AP Assembly) 2022-2025

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Aidan Boldt  (SAACEC Men’s Representative) 2024-2025
Jordyn Shipps (SAACEC Women’s Representative) 2024-2025
Cortney Heileman  (Community Member) 2024-2025
Ashley Stone (Senior Woman Athletic Representative) 2024-2025
Melissa McDonald (Faculty Athletic Representative) CHAIR
Steve Waterfield (Athletic Director)
Mari Tilashalski (Athletic Compliance)

Last Updated:  7/18/23

This ad hoc committee was approved in the university senate on March 17, 2022.  The duration of membership is for the period of ad hoc committee. 

Faculty Appointments
Susan McCarty (CAS) - CO-CHAIR 
Kimberly Byrd (CAS)
Terry Dibble (SHS) 
Annie Gilson (CAS)
Danielle Ligocki (SEHS)
Nikki Scott (CAS)
Jennifer Matthews (SEHS) - Mental Health Designation
Theresa Chahine (SON) - Mental Health Designation
Melodie Kondratek (SHS) - Mental Health Designation

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments

Nicholas Arnold (Student Congress) 2024-2025
VACANT (RA Hillcrest Hall) 2024-2025
DJ Williams (Student) 2024-2025
Mackenzie Smith  (Student) 2024-2025
Tionna Davenport (Graduate Student)
VACANT  (Graduate Student)
VACANT (Graduate Student) 
Ashley Finkley (PAC Representative) 
Cortney Heileman (Univ Rec & Well Being)
David Schwartz    (GHC and/or SEHS Representative)
Elizabeth Forester (OUPSA CT Representative- Registrar's Office)
Charles Guzowski (AP - Representative)
Carrie Miller (AP- Representative)
Shona Collins (OUPD Representative)
VACANT (DSS Representative - Optional)
OPTIONAL - (DEI Representative)
Jessie Hurse - CO-CHAIR (Assoc Dean of Students & Deputy Title IX Coordinator)
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee)

Updated:  12/16/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Amanda Lynch (SHS)
Lori Burrington (CAS) CHAIR 2024-2025

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Roger Larocca (CAS)
Randy Gu (SECS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Sumi Dinda (SHS)
Rob Nehmer (SBA)

Permanent Staff Appointments
Westergaard, Tricia (AP Assembly)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Nicholas Skinner (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Song Yan (OIRADA Director)
Brandy Randall (Dean, Graduate School)
Amy Banes-Berceli  (Associate Provost)

Last Updated:  8/7/24

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Lakshmi Raman (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Scott Tiegs (CAS)
Hanna Kalmanovich-Cohen (SBA)
Olga Ehrlich (SON) CO-CHAIR 2024-2025
Vardan Karamyan (SOM)
Shawn Lombardo (UL)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Jia Li (SECS)
Valance Washington (CAS)- Graduate Council Representative; appointed by Graduate Council

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
VACANT (SHS)
Betty Tonui (CAS)

Ex-Officio Appointments
Stone, Dave (Chief Research Officer)

Last Updated:  1/30/25

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Tammy Grace (SBA) CHAIR 2024-2025
Kate Bowers (SECS) for Dan Delvescovo (SECS)
Amany Tawfik (ERI)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Linda Doornbos (SEHS)
Subha Bhaskaran (CAS)
Robert Del Greco (CAS) 

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Elena Borrelli (SHS)
Kyeorda Kemp (SOM)
Yvonne Kasine (SON) for Margaret Harris (SON)

Staff Appointments
April Thomas Powell (SON) (AP Assembly) 2023-2026
Shaun Moore (AP Assembly) 2024-2027

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Daniela Meson (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Lance Markowitz (Student Congress)  2024-2025 
Allison Drezwiecki (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Mackenzie Smith (Student Congress)  2024-2025
Sarah Hosch (EVPAA or Designee)

Last Updated:  10/8/24 - Committee Membership to be updated with the 3/20/25 senate approval of the T & L Committee request. 

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Osman Aydas (SBA) 2023-2025  to replace Donna Free (SBA) 
Joshua Haworth (SHS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Ami Harbin (CAS-HUM)
Kathy Battles (CAS- LL)
Brian Dean (SECS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Elizabeth Kattner (CAS)
Lynda Poly-Droulard (SON)
Chhabi Govind (CAS) 
Nancy Bulgarelli (UL)
Inaya Hajj Hussein (SOM)
Patti Bills (SEHS) Winter 2025 Sabbatical
Anthony Tuf Francis (SEHS) for Patti Bills (SEHS) Winter 2025 Sabbatical Leave

2022-2025 Staff Appointments
Christopher Mocny (CAS-SMTD) (PAC) to replace M. Chamberlain 

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (Student Congress) 2024-2025
VACANT (Student Congress) 2024-2025
Jennifer Cordon Thor (Chairperson of Faculty Council, BIS)
Sara Webb (SVP SA&D Designee)
Nicole Boelk  (Director, Financial Aid or Designee)
Tricia Westergaard (Registrar)
Kristin Landis-Piwowar (Associate Provost), CHAIR

Last Updated:  12/13/24