Faculty Senators and Ex-Officio Members
Presiding Officer: Sonja Taylor
Roster 2026-27
The election for Faculty Senators is held each spring term, after an opt-in process for candidates. A regular term is three years. Representation is apportioned according to the number of Faculty in each of the Senate divisions.
Ex-officio (non-voting) members of Faculty Senate include: chairs of constitutional Faculty committees, members of Steering Committee, Advisory Council, and Interinstitutional Faculty Senate (if they are not already elected Senators); a representative for part-time faculty; the Secretary to the Faculty; the President of ASPSU; and administrators at the level of dean, vice provost, or higher.
Steering Committee
Ex-officio voting members
- Sonja Taylor, Presiding Officer
- Josh Eastin, Presiding Officer Elect
- Matt Chorpenning, Past Presiding Officer
Elected voting members
- Nicolle DuPont (2025-27)
- Andrea Garrity (2026-28)
- Jennifer Kerns (2026-28)
- Shayn Snyder (2025-27)
Ex-officio non-voting members
- Richard Beyler, Secretary to the Faculty
- David Kinsella, Senior Interinstitutional Faculty Senator
- Vicki Reitenauer, Faculty member of Board of Trustees
- TBA, Chair, Committee on Committees
Other Faculty Officers
Advisory Council - Chair TBD
- Miriam Abelson (2026-28)
- Nicolle DuPont (2026-28)
- Michele Gamburd (2025-27)
- Maude Hines (2025-27)
- Karen Kennedy (2026-28)
- Mark Leymon (2025-27)
Interinstitutional Faculty Senators
- Michele Gamburd (Sep. 2025-Dec. 2028)
- David Kinsella (Jan. 2025-Dec. 2027)
- Mark Leymon (Jan. 2027-Dec. 2029)
- Pronoy Rai (May 2025-Dec. 2026, interim term)