Committee Members

Committee established May 2023; Committee Membership & Charge Update 2024 (Last Updated:  8.8.25)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Clark Ausloos (SEHS) replacing 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
VACANT (Student Congress)  2025-2026
Tricia Westergaard (Registrar)  CHAIR 2025-2026
Brandy Randall (Graduate School)
Nivedita Mukherji (EVPAA Academic Affairs - Vice Provost)

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

2025-2027 Faculty Appointments
Matthew Toeniskoetter (CAS)
Qunfeng Lio (SBA)
Angel Bravo-Salgado (SECS)
Malli Barremkala (SOM)
Yaman Roumani (SBA)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (OUSC) 2025-2026
VACANT (President Student Chapter ACM)  2025-2026
Guangzhi Qu (Chair, Computer Science and Engineering)
Bhavani Koneru (Chief Information Officer)
Shaun Moore (EVPAA and Provost Designee)
Doug McCartney (CSITS)

Last Updated:  8.8.25 

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
VACANT replacing Laila Guessous (SECS)
Elysa White (CAS)
Cynthia Miree (SBA)
Sara Rivard (SHS)
Lucia Mazza (CAS) to replace Raquel Prieta (CAS)
S. Rebecca Leigh (SEHS)
Kasaundra Tomlin (SBA) to replace Julia Paul (SON)

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

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Julian Rrushi (SECS) CO-CHAIR 2025-2026
Shawn McCann (UL)
Jennifer Heisler (CAS)
Eileen Johnson (SEHS)

Students, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Marcus Johnson (University Student Congress)  2025-2026
Daniela Meson (University Student Congress) 2025-2026
VACANT (University Student Congress) 2025-2026
VACANT (University Student Congress) 2025-2026
VACANT (Student Alternate University Student Congress)  2025-2026
VACANT (Student Alternate University Student Congress)  2025-2026
Michael Wadsworth (SVP SA&D Designee) Ex-Officio and Voting 

Updated:  8.8.25

Committee Established 11.2024.  Last updated: 8.8.25

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Laurel Stevenson (SHS) CO-CHAIR 2025-2026
Jason Wu (SECS)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
David Kidger (CAS)
Amany Tawfik (ERI)

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments 
Hong Qian (SBA)  CO-CHAIR 2025-2026
 
Student & Ex-Officio Appointments
Emily Lunger, OUSC Representative 2025-2026
Neil Baumgartner (EVPAA Designee)

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) CO-CHAIR 2025-2026, Fall 2025 Sabbatical
Graham Cassano (CAS) Fall 2025 for J Austin Murphy Sabbatical 
Michelle Hammond (SBA) At-Large
Changiz Mohiyeddini (SOM) At-Large  CO-CHAIR 2025-2026

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Jacob Becker (CAS)
Kelley Borton (SHS)
Kapilla Castoldi (CAS)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT Student Congress) 2025-2026
Song Yan (Director OIRADA)
Reuben Ternes (Assistant Director OIRADA)
Jessica Harrell (SVP SA&D Designee)
VACANT  (Alumnus) (2025-2028)

Last Updated:  8.26.25  

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

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Chaturi Edrishinha (SEHS)  CHAIR 2025-2026
Wendi Johnson (CAS)

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Amanda Lynch (SHS)

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:  8.8.25

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

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Adam Gould (CAS)
Dan DelVescovo (SECS)

Staff Appointments (AP Assembly)
Chad Bousley (eLis)  2023-2026
Matthew Holtz (OUWB) 2023-2026
Lori Posey (CAS-SMTD)  (2025-2028)
Kasey McGrath (OUWB) (2025-2028)

Student and Ex-Officio Appointments
Valentine Fayette-Étés (Student Congress)  2025-2026
VACANT (Student Congress) 2025-2026
VACANT (Student Congress) 2025-2026
VACANT (Student Congress)  2025-2026
Ryan Giorio (Associate VP Facilities Management or Appointee)
Jennifer Myers (Facilities Management Designee)
Chris Reed (SVP SA&D Designee)
Amy Banes-Berceli (Vice Provost for Operations)  CO-CHAIR 2025-2026

Last Updated:  8.25.25 

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

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)

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Jeffrey Heisler (CAS)
Tara Diesbourg (SHS)
Nikki Clark (SON)

Advising Appointment PAC
Rachel Stagman (FYAC) 2023 - 2026

Student and Staff Appointments
VACANT (Student Congress)  2025-2026
Beth Dawson (Academic Unit Coordinator) 2025-2026
Joe Shively (CAS) (Associate Dean) 2025-2026
Christopher Goeth (Registrar Designee) CO-CHAIR 
Neil Baumgartner (EVPAA Designee)

Last Updated:  8.8.25

Committee Established:  May 2022 (last updated 8.8.25; faculty term updated to 3 years)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Rachel Smydra (CAS) Fall 2025 Sabbatical
Lynda Poly-Droulard (SON)
Jason Overfelt (CAS) At-Large

2025-2027 Faculty Appointments
Dave Dulio (CAS) 
Kwame Sakyi (SHS)
Virginia Uhley (SOM)
Jennifer Lucarelli (SHS) CHAIR 2025-2026
Nick DiPucchio (CAS) At-Large

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Tammy Grace (SBA)
Suzanne Klein (SEHS)
Tiffany-Janelle Calderon (SON)
Anne Zacharias (UL) At-Large

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Allison Drzewiecki (Student Congress) 2025-2026
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

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments 
Christina Papadimitriou (SHS) CO-LEADER 2025-2026
Mariela Hristova (UL)
Rob Sidelinger (CAS) At-Large
Darlene Groomes (SEHS)

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

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments 
Jo Reger (CAS) CO-LEADER 2025-2026
Kate Rougeau (SHS)
Caitlin Demsky (SBA)
Amanda Novack (SON)

Student and Staff Appointments
VACANT (Student Congress Representative) 2025-2026
Kristen Swan (Disability Support Services Director or Designee)
Amy Banes-Berceli (Executive Vice President for AA and Provost or Designee)

Last Updated:  8.8.25

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

2025-2027 Faculty Appointments
Ken Mitton (ERI)  
Sara Blumer-Schuette (CAS)  CHAIR Fall 2025

Last updated:  8.8.25

Committee Established:  May 2022; 3 year staggered terms established (last updated 8.8.25)

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COMMITTEE: 
2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Ron Piscotty (SON)
Molly McGuire (UL)
Rebecca Cheezum (SHS) CHAIR 2025-2026
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)

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Caitlin Demsky (SBA)
Jennifer Law-Sullivan (CAS)
Greg Bartley (SEHS)
Fay Hansen (CAS) At-Large

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (Student Congress) 2025-2026
VACANT (Student Congress) 2025-2026
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)
2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Ron Piscotty (SON)
Linda Bzetaj (CAS)

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

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Caitlin Demsky (SBA)
Jennifer Law-Sullivan (CAS)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (Student Congress)  2025-2026
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.

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

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
George Sanders (CAS)

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)

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Anne Zacharias (UL)

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

Last Updated:  8.8.25

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

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Ali Ahmad Malik (SECS) At-Large
Annie Sullivan (CAS)
Thomas Bianchette (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2025-2026

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Yan Ling (SBA) At-Large
Getnet Bekele (CAS)
Malika Chaudhuri (SBA)
Julia Rodriguez (UL) for Nancy Bulgarelli (UL)

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

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Lauren Childs (SEHS)
Timothy Donahue (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2025-2026 / Fall 2025 Sabbatical Leave
Kevin Laam (CAS) for Timothy Donahue (CAS) Fall Sabbatical Leave 
Thomas Discenna (CAS)

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Cody Eldredge (CAS)
Qunfeng Liao (SBA)
Jane Newman (SOM)

2025-2028 Staff Advising Appointments
Jade Dang (FYAC - Professional Advisers Council, PAC )

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Vincenzo Martino (Student Congress)  2025-2026
Cynthia Carver (Co-Chair from GEAC) 2025-2026
Lauren Fillmore (Registrar or Designee)
Linda Gamage (General Education Coordinator)
Kristin Landis-Piwowar (Associate Provost)

Last Updated: 8.25.25

Committee Established:  May 2022 (last updated  8.8.25)

Faculty Appointments
Anthony Guest (CAS - Visual and Performing Arts)
Yongjin Lu (CAS- Math)
Lori Ostergaard (CAS- Writing)
Maria Paino (CAS-Sociology)  CO-CHAIR 2025-2026
Tim Donahue (CAS-ECWF) Sabbatical Fall 2025 
Kevin Laam (CAS-ECWF) for Tim Donahue (CAS-ECWF) Sabbatical Fall 2025
Liz Shesko (CAS- History)  
Michelle Hammond (SBA)
Tracey Chan (SON)
Amanda Lynch (SHS) to replace Schicheng Chen
Cindy Carver (SEHS) 
Laila Guessous (SECS) CO-CHAIR 2025-2026
Amanda Hess (UL) replacing Kris Condic (UL)

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

Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (Undergraduate Representative-committee appointment) 2025-2026
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

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)

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Kim Junwoo (SBA)
Elizabeth Delorme-Axford (CAS)

Student and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (Graduate Student) 2025-2026
Amy Banes-Berceli (EVPAA Designee) CHAIR

Last Updated:  8.21.25

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

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Terry Dibble (SHS)
Lori Hodorek (SHS) 

Staff Advising Appointments
Evan Dermidoff (PAC- SECS)  2023-2026
Brian Bierley (AP Assembly) 2025-2028

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Sean Diffenderfer (SAACEC Men’s Representative) 2025-2026
Nora Molnar (SAACEC Women’s Representative) 2025-2026
Cortney Heileman  (Community Member) 2025-2026
Jen Tymkew (for the Senior Woman Athletic Representative) 2025-2026
Melissa McDonald (Faculty Athletic Representative) CHAIR
Steve Waterfield (Athletic Director)
Logan Lipkovitch (Athletic Compliance)

Last Updated:  8.25.25

2023-2025 Faculty Appointments
Mariela Hristova (UL)
Rebekah Farrugia (CAS-LL)
Betty Tonui (CAS - SS)
Yazan Roumani (SBA)

2024-2026 Faculty Appointments
Jim Van Loon (UL)
Shawn McCann (UL)
Julia Rodriguez (UL)
Tracey Taylor (SOM)
Kate Rougeau (SHS) CHAIR 2024-2025
Guangzhi Qu (SECS)
Mi Hye Song (CAS-MS)
Karen McGarry (SEHS)
Mary Hartson (CAS-MLL)
Linda McDonald (SON)
Michelle Rau (SOM -Medical Library Faculty)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Allison Drzewiecki (Student Congress Undergraduate) 2024-2025
Taylor Richardson (Student Congress Undergraduate)  2024-2025
Ala AlShafeey (Graduate Student) 2024-2025
Polly Boruff-Jones (Dean, University Libraries)
Nivedita Mukherji (EVPAA&P or Designee - Vice Provost)


Last Updated:  9/5/24

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) 
Kimberly Byrd (CAS)
Terry Dibble (SHS) CO-CHAIR 20265-2026
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

Marion Brumer (Student Congress) 2025-2026
VACANT (RA Hillcrest Hall) 2025-2026
Mackenzie Smith (Student) 2025-2026
VACANT  (Student) 2025-2026
VACANT (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)
Neil Baumgartner (EVPAA Designee)

Updated:  8.21.25

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

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

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Dwayne Baxa (SOM)
Gerard Madlambayan (CAS)  CHAIR 2025-2026

Permanent Staff Appointments
Westergaard, Tricia (AP Assembly)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Mathew Seidel (Student Congress)  2025-2026
Song Yan (OIRADA Director)
Brandy Randall (Dean, Graduate School)
Amy Banes-Berceli  (Vice Provost)

Last Updated:  8.21.25

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

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Paul Jung (SHS)
Melissa Jones (SHS)

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Lakshmi Raman (CAS) CO-CHAIR 2025-2026
Olga Ehrlich (SON) CO-CHAIR 2025-2026
Sang Rhee (CAS)
Seong Cho (SBA)
Dan DelVescovo (SECS)
Sarah Newton (SON)

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

Last Updated:  8.20.25

2022-2025 Faculty Appointments
Stephen Bazinski (SECS)

2023-2026 Faculty Appointments
Qunfeng Liao (SBA)

2024-2027 Faculty Appointments
Kyle Edwards (CAS)
David Kidger (CAS)
Julia Rodriguez (UL)
Nicholas Lauer (SEHS) Chair 2024-2025

2022-2025 Advising Staff Appointee
Ariana Abott (SECS) (PAC) for Caitlin Thayer

2022-2025 e-Lis Appointee
Kate Huttenlocher to replace Dan Arnold

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
Alex Verzillo (Student Congress Undergraduate) 2024-2025 
Asmaa Aly (Graduate Student) 2024-2025
Jimena Garcia (President, Student Congress) 2024-2025
Lori Marsh (SVP SA&D or Designee)
Jessie Hurse (SVP SA&D Designee)
Amy Gould (EVPAA or Designee) 

Last Updated:  9/19/24

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

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

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
VACANT (SBA)
Oscar Rodriguez-Franco (SHS)
Nasim Nezamoddini (SECS)

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (Student Congress)  2025-2026
VACANT (Graduate Student)  2025-2026
Danielle Ligocki, Department Chair 
Sarah Hosch, Director of CETL
Shaun Moore, Director of eLis
Nivedita Mukherji (EVPAA or Designee)

Last Updated:  8.25.25

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) 

2025-2028 Faculty Appointments
Osman Aydas (SBA)
Joshua Haworth (SHS)

2025-2028 Staff Appointments
Chris Mocny (CAS - Professional Advisers Council, PAC)

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

Student, Staff and Ex-Officio Appointments
VACANT (Student Congress) 2025-2026
VACANT (Student Congress) 2025-2026
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 (Vice Provost), CHAIR

Last Updated:  8.25.25