This page includes the current membership (Senators and ex officio members) for Academic Senate, followed by committee rosters. If you are aware of errors in the Senate roster, please contact senate@csuci.edu. If you are aware of errors in the committee rosters, please contact senate.appointments.elections@csuci.edu.
Senate Membership (Senators & ex officio members)
The Academic Senate for 2024-2025 has 79 seats representing 49 University areas. The table below lists the Senators and ex officio members who have been identified as of 19 August 2025. This table will be updated as represented areas provide the names of their Senator.
To update your Department / Affinity Group / Council's Senator(s), please contact senate@csuci.edu.
| Constituent Area | Seats | Term Ends SP26 | Term Ends SP27 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Chair | 1 | Christina Smith | ||
| Anthropology | 1 | -- | Colleen Delaney | |
| Art | 1 | Simon Quiroz [24-25: Marianne McGrath] |
-- | |
| Biology | 2 | Gareth Harris | Carly Ann Becerra [F25: Amy Denton] | |
| Black Studies | 1 | -- | E. Nicole Vines | |
| Chemistry | 1 | Nancy Deans [AY 25-26 replacement TBD] | -- | |
| Chicana/o Studies | 1 | -- | José M. Alamillo | |
| Communication | 1 | Megan Kenny-Feister | -- | |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 1 | Brian Thoms | -- | |
| Dance, Music & Theatre | 1 | -- | ? | |
| English | 1 | Stacey Anderson |
-- |
|
| ESRM | 1 | -- | Clare Steele | |
| Global Languages & Cultures | 1 | Antonio Jiménez | -- | |
| Health Science | 1 | Tom Clobes | -- | |
| History | 1 | Lance Nolde | -- | |
| Library | 1 | -- | Janet Pinkley | |
| Mathematics & Data Science | 2 | Ivona Grzegorczyk | Cynthia Flores | |
| Nursing | 1 | Aaron McColpin | -- | |
| Physics & Astronomy | 1 | Brian Rasnow [AY 25-26 replacement TBD] | -- | |
| Psychology | 2 | Weldon Smith | Kimmy Kee-Rose | |
| Public & Global Affairs | 1 | Chris Scholl | -- | |
| Sociology | 1 | -- | Karina Chavarria | |
| Business | 2 | Maria Ballesteros-Sola | Dylan Cooper | |
| Economics | 1 | -- | Jared Barton | |
| Early Childhood Studies | 1 | -- | Annie White | |
| Education Foundations | 1 | Manuel Correia | -- | |
| Educational Leadership | 1 | -- | ? | |
| Teacher Education | 2 | ? | ? | |
| Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) Senators At Large | 4 | Tabitha Swan-Wood (Physics) - S26 Susan Lefevre (UNIV) - S26 |
William Munroe (Chem) - S27 |
|
| AAPIA | 1 | Kevin Hayakawa | ||
| BFSA | 1 | E. Nicole Vines | ||
| CHILFASA | 1 | José Alamillo | ||
| IFSA | 1 | -- | Tiina Itkonen [F25 replacement TBD] |
|
| QAA | 1 | -- | Ronald Berkowsky [F25: Kevin Hayakawa] | |
| WOC | 1 | Theresa Avila | ||
| Center Directors (ex-officio)** | 4 |
CSA (was CME): Jennie Luna (S26) |
CIS: Alison Perchuk (S27) |
|
| CFA Chapter President (ex-officio)** | 1 | Greg Wood | ||
| Chair APPC (AVP + Faculty) | 2 |
AVP: Neto |
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| Chair AEBC | 1 | Alison Perchuk | ||
| Chair FAC | 1 | Lydia Dixon | ||
| Chair SBC/2nd Officer | 1 | Matthew Campbell | ||
| Chair CEAR/3rd Officer | 1 | Amira Ibrahim | ||
| SWAS | 2 | Monica Pereira (S27) | ||
| ASI * | 1 | Rocio Banda Emily Conde |
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| Chair of Staff Council ** | 1 | Rebecca Slocum | ||
| Staff Council * | 3 |
Riley Crain |
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| MPPs or designees (ex-officio) * | 3 | Monica Rivas (Advising) Colleen Forest (Registrar) Kristen Dobson (Curriculum) |
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| President ** | 1 | Susan Andrzejewski (Interim) | ||
| Vice Presidents ** | 4 | Jessica Lavariega Monforti Eboni Ford Turnbow [AY 25-26: Julia Heck] Bradley Olin Ritchie LeRoy |
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| Vice Provost and AVPs in Academic Affairs ** | 5 |
Gina Gibau |
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| Deans & Associate Deans AA ** | 7 |
David Vera (MVS) |
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| Student Affairs Personnel ** | 1-2 | pending | ||
| Representatives of Tech Services ** | 1-2 | pending |
'--' denotes that there is no Senator for this represented area whose terms expires
in this year
* = limited voting rights (see Senate Bylaws 2.2 for details)
** = non-voting
Senate Committee Membership
You will note positions indicated as OPEN; a call for service will be issued early in the term to all eligible faculty. Committees without chairs/conveners are requested to select one at their earliest convenience and to communicate this information to senate.appointments.elections@csuci.edu.
Parliamentarian
OPEN
Executive Committee of the Academic Senate
Christina Smith, Senate Chair (exp. S26)
Matthew Campbell, Vice Chair (2nd Officer) & SBC Chair
Amira Ibrahim, 3rd Officer & CEAR Chair
TBD, APPC Faculty Chair
Alison Perchuk, AEBC Chair
Lydia Dixon, FAC Chair
Jeanne Grier, SOE Representative
TBD (MVS Representative, if needed)
Chris Scholl, Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) Council Co-Chair (non-voting)
Tabitha Swan-Wood, Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) Council Co-Chair (voting)
TBD, Unity Coalition Representative
Rocio Banda/Emily Conde, ASI Representative
Gregory Wood, CFA Campus Chapter President (or designee), ex officio
Monica Pereira (LLR), Senior Campus Senator, ASCSU
Jeannette Edwards, Staff Senator
Susan Andrzejewski, Interim President (or designee), ex officio
Jessica Lavariega Monforti, Provost (or designee), ex officio
State-Wide Academic Senate/Academic Senate of the CSU Academic Affairs representative
Monica Pereira, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Greg Wood, at large (term ends Spring 28)
Academic Programs and Planning Committee (tenured faculty only)
NOTE: For LCC membership rosters, consult the Local Curriculum Committees website. Questions about LCC membership should be directed to the appropriate chair, listed below.
FACULTY CHAIR: TBD
AVP APCI CO-CHAIR: Neto (non voting)
Stacey Anderson, Arts & Humanities LCC Chair (term ends Spring 27)
Dana Lee Baker, Behavioral and Social Sciences LCC Chair (term ends Spring 26)
Ruben Alarcon, Math & Sciences LCC Chair (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, Professional Studies LCC Chair (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, SOE or MVS representative, whichever not LCC chair (term ends Spring 27)
Monica Pereira, Library & Counselors representative (term ends Spring 26)
TBD, Chair of the GE Committee
TBD, Chair of SAPP
Dean of Extended Education (non voting)
Academic Deans of Schools and Libary (non voting)
Riley Crain, Staff Council Representative (non voting)
TBD, Student Representative appointed by ASI (non voting)
Administrative staff identified by AVP APCI (non voting)
Appointments, Elections, & Bylaws Committee
CHAIR: Perchuk
Alison Perchuk, Arts and Humanities (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, Behavioral and Social Sciences (term ends Spring 27)
Brendan Cline, Business & Economics (term ends Spring 27)
Assadullah Sadiq, Education (term ends Spring 26)
Aaron Sandoval, Library/Counselors (term ends Spring 27)
Alona Kryshchenko, Math and Sciences (term ends Spring 26)
TBD, CEAR representative/trained EA appointed by CEAR (1 yr term)
TBD, NTTFC member, appointed by NTTFC (1 yr term)
Jonna Lewis, Non-MPP staff member, appointed by Staff Council (1 yr term)
TBD, Parliamentarian (ex officio)
Christina Smith, Senate Chair (ex officio)
Committee on Centers and Institutes
CHAIR: TBD
Vida Vakilian, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Nitika Parmar, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Faculty directors of centers and institutes (non-voting)
Staff co-directors of centers and institutes (non-voting)
Committee on Equity and Anti-Racism
CHAIR: Ibrahim
José Alamillo, Chicana/o Studies, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Candice McKinnon, Early Childhood Studies, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Amira Ibrahim, Psychology, at large (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Susan Lefevre, UNIV, NTTF Council Representative (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, NTTF representative (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, NTTF representative (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, NTTF representative (term ends Spring 27)
Kristi O'Neil Gonzalez, Staff Council Representative (1 yr term)
TBD, Student Representative, chosen by ASI (1 yr term)
One representative from each of the following as ex-officio, non-voting (if not already
represented among the voting members): AVP for Faculty Affairs or designee; CFA; Accessibility
(Kristi O'Neil Gonzalez); Faculty Equity Advocate Lead; Mission Based Centers; PACIE; Ethnic Studies Council;
Unity Coalition; individual affinity groups.
NOTE: No two faculty representatives may be from the same department/program.
Faculty Affairs Committee
CHAIR: TBD
Jim Meriwether, Arts & Humanities (term ends Spring 26)
HyeSun Lee, Behavioral and Social Sciences (term ends Spring 26)
Lydia Dixon, Math & Sciences (term ends Spring 26)
Jeff Benedetti, Library/Counselors (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, NTTF Representative (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, Education (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, Business and Economics (term ends Spring 27)
AVP of Faculty Affairs or designee (non-voting)
TBD, CFA representative, chosen by CFA leadership (non-voting)
Faculty Development Advisory Committee
CHAIR: Jalil (S26: TBD)
KuanFen Liu, tenure-track faculty representative (term ends Spring 26)
Amira Ibrahim, tenure-track faculty representative (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, NTTF representative (term ends Spring 26)
Hanni Jalil, tenure-track faculty representative (term ends Spring 27; S26 replacement
TBD)
Isaac Quintanilla Salinas, tenure-track faculty representative, at-large (term ends
Spring 25)
Hyunsook Youn, tenure-track faculty representative (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, NTTF representative (term ends Spring 27)
General Education Committee
CHAIR: Francois
Marie Francois, at large for Behavioral & Social Sciences (term ends Spring 26)
Mari Riojas-Cortez, Education (term ends Spring 26)
Reza Abdolee, Math & Sciences (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, Arts & Humanities (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, Business and Economics (term ends Spring 27)
Nicholas Centino, Ethnic Studies (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, Library & Learning Resources (term ends Spring 27)
Student Representative, appointed by ASI (1 yr term)
At least one staff member from: Curriculum & Articulation, Student Systems Analyst,
Academic Advising, Registrar's Office (staff are non-voting)
Professional Leave Committee (Tenured Faculty Only)
CHAIR: TBD
Sean Carswell, Arts & Humanities (term ends Spring 26)
Cindy Wyels, Math & Sciences (term ends Spring 26)
Jeanne Grier, Education (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, Behavioral & Social Sciences (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, Business & Economics (term ends Spring 27)
Sohui Lee, Library/Counselors (term ends Spring 27)
NOTE: Per CBA, members of this committee may not have business before this committee.
Research and Grants Committee
CONVENER: TBD
Kara Naidoo, Education (term ends Spring 26)
Sonsoles de Lacalle, Math & Sciences (term ends Spring 26)
KuanFen Liu, Arts & Humanities (term ends Spring 26)
Cathy Ellis, NTTF Representative, (term ends Spring 26)
Argero Zerr, Behavioral & Social Sciences (term ends Spring 27) [OPEN, F25 sabbatical replacement]
OPEN, Business & Economics (term ends Spring 27)
Jeff Benedetti-Coomber, Library/Counselors (term ends Spring 27)
NOTE: As of AY 2025–26, members of this committee may not have business before the
committee.
Senate Budget Committee
CHAIR: Campbell
Matthew Campbell, Behavioral and Social Sciences (term ends Spring 26)
Aaron Sandoval, Library/Counselors (term ends Spring 26)
Dennis Downey, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, Arts and Humanities (term ends Spring 27)
Annie White, Education (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, Business & Economics (term ends Spring 28)
OPEN, Math and Sciences (term ends Spring 28)
Immediate past SBC chair (1 yr only, non-voting)
University budget representative (non-voting)
Student Academic Policies and Procedures
CHAIR: TBD
Weldon Zane Smith, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Javier Gonzalez, at large (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Registrar or designee
Director of Advising or designee
Student representative, appointed by ASI
Senate Advisory Committees, elected faculty positions
ACIP (CSU-wide Academic Council on International Programs) Representative
Kimmy Kee-Rose (term ends Spring 27)
Administrator Evaluation Committee (tenured faculty only)
CONVENER: TBD
OPEN, at-large, tenured faculty (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at-large, tenured faculty (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large, tenured faculty (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large, tenured faculty (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large, tenured faculty (term ends Spring 27)
Center for Community Engagement Advisory Committee
CHAIR: Guzman
Georgina Guzman, CCE Faculty Director (term ends Spring 28)
Kristen Linton, at-large (term ends Spring 26)
Javier González, at large (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Center for Integrative Studies Advisory Committee
CHAIR: Perchuk
Alison Perchuk, CIS Faculty Director (term ends Spring 27)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Center for Global Engagement Advisory Committee
CHAIR: Grove
Andrea Grove, CGE Faculty Director (term ends Spring 30)
Annie White, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Jim Meriwether, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Kathleen Klompien, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Hanni Jalil, at large (term ends Spring 27; S26 replacement TBD)
Kat Cosby, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Kimmy Kee-Rose, ACIP Representative (ex officio)
Center for Social Action Advisory Committee
CHAIR: Luna
Jennie Luna, CSA Faculty Co-Director (term ends Spring 26)
Ronald Berkowsky, at large (term ends Spring 26; OPEN, sabbatical replacement, F25)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Councils
NOTE: Only officers are listed for the Councils.
Non-Tenure Track Faculty Council (NTT faculty only)
Chris Scholl, Co-Chair (term ends Spring 26)
Tabitha Swan-Wood, Co-Chair (term ends Spring 26)
TBD, Communications Officer (term ends Spring 27)
Link to council website coming soon!
Staff Council (Staff only)
Chair – Rebecca Slocum
Vice Chair – Sean Kramer
Secretary – Rachel Danielson
Treasurer – Colleen Hawes
Custodian of Records – TBD
Complete roster
University Advisory Committees & Other
NOTE: Only faculty members are listed for the below committees.
Academic and Admissions Appeals Committee
Elizabeth Sowers, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Tom Clobes, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Alternative Transportation Subcommittee (preference for active transit users)
Kathleen Klompien, NTT faculty representative (2yr term; ends Spring 26)
Cynthia Estrada, tenure-track faculty representative (2yr term; ends Spring 27)
Alumni and Friends Association Board
OPEN, at large (term ends S27)
Business Continuity Planning Task Force
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, Library & Learning Resources (term ends Spring 27)
Commencement Committee (via University Events)
Dana Baker, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Continuous Improvement Committee (via DAA-APCI)
OPEN, Arts & Humanities area representative (term ends S26)*
OPEN, Business & Social Sciences area representative (with LLR) (term ends S26)*
OPEN, Math & Sciences area representative (term ends S27)
OPEN, Professional Studies area representative (with SOE/MVS) (term ends S27)
OPEN, at large (term ends S27)
* These terms are limited to one year to establish staggering; subsequent terms will
be 2 years.
Food Service Committee
Reha Kadakal, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Foundation Board
Marianne McGrath, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Institutional Review Board
See IRB website for faculty roster.
Instructionally-Related Activities (IRA) Committee
Joshua Gold, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Materials, Services, Facilities, Technology (MSFT) Committee
Janet Pinkley, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Physical Master Plan Committee
OPEN, at large (term ends S26)
OPEN, at large (term ends S26)
OPEN, at large (term ends S27)
Policy Clearinghouse Committee
Christina Smith, Senate Chair (ex officio)
Matthew Campbell, Second Officer (ex officio)
Amira Ibrahim, Third Officer (ex officio)
President's Planning & Policy Council (PPPC)
Christina Smith, Senate Chair (ex officio)
Matthew Campbell, Senate Budget Committee representative
Greg Wood, CFA President (exofficio)
Janet Pinkley, at large, tenure-track faculty representative (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large, non-tenure track faculty representative (term ends Spring 27)
Strategic Resource Planning Committee (SRPC)
Christina Smith, Senate Chair (ex officio)
OPEN, Senate Budget Committee representative (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, NTTF representative (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC)
Mari Riojas-Cortez, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 27)
Sustainability Working Group
Brendan Cline, at large (term ends Spring 26)
OPEN, at large (term ends Spring 26)
Kiki Patsch, at large (term ends Spring 27)
José Castro-Sotomayor, at large (term ends Spring 27)
University Art Review Committee
Marianne McGrath, Art Program representative (term ends Spring 26)
University Charter Schools Board of Directors
Kris Yeager, Delegate of the Dean of the School of Education
University Glen Community Advisory Board (UG residents only)
Matt Curtis, UG resident representative (term ends Spring 26).
OPEN, UG resident representative (term ends Spring 27).
University Police Advisory Council
Stephen Clark, Faculty Representative, at large (2-yr term, ends Spring 27)
University Response Team
Christina Smith, Senate Chair (ex officio)
University Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Committee (URTPC)
Committee runs under FASE. All full professors are eligible to serve; obligation to
serve if elected.
OPEN, Arts & Humanities, ends Spring 2027
Dennis Downey, Behavioral & Social Sciences, ends Spring 2026
Jared Barton, Business & Economics, ends Spring 2027
Michelle Dean, Education, ends Spring 2027
Georgina Guzman (At-Large Replacement), Library & Counseling, ends Spring 2026
Jorge Garcia, Math & Sciences, ends Spring 2026
Christy Teranishi-Martinez, At Large, ends Spring 2026
University Space Planning Committee
OPEN, at large, ends Spring 27
University Safety Committee
Greg Wood, CFA Chapter Representative
*Page last updated on August 27, 2025, by Alison Locke Perchuk; senate roster maintained by Taryn McHugh.