Standing Committees AY 2025 - 2026
Committee Chair: Steve Silvia, SIS, ssilvia@american.edu
- Committee Member
- Office
- Steve Sylvia, SIS
- Faculty Senate Chair
- Jason Snyder, SOE
- Faculty Senate Vice Chair
- Jennifer Axe, CAS
- Faculty Senate Past Chair
- Tony Ahrens, CAS
- At-Large Senator
- Sheila Bedford, KSB
- Additional Senator
- Olivia Ivey, UL
- Committee on Academic Budget & Benefits Chair (CABB)
- Katie Hut, UL
- Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum Chair (UCC)
- David Gerard, CAS
- Committee on Graduate Curriculum Chair (GCC)
- Garret Martin, SIS
- Continuing Appointment and Term Faculty Affairs Committee
- Gerard Comizio, WCL
- Faculty Committee on Inclusive Excellence (FacCIE)
- Vicky Wilkins*
- Provost
- Monica Jackson*
- Dean of Faculty
* Ex officio, non-voting member
Chair: Katie Hut Vice Chair: TBD
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Paolo Petacchi (2028)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Lynne Arneson (2028)
- Melissa Hawkins (2026)
- School of Communication
- Dario Bernardini (2026)
- School of Education
- Sung Ryung Lyu (2028)
- School of International Service
- Mariana Morosini (2026)
- School of Public Affairs
- Jason Fabrikant (2027)
- University Library
- Katie Hut (2025)
- AU Student Government
- TBD (2026)
- Dean of Undergraduate Education*
- Bridget Trogden
* Ex officio, non-voting member
Chair: David Gerard Vice Chair: Ximena Varela
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Tim Timura (2025)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- David Gerard (2026)
- Ximena Varela (2028)
- School of Communication
- Rosalind Donald (2027)
- School of Education
- Alida Anderson (2028)
- School of International Service
- Shoon Murray (2026)
- School of Public Affairs
- John Marvel (2028)
- University Library
- Sarah Gilcrest (2028)
- Graduate Leadership Council
- TBD (2026)
- Dean of Graduate Studies/Designee *
- Wendy Boland
* Ex officio, non-voting member
Chair: Larry Engel Vice Chair: TBD
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Jiali Zhou (2027)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Michael Robinson (2028)
- Alan Isaac (2027)
- Mike Alonzo (2026)
- Michael Keynes (2027)
- School of Communication
- Larry Engel (2028)
- School of Education
- Robert Shand (2026)
- School of International Service
- Patrick Jackson (2027)
- School of Public Affairs
- Ryan Moore (2028)
- Washington College of Law
- Adeen Postar (2028)
- University Library
- Alayne Mundt (2026)
- Graduate Leadership Council
- TBD (2024)
- AU Student Government
- TBD (2026)
- Assistant Vice Provost, CFE or Designee*
- Anna Olsson
- University Librarian*
- Jeehyun Davis
- Office of Information Technology*
- Terry Fernandez
* Ex officio, non-voting member
Co-Chairs: Rachel Borchardt & TBD
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- James Potepa (2027)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Valenina Aquila (2027)
- Julia Chifman (2026)
- Santiago Toledo (2027)
- School of Communication
- Pat Aufderheide (2028)
- School of Education
- Kecia Hayes (2026)
- School of International Service
- Amitav Acharya (2027)
- School of Public Affairs
- Lynn Addington (2026)
- University Library
- Rachel Borchardt (2026)
- Washington College of Law
- Ken Anderson (2026)
- Vice Provost for Research *
- Diana Burley
- Executive Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning *
- Anna Olsson
* Ex officio, non-voting member
Chair: Olivia Ivey Vice Chair: TBD
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Octavian Ionici (2028)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Lilian Baeza-Mendoza (2028)
- Lindsey Barr (2028)
- School of Communication
- Dario Bernardini (2027)
- School of Education
- Jennifer Steele (2028)
- School of International Service
- Gina Lambright (2028)
- School of Public Affairs
- David Schwegman (2026)
- Washington College of Law
- Linda Wen (2027)
- University Library
- Olivia Ivey (2028)
- Emeritus Member
- TBD (2025)
- Graduate Leadership Council
- TBD (2023)
- AU Student Government
- TBD (2026)
Chair: Patricia Aufderheide Vice Chair: Ali Valenzuela
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Ed Wasil (2027)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Rachel Snyder (2028)
- Kate Gunthert (2027)
- Marianne Noble (2026)
- School of Communication
- Patricia Aufderheide (2027)
- School of Education
- Sarah Irvine Belson (2028)
- School of International Service
- Claire Brunel (2028)
- School of Public Affairs
- Ali Valenzuela (2027)
- University Library
- Melissa Becher (2026)
- At-Large Term
- TBD (2026)
- At-Large Term
- TBD (2026)
Chair: Tracy Spesia Vice-Chair: TBD
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- TBD (2026)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Cynthia Potter (2026)
- John Strong (2028)
- Janine Beekman (2027)
- School of Communication
- Wendy Melillo (2027)
- School of Education
- Tracy Spesia (2028)
- School of International Service
- John C. King (2027)
- School of Public Affairs
- Kimberly Cowell-Meyers (2027)
- AU Core
- Martin Oliver (2028)
- Institutional Research and Assessment*
- TBD
* Ex officio, non-voting member
Chair: Karen Knee Vice Chair: Meredith Burnett
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Meredith Burnett (2028)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Karen Knee (2028)
- William Brent (2026)
- Santiago Toledo (2027)
- School of Communication
- Maya Livio (2026)
- School of Education
- Ocheze Jospeh (2027)
- School of International Service
- Mariam Durrani (2027)
- School of Public Affairs
- Jhacova Williams (2026)
- University Library
- Natasha Griffin (2026)
- Washington College of Law
- Gerard Comizio (2028)
- Student Government
- TBD (2026)
- Graduate Leadership Council
- TBD (2026)
- Staff Council Representative
- Quintenilla Merriweather (2025)
- Senior Administrator *
- Monica Jackson, Deputy Provost and Dean of Faculty
Co-Chair: Garret Martin Co-Chair: TBD
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Tim Timura (2028)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- TBD (2026)
- Caimeen Garrett (2026)
- School of Communication
- Chris Halsne (2028)
- School of Education
- Samantha Cohen (2026)
- School of International Service
- Garret Martin (2028)
- School of Public Affairs
- Sonja Walti (2026)
- University Library
- TBD (2028)
- Washington College of Law
- William Snape (2027)
- Associate Dean of Faculty *
- TBD
* Ex officio, non-voting member
Special and Advisory Committees AY 2025-2026
Chair: Elizabeth Worden Vice Chair: Lenny Steinhorn
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Yijiang Zhao (2028)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Ximena Varela (2026)
- Gautham Rao (2027)
- School of Communication
- Lenny Steinhorn (2027)
- School of Education
- Elizabeth Worden (2028)
- School of International Service
- Keith Darden (2027)
- School of Public Affairs
- Erdal Tekin (2027)
- University Library
- Gwendolyn Reece (2026)
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected
- 2023-2026
- CAS
SPA
SIS
SIS
CAS - Jon Tubman
Alan Levine
Horace Bartilow
Chris Rudolph
Andy Holtin - 2023 2024- 2027
- SOC
SOC
CAS
SIS
CAS - Larry Engel
Pat Aufderheide
Karen Knee
Sara Snyder
Jun Lu - 2025-2028
- SIS
CAS
CAS
SPA
WCL - Mohammed Abu-Nimer
David Haaga
Cathy Schaeff
Jocelyn Johnston
Ben Leff
Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Ron Hill (2027)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Mary Gray (2027)
- School of Communication
- Amitav Acharya (2026)
- School of Education
- Vivian Vasquez (2027)
- School of Public Affairs
- Erdal Tekin (2026)
- School of Public Affairs
- Jeff Gill (2028)
Faculty Director, Jeffrey Middents
- Unit Designation
- Members Elected (Term of Office)
- Kogod School of Business
- Dan Kopman (2026)
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Alison Chrisler (2026)
- Edward Guetti (2028)
- Demonica Jones (2027)
- School of Communication
- Wendy Melillo (2027)
- School of Education
- Stephen Vassallo (2026)
- School of International Service
- Marjiana Morosini (2028)
- School of Public Affairs
- Chris Edelson (2026)
- Honors Student Representative
- Vivian Burnham (2026)
Ex Officio Members:*
- Designation
- Members
- Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost for Academic Student Services
- Bridget Trogden*
- Past Faculty Director
- Patrick Jackson
- Chair, UCC
- Katie Hut
- Honors Librarian
- Stella Hudson*
Program Coordinator: Tanishka Talagadadeevi, tanishka@american.edu
2026 Membership
Jason Snyder, SOE (Chair)
Membership TBD in spring 2026
- Finance - Jason Snyder (2026)
- Advancement - Maria Gomez (2026)
- Athletics - TBD
- Student Affairs - Maria De Jesus (2026)
- Communication - Dan Abraham (2026)
- Academic Affairs - Velnetina Bruno (2027)
- Inclusive Excellence - TBD (2026)
Steve Silvia, SIS
Chair Faculty Senate, 2025-2026
Board Committees:
Trusteeship & Academic Affairs
Jenny Axe, CAS
Past Chair Faculty Senate, 2025-2026
Board Committees:
Student Affairs, Inclusive Excellence