Faculty Council Members & Committees
Executive Council Members - 2024-25
- Dana Mitra, Chair
- Elizabeth Hughes, Chair-Elect
- Rick Kubina, Past Chair
Department Representatives
Curriculum & Instruction
- Mark Kissling (2023-25)
- Carmen Vanderhoof (2024-26)
Education Policy Studies
- Kai Shafft (2024-26)
- Marsha Modeste (2024-26)
- Maria Lewis (Spring 2025)
Educational Psychology, Counseling & Special Education
- Carlo Panlilio (2023-25)
- Jonte Taylor (2024-25)
Learning & Performance Systems
- John Holst (2023-25)
- Hyung Joon Yoon (2024-26)
Student Representatives
- Graduate students: Jared Van
- Undergraduate Students: Katelyn Giordano
BIPOC Council Representative
- Hollie Kulago (2024-26)
Equity Team Representative
- Christine McDonald
Dean's Representative
- Gwen Lloyd, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
2024-25 College of Education Elected Positions
Jennifer Frank, EPCSE (2023-27) Convenor and Senate Council member
Andrea McCloskey, C&I (2021-2025)
Ed Fuller, EPS (2022- 2026)
Esther Prins, LPS (2022 - 2026)
Efraín Marimón, CI (2023-2027)
Javier Casado Pérez, EOCSE (2024-2028)
First Alternate
Lebo Tiro, EPCSE
Dana Mitra (2022-25)
Amber O'Shea (2023-26)
Alternates
Xiangquan (James) Yao
Faculty Council Standing Committees
TBD, Faculty Council Representative
Julia Plummer, Director of Curriculum, C&I
Kimberly Powell, Director of Graduate Studies, C&I
Matt McCruden, Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, EPCSE
Heather Zimmerman, Director of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, LPS
Andrea McCloskey, Member of Faculty Senate Committee on Curricular Affairs (ex officio)
Priya Sharma, Member of Graduate Council Sub-Committee on New and Revised Programs and Courses
TBD, Member of Equity Team Curriculum Sub-Committee
Barbara NewHall, College of Education, Staff Support (ex officio)
Rayne Sperling, College of Education Dean’s Representative (ex officio)
Marcela Borge, Associate Professor, Department of Learning and Performance Systems
Mark Kissling, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Kai Schafft, Professor, Department of Education Policy Studies
Ellen Zou, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education
Membership consists of a member from each department, one of whom must be an elected Faculty Council member. An undergraduate student, a graduate student, and the Dean's appointee shall be non-voting members.
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Elizabeth Hughes, (Faculty Council Chair Elect) Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education
Kai Schafft, (Faculty Council Department Representative) Professor, Department of Education Policy Studies
Seong Ji Jeong, Assistant Professor, Department of Learning and Performance Systems
Charlotte Land, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Undergraduate Student
Graduate Student
Karen Brewster, Director of Operations, Dean's Appointee
Faculty Council Special Committees
Julia Plummer, Professor (CI) 2024-27
Marcela Borge, Associate Professor (LPS) 2024-27
Heather Zimmerman, Professor (LPS) 2024-27
Paul Riccomini, Professor (EPCSE) 2024-25 (Alternate for A. Flemming)
Deirdre O'Sullivan, Associate Professor (EPCSE) 2023-26
LaWanda Ward (Dean's Appointee), Associate Professor (EPS) 2023-26
David Gamson (Dean's Appointee), Professor (EPS) 2023-26
William Diehl, Associate Teaching Professor (LPS) 2023-2025
Karen Paulson, Teaching Professor (EPS) 2023-2025
Alicia McDyre, Associate Teaching Professor, C&I (2024-26)
Elisa Hopkins, Teaching Professor, C&I, (2024-26)
Elizabeth Benedek-Wood, Teaching Professor, EPCSE, (2024-26)
For more information on committee membership and duties, please see the Faculty Council's Standing Rules of Order