Senate Membership List 2026-2027

First Name Last Name Senate Class Senate Constituency School/College/Office Department Campus Senate Committee(s)
Jennifer Orlikoff 2029 Deans (Campus Deans) Stamford Campus Stamford
*Phil Hritcko 2029 Deans (Academic Deans) Pharmacy Storrs
Anne Langley 2028 Deans (Academic Dean) Library Storrs Budget Committee
^Eboni Nelson 2027 Deans (Academic Dean) School of Law Hartford
John R. Cooley 2027 Faculty At-Large CLAS Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Hartford Multi-Campus Committee
David Embrick 2027 Faculty At-Large CLAS Sociology Storrs C&C
Beth Ginsberg 2027 Faculty At-Large CLAS Political Science Stamford DEIJA Committee
^+Laurent Michel 2029 Faculty At-Large College of Engineering Computing Storrs Senate Executive Committee; Budget Committee (Co-Chair)
^Marie Coppola 2027 Faculty At-Large CLAS Psychological Sciences Storrs DEIJA Committee (Co-Chair)
*+Del Siegle 2027 Faculty At-Large Neag School of Education Educational Psychology Storrs Senate Executive Committee; University Planning Committee (Co-Chair)
^Kelly Dennis 2027 Faculty At-Large SFA Digital Media Design Storrs C&C
 +Sarira Motaref 2028 Faculty At-Large College of Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Storrs Senate Executive Committee; Student Welfare Committee
*Oksan Bayulgen 2028 Faculty At-Large CLAS Political Science Storrs Faculty Standards Committee
*+Jamie Kleinman 2029 Faculty At-Large CLAS Psychological Sciences Avery Point CCC+ Chair, C&C Committee (ex-officio), Senate Executive Committee; Nominating Committee
Deirdre Cooper Owens 2029 CLAS (Humanities & Centers/Institutes) CLAS History Storrs Scholastic Standards Committee
*Gustavo Nanclares 2029 CLAS (Humanities & Centers/Institutes) CLAS Literatures, Cultures, & Languages Storrs Enrollment Committee (Co-Chair); Nominating Committee
*Tom Bontly 2029 CLAS (Humanities & Centers/Institutes) CLAS Philosophy Storrs University Planning Committee
*Martha Cutter 2029 CLAS (Humanities & Centers/Institutes) CLAS English Storrs Scholastic Standards Committee
^Eduardo Urios-Aparisi Fall 2026 CLAS (Humanities & Centers/Institutes) CLAS LCL Storrs Enrollment Committee
^Heather Battaly 2026 CLAS (Humanities & Centers/Institutes) CLAS Philosophy Storrs
*Eleni Coundouriotis 2028 CLAS (Humanities & Centers/Institutes) CLAS English Storrs Budget Committee
Jocelyn Steinke 2029 CLAS (Social Sciences) CLAS Communication Storrs DEIJA Committee
*Natalie Munro 2029 CLAS (Social Sciences) CLAS Anthropology Storrs C&C
 +Sandy Grande 2027 CLAS (Social Sciences) CLAS Political Science Storrs Senate Executive Committee;Senate Rep to BoT Institutional Advancement; University Planning Committee
*+Michael Morrell 2027 CLAS (Social Sciences) CLAS Political Science Storrs Senate Executive Committee (Chair)
*Eleanor Ouimet 2027 CLAS (Social Sciences) CLAS Anthropology Storrs DEIJA Committee
*Cindy Zhang 2027 CLAS (Social Sciences) CLAS Geography Storrs DEIJA Committee
*Nicholas Leadbeater 2029 CLAS (Physical Sciences) CLAS Chemistry Storrs
*Diego Valente 2029 CLAS (Physical Sciences) CLAS Physics Storrs C&C (Chair)
Christian Brueckner 2027 CLAS (Physical Sciences) CLAS Chemistry Storrs University Planning Committee
Alvaro Lozano Robledo 2027 CLAS (Physical Sciences) CLAS Mathematics Storrs C&C
*Andrew Bush 2028 CLAS (Physical Sciences) CLAS Earth Sciences Storrs
*Xiaojing Wang 2028 CLAS (Physical Sciences) CLAS Statistics Storrs Enrollment Committee
Stephanie Milan 2029 CLAS (Life & Behavioral Sciences) CLAS Psychological Sciences Storrs Student Welfare Committee
*Joe Crivello 2029 CLAS (Life & Behavioral Sciences) CLAS Physiology & Neurobiology Storrs Faculty Standards Committee
*Anastasios Tzingounis 2029 CLAS (Life & Behavioral Sciences) CLAS Physiology & Neurobiology Storrs Faculty Standards Committee (Chair)
Nathan Alder 2029 CLAS (Life & Behavioral Sciences) CLAS Molecular & Cell Biology Storrs Scholastic Standards Committee
*Miranda Davis 2028 CLAS (Life & Behavioral Sciences) CLAS Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Storrs Enrollment Committee
Adam Zweifach 2028 CLAS (Life & Behavioral Sciences) CLAS Molecular & Cell Biology Storrs Budget Committee
Amy Harder 2029 CAHNR CAHNR Extension Storrs Budget Committee
*Elaine Choung-Hee Lee 2029 CAHNR CAHNR Kinesiology Storrs
Abhinav Upadhyay 2029 CAHNR CAHNR Animal Science Storrs C&C
 +Tracy Rittenhouse 2029 CAHNR CAHNR Natural Resources & the Environment Storrs Senate Executive Committee; Student Welfare Committee
Sarah Reed 2028 CAHNR CAHNR Animal Science Storrs CCC+ TOI Co-Chair
Paulo Verardi 2028 CAHNR CAHNR Pathobiology & Veterinary Science Storrs Budget Committee
Ashley Helton 2028 CAHNR CAHNR Natural Resources & the Environment Storrs University Planning Committee
David Bergman 2028 (stagger) BUS School of Business Operations and Information Management Storrs Faculty Standards Committee
Robert Bird 2029 BUS School of Business Marketing Storrs University Planning Committee (Co-Chair)
Alina Lerman 2029 BUS School of Business Accounting Storrs Enrollment Committee
^Stephen Fitzgerald Fall 2026 BUS School of Business Storrs
Preston Green 2029 NEAG Neag School of Education Ed Leadership Storrs Enrollment Committee
Douglas Kaufman 2027 NEAG Neag School of Education Ed Curriculum & Instruction Storrs DEIJA Committee
Ranjan Srivastava 2029 ENGR College of Engineering Chem and Biomolecular Engr Storrs C&C
*John Chandy 2029 ENGR College of Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Storrs Budget Committee
Ali Gokirmak 2029 ENGR College of Engineering Electrical and Computer Engr Storrs Scholastic Standards Committee
#Horea Ilies 2027 ENGR College of Engineering Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering Storrs Senate Rep to BoT Research, Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Ali Bazzi 2028 ENGR College of Engineering Electrical & Computer Engineering Storrs Budget Committee
*#Amvrossios Bagtzoglou 2028 ENGR College of Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Storrs Senate Rep to BoT Building, Grounds, Environment; University Planning Committee
Timothy Vadas 2028 ENGR College of Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Storrs DEIJA Committee
Alison Paul 2028 SFA School of Fine Arts Storrs Enrollment Committee
#Lindsay Cummings 2028 SFA School of Fine Arts Dramatic Arts Storrs Senate Rep to BoT Academic Affairs; Scholastic Standards Committee (Co-Chair);Nominating Committee
 +Alexis Boylan 2028 SFA School of Fine Arts Art & Art History Storrs Senate Executive Committee; Student Welfare Committee
Sachin Pandya 2029 Law School of Law Law Instr and Research Hartford Faculty Standards Committee
*+Joseph MacDougald 2027 Law School of Law Law Instr and Research Hartford Faculty Rep to UConn Foundation Board of Directors
Eileen Condon 2029 Nursing School of Nursing Storrs Faculty Standards Committee
Kristin Bott 2027 Nursing School of Nursing Nursing Storrs C&C
Valarie Artigas 2028 Nursing School of Nursing Nursing Storrs Student Welfare Committee
Andrew Wiemer 2029 Pharm Science School of Pharmacy  & Pharmaceutical Science Pharmaceutical Science Storrs University Planning Committee
^Marie Smith 2028 Pharmacy School of Pharmacy  & Pharmaceutical Science Pharmaceutical Science Storrs
Nat Okpych 2028 Social Work School of Social Work Hartford Student Welfare Committee
Penny Vlahos 2028 Avery Point CLAS Marine Sciences Avery Point Multi-Campus Committee; University Planning Committee
Michael Finiguerra 2028 Avery Point CLAS Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Avery Point Multi-Campus Committee (Co-Chair)
*Scott Campbell 2029 Hartford CLAS English Hartford Faculty Standards Committee
Priya Shah 2028 Hartford CLAS Chemistry Hartford Faculty Standards Committee
Evan Rawley 2029 Stamford Business Boucher Management and Entrepreneurship Stamford Multi-Campus Committee
^Lori Gresham 2027 Stamford CLAS Psychological Sciences Stamford Multi-Campus Committee
Oskar Harmon 2028 Stamford CLAS Economics Stamford Senate Rep to BoT Financial Affairs; Budget Committee (Co-Chair)
Kimberly Cuevas 2027 Waterbury CLAS Psychological Sciences Waterbury Faculty Standards Committee
Jen Morenus 2029 Professional At-Large PRLAAC PRLAAC Storrs Enrollment Committee
Kimberly Duby 2029 Professional At-Large Dean of Students Office Dean of Students Office Storrs Student Welfare Committee
Megan Petsa 2029 Professional At-Large The Graduate School The Graduate School Storrs Nominating Committee
#+Karen Bresciano 2027 Professional At-Large The Graduate School The Graduate School Storrs Senate Executive Committee; Senate Rep to BoT Academic Affairs; Scholastic Standards Committee
*Leo Lachut 2027 Professional At-Large ISS/1st Year Programs & Learning Communities Institute for Student Success Storrs Student Welfare Committee (Co-Chair)
*Carl Rivers 2027 Professional At-Large Office of the Registrar Office of the Registrar Storrs Nominating Committee; Enrollment Committee
Arthur Galinat 2028 Professional At-Large Center for International Students & Scholars (CISS) Global Affairs Storrs DEIJA Committee
Jennifer Tibbetts 2028 Professional At-Large One Stop Student Services One Stop Student Services Storrs Senate Rep to BoT Student Life; Student Welfare Committee (Co-Chair)
^Lawrence Walsh 2027 Student Life & Enrollment Undergraduate Admissions Undergraduate Admissions Storrs Scholastic Standards Committee
*#Carrie Fernandes 2028 Student Life & Enrollment Financial Aid Office Financial Aid Storrs Senate Rep to BoT Financial Affairs; Scholastic Standards Committee; Budget Committee
Michael Ormsby 2028 Student Life & Enrollment One Stop Student Services One Stop Student Services Storrs Multi-Campus Committee (Co-Chair)
*#Micah Heumann 2028 Academic Development Enrichment Programs/Honors Enrichment Programs Storrs Student Welfare Committee
Karen Skudlarek 2028 Academic Development Campus Tech Services Information Technology Services Storrs Senate Rep to BoT Diversity, Equity, Inclusion; DEIJA Committee (Co-Chair)
 +Erin Ciarimboli 2028 Academic Development Office of Undergraduate Advising Office of Advising Storrs Senate Executive Committee; Scholastic Standards Committee
Andy Kelly 2029 Support Svcs Facilities Facilities Ops Storrs University Planning Committee
Jennifer Schaefer 2028 University Libraries University Libraries Uconn Libraries Storrs University Planning Committee
Amy McKeon 2028 Schools/Colleges Allied Health Sciences, CAHNR Academic Advising, CAHNR Storrs DEIJA Committee
*Dan Mercier 2028 Regional Avery Point Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Avery Point C&C
Eddie Papazoni 2029 Regional Hartford Student Services Business Undergrad Programs Hartford Multi-Campus Committee
Rawan Shilleh 2029 Regional Stamford Student Services ISS Cntr for Access PScnd Succ Stamford Scholastic Standards Committee
*Jamie Caruso 2028 Regional Waterbury Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Waterbury Enrollment Committee (Co-Chair)

Undergraduate Student Senate Representatives will be appointed following protocol governed by the undergraduate student governing bodies in the early Fall semester


Key:
* Wymanized at end of term
^Alternate appointed for a shortened term (i.e. covering for an elected senator’s sabbatical)
+Member of the Senate Executive Committee
#Senate Representative to the Board of Trustees

Senate Class: all Senate appointments end on June 30th of the year indicated by the Senate “Class” field unless otherwise indicated