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SUNY Plattsburgh Faculty Senate Officers & Committee Chairs
2012-13 Executive Committee
- Faculty Senate Chair - Sandra Rezac
- Faculty Senate Vice Chair - Peter Conrad
- Faculty Senate Secretary - Karen Becker
- Chair of Academic Policies Committee - Wendy Braje
- Chair of Resources and Planning Committee - Delbert Hart
- Chair of Curricula and Programs Committee - Richard Schaefer
- Chair of General Education Committee - Tracie Church Guzzio
- Chair of Writing Across the Curriculum Committee - Jean Ann Hunt
- First Additional Member of the Senate Executive Committee - Michele Carpentier
- Second Additional Member of the Senate Executive Committee - Mark Kaiser
- SUNY University Senator - Karen Volkman
- SUNY University Senator (Alternate) - Ray Guydosh
- Presiding Officer of the Faculty - Wendy Gordon
- Supervisor of Faculty Elections - Karen Volkman
- Faculty Senate Secretary - Cindy McMurray
Standing Committee members serve three-year terms and should represent various governance units. Members can be replaced at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
2012-13 Faculty Senate Committees
Academic Policies Committee
- Wendy Braje, Psychology, Chair
- Jose de Ondarza, Biological Sciences, 2014
- Patrick Coppens, Communication Disorders, 2014
- Kim Hartshorn, Theatre, 2014
- Bryan Hartman, Student Affairs, 2014
- Elin O'Hara, Feinberg Library, 2014
- Michael Walsh, Registrar, 2014
- Susan Williams, Counselor Education, 2014
- Nancy Scanlan, Nursing, 2013
- Chief Academic Oficer (Steve Light, Associate VPAA)
Curricula and Programs Committee
- Richard Schaefer, History, Chair
- Erin Peters, Admissions, 2012
- Noreen Houck, Nursing and Nutrition, 2014
- Tom Burl, LIS, 2013
- Ewa Pater, Chemistry, 2014
- Alicia Roberts Frank, Teacher Education, 2014
- Simona Sharoni, Gender & Women's Studies, 2014
- Mark Kaiser, Accounting, 2013
- Jonathan Slater, Communication Studies, 2014
- Jan Plaza, Computer Science, 2013
- Roberta Wacker, Communication Disorders, 2011
- Chief Academic Officer (Steve Light, Associate VPAA)
- Registrar (Mike Walsh)
- Student
General Education Committee
- Tracie Church Guzzio, English, Chair
- JoAnn Gleeson-Kreig, Nursing & Nutrition, 2014
- Wendy Gordon, History, 2014
- Jean Ouedraogo, Foreign Languages and Lit, 2014
- James Armstrong, Anthropology, 2013
- Don Maier, Philosophy, 2013
- Ryan Blondo, Biological Sciences, 2014
- Suzanne Daley, Academic Advising, 2014
- Becky Kasper, Center for Teaching Excellence, 2014
- Shawana Mefford Carroll, Theatre, 2014
- Denise Simard, Teacher Education, 2014
- Michelle Toth, Library, 2013
- Kevin O'Neill, Business and Supply Chain Management, 2013
- Larry Soroka, Expeditionary Studies, 2013
- Chief Academic Officer (Steve Light, Associate VPAA)
- Student
Resources and Planning Committee
- Delbert Hart, Computer Science, Chair
- John Bradley, LIS, 2014
- Gregory B. Withrow, Student Accounts, 2014
- Julia Davis, Counselor Education, 2013
- Erin Campbell, Institutional Advancement, 2014
- Karina Ckless, Chemistry, 2014
- Ed Miller, Arts and Science/Chemistry 2014
- Kathleen Whittier, Special Education, 2014
- Kwangseek Choe, Business and Supply Chain Management, 2013
- Jorunn Gran-Henriksen, Nursing and Nutrition, 2013
- Mark Kaiser, Accounting, 2013
- Steve Matthews, SA, 2013
- Gordon Muir, Library, 2013
- Provost and V.P. for Academics (James Liszka or designee)
- V.P. of Student Affairs (Bill Laundry or designee)
- V.P. of Business Affairs (John Homburger or designee)
- V.P. of Institutional Advancement (Anne Hansen or designee)
- Campus Budget Officer (Clark Foster or designee)
- Director of Facilities (Kevin Roberts or designee)
- Classified Staff Member (Barbara Leonard or designee)
- Student Association V.P. for Finance
Writing Across the Curriculum Committee
- Jean Ann Hunt, Education, Chair
- Deborah Altamirano, Anthropology, 2014
- Danielle Garneau, CEES, 2014
- Debra Kimok, LIS, 2014
- Brian Klocke, Sociology, 2014
- Jean Mockry, Education, 2014
- Steve Mansfield, Psychology, 2013
- Sara Sullivan, Learning Center/English, 2013
- Tom Freidrich, English, 2013
- David Iasevoli, Education, 2013
- Becky Kasper, Center for Teaching Excellence, 2013
- Chief Academic Officer (Steve Light, Associate VPAA)
- Student
Ad-Hoc Chancellor's Awards Committee
- Michele Carpentier, Chair
For more information about SUNY Plattsburgh Faculty Senate, please contact:
Sandra Rezac, Ph.D.
Associate Professor/Chair of Sociology
Chair Faculty Senate
Phone: (518) 564-4218
Email: rezacsj@plattsburgh.edu