University Senate Committees

Here is a list of all committees run by the University Senate and the members of each committee.

Key

• UF = University Faculty (indicated when relevant)
• UAS = University Academic Staff (indicated when relevant)
• APAS = Administrative or Professional Academic Staff
• IAS = Instructional Academic Staff
• US = University Staff
• College or School indicated when relevant
• Chairs in bold
• *Non-Voting Members

Executive Committee

Evan Weiher, Senate Chair, 2025
Kelly  Murray, Vice Chair, 2025
Marquell Johnson, Faculty Staff Rep, 2026
Jasmine Case, Academic Affairs, Academic Staff Rep, 2026
Robert Lodge, (F/A&S), 2026
Pedro Sottile, (F/BUS), 2025
Kyle Whipple, (F/EHS), 2026
Lisa Schiller, (F/NHS), 2025
Liz Glogowski, (F/Any), 2025
Jamie Tester, (F/Any), 2025
Alex Smith, (F/Any), 2025
Jason Spraitz, (F/Any), 2026
Kristin Schaupp, (F/Any), 2026
John Mann, (F/Any), 2025
Cyndi Bergman, (AS/Any), 2026
Mark Staloch, (AS/Any), 2026
Jen Ekblad, (AS/Any), 2025
Kate Worzala, (AS/Any), 2025
*James Schmidt, Chancellor
*Mike Carney, Provost/VC
*Tracy Drier, VC
*Billy Felz, VC
*Teresa O'Halloran, VC

Faculty Personnel Committee

Jason Spraitz (A&S), 2026
Jeff Erger (A&S), 2027
Vacant, 2025
Pedro Sottile (BUS), 2025
Marquell Johnson, HHS/EHS, 2026
Lorraine Smith (NHS), 2027
Reiko Shinno, (A&S), 2025
Marie Walsh, Nursing: Marshfield, 2026
Louisa Rice, Assoc. VC, ex-officio and non-voting (appd)
 

Academic Staff Personnel Committee

Samantha Pearson, Nursing (APAS), 2027
Kelly Murray, CETL (APAS), 2025
Andy Hanson, Nursing (APAS), 2027
Kirsten Diekman, Nursing (IAS), 2026
Paula Collins, A&S (APAS), 2025
Ashlee LeGear, CETL (IAS), 2025
Jen Ekblad, CETL (APAS), 2027
Margaret Weber, History (IAS), 2026
Jasmine Case, Academic Affairs (APAS), AS Rep, 2026
Stephanie Jamelske (appd, ex officio and non-voting)

Academic Policies Committee

Ryan Harrison (Jessica Kraker), Mathematics (A&S), Dec. 2024 (2025)
Marilyn Gardner, Public Health & Env. Studies (A&S), 2025 
Bill Miller, Accounting (BUS), 2025
Heather Rothbauer-Wanish (BUS), 2027
Laura Dunbar, Music & Theatre Arts (A&S), 2026
Gail Hanson Brenner (NHS), 2026
Bill Wolf, Physics & Astronomy, (A&S), 2025
Jamie Tester, Social Work (HHS/EHS), 2025
Bryan Brown, Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2027
Jill Markgraf (Hans Kishel) (LIB), Fall 2024 (2026)
*Mike Carney/Mary Hoffman, Provost/Vice Chancellor
*Dylan Baker, Student Member

Campus Infrastructure Committee

Vacant (UF), 2025
Vacant(UF), 2027
Rebecca Dienger (UAS), 2026
Katie Bublitz (UAS), 2027
Yuxin Shan (UF) 2025
Jill Markgraf (UF) 2027
Lee Miller, (US) 2025
Bill Hoepner, (US) 2027
Renee Strehlau, Administrative Rep. 
Sarah Schrauth, Student Member

Compensation and Budget Committee

Ellen Mahaffy (UF) 2026
Anjela Wong (UF) 2027
Samantha Pearson (UAS) 2025
Robert Berg (UAS) 2026
Sasha Showsh (UF) 2025
Adam Kunz (UF) 2027
Staci Heidtke, Career Services (APAS) 2026
Marcia St. Germaine (UAS) 2025
Sally Eckwright (US) 2027 non-voting
Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn, Dean
Student Member - Isabelle Shepard, non-voting
Stephanie Jamelske, Budget Officer, non-voting

Technology Committee

Ganga Vadhavkar (Chris McGinley) (UF, A&S) 2026 (Spring 2025)
David (Hyoseok) Hwang (UF, BUS) 2025
Robert Stow, (UF, HHS/EHS) 2025
Der-Fa Lu (UF, Nursing) 2027
Brad Gehrke (UAS Senator) 2026
Mark Staloch (Any Senator) 2025
Ellen Mahaffy (Any Senator) 2027
Tom Sulzer (LTS) 2026
Anna Zook (Library) 2027
Wufeng Tian, Barron County, 2027
Kent Gerberich, LTS (CIO)
Eric Sevens (US) 2025
Tyler Simonet, Student Member