2026-2027 University Senate Committee Rosters
Executive Committee
Academic Standards, Regulations and Admissions Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Robert Schwartz, Co-Chair | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences At-Large, Faculty |
| Jose Torres, Co-Chair | Lecturer-Camden, Faculty |
| Hanzla Ahmad, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Uswa Ashraf, Member | Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Student |
| Mark Doug Baker, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty |
| Lailatou Bambara, Member | School of Health Professions, Student |
| Sanjib Bhuyan, Member | School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty |
| Khadijah Costley White, Member | New Brunswick At-Large, Faculty |
| Martha Cotter, Member | |
| Cecile Feldman, Member | Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Dean |
| John Griffin, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-Camden, Dean |
| Martha Haviland, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Roshni Jacob, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate NB, Student |
| Tara Jordan-McKinney, Member | Alumni Association |
| Doyle Knight , Member | School of Engineering, Faculty |
| Jonathan Paul Langowski, Member | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Staff |
| George Leibowitz, Member | School of Social Work, Dean |
| Edward McCrossin, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Angie McGuire, Member | Graduate School-Camden, Faculty |
| Jehan Mohamed, Member | New Brunswick At-Large, Faculty |
| Donna Nickitas, Member | School of Nursing-Camden, Dean |
| Suja Patel, Member | Newark Staff |
| Sofia Pinto-Figueroa, Member | |
| Amisha Rastogi, Member | Camden College of Arts and Sciences, Student |
| Hina Rehman, Member | New Brunswick Staff |
| Rachel Seiden, Member | Rutgers Law School in Newark, Student |
| Chirag Shah, Member | |
| Stuart Shapiro, Member | EJBSPPP, Dean |
| Simon Sheppard, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Student |
| Ted Szatrowski, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate NB, Faculty |
| Kiley Trott, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty |
| Laurent Vera, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
Access, Belonging, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Malica Dock, Co-Chair | New Brunswick Staff |
| Ronald Quincy, Co-Chair | School of Graduate Studies, Faculty |
| Enobong (Anna) Branch, Member | |
| Ben Cramer, Member | EJBSPPP, Student |
| Donald Crooks, Member | Lecturer-Newark, Faculty |
| Perry Dane, Member | Rutgers Law School in Camden, Faculty |
| Peter Economou, Member | Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Faculty |
| Basem Elashal, Member | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Faculty |
| Mahnaz Fatahzadeh, Member | Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Faculty |
| Sophia Fraga, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Emely Gutierrez, Member | School of Arts and Sciences - Newark, Student |
| Daisy Kamara, Member | School of Arts and Sciences - Newark, Student |
| Angella Lawino, Member | School of Public Health, Student |
| Geeny Lee, Member | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Faculty |
| Megan Lotts, Member | Libraries, Faculty |
| Dana Luciano , Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| John Maerhofer, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Michael Matott, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Faculty |
| Sahil Mittal, Member | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Student |
| Ana Pairet Vinas, Member | New Brunswick At-Large, Faculty |
| Aarya Patil, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Debra Pittman, Member | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Staff |
| Devaiah Poylangada, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Kusum Punjabi, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty |
| Victoria Ramenzoni, Member | School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty |
| Javier Robles, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Hamed Samavat, Member | School of Health Professions, Faculty |
| Aurian Santa Ana, Member | School of Nursing-Camden, Student |
| Sarah Scharf, Member | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Staff |
| Marisa Syed, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
Budget and Finance Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Brian Everett, Co-Chair | Camden Staff |
| Michelle Gittelman, Co-Chair | Rutgers Business School: Newark/NB, Faculty |
| Salma Abedullah, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Student |
| Joseph Barone, Member | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Dean |
| Sylviana Barsoum, Member | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences At-Large, Faculty |
| Joshua Bucher, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty |
| Prithika Chintala, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate NB, Student |
| Suzanne Crincoli, Member | School of Nursing, Faculty |
| Alberto Cuitiño, Member | School of Engineering, Dean |
| Siatta Davis, Member | Camden Staff |
| Gary Ebert, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty |
| Isabella Esposito, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate NB, Student |
| Kelly Esposito, Member | New Brunswick Staff |
| Michael Gower, Member | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Administration |
| Kayla Hadash, Member | Rutgers Law School in Camden, Student |
| Ronald Ladell, Member | Alumni Association |
| Lei Lei, Member | Rutgers Business School: Newark/NB, Dean |
| Michael Mathews, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Faculty |
| Kenneth McKeever, Member | School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty |
| James O'Connor, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Faculty |
| Nandika Pabbathy, Member | School of Engineering, Student |
| Ajit Pai, Member | Alumni Association |
| Will Payne, Member | EJBSPPP, Faculty |
| John Pintar, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Faculty |
| Rohit Ramachandran, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Faculty |
| Michael Ratajczak, Member | Newark At-Large, Faculty |
| Viswadhar Reddy Koduru, Member | School of Engineering, Student |
| Andrew Rombach, Member | School of Management and Labor Relations, Student |
| Troy Shinbrot, Member | School of Engineering, Faculty |
| Menahem Spiegel, Member | Rutgers Business School: Newark/NB, Faculty |
| Georgios Tsilomelekis, Member | School of Engineering, Faculty |
| Josue Vasquez, Member | School of Criminal Justice, Student |
| Zhongren (David) Zhou, Member | RBHS Centers, Bureaus, and Institutes, Faculty |
Faculty and Personnel Affairs Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Sara Campbell, Co-Chair | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Caitlin McCarthy, Co-Chair | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Faculty |
| Gloria Bachmann, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty |
| Paul Boxer, Member | School of Arts and Sciences - Newark, Faculty |
| Vivian Fernandez, Member | |
| Anthony Filippelli, Member | School of Nursing, Faculty |
| Diego Galego, Member | School of Public Affairs and Administration, Faculty |
| Jeremy Grachan, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Faculty |
| Dewanna Graham, Member | Alumni Association |
| Vanshika Gupta, Member | School of Engineering, Student |
| Fadi Kayyal, Member | New Brunswick Staff |
| William Klein, Member | School of Communication and Information, Dean |
| Gerard LaMorte, Member | School of Arts and Sciences - Newark, Faculty |
| Linda Layne , Member | Lecturer-Newark, Faculty |
| Rachel Lyons, Member | School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty |
| Cory Morton, Member | New Brunswick Centers, Bureaus, and Institutes, Faculty |
| Paul O'Keefe, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Nancy Pontes, Member | School of Nursing-Camden, Faculty |
| Francisco Quevado, Member | Rutgers Business School: Newark/NB, Faculty |
| Cynthia Saltzman, Member | Lecturer-Camden, Faculty |
| Federico Sesti, Member | RBHS Centers, Bureaus, and Institutes, Faculty |
| Jeana Wirtenberg, Member | Rutgers Business School: Newark/NB, Faculty |
Information Technology Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Timothy Knievel, Co-Chair | School of Arts and Sciences-Camden, Faculty |
| Katie Anderson, Member | Libraries, Faculty |
| Liza Barbarello Andrews, Member | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Faculty |
| Jim Brown, Member | Camden At-Large, Faculty |
| Christine Chapais, Member | School of Social Work, Faculty |
| Susan DeMatteo, Member | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Staff |
| Wei Fang, Member | Rutgers Law School in Newark, Faculty |
| Meledy Fortuna, Member | Camden Staff |
| Charles Haberl, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Sabiha Hussain, Member | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences At-Large, Faculty |
| William Kim , Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Marc Limata, Member | Newark Staff |
| Kameswari Maganti, Member | RBHS Centers, Bureaus, and Institutes, Faculty |
| Milind Mahajan, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Faculty |
| Pal Maliga, Member | New Brunswick Centers, Bureaus, and Institutes, Faculty |
| Michele Norin, Member | |
| Issata Oluwadare, Member | Alumni Association |
| Karina Schafer, Member | School of Arts and Sciences - Newark, Faculty |
| Deeyan Shah , Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Roger Turbin, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Faculty |
| Miklos Vasarhelyi, Member | Newark Centers, Bureaus, and Institutes, Faculty |
| Sijian Wang, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Wojtek Wolfe, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-Camden, Faculty |
Instruction Curricula and Advising Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Natalie Borisovets, Co-Chair | Newark At-Large, Faculty |
| Koray Akdogan, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Faculty |
| Fauzan Amjad, Member | Student Charter Trustee |
| Rochelle Andrews, Member | Alumni Association |
| Mark Anner, Member | School of Management and Labor Relations, Dean |
| Nicola Behrmann, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Faculty |
| Mary Bridgeman, Member | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Faculty |
| Nathaniel Brilliant, Member | School of Communication and Information, Student |
| Brian Cañares, Member | New Brunswick Staff |
| Deepali Dixit, Member | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Faculty |
| Julie Flynn, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Brian Householder, Member | School of Communication and Information, Faculty |
| Robert Johnson, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Dean |
| Olivia Kamchaji, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Katarzyna Klimczak, Member | Rutgers Business School: Graduate Programs N/NB, Student |
| Sarung Patkar, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate NB, Student |
| Laura Ramirez Polo, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Joseph Schiavo, Member | Non-Senator |
| Jason Silver , Member | School of Criminal Justice, Faculty |
| Tonya Smith-Jackson, Member | Newark Chancellor |
| Christopher Span, Member | Graduate School of Education, Dean |
| Nilofar Varzgani, Member | Rutgers Business School: Newark/NB, Faculty |
| Juli Wade, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Executive Dean |
Research, and Graduate and Professional Education Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Detlev Boison, Co-Chair | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences At-Large, Faculty |
| Monica Mazurek, Co-Chair | School of Graduate Studies, Faculty |
| Victoria Abraira, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Jean Anderson Eloy, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Faculty |
| Anthony Colavito, Member | Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, Student |
| Enrique Curchitser, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Faculty |
| Jie Gong, Member | School of Engineering, Faculty |
| Mert Gurbuzbalaban, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate NB, Faculty |
| Arash Hatefi, Member | Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Faculty |
| Mehdi Javanmard, Member | School of Engineering, Faculty |
| John Kettle, Member | Newark At-Large, Faculty |
| Adam Kustka, Member | School of Arts and Sciences - Newark, Faculty |
| Laura Lawson, Member | School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Dean |
| Carrie Lobman, Member | Graduate School of Education, Faculty |
| Carol Lutz, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Faculty |
| Zhengyu Mao, Member | Graduate School-Newark, Faculty |
| Andrés Morera, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Amy Murtha, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Dean |
| Ashley Obiorah, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate Newark, Student |
| Daniel Pilch, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty |
| Jedediah Pixley, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Mark Robson, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Dean |
| David Salas-de la Cruz, Member | Camden At-Large, Faculty |
| Angela Starkweather, Member | School of Nursing, Dean |
| Abhi Tamboli, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate Newark, Student |
| Georgios Tsilomelekis, Member | School of Engineering, Faculty |
| Emmanuel Uzoma Nwachukwu, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Student |
| Weronika Wasniowska, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Student |
| Helmut Zarbl, Member | RBHS Centers, Bureaus, and Institutes, Faculty |
Student Affairs Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Rachel Maeng Brown, Co-Chair | Alumni Association |
| Consuella Askew, Member | Vice President for University Libraries and University Librarian |
| Johanna Bond, Member | |
| Jeff Broggi, Member | |
| Jo-Leo Carney-Waterton, Member | Lecturer-New Brunswick, Faculty |
| Alison Clarke, Member | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Staff |
| Sue Fenker, Member | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Staff |
| Janice Fine, Member | School of Management and Labor Relations, Faculty |
| Lucille Foster, Member | Newark Staff |
| Ralph Giraud, Member | School of Business-Camden, Faculty |
| Christopher Godoy, Member | Student Charter Trustee |
| Rian Gunthner, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Kemal Gursoy, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate NB, Faculty |
| Sybil James, Member | |
| Sehrish Khan, Member | Alumni Association |
| Geza Kiss, Member | Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Faculty |
| Zackary Korczak, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Joshua Langberg, Member | Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Dean |
| Alex Lee, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Kyle Murphy, Member | School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Faculty |
| John Newhouse, Member | New Brunswick Staff |
| Nathaniel Paris, Member | Mason Gross School of the Arts, Student |
| Sam Rabinowitz, Member | School of Business-Camden, Faculty |
| Gary Santos Mendoza, Member | Newark Staff |
| Elizabeth Sloan-Power, Member | School of Arts and Sciences - Newark, Faculty |
University Structure and Governance Committee
| Senator | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Kevin Emmons, Co-Chair | Camden At-Large, Faculty |
| Wendy Purcell, Co-Chair | School of Public Health, Faculty |
| Monica Adya, Member | School of Business-Camden, Dean |
| Taryn Cooper, Member | Senate Office |
| Jeffery DiGiovanni, Member | School of Health Professions, Dean |
| Perry Halkitis, Member | School of Public Health, Dean |
| Kerry Hennessy, Member | New Brunswick Staff |
| Fred Hoffman, Member | Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate NB, Faculty |
| Joenathan Hunter, Member | School of Business-Camden, Student |
| William Jjuuko, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Debra Keates, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Erin Kelly, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| Nancy La Vigne, Member | School of Criminal Justice, Dean |
| Chidera Ntiwunka-Ifeanyi, Member | School of Graduate Studies, Student |
| Heather Pierce, Member | Lecturer-New Brunswick, Faculty |
| Rob Scott, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Faculty |
| George Tewfik, Member | New Jersey Medical School, Faculty |
| Gavin Walker-Mason, Member | School of Arts and Sciences - Newark, Student |
| Tesia Yachimovicz, Member | School of Arts and Sciences-NB, Student |
| Kaifeng Yang, Member | |
| Haijun Zhang, Member | RBHS Centers, Bureaus, and Institutes, Faculty |