People
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2025 – 2026
President: Michael Baltzley (Natural Sciences & Mathematics)
Vice President: Patricia Giménez-Eguibar (Humanities)
Secretary: Tim Cowart (Creative Arts)
Past President: Stephen Scheck (Natural Sciences & Mathematics)
At large member: Melissa Cannon (Behavioral Sciences, 25-27)
At large member: Matthew Ciancetta (Natural Sciences & Mathematics, 24-26)
At large member: Xiaopeng Gong (Education & Leadership, 25-27)
At large member: Mary Pettenger (Social Science, 24-26)
IFS Senator: Tad Shannon (Computer Science, 24-26)
IFS Senator: Ricardo Pelegrin Taboada (Social Science, 25-27)
Curriculum System Manager/Programmer: (Currently not assigned)
SENATORS 2025 – 2026
Behavioral Sciences: Melissa Cannon, TBD
Business & Economics: Rajeeb Poudel, TBD
Computer Science: TBD
Creative Arts: Michael Freeman, TBD
Criminal Justice Sciences: Miyuki Arimoto
Deaf Studies & Professional Studies: TBD
Education & Leadership: Xiaopeng Gong, Cindy Ryan, TBA
Health & Exercise Science: Emily Vala-Haynes, TBD
Humanities: TBD
Library: Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon
Nat Sci & Mathematics: Cheryl Beaver, Stephen Scheck, David Szpakowski
Social Science: Eliot Dickinson, Mary Pettenger
NUMBER OF SENATORS BY DIVISION
| Division |
Senators (2025-2026) |
Senators (2024-2025) |
Senators (2023-2024) |
Senators (2022-2023) |
| Behavioral Science | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Business & Economics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Deaf Studies and Professional Studies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Education and Leadership | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Health and Exercise Science | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Humanities | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Library | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Natural Science and Mathematics | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Social Science | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
