CSU Systemwide Committee Appointments

ASCSU Legislative Specialists
CO Contact: Adam Swenson, ASCSU Chair
Amy Escalante	Liberal Studies	Monterey Bay

ASCSU Parliamentarian
Contact: Adam Swenson, ASCSU Chair
Kris Bezdecny	Geography, Geology & Environment	Los Angeles

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BIPoC Caucus Leader
Contact: Adam Swenson, ASCSU Chair
​​Theresa Montano	Chicana & Chicano Studies	Northridge ​
Dana Nakano (Alternate)	Sociology	Stanislaus

Budget Advisory Committee, System
CO Contact: Jeni Kitchell
Adam Swenson, ASCSU Chair	Philosophy	Northridge
Robert Keith Collins, ASCSU Vice Chair	American Indian Studies	San Francisco
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California Academic Partnership Program (CAPP) Advisory Committee
CO Contact:  Dominica Scibetta
​Arnab Mukherjea	Public Health ​	​East Bay
Samuel Song	Counseling & School Psychology	San Diego

California Faculty Association (CFA), Liaison to
Contact: Margarita Berta-Avila -  President CFA
Academic Senate CSU Executive Committee
Adam Swenson, Chair	Philosophy	Northridge
Robert Keith Collins, Vice Chair	American Indian Studies	San Francisco
Laura Talamante, Secretary	History	Dominguez Hills
Meghan O'Donnell, Member-at-Large	Humanities & Communications	Monterey Bay
James Pitts, Member-at-Large	Criminology	Fresno

California State Student Association (CSSA), Liaison to
CO Contact: Joe Nino
Academic Senate CSU Executive Committee (ex-officio)
Adam Swenson, Chair	Philosophy	Northridge
Robert Keith Collins, Vice Chair	American Indian Studies	San Francisco
Laura Talamante, Secretary	History	Dominguez Hills
Meghan O'Donnell, Member-at-Large	Humanities & Communications	Monterey Bay
James Pitts, Member-at-Large	Criminology	Fresno

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Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program Selection Committee (CDIP)
CO Contact: Elizabeth Sanchez
Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro	Management	San Bernardino
Michael Milligan	Finance	Fullerton

Chief Information Officer (CIO) Council
CO Contact: Ed Clark
Shadnaz Asgari	Biomedical Engineering	Long Beach

Common Course Numbering Council
CO Contact: Marci Sanchez  ​
David J. Barsky	Mathematics	San Marcos
​Tracy Dawn Hamilton	Mathematics	Sacramento
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CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Performance Selection Committee
CO Contact: Melissa Watkins & Wendy Chavira Garcia
Adam Swension, ASCSU Chair	Philosophy	Northridge

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Communication Studies, Liason to ​
CO Contact: Maxwell Schnurer (Humboldt)
​Kevin Pina	​Communication	Lecturer at-Large (East Bay)
Jon Bruschke (Alternate)	Human Communication	Fullerton

Disabilities Advisory Committee, Services to Students with
CO Contact: Ray Murillo
Faye Wachs	Sociology	Pomona
Kris Bezdecny	Geology, Geography & Environment	Los Angeles
Heather Macias	​Teacher Education	Long Beach

Ethnic Studies​ Council, Lia​iso​n to
Contact:  Theresa Montano (CSU Northridge)
Theresa Montano	Chicano/a Studies	Northridge
Alexandro Gradilla (alternate)	Chicano/a Studies	Fullerton

English Council, Lia​ison to
Contact:  Chris Fosen (CSU Chico)
Amanda Harrison	English	Lecturer at-Large (Northridge)
Dustin Stegner (alternate)	English	San Luis Obispo

General Education Advisory Committee (GEAC), Chancellor's
CO Contact: Brent Foster
TBD, Chair
Eniko Csomay, Vice Chair	Linguistics & Asian/Middle Eastern Languages	San Diego
Alison Scheer-Cohen, Secretary	Speech-Language Pathology	San Marcos
Kevin Kaatz	History & Global Cultures	East Bay
Simon Rodan, Chair - Academic Affairs	Management	San Jose
​Dustin Stegner	​English	​San Luis Obispo
Mark Van Selst,Chair - APEP	Psychology	San José

​Generative Artifical Intelligence (GenAI) Committee
CO Contact: Ed Clark
Adam Swenson - ASCSU Chair	Philosophy	Northridge
TBD

​Generative Artifical Intelligence (GenAI) Committee, Subcommitte on Teaching, Learning & Scholarship
CO Contact: Ed Clark
Taiyo Inoue	Mathematics	San Luis Obispo (Maritime)
Stephanie Burkhalter	Politics	Humboldt
​Simon Rodan	​Management	San José​
Heather Macias	Teacher Education	Long Beach
Shadnaz Asgari	​Biomedical Engineering	Long Beach ​
Dana Nakano	Sociology	Stanislaus
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​Generative Artifical Intelligence (GenAI) Committee, Subcommitte on Security, Privacy and Procurement
CO Contact: Ed Clark
Charles Lam	Mathematics	Bakersfield
Amy Escalante	LIberal Studies	Monterey Bay
MIssy Garvin	​Psychology	Sonoma

​Generative Artifical Intelligence (GenAI) Committee, Subcommittee on Enhanced Productivity Applications
CO Contact: Ed Clark
Rita Kumar	Technology & Operations Management	Pomona
Michael Milligan	​Finance	Fullerton

​​​Honorary Degrees, Subcommittee of the Trustees' Committee on Educational Policy
CO Contact: Brent Foster
Adam Swenson, ASCSU Chair	Philosophy	Northridge
Robert Keith Collins, ASCSU Vice Chair	American Indian Studies	San Francisco

Innovative Teaching & Learning Programs (ITLP) Advisory Board
CO Contact:Emily Magruder
Missy Garvin	​Psychology	Sonoma
​Marina Gerson	​Biological Science	​Stanislaus
Dustin Stegner	English	San Luis Obispo
Jerald Schutte	Sociology	ERFSA (Northridge)
Romey Sabalius	World Language and Literature	San Jose

International Programs, Academic Council on, Liaison to
CO Contact: Jaishankar Raman
Nyakundi Michieka	Economics	Bakersfield
Kristin Van Gaasbeck	Economics	Sacramento​

Intersegmental Committee of Academic Senates (ICAS) of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California
CO Contact: Tracey McGuire
Academic Senate CSU Executive Committee
Adam Swenson, Chair	Philosophy	Northridge
Robert Keith Collins, Vice Chair	American Indian Studies	San Francisco
Laura Talamante, Secretary	History	Dominguez Hills
Meghan O'Donnell, Member-at-Large	Humanities and Communications	Monterey Bay
James Pitts, Member-at-Large	Criminology	Fresno

Intersegmental Curriculum Council (formerly ICW)
CO Contact: Marci Sanchez
David J. Barsky	Mathematics	San Marcos
Mark Van Selst	Psychology	San Jose
Laura Talamante	History	Dominguez Hills

Library Deans, Council of (COLD), Liaison to
CO Contact: Leslie Kennedy
Monica Pereira	Library	Channel Islands

Math Council, Liaison to
CO Contact: Kate Stevenson  (CSUN)
Elaine Newman	Mathematics​	Sonoma
Charles Lam  (​Alternate)	Mathematics	Bakersfield

Naming CSU Facilities and Properties, Review Panel for
CO Contact: Jodi Braverman
Adam Swenson  ASCSU Chair  (ex officio)	Philosophy	Northridge

Pre-Doctoral Programs, Advisory Committee on
CO Contact:  Melerelini Ioane​
Mary Virnoche	Sociology	Humboldt
Elizabeth Sussman-Dabach	Family & Consumer Science	Northridge

Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE), Commission on
Contact: Amanda Olivas
​Stephanie Burkhalter	​Politics	​Humboldt
Kamal Dulai	Biological Science	Lecturer at-Large (Stanislaus)
Michael Vann	History	Sacramento

Student Health Advisory Committee ​
CO Contact: Carolyn O'Keefe
Nola Butler Bird	Counseling and School Psychology	San Diego
Keisha Paxton	Psychology	Dominguez Hills

​ Student Mental Health Services Advisory Committee
CO Contact: Carolyn O'Keefe
Holly Kralj	Nursing	Chico
Amy Escalante	Liberal Studies	Monterey Bay

​​Veteran Affairs	​	​
​CO Contact: Marshall Thomas	​	​
​​James Pitts	Criminology	​Fresno

​Womxn's Caucus Leader
CO Contact: Adam Swenson
​​Elaine Newman (main)	​Mathematics	​Sonoma
Faye Wac​hs (alternate/co-lead)	Sociology	Pomona

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