University Senate Executive Board and Senate Membership

The Executive Board & Senate Membership page provides an overview of the University Senate’s leadership structure and membership composition. It includes information about the Executive Board, voting members, and non-voting members who work together to support shared governance, represent university stakeholders, and contribute to Senate discussions, initiatives, and decision-making processes.

2026-2028 Senate Executive Board

Current Senate Executive Board

President: 

Shannon Bellum

Vice President: 

David Trubatch

Corresponding Secretary: 

Christina Dilkes

Recording Secretary:

Sarah Sangregorio

Academic Affairs Council Chair: 

Lauren Carr

Administrative Affairs Council Chair: 

Susan Nowak

Student Affairs Council Chair: 

Pascale Lafountain

Negotiations Agent Liaison (NAL): 

Catherine Baird

Immediate Past President: 

Erik Jacobson 

Senate Membership

Voting & Non-Voting 

Please note that University Senate Councils are for voting Senators only.

Each line lists the Senator’s name, followed by their constituency and term length in parentheses.

  • Aidala, Zachary (Bloomfield Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Alexandre, Jean-Wilner (Adjunct, 2025-2028)
  • Atal, Vidya (SBUS Faculty, 2026-2029)
  • Bai, Yeon (CCHL Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Baird, Catherine (At-Large, 2024-2027)
  • Bellum, Shannon (CCHL Professional Staff, 2025-2028)
  • Bendett, Jeff (CEEL Professional Staff, 2026-2029)
  • Benton, Heather (At-Large, 2025-2028)
  • Bilek, Jacob (At-Large, 2025-2028)
  • Carr, Lauren (CCOM Faculty, 2024-2027)
  • Catalano, Jaclyn (CSAM Faculty, 2026-2029)
  • Chaifetz, Marshal (CEEL Professional Staff, 2025-2028)
  • Challenger, Clewiston (CCHL Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Collins, Saundra (At-Large Faculty, 2026-2029)
  • Colucci, William (SBUS Teaching Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Crowley, Leslie (Administrative Professional Staff, 2026-2029)
  • Cruz, Angel (CCHL Professional Staff, 2026-2029)
  • Deshpande, Aishwayra (At-Large, 2026-2029)
  • Dilkes, Christina (CSAM Professional Staff, 2024-2027)
  • Flores, Carlos (At-Large, 2025-2028)
  • Garlick, Brooke (CART Professional Staff, 2025-2028)
  • Ghoshal, Sarah (CHSS Teaching Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Gorman, Timothy (CHSS Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Gunhouse, Carl (Adjunct, 2025-2028)
  • Haggerty, Patrick (CHSS Professional Staff, 2025-2028)
  • Handeli, Kevin (Librarian, 2025-2028)
  • Howard, Seth (CART Teaching Faculty, 2026-2029)
  • Jacobson, Erik (CEEL Faculty, 2026-2029)
  • Kelton, AJ (At-Large, 2026-2029)
  • Kibis, Eyyub (SBUS Faculty, 2026-2029)
  • Krist, Brian (Adjunct, 2024-2027)
  • Kunstadter, Ruth (Administrative Professional Staff, 2024-2027)
  • Kurzynowski, Nikki (Bloomfield Staff, 2025-2028)
  • La Fountain, Pascale (CHSS Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Lauby, Fanny (CHSS Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • LeFever, Laureen (CCOM Teaching Faculty, 2024-2027)
  • Leszczynski, Eliza (CSAM Teaching Faculty, 2026-2029)
  • Luo, Yi (At-Large, 2025-2028)
  • McCarthy, Siobhan (Librarian, 2024-2027)
  • Misra, Ram (At-Large Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Nicholas, Sherod (SNUS Teaching Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Nowak, Susan (CART Professional Staff, 2025-2028)
  • Peterka-Benton, Daniela (CHSS Faculty, 2024-2027)
  • Reinisch, Courtney (SNUS Faculty, 2024-2027)
  • Ren, Isabelle Yi (SBUS Faculty, 2024-2027)
  • Robinson, Jo-Ann (At-Large, 2025-2028)
  • Rodriguez-Unalt, Christina (CART Faculty, 2024-2027)
  • Rzepka, Adam (At-Large, 2024-2027)
  • Sanchez, Carolina (SNUS Professional Staff, 2026-2029)
  • Sangregorio, Sarah (SBUS Professional Staff, 2024-2027)
  • Simeon, Leila (SGA Liaison, 2025-2026)
  • Smith, Meghann (CSAM Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Spadaccini, Anastasia (CEEL Professional Staff, 2025-2028)
  • Sullivan, William (At-Large Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Talamo, Antonio (Administrative Professional Staff, 2025-2028)
  • Toro-Carnevali, Alfredo (CHSS Teaching Faculty, 2025-2028)
  • Trubatch, David (At-Large, 2026-2029)
  • Vaidya, Ashwin (CSAM Faculty, 2026-2029)
  • Viega, Michael (CART Faculty, 2026-2029)

Each line lists the Non-Voting Member’s name, followed by their title in parentheses.

  • Aiello, Amy (Managing Director of the Office of the Provost and Administrative Professional Representative)
  • Alfonso, Vincent C. (Dean of College for Education and Engaged Learning)
  • Austin, Marc (Vice Provost and Managing Director for Montclair Unbound)
  • Berry, Theodorea (Dean of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University)
  • Billings, Lora (Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics)
  • Brennan, Joseph (Vice President for Communications and Marketing)
  • Coleman-Carter, Margaree (Dean of Students)
  • Connolly, Shawn (Vice President for University Facilities)
  • Durant, Ben (Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President)
  • English, Mary (Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees)
  • Field, Laura (President of AFT Local 1904)
  • Gatzke, Meredith (Chief Human Resources Officer)
  • Gurskis, Daniel (Dean for the College of the Arts)
  • Hollister, Kimberly (Dean for the Feliciano School of Business)
  • Kelley, Kathleen (Co-Chairperson of the Chairperson’s Council)
  • Meza Soufleris, Dawn (Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life)
  • Mili, Fatma (Interim Provost and Interim Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
  • Morlando Zurlo, Tara (Deputy Vice President for Enrollment Management)
  • Murphy, Jessica (Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Success, and Academic Innovation)
  • Murugan, Suresh (Interim Chief Information Officer)
  • O’Shea, Denise (Interim Dean of University Libraries)
  • Rathburn, Adam (Vice President for Finance and Treasury)
  • Restaino, Jessica (Co-Chairperson of the Chairperson’s Council)
  • Smolowitz, Janice (Dean for the School of Nursing)
  • Strudler, Keith (Dean for the College of Communication and Media)
  • Wallace, Mary (President of AFT Montclair Local 6025)
  • Walters, Rita (Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement)
  • Vacant Graduate Student Representative