Senators

James Amann, 2024-26, Admissions & Standards, Athletics

??, 2024-26, Planning & Development, Research

Rubena Cela, 2024-2026, Budget, Commencement

Brandon Fanning, 2025-27, Planning & Development, Sustainability

Donna Frazier, 2024-2026, Budget

Christopher Hicks, 2023-25, Cultural Diversity

Deon King, 2024-26, Academic Programs, Library

Booker Linkhorn, 2025-27, Student Life

Yves McKenzie, 2025-27, Athletics, Cultural Diversity

Nikki Marshall, 2025-26, Cultural Diversity

Monique Massey, 2025-27, Sustainability

Chau Nguyen, 2025-27, Faculty Affairs

Josh Roach, 2025-27, Academic Programs, Admissions & Standards

Erin Weeks, 2025-27, II&T, University Statutes & Senate Bylaws

Per the University Statutes, Article VI, Section 1: “…on the recommendation of the Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost, the President may appoint eleven (11) additional faculty or officers of administration after consultation with the Executive Committee of the Senate…The additional members from the general administration or faculty shall be appointed annually.”

Serving for the 2025-26 Senate year are: 

Michelle Brattain, Sr. Associate Provost for Academic Affairs (Interim)

Carrie Manning, Associate Provost for International Initiatives

Marian Higgins, Associate Dean for Culture, Equity, and Inclusion, RCB

Mary McLaughlin, Director, Policy & Accreditation

Christy Visaggi, Senior Lecturer, Geosciences

Cirleen DeBlaere, Director of Faculty Development

Amy Coleman, Assistant Director, Learning Technology, Learning Innovations

Cynthia Villaverde, VP for Financial Planning & Operations

Beth Myers, Assistant Provost for Faculty Affairs

The following administrators serve on the University Senate by virtue of their offices:

M. Brian Blake, University President

Nicolle Parsons-Pollard, Executive VP for Academic Affairs and Provost

Corrie Fountain, Sr. Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Jared Abramson-Executive VP and COO

Allison Calhoun-Brown, Sr. VP for Student Success

Cheryl Harrelson, VP for University Advancement

Jo Ann Herold, VP for Public Relations and Marketing Communications

Donald Hamelberg, VP for Research and Economic Development (Interim)

Kerry Heyward, University Attorney

Lisa P. Armistead, Dean, Graduate School

Todd Rosenstiel, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Chester Phillips, Dean, College of the Arts

Richard Phillips, Dean, J. Mack Robinson College of Business

Paul A. Alberto, Dean, College of Education and Human Development

Huanbiao Mo, Dean, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions

Courtney Anderson Dean, College of Law (Interim)

Jeff Steely, Dean, Libraries

Tom Vicino, Dean, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Sarah Cook, Dean, Honors College

Rodney Lyn, Dean, School of Public Health

Barbara Johnson, Dean, Perimeter College