Voting Members 2025-2026

rev. 7/15/2025

President (Chair of Committee) Frank H. Wu
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (Co-Chair) –
Patricia L. Price

P&B Personnel Procedures
Invited Guests

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting
2025-2026
rev. 9/15/2025

Last Name wdt_ID Name Area
DeLongoria 2 Maria DeLongoria Associate Provost, Academic & Faculty Affairs
Dorf 5 Laurie Dorf Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Kabuto 27 Bobbie Kabuto Dean, School of Education
Hahn 29 Troy Hahn Assistant Vice President, Information Technology Services
Hershenson 30 Jay Hershenson Vice President, Communications and Marketing/Senior Advisor to the President
Jarvis 31 Jennifer Jarvis Vice President, Student Affairs/Enrollment Management
Kelly 33 Lee Kelly Assistant Vice President, Director of Human Resources
McFarlane 34 Denese McFarlane Interim Assistant Vice President, Campus Facilities
Lougren 35 Joseph Loughren Assistant Vice President, Finance and Budget
Yearwood 36 Simone Yearwood Dean, School of Arts and Humanities
Pechenkina 39 Kate Pechenkina Dean, School of Social Sciences
Rosenstock 40 Jeffrey Rosenstock Assistant Vice President, External Affairs
Tamburri 41 Anthony Tamburri Dean, John D. Calandra Italian American Institute
Watch 42 Mary Ann Watch Director of Operations, Academic Affairs
Weinstein 44 Daniel Weinstein Dean, School of Math and Natural Sciences
DeWese 46 Jerima DeWese Chief Diversity Officer/Dean of Diversity
Plummer 47 Thomas Plummer Chair, Academic Senate
Vacant 50 Vacant Associate Provost, Innovation & Student Success
52
Romano 53 Stacey Romano Director, President's Office
Hanusa 58 Christopher Hanusa Faculty Liaison for Evaluation and Assessment
Sullivan 59 Karen Sullivan PSC Chapter Co-Chair
Chow 60 Rebekah Chow Associate Provost, Institutional Effectiveness
Chin 61 John Chin Dean, Asian American Asian Research Institute
62
George 63 Jomy George Registrar
64
Cohen 65 Dennis Cohen General Council, Office of the President
Doran 66 Erica Doran PSC Chapter Co-Chair
Upadhyay 67 Vivek Upadhyay Assistant Vice President, Enrollment Management

Calendar

​​​COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL AND BUDGET
CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 2025 – 2026

updated: June 3, 2025

The standard meetings are generally held on the third Wednesday of each month.  All meetings will be held in person in the James Muyskens Conference Room, located at the Summit, ground floor.  There will not be a hybrid attendance option. The meeting time is 3-5 PM.

wdt_ID Date of Meeting Business Items
1 September 17, 2025
James Muyskens Conference Room, Summit
• Appointments - Annual Salary Basis
• Reappointments - Annual Salary
• Appointments and Reappointments (other than salary basis)
• Election of P&B Executive Committee
• Election of Sub-Committee on Tenure, Promotion, and CCE
• Election of Members to the Ad Hoc Committee on Half-Year Fellowships Leaves and Scholar Incentive Awards
• Election of CLT Screening Committee
• Election of P & B Budget Committee
• Election of Members to the Interdisciplinary Programs, Centers and Institutes Committee
• Election of Members to the Academic Excellence Fees Committee
2 October 22, 2025
James Muyskens Conference Room, Summit
• Appointments
• Appointments – Other than Annual Salary Basis
• Reappointments – Other than Annual Salary Basis
3 November 19, 2025
James Muyskens Conference Room, Summit
• Appointments and reappointments
• Library Reassignments
• Appointments & Reappointments – Other than Annual Salary
• Reappointments with Tenure and Certificates of Continuous Employment
• Executive Session/Voting
4 December 17, 2025
James Muyskens Conference Room, Summit
• Appointments
• Reappointments
• Leaves of Absence
• Appointments and Reappointments - Other than Annual Salary Basis
5 February 18, 2026
James Muyskens Conference Room, Summit
• Appointments
• Reappointments
• Appointments - Other than Annual Salary Basis
• Reappointments - Other than Annual Salary Basis
6 March 25, 2026
James Muyskens Conference Room, Summit
• Appointments
• Reappointments
• Appointments - Other than Annual Salary Basis
• Reappointments - Other than Annual Salary Basis
7 April 15, 2026
James Muyskens Conference Room, Summit
• Appointments
• Reappointments
• Appointments - Other than Annual Salary Basis
8 May 20, 2026
James Muyskens Conference Room, Summit
• Appointments
• Reappointments
• Leaves of Absence
• Appointments - Other than Annual Salary Basis
• Executive session/Voting

Executive Committee

P&B EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Term: One Academic Year
2025-2026
rev. 9/19/2025

P&B Executive Committee Co-Chairs:

Michael Newman (Linguistics & Communication Disorders) Larissa Swedell (Anthropology)

School of Arts & Humanities

  • AnnMarie Drury (English)
  • Meghan Healey (Drama, Theatre & Dance)
  • Michael Newman (Linguistics & Communication Disorders)
  • Barbara Simerka (Hispanic Languages & Literatures) (Alternate)

School of Education

  • John Pellitteri (Educational & Community Programs)
  • Ted Kesler (Elementary & Early Childhood Development) (Alternate)

School of Mathematics & Natural Sciences

  • Igo Kuskovsky (Physics)
  • Alex Ryba (Computer Science)
  • Cathy Savage-Dunn (Biology)
  • Gregory O’Mullan (School of Earth & Environmental Sciences) (Alternate)

School of Social Sciences

  • Peter Liberman (Political Science)
  • Julia Sneeringer (History)
  • Larissa Swedell (Anthropology)
  • Antonio Donato (Philosophy) (Alternate)
Budget Committee

P&B BUDGET COMMITTEE

Term: One Academic Year
2025-2026
rev. 9/19/2025

P&B Budget Committee Co-Chairs: Jeff Beeler (Psychology) and Ivy Huang (Accounting & Information Systems)

School of Arts & Humanities

  • Seongyoen Ko (Classical, Middle Eastern and Asian Languages & Cultures)
  • Barbara Simerka (Hispanic Languages & Literatures)

School of Education

  • Theresa Gurl (Secondary Education & Youth Services)

School of Mathematics & Natural Sciences

  • Jeff Beeler (Psychology)
  • Gregory O’ Mullan (School of Earth & Environmental Sciences)

School of Social Sciences

  • Melissa Checker (Urban Studies)
  • Ivy Huang (Accounting & Information Systems)
CLT Screening Committee

P&B CLT SCREENING COMMITTEE

Term: One Academic Year
2025-2026
rev. 9/19/2025

CLT Committee Convener

  • Daniel Weinstein (Dean, Math & Natural Sciences)

School of Arts & Humanities

  • Michael Nelson (Art)

School of Education

  • Theresa Gurl (Secondary Education & Youth Services)

School of Mathematics & Natural Sciences

  • Sanjai Pathak (Chemistry & Biochemistry)

School of Social Sciences

  • Larissa Swedell (Anthropology)
Sub-Committee on Tenure, Promotion and CCE

P&B SUB-COMMITTEE ON TENURE, PROMOTION, and CCE (Committee of Seven)
Term: One Academic Year
2025-2026
rev. 9/19/2025

School of Arts & Humanities

  • JV Fuqua (Media Studies)
  • Christopher Winks (Comparative Literature)
  • Meghan Healey (Drama, Theatre & Dance) (Alternate)

School of Education

  • Ted Kesler (Elementary & Early Childhood Development)
  • John Pellitteri (Educational & Community Programs) (Alternate)

School of Math & Natural Sciences

  • Sanjai Pathak (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
  • Scott Wilson (Mathematics)
  • Gregory O’Mullan (School of Earth & Enviromental Sciences) (Alternate)

School of Social Sciences

  • Emily Drabinski (Graduate School of Library & Information Studies)
  • Shige Song (Sociology)
  • Zadia Feliciano (Economics) (Alternate)
Ad Hoc Committee on Half/Full Year Pay Fellowship Leaves and Scholarship Incentive Awards

P&B AD HOC COMMITTEE ON HALF-YEAR/FULL PAY FELLOWSHIP LEAVES and SCHOLARSHIP INCENTIVE AWARDS

Term: One Academic Year
2025-2026
rev. 9/19/2025

School of Arts & Humanities

  • Barbara Simerka (Hispanic Languages & Literatures)
  • Emily Wilbourne (Aaron Copland School of Music) (Alternate)

School of Education

  • Ted Kesler (Elementary & Eary Childhood Development)
  • John Pellitteri (Educational & Community Programs) (Alternate)

School of Mathematics & Natural Sciences

  • Scott Wilson (Mathematics)
  • Jeff Beeler (Psychology) (Alternate)

School of Social Sciences

  • Julia Sneeringer (History)
  • Emily Drabinski (Graduate School of Library & Information Studies) (Alternate)
Committee on Interdisciplinary Programs, Centers and Institutes

P&B COMMITTEE ON INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS, CENTERS and INSTITUTES

Term: One Academic Year
2025-2026
rev. 9/19/2025

School of Arts & Humanities

  • David Andrew Jones (European Languages & Literatures)
  • TBA

School of Education

  • John Pellitteri (Educational & Community Programs)

School of Mathematics & Natural Sciences

  • Gregory O’Mullan (School of Earth & Environmental Sciences)
  • TBA

School of Social Sciences

  • Antonio Donato (Philosophy)
  • Zadia Feliciano (Economics)
Committee on Academic Excellence Fees

P&B COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FEES

Term: One Academic Year
2025-2026
rev. 9/19/2025

School of Arts & Humanities

  • Emily Wilboure (Aaron Copland School of Music)
  • Michael Newman (Linguistics & Communication Disorders) (Alternate)

School of Education

  • John Pellitteri (Education & Community Programs)
  • Theresa Gurl (Secondary Education & Youth Services) (Alternate)

School of Mathematics & Natural Sciences

  • Ashima Kant (Family Nutrition & Exercise Science)
  • Gregory O’Mullan (School of Earth & Enviromental Sciences) (Alternate)

School of Social Sciences

  • Antonio Donato (Philosophy)
  • Shige Song (Sociology) (Alternate)
Technology Committee

P&B COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY

Term: One Academic Year
2025-2026
rev. 9/19/2025

School of Arts & Humanities

  • TBA
  • TBA

School of Education

  • Theresa Gurl (Secondary Education & Youth Services)

School of Mathematics & Natural Sciences

  • Igor Kuskovsky (Physics)
  • Alex Ryba (Computer Science)

School of Social Sciences

  • Melissa Checker (Urban Studies)
  • Larissa Swedell (Anthropology)