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Senate Membership

2025-2026 Academic Senate: Membership

Name
Department
Senate Role
Term

Melissa Danforth*

Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Chair 

May 2024-2026

Danielle Solano*

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Vice Chair 

May 2024-2026

Charles Lam*

Mathematics

CSU Senator

May 2023-2026

Nyakundi Michieka*

Economics

CSU Senator

May 2025-2028

Tiffany Tsantsoulas*

Philosophy and Religious Studies

A & H; Chair of AAC

May 2025-2027

Md Abu Naser

Communications

A & H

May 2024-2026

Di Wu

Accounting/Finance

BPA

May 2024-2026

Sumita Sarma

Management/Marketing

BPA

May 2025-2027

Leslie Kirstein*

Nursing

NSME; Chair of AS&SS

May 2024-2026

Amber Stokes

Biology

NSME

May 2025-2027

Zachary Zenko*

Kinesiology

SSE; Chair of FAC

May 2025-2027

Sarana Roberts

Special Education

SSE

May 2024-2026

Kristine Holloway

Library

Antelope Valley

May 2024-2026

Heidi He

Nursing

At-Large

May 2024-2026

Amanda Grombly*

Library

At-Large; Chair of BPC

May 2024-2026

Alice Hays

Teacher Education

At-Large

May 2025-2027

Antje Lauer

Biology

At-Large

May 2025-2027

Rhonda Dugan

Sociology

At-Large

May 2025-2027

Tracey Salisbury

Ethnic Studies

At-Large

May 2024-2026

Dirk Horn

Political Science

Lecturer Electorate Representative

May 2025-2027

Horacio Gonzalez

Procurement

Staff Representative

May 2025-2026

Anthonio Reyes

Student

ASI President

May 2025-2026

Jane Dong

Dean of NSME

Dean Representative

May 2025-2026

Deborah Thein**

Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs

Katherine Van Grinsven**

Academic Senate Analyst

* Executive Committee
** Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Member

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