Executive Council Membership Roster
2025-2026 AY
| Faculty Senate Officers | ||
| Charles Noble | President | cnoble@utk.edu |
| Jud Laughter | President Elect | jlaught3@utk.edu |
| Derek Alderman | Immediate Past President | dalderma@utk.edu |
| Michelle Brannen | Recording Secretary | brannen@utk.edu |
| Nathalie Hristov | Communications Officer | mhristov@utk.edu |
| Heather Sedges | Parliamentarian | hsedges@utk.edu |
| Faculty Senate Representatives | ||
| Bonnie Ownley | University Faculty Council | |
| Amber Roessner | Tennessee University Faculty Senates | aroessne@utk.edu |
| Brian Krumm | Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics | bkrumm@utk.edu |
| Elisabeth Schussler | UT Knoxville Advisory Board | eschuss@utk.edu |
| Committee / Council Chairs and Co-Chairs | ||
| Lucas Platter | Appeals | lplatter@utk.edu |
| Gary Pulsinelli | Appeals | gpulsine@utk.edu |
| Benjamin Compton | Athletics | bcompton@utk.edu |
| Gary Null | Awards & Professional Development | gnull@utk.edu |
| Sara Williams | Awards & Professional Development | Swill163@utk.edu |
| Jason Brown | Diversity & Inclusion | Jbrown45@utk.edu |
| Matthew Pamental | Diversity & Inclusion | pamental@utk.edu |
| David Butler | Faculty Affairs | dbutler@utk.edu |
| Eva Cowell | Faculty Affairs | ecowell@utk.edu |
| Nathalie Hristov | Faculty Communication | mhristov@utk.edu |
| Jud Laughter | Faculty Communication | jlaugh3@utk.edu |
| Karen DeLong | Finance & Benefits | kdelong39@utk.edu |
| Cary Staples | Finance & Benefits | staples@utk.edu |
| Jennifer Collins-Elliot | Institutional Affairs & Infrastructure | Jcolli78@utk.edu |
| Baker Martin | Institutional Affairs & Infrastructure | bmarti50@utk.edu |
| Courtney Cronley | Research Council | ccronle1@utk.edu |
| Miguel Madurga | Research Council | mmadurga@utk.edu |
| Derek Alderman | Shared Governance | dalderma@utk.edu |
| Neno Russell | Teaching & Learning Council | nrusse19@utk.edu |
| Ex Officio Members | ||
| John Zomchick | Provost | zomchick@utk.edu |
| Paul Byrnes | Vice Chancellor,
Finance & Administration |
pyrnes@utk.edu |
Per Faculty Senate Bylaws: The Executive Council Membership shall consist of the chairpersons of the standing councils and committees of the Faculty Senate (if a council or committee has co-chairs, one of these is designated as the voting member in the Executive Council, except as otherwise noted); the officers of the Faculty Senate; the elected faculty representative to the University Faculty Council; and up to two at-large faculty members appointed by the FSLT. Ex-officio members shall include the chief academic officer and the chief officer in charge of finance and administration. The Faculty Senate President is the chairperson of the Executive Council.