Executive Council Membership Roster
2025-2026 AY
| Faculty Senate Officers | ||
| Charles Noble | President | [email protected] |
| Jud Laughter | President Elect | [email protected] |
| Derek Alderman | Immediate Past President | [email protected] |
| Michelle Brannen | Recording Secretary | [email protected] |
| Nathalie Hristov | Communications Officer | [email protected] |
| Heather Sedges | Parliamentarian | [email protected] |
| Faculty Senate Representatives | ||
| Bonnie Ownley | Tennessee University Faculty Senates | [email protected] |
| Amber Roessner | University Faculty Council | [email protected] |
| Brian Krumm | Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics | [email protected] |
| Elisabeth Schussler | UT Knoxville Advisory Board | [email protected] |
| Committee / Council Chairs and Co-Chairs | ||
| Lucas Platter | Appeals | [email protected] |
| Gary Pulsinelli | Appeals | [email protected] |
| Benjamin Compton | Athletics | [email protected] |
| Gary Null | Awards & Professional Development | [email protected] |
| Sara Williams | Awards & Professional Development | [email protected] |
| Jason Brown | Diversity & Inclusion | [email protected] |
| Matthew Pamental | Diversity & Inclusion | [email protected] |
| David Butler | Faculty Affairs | [email protected] |
| Eva Cowell | Faculty Affairs | [email protected] |
| Nathalie Hristov | Faculty Communication | [email protected] |
| Jud Laughter | Faculty Communication | [email protected] |
| Karen DeLong | Finance & Benefits | [email protected] |
| Cary Staples | Finance & Benefits | [email protected] |
| Jennifer Collins-Elliot | Institutional Affairs & Infrastructure | [email protected] |
| Baker Martin | Institutional Affairs & Infrastructure | [email protected] |
| Courtney Cronley | Research Council | [email protected] |
| Miguel Madurga | Research Council | [email protected] |
| Derek Alderman | Shared Governance | [email protected] |
| Neno Russell | Teaching & Learning Council | [email protected] |
| Ex Officio Members | ||
| John Zomchick | Provost | [email protected] |
| Paul Byrnes | Vice Chancellor,
Finance & Administration |
[email protected] |
Per Faculty Senate Bylaws: 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 (see Section IV); the elected faculty representative to the University Faculty Council (UFC), Tennessee University Faculty Senates (TUFS), Coalition on Intercollegial Athletics (COIA), UT Advisory Board; 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.