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 | Tennessee University Faculty Senates | bownley@utk.edu |
| Amber Roessner | University Faculty Council | 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: 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.