UMass Boston

Faculty Council Membership

Academic Year 2025-2026

Faculty Council Executive Committee

Amy Todd, Chair of the Faculty Council (2024-2025)
Timothy Oleksiak, Associate Chair (2024-2026)
Niya Sa (2024-2026)
Jeffrey Stokes (2024-2026)
Gretchen Umholtz (2024-2026)

Faculty Council Members - College-Based Seats

College of Liberal Arts:

Lynne Benson
Department of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
2025 – 2028

Rita Kiki Edozie
Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security & Global Governance
2025 – 2028

Daniel Gascon
Department of Sociology
2024 - 2027

Shaman Hatley
Department of Asian Studies
2023 – 2026

Richard Hunter, III
Department of Psychology
2023 – 2026

Travis Johnston
Department of Political Science
2025 - 2028

Larry J. Kaye
Department of Philosophy
2023 – 2026

Nelson Lande
Department of Philosophy
2025 - 2028

Abdelkrim Mouhib
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
2023 – 2026

Amy Todd
Department of Anthropology
2025 - 2028

Gretchen Umholtz
Department of Classics & Religious Studies
2024 – 2027

Anthony Van DerMeer
Department of Africana Studies
2023 – 2026

1 Seat Vacant, 2024 - 2027

College of Science and Mathematics:

Peter Lert
Department of Mathematics
2024 - 2027

Niya Sa
Department of Chemistry
2025 - 2028

Jose D'Incao
Department of Physics
2025 - 2028

1 Seat Vacant, 2025 - 2028

College of Education and Human Development:

James Soldner
School for Global Inclusion & Social Development
2025 - 2028

Lusa Lo (on sabbatical, Fall 2025)
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
2025 – 2028

Andre Maharaj
Department of Counseling & School Psychology
2024 – 2026

1 temporary vacancy, Fall 2025

Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences:

Ana Lindsay
Department of Urban Public Health
2024 - 2027

Jeffrey Edward Stokes
Department of Gerontology
2023 – 2026

Judith Pare
Department of Nursing
2025 – 2028

College of Management:

Leon Zurawicki
Department of Marketing
2024 - 2027

Kathryn Archard
Department of Management
2025 - 2028

Mehran Azimi
Department of Marketing
2025 - 2028

Honors College

Todd Drogy
Department of English
2025 - 2028

School for the Environment

Lorena Estrada-Martinez
Department of Urban Planning and Human Development
2024 - 2027

Faculty Council Members - At Large Seats

Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Daniel Finn
Department of Sociology
2025 – 2028

1 Seat Vacant, 2024 - 2026

Assistant Professors

Lisa Marie Heelan-Fancher
Department of Nursing
2023 – 2026

Tyler Hull
Department of Accounting and Finance
2023 – 2026

Associate Professors

Timothy Oleksiak
Department of English
2025 – 2028

1 Seat Vacant, 2024 - 2026

Full Professors

Gonzalo Bacigalupe
Department of Counseling and School Psychology
2025 – 2028

Marlene Kim
Department of Economics
2024 - 2027

Representatives to the Faculty Council:

*Parliamentarian - Gonzalo Bacigalupe, 2025 - 2028

*Board of Trustees - Vacant, 2025-2028

**Faculty Staff Union -- Caroline Coscia, FSU President

**Professional Staff Union -- Michael Mahan, PSU Representative to FC

**Classified Staff Union -- Alexa MacPherson, CSU President

**Graduate Student Government -- TBD

**Undergraduate Student Government -- Julia Olszewski, USG Vice President

**Graduate Employee Organization -- Jonathan Vega-Martinez, GEO Representative to FC

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*Faculty Representative to the UMass Board of Trustees is a voting member of the UMass Boston Faculty Council.
**Non-voting member.

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