Committee assignments, 2022-2023

Academics Council

• Matthew Saxton, Associate Dean for Academics, Chair
• Joel Ross, Informatics Program Chair
• Michelle H. Martin, MLIS Program Chair
• Andrew Reifers, MSIM Residential Program Chair
• Heather Whiteman, MSIM Online Program Chair
• Alexis Hiniker, Ph.D. Program Chair
• Cris Fowler, Director for Academic Services

Data Science Master's Program

• Ryan Calo
• Julia Deeb-Swihart
• Ott Toomet

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sovereignty (IDEAS)

• Wanda Pratt, Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sovereignty, Chair
• Annette Anderson
• Victor Aque
• Jim Becker
• Pam Brooks
• Cynthia del Rosario
• Dowell Eugenio
• Cris Fowler
• Maria Garrido
• Clarita Lefthand-Begay
• Jessica Luke
• Michelle Myering
• Matthew Saxton
• Jane Tang
• Stacey Wedlake

IDEAS Student Steering Council

• Sirena Akopyan, IUGA Director of Outreach Efforts
• Pranav Shekar, IUGA, Director of Diversity Efforts
• Bandhna Bedi, WINFO, Director of Diversity Efforts
• Kayla Tounalom, WINFO Director of Community Efforts
• Dev Wilder, ALISS President
• Nehar Sultana, ALISS Diversity & Equity Officer
• Haley Park, SoCLIS Diversity & Equity Officer
• Byung Min, AIMS Vice President
• Nicole Kuhn, DSA Diversity & Equity Officer

Elected Faculty Council (EFC)

• Chirag Shah, Chair
• Jevin West, Chair-Elect
• Jin Ha Lee Past Chair
• Chance Hunt
• Emma Spiro
• Kyle Thayer
• Nic Weber
• Alicia Supernavage, support
• Joe Tennis, liaison

Faculty Advisory Council

• Adam Moore
• Jochen Scholl

Informatics Admissions and Program

• Joel Ross, Chair
• Dowell Eugenio
• Aylin Caliskan
• Megan Finn
• Greg Hay
• Ron Johnson
• Wes King
• Nam-ho Park
• Laura Schildkraut
• Kyle Thayer
• Lucy Wang
• Jeremy Zaretzky
• Informatics students (TBD)

iSchool Staff Advisory on Inclusion and Diversity

• Dowell Eugenio, Co-Chair
• Cris Fowler, Co-Chair
• Annette Anderson
• Pamela Brooks
• Michelle Meyering

Leadership Cabinet

• Anind Dey, Dean, Chair
• Ai Nguyen, Director for Faculty Human Resources
• Alexis Hiniker, Ph.D. Program Chair
• Andrew Reifers, MSIM Residential Program Chair
• Carole Palmer, Associate Dean for Research
• Chirag Shah, Elected Faculty Council Chair
• Chris Coward, Principal Research Scientist and Director, Technology & Social Change Group
• Cris Fowler, Director for Academic Services
• Heather Whiteman, MSIM Online Program Chair
• Jim Becker, Senior HR Manager for Staff Employee Relations & Development
• Joe Tennis, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
• Joel Ross, Informatics Program Chair
• Julia Scanlan, Director of Strategy & Operations, Center for an Informed Public
• Maggie Foote, Director for Communications
• Mary Clark, Assistant Dean for Planning and Administration
• Matthew Saxton, Associate Dean for Academics
• Michele Norris, Assistant Dean for Advancement
• Michelle H. Martin, MLIS Program Chair
• Richard Sturman, iAffiliates Director
• Wanda Pratt, Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sovereignty
• Wendie Phillips, Director for Student Services

MHCI+D Faculty Group + Admissions

• Lindah Kotut
• Jake Wobbrock
• Jason Yip

MLIS Admissions

• Michelle H. Martin, Chair
• Cindy Aden
• Karen Fisher
• Ricardo Gomez
• Temi Odumosu
• Meena Selvakumar
• Carla Wale

MLIS Program

• Michelle H. Martin, Chair
• Cindy Aden
• Marika Cifor 
• Cynthia del Rosario
• Trent Hill
• Randy Orwin
• Helene Williams
• MLIS student
• MLIS student

MSIM Admissions

• Andrew Reifers, MSIM Residential Program Chair
• Heather Whiteman, MSIM Online Program Chair
• Mike Doane
• Greg Hay
• Chris Jowaisas
• Sean Pettersen
• Matthew Saxton
• Ott Toomet
• MSIM students (TBD)

MSIM Program

• Andrew Reifers, MSIM Residential Program Chair
• Heather Whiteman, MSIM Online Program Chair
• Sean McGann
• Richard Sturman
• Mike Teodorescu
• Early-Career MSIM student
• Mid-Career MSIM student

Peer Teaching

• David Levy, Chair
• Dave Hendry
• Anna Lauren Hoffmann
• Sandy Littletree
• Adam Moore
• Jaime Snyder
• Melanie Walsh

Ph.D. Admissions

• Alexis Hiniker, Chair
• Joe Tennis
• Jason Young
• Lily Rajan, Ph.D. student

Ph.D. Program

• Alexis Hiniker, Chair
• Miranda Belarde-Lewis
• Tanu Mitra
• Tessa Campbell, Ph.D. student
• Emily Porter, Ph.D. student

Recognition & Nomination

• Jim Becker, Chair
• Dowell Eugenio
• Nicky West

​Research

• Carole Palmer, Chair
• Chris Coward
• Jessica Luke
• Ph.D. student (TBD)
• Jackie DeMuynck, support

Social

• Matthew Saxton, Co-Chair
• Carmen Parisi,  Co-Chair and Treasurer
• Kelli Jo Fullan, Secretary
• Greg Hay
• Alicia Supernavage