Committee assignments, 2025-2026

Academics Council

• Amy Ko, Associate Dean for Academics, Chair
• Joel Ross, Informatics Program Chair
• Cindy Aden, MLIS Program Chair
• Dave Hendry, MSIM Program Chair
• Wanda Pratt, Ph.D. Program Interim Chair
• Kate Kerschbaum, Executive Director for Academics

Data Science Master's Program

• Bill Howe

Expertise Group Leads

• Critical Information Studies (CIS), Clarita Lefthand-Begay
• Data Science (DS), Aylin Caliskan, Tanu Mitra, Lucy Lu Wang
• Human-Computer Interaction and Design (HCID), Jacob O. Wobbrock
• Information Systems (IMIS), Hala Annabi
• Studies in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (SLAM), Karen Fisher, Trent Hill

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

• Nassim Parvin, Chair
• W.E. King
• Mara Kirdani-Ryan
• Jessica Luke

Elected Faculty Council (EFC)

• Joseph T. Tennis, Chair
• Temi Odumosu
• Meena Selvakumar
• Jaime Snyder
• Heather Whiteman
• Alicia Supernavage, support
• Katie Davis, liaison

Faculty Advisory Council

• Karen Fisher
• Michelle H. Martin
• Carole Palmer

Informatics Admissions 

• Joel Ross, Chair
• Aylin Caliskan
• Anna Lauren Hoffmann
• Joe Janes
• W.E. King
• Mara Kirdani-Ryan
• Ben Lee
• Clarita Lefthand-Begay
• Carson Miller Rigoli
• Belén Salídas
• Martin Saveski
• Jaime Snyder
• Melanie Walsh
• Lucy Lu Wang
• Jason Young
• Jeremy Zaretzky
• Dowell Eugenio
• Informatics student
• Informatics student

Informatics Program

• Joel Ross, Chair
• Joe Janes
• Carson Miller Rigoli
• Nam-ho Park
• Belén Saldías
• Jeremy Zaretzky

Leadership Cabinet

• Anind Dey, Dean, Chair
• Amy Ko, Associate Dean for Academics
• Cullen White, Director of Strategy & Operations, Center for an Informed Public
• David Hendry, MSIM Program Chair
• Jason Young, Assistant Professor and Director, Technology & Social Change Group
• Jessica Luke, Museology Program Chair
• Jevin West, Associate Dean for Research
• Jim Becker, Associate Director for Staff Employee Relations & Development
• Karen Fisher, MLIS Program Chair
• Kate Kerschbaum, Executive Director for Academics
• Katie Beth, Director of Facilities
• Katie Davis, Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
• Joel Ross, Informatics Program Chair
• Joseph T. Tennis, Elected Faculty Council Chair
• Maggie Foote, Director for Communications
• Nassim Parvin, Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sovereignty
• Nicky West, Director of IT
• Richard Sturman, iEngage Director
• Shelly Wolf, Assistant Dean for Finance & Operations
• Sunday Stanley, Director for Faculty Human Resources
• Wanda Pratt, Ph.D. Interim Program Chair

MHCI+D Faculty Group + Admissions

• Lindah Kotut
• Spencer Williams
• Jacob O. Wobbrock

MLIS Admissions

• Cindy Aden, Chair
• Itza Carbajal
• Karen Fisher
• Tracie D. Hall
• Trent Hill
• Sandy Littletree
• Michelle H. Martin
• Temi Odumosu
• Carole Palmer
• Matthew Saxton
• Pelle Tracey
• Jason Yip

MLIS Program

• Cindy Aden, Co-Chair  (Faculty)
• Karen Fisher, Co-Chair  (Faculty)
• Itza Carbajal (Faculty)
• Tracie D. Hall   (Faculty)
• Chance Hunt  (Faculty)
• Pelle Tracey  (Faculty)
• Lizzie Young (MLIS Program Manager)
• Jennifer Siembor (MLIS Academic Advisor)
• Christine Noyes-Williams (Admissions)
• Kate Kerschbaum (Academics, Advisory)
• Brandon Wedl (Academics: Guest Faculty Coordinator)
• Randy Orwin (Learning Technologies, Advisory)
• Jayne Dootlittle (MLIS Ombudsperson: residential)
• Molly O'Donnell (MLIS Ombudsperson: online)
• Megan Piccirillo (MLIS Student Representative)
• Nephtali Rodriguez Castellar (MLIS Student Representative)
• Christin Aquino (iSTAMP Coordinator)
• Mary Wyman (iSTAMP Coordinator)

MSIM Admissions

• Dave Hendry, Chair
• Chris Coward
• Steve Gustafson
• Sean McGann
• Tanu Mitra
• Rachel Moran
• Sam Otim
• Sara Sanford
• Richard Sturman
• Mike Teodorescu
• Ott Toomet
• Stacey Wedlake
• Heather Whiteman
• MSIM student
• MSIM student

MSIM Program

• Dave Hendry, Chair
• Nam-ho Park
• Steve Gustafson
• Tanu Mitra
• Sara Sanford
• Ott Toomet
• Richard Sturman
• Early-Career MSIM student
• Mid-Career MSIM student

Museology Program and Admissions

• Jessica Luke, Chair
• Lane Eagles
• Meena Selvakumar

Ph.D. Program 

• Wanda Pratt, Interim Chair
• Ben Lee
• Melanie Walsh

Recognition & Nomination

• Jim Becker (Co-chair)
• Charles Daniel (Co-chair)
• Alicia Supernavage
• Brandon Wedl
• Jennifer Coogan
• Marlena Miller
• Sawyer Besser

​Research

• Jevin West, Chair
• Martin Saveski
• Jason Young
• Ph.D. student 

Social

• Matthew Saxton, Co-Chair
• TBD, Co-Chair