Committee assignments, 2026-2027

Academics Council

• Amy Ko, Associate Dean for Academics, Chair
• Joel Ross, Informatics Program Chair
• Karen Fisher, MLIS Program Chair
• Nam-ho Park, MSIM Program Chair
• Alexis Hiniker, Ph.D. Program 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

Elected Faculty Council (EFC)

• Joseph T. Tennis, Chair
• Katie Davis
• Meena Selvakumar
• Jason Yip
• Lucy Lu Wang
• Jaime Snyder
• Heather Whiteman
• Alicia Supernavage, support
• Jinha Lee, liaison

Faculty Advisory Council

• Karen Fisher
• Michelle H. Martin
• Adam Moore

Faculty Search Organizing Committee

• Emma Spiro
• Nic Weber

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

• Nassim Parvin, Chair
• Wes King
• Mara Kirdani-Ryan

Informatics Admissions 

• Joel Ross, Chair
• Trent Hill
• Anna Lauren Hoffmann
• Joe Janes
• Mara Kirdani-Ryan
• Lindah Kotut
• Ben Lee
• Clarita Lefthand-Begay
• Carson Miller Rigoli
• Martin Saveski
• Kyle Thayer
• Lucy Lu Wang
• Spencer Williams
• Dowell Eugenio
• Informatics student
• Informatics student

Informatics Program

• Joel Ross, Chair
• Trent Hill
• Joe Janes
• Carson Miller Rigoli
• Kyle Thayer
• Yaman Yu
• Jeremy Zaretzky

Leadership Cabinet

• Anind Dey, Dean, Chair
• Alexis Hiniker, Ph.D. Program Chair
• Amy Ko, Associate Dean for Academics
• Cullen White, Director of Strategy & Operations, Center for an Informed Public
• Nam-ho Park, 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
• Jinha Lee, 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

MHCI+D Faculty Group + Admissions

• Jason Yip
• Amy Ko

MLIS Admissions

• Karen Fisher, Chair
• Miranda Belarde-Lewis
• Itza Carbajal
• Marika Cifor
• Chance Hunt
• Jinha Lee
• Sandy Littletree
• Michelle Martin
• Temi Odumosu
• Carole Palmer
• Pelle Tracey
• Crystal Yragui

MLIS Program

• Karen Fisher, Chair  (Faculty)
• Marika Cifor (Faculty)
• Chance Hunt  (Faculty)
• Clarita Lefthand-Begay (Faculty)
• Matthew Saxton (Faculty)
• Pelle Tracey  (Faculty)
• Crystal Yragui (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)
•  (MLIS Ombudsperson: residential)
• (MLIS Ombudsperson: online)
• (MLIS Student Representative)
• (MLIS Student Representative)
•  (iSTAMP Coordinator)
•  (iSTAMP Coordinator)

MSIM Admissions

• Nam-ho Park, Chair
• Chris Coward
• Dave Hendry
• Nick Hernandez
• Alexis Hiniker
• Chris Jowasis
• Adam Moore
• Rachel Moran
• Sara Sanford
• Jaime Snyder
• Richard Sturman
• Mike Teodorescu
• Ott Toomet
• Nic Weber
• Stacey Wedlake
• MSIM student
• MSIM student

MSIM Program

• Nam-ho Park Chair
• Steve Gustafson
• Nick Hernandez
• Sara Sanford
• Richard Sturman
• Mike Teodorescu
• Ott Toomet
• Early-Career MSIM student
• Mid-Career MSIM student

Museology Program and Admissions

• Jessica Luke, Chair
• Lane Eagles
• Meena Selvakumar

Ph.D. Program 

• Alexis Hiniker, Chair
• Ben Lee
• Anna Lauren Hoffmann

Recognition & Nomination

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

​Research

• Jevin West, Chair
• Temi Odumosu
• Jason Young
• Ph.D. student 

Social

• Chirag Shah
• Itza Carbajal
• Michelle Martin