Committee assignments, 2024-2025

Academics Council

• Amy Ko, Associate Dean for Academics, Chair
• Joel Ross, Informatics Program Chair
• Cindy Aden, MLIS Program Chair
• Dave Hendry, MSIM Program Chair
• Alexis Hiniker, Ph.D. Program Chair
• Cris Fowler, Director for Academic Services

Data Science Master's Program

• Ott Toomet
• Bill Howe

Expertise Group Leads

• Critical Information Studies (CIS), Jaime Snyder
• Data Science (DS), Nicholas Weber
• Human-Computer Interaction and Design (HCID), Jacob O. Wobbrock
• Information Systems (IMIS), Hala Annabi
• Studies in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (SLAM), Karen Fisher

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

• Nassim Parvin, Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sovereignty, Chair
• Cris Fowler
• Dowell Eugenio
• Jim Becker
• Wanda Pratt
• Temi Odumosu
• Wes King

IDEAS Student Steering Committee

• Abigail Setiawan, Winfo Director of Community Efforts       
• Ahmed Ghaddah, BINFO Co-President        
• Akash Shrestha, IUGA Vice-President        
• Anushka Sharma, DubsTech (HS Programs)        
• Anushka Verma, Winfo Director of Diversity Efforts        
• Chole Brew, ALISS IDEAS Co-Officer        
• Heena Vahora, iMuslims  Director of Diversity Efforts        
• Jonathan Ortiz-Candelaria, IUGA  Director of Diversity Efforts        
• Kayla Tounalom, Winfo Diversity Committee        
• Kelly Horak, iQueeries President        
• Lomash Sharma, iQueeries Director of Diversity Efforts        
• Luz Mendoza, AIMS President        
• Maryory Ajpop, Winfo Director of Outreach        
• Monica Thomas, ALISS IDEAS Co-Officer        
• Neelesh Agrawal, DSA Student Leader Council        
• Rayyan Cunningham, IUGA Diversity Committee         
• Saara Uthmaan, BINFO  Director of Diversity Efforts        
• Taylor Hazen, ALISS          
• Thomas Emnetu, BINFO Co-President

Elected Faculty Council (EFC)

• Nic Weber, Chair
• Jason Yip, Chair-Elect
• Meena Selvakumar
• Joe Tennis
• Kyle Thayer
• Temi Odumosu
• Alicia Supernavage, support
• Jin Ha Lee, liaison

Faculty Advisory Council

• Chirag Shah
• Karen Fisher
• Adam Moore

Informatics Admissions 

• Joel Ross, Chair
• Matthew Saxton
• Chris Coward
• Maria Garrido
• Jaime Snyder
• Stacey Wedlake
• Mara Kiradi-Ryan
• Carson MIller-Rogoli
• Chirag Shah
• Ben Lee
• Clarita Lefthand-Begay
• Spencer Williams
• Kyle Thayer
• Dowell Eugenio
• Informatics student
• Informatics student

Informatics Program

• Joel Ross, Chair
• Joe Janes
• Nam-ho Park
• Jeremy Zaretzky
• Laura Schildkraut

iSchool Staff Advisory on Inclusion and Diversity (iSAID)

• Dowell Eugenio, Co-Chair
• Cris Fowler, Co-Chair
• Navi Dehar
• Maggie Lai
• Lindsey Sullivan
• Sue Morgan

Leadership Cabinet

• Anind Dey, Dean, Chair
• Alexis Hiniker, Ph.D. Program Chair
• Amy Ko, Associate Dean for Academics
• Carmen Parisi, Director of Facilities
• Cindy Aden, MLIS Program Chair
• Cris Fowler, Director for Academic Services
• David Hendry, MSIM Program Chair
• Jason Young, Senior Research Scientist and Director, Technology & Social Change Group
• Jevin West, Associate Dean for Research
• Jessica Luke, Museology Program Chair
• Jim Becker, Associate Director for Staff Employee Relations & Development
• Jin Ha Lee, 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
• Nassim Parvin, Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access & Sovereignty
• Nic Weber, Elected Faculty Council Chair
• Nicky West, Director of IT
• Richard Sturman, iAffiliates Director
• Shelly Wolf, Assistant Dean for Finance & Operations
• Sunday Stanley, Director for Faculty Human Resources
• Wendie Phillips, Director for Student Services

MHCI+D Faculty Group + Admissions

• Lindah Kotut
• Jake Wobbrock

MLIS Admissions

• Cindy Aden, Chair
• Lorcan Dempsey
• Tracie Hall
• Sandy Littletree
• Karen Fisher
• Trent Hill
• Michelle Martin
• Carla Wale
• Chris Jowaisis

MLIS Program

• Cindy Aden (Faculty, Program Chair)
• Matthew Saxton (Faculty)
• Lorcan Demspey (Faculty)
• Tracie Hall (Faculty)
• Miranda Belarde Lewis (Faculty)
• Helene Williams (Faculty)
• Lizzie Young (MLIS Program Manager)
• Jennifer Siembor (MLIS Academic Advisor)
• Christine Noyes-Williams (Admissions)
• Cris Fowler (Academics, Advisory)
• Kate Kerschbaum (Academics, Advisory)
• Brandon Wedl (Academics: Guest Faculty Coordinator)
• Randy Orwin (Learning Technologies, Advisory) 
• Candy Lau (MLIS Ombudsperson)
• Melissa Cranmer (MLIS Student Representative: Online)
• Amber Mak (MLIS Student Representative: Residential)
• Joseph Saultz (iSTAMP Coordinator)
• Lex Van Horn (iSTAMP Coordinator)

MSIM Admissions

• Dave Hendry, Chair
• Ricardo Gomez
• Ron Johnson
• Tanu Mitra
• Adam Moore
• Martin Saveski
• Melanie Walsh
• Hala Annabi
• Sean McGann
• Sam Otim
• Jochen Scholl
• Richard Sturman
• Steve Gustafson
• Mike Teodorescu
• MSIM student
• MSIM student

MSIM Program

• Dave Hendry, Chair
• Andrew Reifers
• Sara Sanford
• Heahter Whiteman
• Richard Sturman
• 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
• Lucy Wang
• Katie Davis

Recognition & Nomination

• Victor Aque (Co-chair)
• Jim Becker (Co-chair)
• Kristyn Danson
• Dowell Eugenio
• Marlena Miller
• Nicky West

​Research

• Jevin West, Chair
• Carole Palmer
• Jaime Snyder
• Jason Young
• Ph.D. student 

Social

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