Committee assignments, 2023-2024

Academics Council

• Matthew Saxton, 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

Expertise Group Leads

• Critical Information Studies (CIS), Jaime Snyder
• Data Science (DS), Nicholas Weber
• Human-Computer Interaction and Design (HCID), Jacob O. Wobbrock
• Information Management and 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
• Cynthia del Rosario, IDEAS Program Advisor; IDEAS Steering Committee Co-Chair
• Jim Becker
• Dowell Eugenio
• Cris Fowler
• Maria Garrido
• Ricardo Gomez
• Wes King
• Sandy Littletree
• Michelle Meyering
• Sam Otim
• Matthew Saxton (ex officio)

IDEAS Student Steering Council

• Mari Woodworth, IUGA, Director of Diversity Efforts
• Suraj Gangaram, IUGA Director of Outreach Efforts
• Kayla Tournalom, WINFO, Director of Diversity Efforts
• Hannah Yi, WINFO Director of Community Efforts
• Caitlin Wheeler, ALISS Diversity & Equity Officer
• Courtney Griffin, ALISS Accessibility/Disability Representative
• Danielle Gomez, SoCLIS Diversity & Equity Officer
• Jin Lee, AIMS Diversity & Equity Officer
• Hummd Aikhan, DSA Diversity & Equity Representative
• Jesse Brisbois, DSA Diversity & Equity Representative
• Charles Bugre, DSA iDA Representative

Elected Faculty Council (EFC)

• Nic Weber, Chair
• TBD, Chair-Elect
• Chirag Shah, Past Chair
• Chance Hunt
• Emma Spiro
• Kyle Thayer
• Miranda Belarde-Lewis
• Alicia Supernavage, support
• Jin Ha Lee, liaison

Faculty Advisory Council

• Katie Davis
• Jochen Scholl
• Chirag Shah
• Emma Spiro

Informatics Admissions and Program

• Joel Ross, Chair
• Julia Deeb-Swihart
• Dowell Eugenio
• Anna Lauren Hoffmann
• Joe Janes
• Ron Johnson
• Amy Ko
• Clarita Lefthand-Begay
• Nam-ho Park
• Laura Schildkraut
• Ott Toomet
• Spencer Williams
• Jason Yip
• Jeremy Zaretzky
• Informatics student
• Informatics student

iSchool Staff Advisory on Inclusion and Diversity

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

Leadership Cabinet

• Anind Dey, Dean, Chair
• Alexis Hiniker, Ph.D. Program Chair
• Carmen Parisi, Director of Facilities
• Carole Palmer, Associate Dean for Research
• 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
• 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
• Matthew Saxton, Associate Dean for Academics
• Michele Norris, Assistant Dean for Advancement
• 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 Planning and Administration
• Sunday Stanley, Director for Faculty Human Resources
• Wendie Phillips, Director for Student Services
• Kelli Jo Fullan, support

MHCI+D Faculty Group + Admissions

• Lindah Kotut
• Jason Yip

MLIS Admissions

• Cindy Aden, Chair
• Lorcan Dempsey
• Maria Garrido
• Ricardo Gomez
• Trent Hill
• Sandy Littletree
• Temi Odumosu
• Matthew Saxton
• Carla Wale

MLIS Program

• Cindy Aden (Faculty, Program Chair)
• Lorcan Dempsey (DPiR)
• Trent Hill (Faculty)
• Chris Jowaisas (Sr Research Scientist)
• Carla Wale (Law Librarianship)
• Melanie Walsh (Faculty)
• Stacey Wedlake (Research Scientist)
• Helene Williams (Faculty)

• Lizzie Young (MLIS Program Manager)
• Jennifer Siembor (MLIS Academic Advisor)
• Mitch Ayer (MLIS/PhD Program Coordinator)
• Christine Noyes-Williams (Admissions)
• Cris Fowler (Academics, Advisory)
• Kate Kerschbaum (Academics, Advisory)
• Brandon Wedl (Academics: Guest Faculty Coordinator)
• Cynthia del Rosario (Diversity Program 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
• Bill Howe
• Ron Johnson
• Wes King
• Adam Moore
• Andrew Reifers
• Jochen Scholl
• Richard Sturman
• Heather Whiteman
• MSIM student
• MSIM student

MSIM Program

• Dave Hendry, Chair
• Hala Annabi
• Adam Moore
• Andrew Reifers
• Sara Sanford
• Richard Sturman
• Heather Whiteman
• Early-Career MSIM student
• Mid-Career MSIM student

Museology Program and Admissions

• Jessica Luke, Chair
• Lane Eagles
• Meena Selvakumar

Ph.D. Admissions and Program

• Alexis Hiniker, Chair
• Aylin Caliskan
• Katie Davis
• Tanu Mitra
• Lucy Wang
• Ph.D. student

Recognition & Nomination

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

​Research

• Carole Palmer, Chair
• Ryan Calo
• Marika Cifor
• Martin Saveski
• Jason Young
• Ph.D. student 
• Jackie DeMuynck, support

Social

• Matthew Saxton, Co-Chair
• TBD, Co-Chair
• Kelli Jo Fullan, Secretary