2026–2027 Committee Memberships
All College Committees and their members are listed here. As changes in membership occur, please report the information to Kristin Lucas, Office of the President. Terms of service are indicated by the following:
- (F) Fall, (W) Winter, (S) Spring designates specific term(s) of membership for the year.
- TBD designates members yet “To Be Determined.”
- (3), (2), (1) following names indicate the number of years remaining in their term of service, including the current year.
Academic Standing Committee (ASC)
Faculty:
Mija van der Wege (2) [Chair]
Jason Decker (3)
Adam Loy (3)
Staff:
Cathy Carlson [ex officio]
Sindy Fleming [ex officio]
David Liben-Nowell [ex officio]
Melissa Eblen-Zayas [ex officio] [Coordinator]
Theresa Rodriguez [ex officio]
Trey Williams [ex officio]
Students:
Zaara Anwar ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Sophia Jazaeri ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Abigail Gardner ’28 [Student-at-Large]
ASC Academic Integrity Subcommittee
Staff:
Cathy Carlson, Associate Dean of Students [ex officio]
David Liben-Nowell, Associate Provost [ex officio]
ASC Administrative Subcommittee
Staff:
Cathy Carlson, Associate Dean of Students [ex officio]
David Liben-Nowell, Associate Provost [ex officio]
Theresa Rodriguez, Registrar [ex officio]
Admissions and Financial Aid Committee (AFAC)
Faculty:
Dani Kohen (1) [Chair]
Stacy Beckwith (1)
Lei Yang (3)
Staff:
Danielle Hayden [ex officio]
Makiko Imamura [ex officio]
Jane Rizzo [ex officio]
Art Rodriguez [ex officio]
Students:
Lucy Chen ’29 [CSA Liaison]
Ava McQuain ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Zainab Waheed ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Advisory Committee on Student Life (ACSL)
Faculty:
Prathi Seneviratne (1) [Chair]
Jade Hoyer (2)
Dave Musicant (2)
Staff:
Carolyn Livingston [ex officio] [Co-Chair and Convener]
Andrea Robinson [ex officio]
Students:
Talia Raich ’27 [CSA President]
Ben Krebsbach ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Alyssa Guzman ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Arboretum Committee
Faculty:
Meredith McCoy (1)
Mark McKone [ex officio]
Stephen Mohring (1)
Aaron Swoboda (2)
Yingtong Xie (2)
Staff:
Nancy Braker [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Aaron Chaput [PEAR Representative]
Matt Elbert [ex officio]
Jonathan Rabe [ex officio]
Students:
None
Arts and Exhibitions Committee
Faculty:
Sara Cluggish [ex officio]
Gwen Kirby (1)
Annette Nierobisz [ex officio]
Brooke Okazaki
Serena Zabin (1)
Staff:
Steve Richardson [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Zoe Adler [ex officio]
Melissa Eblen-Zayas [ex officio]
Students:
None
Benefits Committee
Faculty:
Joseph Johnson (3)
Catherine Licata (3)
Staff:
Kirsten Budin [ex officio] [Non-voting]
Kerstin Cardenas [ex officio] [Non-voting] [Convener]
Linda Dorn [Presidentially Appointed Staff Representative]
Shawn Galdeen (2) [Staff Representative] [Chair]
Lucas Kocak (2) [Staff Representative]
Gretchen Trkay [Presidentially Appointed Staff Representative]
Students:
None
Bookstore Committee
Faculty:
None
Staff:
Nick Bauernfeind [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Jesse Cashman [ex officio]
Erica Helgerud (1) [Staff Representative]
Adam Lewis (2) [Staff Representative]
Tonja Clay [ex officio]
Students:
Erika Brandt ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Violet Cusher ’30 [Student-at-Large]
Budget Committee
Faculty:
Dan Maxbauer (1)
Katie St Clair (2)
Staff:
Michelle Mattson [ex officio] [Chair]
Julie Ackerman [ex officio]
Sindy Fleming (2) [Staff Representative]
Christine Hamp (1) [Staff Representative]
Makiko Imamura [ex officio]
Jane Rizzo [ex officio] [Non-voting]
Eric Runestad [ex officio]
Matt Whited [ex officio]
Students:
Olivia Gottlieb ’28 [CSA Liaison]
George Perry ’27 [CSA Treasurer]
Campus Design Advisory Committee (CDAC)
(A subcommittee of College Council)
Faculty:
Jonathan Lafky (1) [Chair]
Chris Calderone (3)
Staff:
Helen Clarke [ex officio]
Tonja Clay (3) [Staff Representative]
Kevin Dolge (2) [Staff Representative]
Eric Runestad [ex officio]
Linda Weingarten [ex officio]
Students:
Ashton Macklin ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Charlotte Kingman ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Capital Funding and Planning Committee
Faculty:
Susannah Ottaway [ex officio]
Staff:
Daren Batke [ex officio]
Matt Whited [ex officio]
Carolyn Livingston [ex officio]
Michelle Mattson [ex officio]
Jane Rizzo [ex officio]
Eric Runestad [ex officio] [Chair]
Janet Scannell [ex officio]
Linda Weingarten [ex officio]
Students:
None
Career Center Committee
Faculty:
Nathan Grawe (2)
Jean Salac (1)
Staff:
Laura Hartpence [ex officio] [Chair]
Chad Ellsworth [ex officio]
Rachel Wilson [ex officio]
Students:
None
Carleton Responsible Investment Committee (CRIC)
Faculty:
Al Montero (1) [Co-Chair]
Silvia Lopez (2)
Staff:
James Clinton (3)
Brendon Etter (2)
Kelsey Deshler [ex officio]
Students:
Bridget Foley ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Aileen Guan ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Archer Pil ’27 [Student-at-Large] [Co-chair]
Dash Schwab ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Ilkim Taner ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Carleton Staff Council
Representatives:
Julie Buchwald (2) [President]
Travis Blomberg (2) [Vice President]
Tom Niemisto (2) [Secretary]
Nathan Riel-Elness (2) [Treasurer]
Erica Helgerud (2) [Communications Manager]
Tammy Anderson (2)
Kerstin Cardenas [ex officio]
Linda Dorn (2)
Lindsey Hanson (2)
Judith Pannell (2)
Eric Runestad [ex officio]
Carleton Student Association (CSA) Senate
Officers:
Talia Raich ’27 [President]
Benedict Le ’28 [Vice President]
George Perry ’27 [Treasurer]
Jackson Eippert ’27 [Communications]
Lynn Truong ’30 [Secretary]
Class of ’27 Representatives:
Duncan McArthur ’27
Caroline Zhou ’27
Class of ’28 Representatives:
Benicio Calderon ’28
Kaya Shin-Sherman ’28
Class of ’29 Representatives:
Maboron Sherif ’29
Michelle Sokokiva ’29
Class of ’30 Representatives:
Wilbert Cordero ’30
Gloria Manzano ’30
CSA Budget Committee:
Pilar Anduret ’27
Natalie Berman-Schneider ’27
Mingda Du ’30
Mayra Estrada ’27
Braden Freeman ’29
Vickie Hu ’30
Eileen Liu ’29
Adam Paul ’27
Liliana Speiser ’28
Zach Thomas ’29
Career Center Liaison:
Varinn Sood ’29
CCCE Liaison:
Ben Krebsbach ’27
Chaplain’s Office Liaison:
Adam Paul ’27
Dining Hall Liaison:
Abhimanyu Rao ’28
Health Promotion Liaison:
Meg Frost ’27
Intercampus Liaison:
Zoe Tomlin ’27
International Student Life Liaison:
Cara Doud ’27
OIL Liaison:
Precious Ijenwa ’29
Residential Life Liaison:
Nivanthi Wijetunga ’28
PEAR Liaison:
Dash Schwab ’27
TRIO Liaison:
Paige Peters ’29
Classrooms Committee
Faculty:
Arnab Chakladar (2)
Staff:
Matt Whited [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Paul Bernhardt [ex officio]
Stacy Coyle [ex officio]
Wiebke Kuhn [ex officio]
John Mathews [ex officio]
Theresa Rodriguez [ex officio]
Students:
None
College Council
Faculty:
Adriana Estill (1) [ex officio]
Susannah Ottaway (1) [ex officio]
Seth Peabody (2)
Liz Raleigh (2)
Katie St Clair (2) [Budget Committee Representative]
Staff:
Alison Byerly [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Carolyn Livingston [ex officio]
Michelle Mattson [ex officio]
Emily Shields (1) [Staff Representative]
Susan Shirk (2) [Staff Representative]
Eric Runestad [ex officio]
Dina Zavala [ex officio]
Students:
Talia Raich ’27 [CSA President]
Olivia Gottlieb ’28 [CSA Liaison] (W,S)
Kyle Reisinger ’28 [CSA Liaison] (W)
Grant Witter ’29 [CSA Student at Large]
Ryann Witter ’27 [CSA Student at Large]
Trustee Observer:
Carol Barnett ’86
Alumni Observer:
Lisa Nordeen ’90
Secretary:
Solvei Robertson
Commencement and Honorary Degrees Committee
Faculty:
Clara Hardy (2) [Chair]
Yoolim Kim (3)
Staff:
Alison Byerly [ex officio]
Helen Clarke [ex officio]
Michelle Mattson [ex officio]
Jamie Van Nostrand [ex officio]
Students:
Andrew Rose ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Niko Sams ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Committee on Convocation and Common Conversation (CCCC)
Faculty:
Victor Almeida (1)
Huan Gao (2)
Staff:
Trey Williams [ex officio] [Chair]
Helen Clarke [ex officio]
Noel Ponder [ex officio]
Students:
Kaitlyn Bell ’30
Janabou Diallo ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Community and Civic Engagement Committee
Faculty:
Tanya Amert (2)
Chris Elias (2)
Kate Meyer (1)
Staff:
Sinda Nichols [ex officio] [Chair]
Helen Clarke [ex officio]
Helena Kaufman [ex officio]
Emily Seru [ex officio]
Dina Zavala [ex officio]
Students:
Vivian Du ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Moriah Reusch ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Community Members:
Michael Johnson (Northfield Arts Guild)
Angelica Koch ’02 (University of MN Clinical and Translational Science Institute)
Alyssa Melby [ex officio] [St. Olaf]
Jennifer Tonko (Clean River Partners)
Mar Valdecantos (Neighbors United)
Community Board on Sexual Misconduct (CBSM)
Faculty:
Barry Costanzi (1)
Laurence Cooper (2)
Anna Moltchanova (3)
Candace Moore (1)
Staff:
Nathan Riel-Elness [ex officio] [non-voting] [Convener]
Brenda Hellen (1)
Lucas Kocak (2)
Holly Olsen (2)
Students:
Muhammad Abdullah ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Janabou Diallo ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Aleena Khan ’30 [Student-at-Large]
Sam Watson-Stevens ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Temitope Williams ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Community, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI) Leadership Board
Faculty:
Kristin Bloomer (2) [Co-Chair]
Xavier Tavera Castro (1)
Sunrose Shrestha (2)
Staff:
Dina Zavala [ex officio] [Co-Chair]
Amy Kennedy (2) [Staff Representative]
Kalena Thwaits (1) [Staff Representative]
Students:
Benicio Calderon ’28
Emily Urgiles ’28
Copyright Committee
Faculty:
Faculty from the Library and Information Technology Committee (LIBIT) will consult as needed.
Staff:
Doug Bratland [ex officio]
Kate Brooks [ex officio] [Chair]
Adit Burkule [ex officio]
Sarah Calhoun [ex officio]
Brenda Hellen [ex officio]
Dann Hurlbert [ex officio]
Students:
Kay Hoft ’30
Charlotte Kingman ’27
Dining Board
Faculty:
None
Staff:
Jesse Cashman [ex officio] [Co-Chair]
Kimberly Driesch [ex officio]
Tanya Hartwig [ex officio]
Katie McKenna [ex officio]
Eric Rasmussen [ex officio]
Vale Riggs [ex officio]
Andrea Robinson [ex officio]
Chris Rohr [ex officio]
Charlie Schwandt [ex officio]
Students:
Natalie Berman-Schneider ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Emily Geisen ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Sonja Holtey ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Abhimanyu Rao ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Distinguished Women Visitors
Faculty:
Julia Strand (2)
Staff:
Matt Whited [Chair and Convener]
Temi Adeyemi (2)
Students:
Shea Kozel ‘28 [Student-at-Large]
Education and Curriculum Committee (ECC)
Faculty:
Kelly Connole (2) [Co-Chair]
Eric Alexander (1)
Jake Morton (2)
Annette Nierobisz [ex officio]
Constanza Ocampo-Raeder (2)
Lori Pearson (2)
Staff:
Michelle Mattson [ex officio] [Co-Chair and Convener]
Cathy Carlson [ex officio] [Non-voting]
Makiko Imamura [ex officio] [Non-voting]
David Liben-Nowell [ex officio]
Lisa Pillow [ex officio] [Non-voting]
Theresa Rodriguez [ex officio] [Non-voting]
Students:
Aria Boehler ’30 [Student-at-Large]
Ashton Macklin ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Nnenna Nwankwo ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Paul Osterman-Healy ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Seraphina Shutt ’29 [CSA Liaison]
Genevieve Tassava ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC)
Faculty:
Devavani Chatterjea [ex officio]
Chloe Fandel (2)
Jun Jiang (2)
Staff:
Sarah Fortner [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Rachel Everett (2)
Rob Hanson [ex officio]
Emily Seru (2)
Students:
Summer Garland ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Declan Grubbs ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Vickie Hu [CSA Student-at-Large]
Charlotte Kingman ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Charlie Neuman [CSA Student-at-Large]
Vanessa Tong ’29 [CSA Liaison]
Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC)
Faculty:
Adriana Estill (1) [Chair]
Amy Csizmar Dalal (3)
Dan Hernandez (1)
Claire Kelling (3)
Claudia Lange (3)
MurphyKate Montee (2)
Susannah Ottaway (1) [ex officio]
Staff:
None
Students:
None
Faculty Compensation Committee (FCC)
Faculty:
Dan Maxbauer (1) [Budget Committee Representative]
Sarah Titus (1)
David Tompkins (1) [Chair]
Staff:
Michelle Mattson [ex officio]
Eric Runestad [ex officio]
Students:
None
Faculty Curricular Planning Committee (FCPC)
Faculty:
Kelly Connole (2) [Co-Chair]
Eric Alexander (1)
Jake Morton (2)
Constanza Ocampo-Raeder (2)
Lori Pearson (2)
Staff:
David Liben-Nowell [ex officio]
Michelle Mattson [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Students:
None
Faculty Grants Committee
Faculty:
Rika Anderson (2)
Andy Flory (2)
Bill North (1)
Staff:
Michelle Mattson [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Students:
None
Faculty Judiciary Committee
Former FPC Members:
Stacy Beckwith
Deanna Haunsperger
George Shuffelton
FOCA:
Vera Coleman
Sarah Deel
Paul Petszchmann
Newly Tenured:
Christina Farhart
Rou-Jia Sung
Daniel Williams
Tenured:
Asuka Sango
Julia Strand
Sarah Titus
Staff:
None
Students:
None
Faculty Meetings
Regular faculty meetings are held monthly (except during breaks), generally on the first Monday afternoon of each month. Agendas, minutes, and the meeting schedule can be found on the website (Carleton sign-in required).
Faculty Personnel Advisors
Faculty:
Peter Balaam
Stacy Beckwith
Amy Csizmar Dalal
Cati Fortin
Deborah Gross
Dev Gupta
Dan Hernandez
Raka Mitra
Lori Pearson
Liz Raleigh
Katie Ryor
Prathi Seneviratne
George Shuffelton (W,S)
Jeff Snyder
Staff:
None
Students:
None
Faculty Personnel Committee (FPC)
Faculty:
Marty Baylor (1)
Andrew Carlson (2)
Nancy Cho (2)
Summer Forester (3)
Layla Oesper (1)
Staff:
Michelle Mattson [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Alison Byerly [ex officio]
Students:
None
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Faculty:
Matt Rand (3) [Chair]
Amanda Hund (2)
Staff:
Peter McGarraugh (2)
Institutional Official:
Matt Whited [ex officio]
Off-Campus Members:
Emily Kraus (Community Member)
Dianne Rodman (DVM)
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
Faculty:
Joe Chihade
Andrea Kalis
Jean Porterfield (St. Olaf)
Jennifer Wolff
Staff:
Patrick Ceas (St. Olaf)
Eric Egge [Chair]
Wade Schulz (St. Olaf)
Charlotte Whited
Off-Campus Members:
Peggy Anne Hawkins
Sarah Bardenwerper
Institutional Review Board for Research on Human Subjects (IRB)
Faculty:
Julia Strand (1) [Chair]
Emma McGorray (3)
Hector Melo Ruiz (3)
Sneha Narayan (1)
Seungjoo Yoon (3)
Staff:
Rob Hanson (3)
Paula Lackie [ex officio]
Cailin Huyck Orr (2)
Paul Schmelzer (2)
Emily Seru (3)
Matt Whited [ex officio]
Students:
None
Off-Campus Member:
Cody Maynus
Paul Zorn
Judicial Hearing Board (JHB)
Hearing Officer:
Ken Abrams (1)
Alternate Hearing Officer:
Kofi Owusu (2)
Faculty Representative:
Luciano Battaglini (1)
Alternate:
Adeeb Khalid (2)
Staff:
Lisa Pillow (1)
Amy Sillanpa [ex officio] [Convener]
Alternate:
Marcel Diggs (2)
Students:
Ben Krebsbach ’27 [Student-at-Large]
George Perry ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Theo Tirschwell ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Sophia Wang ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Junior Faculty Affairs Committee
Faculty:
Claudio Gomez-Gonzalez (2) [Chair]
Jay McKinney (2)
Angel Solis (1)
Staff:
None
Students:
None
Language Center Advisory Committee
Faculty:
Shaohua Guo (2)
Katharine Hargrave (1)
Staff:
Amy Hutchinson [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Students:
None
Language Requirement Exemption Committee
Faculty:
Jorge Brioso (2)
Noboru Tomonari (1)
Staff:
David Liben-Nowell [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Sam Thayer ’10 [ex officio]
Amy Hutchinson [ex officio]
Students:
None
Learning and Teaching Center and Writing Advisory Committee
Faculty:
Jessica Keating [Faculty Fellow]
Sarah Lahasky (2)
Amanda Luby (1)
Cynthia Marerro-Ramos (2)
Annette Nierobisz [ex officio] [Co-Chair]
Staff:
Melanie Cashin [ex officio]
George Cusack [ex officio] [Co-Chair]
Melissa Eblen-Zayas [ex officio]
Wiebke Kuhn [ex officio]
Lin Winton [ex officio]
Students:
None
Library and Information Technology Committee (LIBIT)
Faculty:
Eric Hoopfer (1) [ITS Co-Chair]
Jessica Leiman (2) [Library Co-Chair]
Anna Meyer (2)
Hope Sample (2)
Staff:
Melanie Cashin [ex officio]
Janet Scannell [ex officio]
Gretchen Trkay [ex officio]
Students:
Jackson Eippert ’27 [CSA Liaison]
Jerry Huynh ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Off-Campus Studies Committee (OCSC)
Faculty:
Palmar Alvarez-Blanco (2)
Mihaela Czobor-Lupp (1)
Kiley Kost (2) [Chair]
Staff:
Helena Kaufman [ex officio]
David Liben-Nowell [ex officio]
Kara Lloyd [ex officio]
Matt Whited [ex officio]
Leslie Will [ex officio]
Trey Williams [ex officio]
Students:
None
Recreation Center Advisory Committee
Faculty:
Chelsea Edge (2)
Heidi Jaynes [Chair] [ex officio]
Jeremy Tatar (2)
Staff:
Aaron Chaput [ex officio] [Co-Chair]
Lizzie Duffey [ex officio]
Patrick Gordon (1)
Whitney Gunter (1)
Mikki Showers [ex officio] [Co-Chair]
Students:
Ryann Witter ’27 [Student-at-Large]
Dash Schwab ’27 [CSA Liaison]
Liliana Speiser ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Retirement Plan Investment Review Committee
Faculty:
Joseph Johnson (3)
Catherine Licata (3)
Staff:
Julie Ackerman [ex officio]
Kirsten Budin [ex officio]
Kerstin Cardenas [ex officio] [Convener]
Kelsey Deshler [ex officio]
Linda Dorn [Non-Exempt]
Sue Jandro [Non-Exempt]
Eric Runestad [Exempt]
Gretchen Trkay
Students:
None
Safety Committee
Faculty:
Andrew Clark (1)
Staff:
Nancy Braker [ex officio]
Kirsten Budin [ex officio]
Kevin Chapman [ex officio]
Lee Clark [ex officio]
Kevin Dolge [ex officio]
Elisabeth Haase [ex officio] [Co-Chair]
Aaron Heidgerken-Greene [ex officio]
Blake Held [ex officio]
Erin Henderson [ex officio] [Co-Chair]
Jesse Lewis [ex officio]
Marit Lysne [ex officio]
Connor McGrann [ex officio]
David Moening [ex officio]
Patty Pavek [ex officio]
Jonathan Rabe [ex officio]
Andrea Robinson [ex officio]
Mikki Showers [ex officio]
Tony Stoeri [ex officio]
Joe Udelhofen [ex officio]
Andrea Van Engelenhoven [ex officio]
Students:
Muhammad Abdullah ’29 [Student-at-Large]
Nico Sams ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Security Services Advisory Group
Faculty:
Kathy Galotti (1)
Staff:
Blake Held [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Travis Bloomberg (2) [Staff Representative]
Cathy Carlson [ex officio]
Kevin Dolge (2) [Staff Representative]
Holly Olsen (1) [Staff Representative]
Maggie Prunty (1) [Staff Representative]
Students:
Kylah Hu ’30 [Student-at-Large]
Kiran Myneni ’28 [Student-at-Large]
Student Fellowships Committee
Faculty:
Dreia Carrillo (2)
Clint Cowan (3)
Cati Fortin (2)
Greg Hewett (2)
Amna Khalid (3)
Nikki Melville (3)
Tun Myint (3)
Rou-Jia Sung (2)
Staff:
Marynel Ryan Van Zee [ex officio] [Chair and Convener]
Students:
None
Technology Planning & Priorities Committee (TPPC)
Staff:
Daren Batke [ex officio]
Helen Clarke [ex officio]
Elise Eslinger [ex officio]
Carolyn Livingston [ex officio]
Michelle Mattson [ex officio]
Art Rodriguez [ex officio]
Eric Runestad [ex officio]
Janet Scannell [ex officio]
Dina Zavala [ex officio]
Faculty:
None
Students:
None