UMass Boston

Academic Year 2026-2027

Faculty Council Executive Committee

Timothy Oleksiak, Chair of the Faculty Council (2026 - 2028)
Gretchen Umholtz (2026 - 2028)
Lusa Lo (2026 - 2028)

Faculty Council Members - College-Based Seats

College of Liberal Arts:

Abdelkrim Mouhib
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
2023 – 2026

Amy Todd
Department of Anthropology
2025 - 2028

Cassandra Alexopoulos
Department of Communication
2026 - 2029

Daniel Gascon
Department of Sociology
2024 - 2027

Gretchen Umholtz
Department of Classics & Religious Studies
2024 – 2027

Isabel Gomez
Department of Latin American & Iberian Studies
2026 - 2029

Lynne Benson
Department of Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
2025 – 2028

Nelson Lande
Department of Philosophy
2025 - 2028

Richard Hunter, III
Department of Psychology
2026 – 2029

Rishabh Kumar
Department of Economics
2026 - 2029

Travis Johnston
Department of Political Science
2025 - 2028

2 Seats Vacant

College of Science and Mathematics:

Jose D'Incao
Department of Physics
2025 - 2028

Peter Lert
Department of Mathematics
2024 - 2027

2 Seats Vacant

College of Education and Human Development:

James Soldner
School for Global Inclusion & Social Development
2025 - 2028

Lusa Lo
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
2025 – 2028

Valerie Karr
School for Global Inclusion & Social Development
2026 - 2029

Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences:

Ana Lindsay
Department of Urban Public Health
2024 - 2027

Judith Pare
Department of Nursing
2025 – 2028

Tongjian You
Department of Exercise & Health Science
2026 - 2029

College of Management:

Kathryn Archard
Department of Management
2025 - 2028

Leon Zurawicki
Department of Marketing
2024 - 2027

Mehran Azimi
Department of Marketing
2025 - 2028

Honors College

Todd Drogy
Department of English
2025 - 2028

School for the Environment

Lorena Estrada-Martinez
Department of Urban Planning and Human Development
2024 - 2027

Faculty Council Members - At Large Seats

Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Daniel Finn
Department of Sociology
2025 – 2028

Nurul Aman
Department of Economics
2026 - 2029

Assistant Professors

Andre Maharaj
Department of Counseling & School Psychology
2026 – 2029

Christopher Contreras
Department of Sociology
2026 - 2029

Associate Professors

Timothy Oleksiak
Department of English
2025 – 2028

1 Seat Vacant

Full Professors

Gonzalo Bacigalupe
Department of Counseling and School Psychology
2025 – 2028

Marlene Kim
Department of Economics
2024 - 2027

Representatives to the Faculty Council:

*Parliamentarian - Peter Lert, 2026 - 2028

*Board of Trustees - Atreya Chakraborty, 2026-2027

*Board of Trustees (Alternate) - Richard Hunter, 2026-2027

**Faculty Staff Union -- Jason Rodriquez, FSU President

**Professional Staff Union -- Michael Mahan, PSU Representative to FC

**Classified Staff Union -- Alexa MacPherson, CSU President

**Graduate Student Government -- TBD

**Undergraduate Student Government -- Sarah Velez, (USG President) and Simone Trainor (USG Vice President)

**Graduate Employee Organization -- Jonathan Vega-Martinez, GEO Representative to FC

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*Faculty Representative to the UMass Board of Trustees is a voting member of the UMass Boston Faculty Council.
**Non-voting member.

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