Faculty/Staff

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate 2025-2026

Officers

President: Dr. Eric Valenzuela
Vice-President: Dr. Jesse Filbrun
Secretary: Dr. Melody Mayo
Parliamentarian: Dr. Krista Nelson

Senators

Rankin College of Business

Senator Term Ends Term 1/2 Office Phone Email
Dr. Tim Wise 2026 1 BLN 329 5159 tdwise@saumag.edu
Dr. Eric Valenzuela 2027 2 BLN 338 4307 ericvalenzuela@saumag.edu
Dr. Shane Warrick 2028 1 BLN 342 5152 cswarrick@saumag.edu

College of Education and Human Performance

Senator Term Ends Term 1/2 Office Phone Email
Dr. Arien Faucett 2026 1 HKR 5098 arienfaucett@saumag.edu
Dr. Lashonda Ivory 2027 1 EDUC 4890 lrivory@saumag.edu
Dr. Stacey Stanberry 2028 1 EDU 124 4889 sastanberry@saumag.edu

Dempsey College of Liberal and Performing Arts

Senator Term Ends Term 1/2 Office Phone Email
Rhaelene Lowther 2026 1 BB 219 4242 rrlowther@saumag.edu
Nathan Lambert 2027 1 BAB 105 5081 nalambert@saumag.edu
Dr. Mamadou Djiguimde 2028 2 WIL 314 5230 MamadouDjiguimde@saumag.edu

College of Science and Engineering

Senator Term Ends Term 1/2 Office Phone Email
Dr. Ahmad Al-Shami 2026 1 WIL 207 4914 aalshami@saumag.edu
Dr. Mohammad Islam 2027 1 ENG 129 4398 mnislam@saumag.edu 
Dr. Daniel McDermott 2028 1 SCI 212 4378 dsmcdermott@saumag.edu

School of Graduate Studies

Senator Term Ends Term 1/2 Office Phone Email
Dr. Melody Mayo 2026 1 EDUC 116 5022 mamayo@saumag.edu

At-Large Senators

Senator Term Ends Term 1/2 Office Phone Email
Dr. Jesse Filbrun 2026 1 SCI 106H 5031 jessefilbrun@saumag.edu
Dr. Lynze Greathouse 2026 1 EDU 112 5218 ldgreathouse@saumag.edu
Dr. Md Karim 2027 2 WIL 218A 5174 mdkarim@saumag.edu
Dr. Krista Nelson 2027 2 PCE 5442 kristanelson@saumag.edu
Dr. Tara Almand 2028 1 WNB 213 4335 tgalmand@saumag.edu
Dr. Jessica Samples 2028 2 EDU113 4944 jrsamples@saumag.edu

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