Faculty Senate Roster

2025-2026 Faculty Senate

Elected Faculty Members

Click a Senate member's name to send an email; term end dates are noted in parentheses.

College of Professional Studies (Delegates/Nonvoting)

• tbeltgwu [dot] edu (Todd Belt) (2027)
• jwwgwu [dot] edu (John Warren) (2028) 

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

• bvbgwu [dot] edu (Barbara von Barghahn) (2028)
• echackogwu [dot] edu (Elizabeth Chacko) (2027)
• jcohencolegwu [dot] edu (Jamie Cohen-Cole) (2027)
• kgedangwu [dot] edu (Keryn Gedan) (2027)
• phernandgwu [dot] edu (Patricia Hernandez) (2027)
• ikim52gwu [dot] edu (Immanuel Kim) (2028)
• mmcgwu [dot] edu (Melani McAlister) (2027)
• gortigwu [dot] edu (Guillermo Orti) (2028)
• draingwu [dot] edu (David Rain) (2027)
• waisbordgwu [dot] edu (Silvio Waisbord) (2028)
• julianwgwu [dot] edu (Julian Wamble) (2028)

Elliott School of International Affairs

• xchengwu [dot] edu (Maggie Chen) (2027)
• mylonasgwu [dot] edu (Harris Mylonas) (2027)
• mkansangagwu [dot] edu (Moses Kansanga) (2028)

GW School of Business

• sagcagwu [dot] edu (Senay Agca) (2028)
• skulpgwu [dot] edu (Susan Kulp) (2027)
• jmerluzzgwu [dot] edu (Jennifer Merluzzi) (2027)
• ajw1gwu [dot] edu (Arthur Wilson) (2028)
• pwwgwu [dot] edu (Philip Wirtz) (2027)

Graduate School of Education & Human Development

• lcegwu [dot] edu (Laura Engel) (2027)
• tsikorskigwu [dot] edu (Tiffany Sikorski )(2028)
• streitwiesergwu [dot] edu (Bernhard Streitwieser) (2028)

GW Law School

• mchehlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Mary Cheh) (2028)
• fbignamilaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Francesca Bignami), elected to serve spring 2026 while bcottrollaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Robert Cottrol) is on sabbatical (2027)
• skiefflaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Scott Kieff) (2027)
• rtranglaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Roger Trangsrud) (2028)

Milken Institute School of Public Health

• amarkusgwu [dot] edu (Anne Markus) (2027)
• kmcdonnegwu [dot] edu (Karen McDonnell) (2028)
• avyasgwu [dot] edu (Amita Vyas) (2027) 

School of Engineering & Applied Science

• badiesgwu [dot] edu (Sameh Badie) (2028)
• tarekgwu [dot] edu (Tarek El-Ghazawi) (2027)
• phymwkgwu [dot] edu (Matt Kay) (2028)
• sarkargwu [dot] edu (Kausik Sarkar) (2027)

School of Medicine & Health Sciences

• akmangwu [dot] edu (Jeffrey Akman) (2028)
• scalliergwu [dot] edu (Shawneequa Callier) (2027)
• kfaganmfa [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Karen Fagan) (2027)
• liappisgwu [dot] edu (Angelike Liappis) (2028)
• dmendelgwu [dot] edu (David Mendelowitz) (2027) 

School of Nursing

• briggs10gwu [dot] edu (Linda Briggs) (2027)
• catherinewcoxgwu [dot] edu (Catherine Cox) (2028)

Ex Officio Member

Ellen Granberg, President - Executive Committee Member

Administrative Members

• John Lach, Interim Provost - Executive Committee Member
• Sarah Binder, Parliamentarian
• Katie Cloud, Registrar
• Alyssa Ayres, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs
• Barbara Bass, Dean, School of Medicine & Health Sciences
• Lynn R. Goldman, Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health
• Lionel C. Howard, Interim Dean, Graduate School of Education & Human Development
• Susan Kelly-Weeder, Dean, School of Nursing
• Dayna Bowen Matthew, Dean, GW Law School
• Liesl Riddle, Dean, College of Professional Studies
• Paul Wahlbeck, Dean, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
• Sevin Yeltekin, Dean, GW School of Business
• Jason Zara, Interim Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Science

Faculty Senate Operations

• Senate Operations Coordinator: carlsongwu [dot] edu (Liz Carlson)
• Senior Office Assistant: jennoemail [dot] gwu [dot] edu (Jenna Chaojareon)

Senate Office: 202.994.7198