2025-2026 Department of English Committees (11/10/25)
(All standing committee terms are three years except for staff and lecturer faculty who hold one-year terms)
English Advisory Board
| Name |
Year |
| Maricel Santos (Dept. Chair) |
2025 |
| Loretta Stec |
2026 |
| Kat De Guzman |
2028 |
| Summer Star |
2028 |
| Omar Ali |
2028 |
Ex-officio: P Abeywickrama, CMS & TESOL; S. Cannon, Lit Undergrad; Sara Hackenberg, Lit MA; M. Roberge, Comp.; J. Lederer, Ling.; J. Gilligan, English Ed; Neil Lindeman, PWR; R. Kohls, Writing Program
English Curriculum Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Bill Christmas |
2027 |
| Will Clark |
2026 |
| Bridget Gelms |
2028 |
| Meg Schoerke |
2027 |
| Virginia Schwarz |
2026 |
| Anastasia Smirnova |
2027 |
| Summer Star (Chair) |
2028 |
Ex-officio: P Abeywickrama, CMS; S. Cannon, Lit Undergrad; J. Gilligan, English Ed; R. Kohls, Writing Program; J. Lederer, Ling.; N. Lindeman, PWR.
Faculty Support and Mentoring Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Jim Gilligan |
2027 |
| Teresa Pratt |
2027 |
| Taylor Fredericks |
2028 |
| Gin Schwarz |
2027 |
| Brian Strang |
2028 |
Lecturer Faculty Hiring, Appointments, and Evaluation Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Robet Kohls (Chair) |
2028 |
| Julie Paulson |
2028 |
| Jennifer Trainor |
2027 |
Ex-officio: P Abeywickrama, CMS & TESOL; S. Cannon, Lit Undergrad; J. Gilligan, English Ed; R. Kohls, Writing Program; J. Lederer, Ling.; N. Lindeman, PWR.
Nominations and Elections Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Bridget Gelms |
2025 |
| Wai-Leung Kwok |
2027 |
| David Olsher (Chair) |
2028 |
Retention Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Wai-Leung Kwok (Chair) |
2027 |
| Mark Roberge |
2027 |
| Anastasia Smirnova |
2026 |
| Jennifer Trainor |
2026 |
Students and Alumni Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Priyanvada Abeywickrama |
2027 |
| Mark Roberge |
2027 |
| Summer Star (Chair) |
2027 |
Tenure and Promotions Committee
| Name |
Year |
| Tara Lockhart (Chair) |
2028 |
| Priya Abeywickrama |
2028 |
| Julie Paulson |
2027 |
| Jennifer Summit |
2027 |
| Jennifer Trainor |
2028 |
Tenure-Track Hiring Committee
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Year |
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Ex-officio: Maricel Santos
(No members elected for 2025-2026.
Program Coordinators
| Name |
Program |
| Mark Roberge |
Graduate Composition |
| Sarita Cannon |
Literature |
| Sara Hackenberg |
Graduate Literature |
| Jim Gilligan |
Education |
| Priya Abeywickrama |
MATESOL |
| Jenny Lederer |
Linguistics |
| Tara Lockhard |
First-Year Writing |
| Priya Abeywickrama |
CMS |
| Neil Lindeman |
PWR |
Graduate Literature Curriculum Committee
| Name |
| Sara Hackenberg (Chair) |
| Wai-Leung Kwok |
| Geoffrey Green |
| Kat De Guzman |
Student Representatives: TBD
Ex-officio: S. Cannon, Lit.
TESOL Committee
| Name |
| Priya Abeywickrama |
| Robert Kohls |
| David Olsher |
| Maricel Santos |
University Committee for Written English Proficiency (Academic Senate)
| Name |
Position |
| Priyanvada Abeywickrama |
English Department |
| Jennifer Trainor |
Composition Coordinator's Designee |
| Robert Kohls |
CMS |