WMU Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee Membership

MEMBERSHIP: The composition of the committee can be found in the Faculty Senate Bylaws, Article VIII: Committees, Sec. 2, and includes at least 14 members, including a merze tate college representative; the registrar; university curriculum manager; WMU essential studies faculty director, nine faculty members (one from each academic college, one from an unaffiliated unit, and one representative-at-large), and the Faculty Senate president or executive board designee as an ex officio member.

The WMU Essential Studies Executive Advisory Committee requires 6 out of 10 voting members to be in attendance to establish quorum, as long as there are no Vacant seats, any Vacant seat(s) should be removed from the voting member total so that one more than half of the new total is needed for quorum. (*indicates a non-voting member)

Committee Officers

Elissa Allen, Chair

Elizabeth Isidro, Vice Chair

VACANT, Secretary

Ex Officio Member

Janet Hahn
Faculty Senate Executive Board

Appointed Administrative Members

Jessica Parker
Director, Academic Advising, Merze Tate

Luchara Wallace
Merze Tate 

Appointed Faculty Members

Elissa Allen (2026)
Health and Human Services

Beth Ernst (2028)
Business

Elizabeth Isidro (2027)
Education and Human Development

Lindsay Jeffers (2026)
Representative-at-Large (Arts and Sciences)

Brian Tripp (2027)
Arts and Sciences

Kathryn Wagner (2026)
Fine Arts

VACANT (2027)
Engineering and Applied Sciences

VACANT (2028)
Unaffiliated Unit

Advisory Members

*Jonathan Bush
WMU Essential Studies Faculty Director

*Carrie Cumming 
Registrar

*Lisa DeChano-Cook
Curriculum Manager