MEMBERSHIP: The composition of the council can be found in the Faculty Senate Bylaws, Article VI: Councils, Sec. 1
The CPFC requires 10 out of 17 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)
Council officers
Geoffrey Lindenberg, Chair
Lynne Heasley, Vice Chair
LuMarie Guth, Secretary
Ex Officio member
John Jellies
Faculty Senate Executive Board
Permanent members
David Dakin
Director, Campus Facility Development
Colleen Scarff
Executive Director, Associate Vice President for Business and Finance
Jan Van Der Kley
Vice President for Business and Finance
Elected members
Todd Barkman (2026)
Arts and Sciences (Sciences and Mathematics)
Cheryl Bauman-Bruey (2026)
Fine Arts
Betty Dennis (2025)
Health and Human Services
Brett Geier (2025)
Education and Human Development
LuMarie Guth (2024)
Unaffiliated Unit (University Libraries)
Lynne Heasley (2024)
Arts and Sciences (Interdisciplinary Programs)
Mohammad Daneshvar Kakhki (2025)
Business
Valerian Kwigizile (2024)
Engineering and Applied Sciences
Geoffrey Lindenberg (2026)
Aviation
Vacant (2025)
Arts and Sciences (Humanities)
Student members
Tyler Smith
Undergraduate student
Melissa Cattane
Graduate student
Advisory members
*Christopher Cheatham
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Budget and Operations
*Tony Proudfoot
Vice President for Marketing and Strategic Communication
*Jeff Spoelstra
Director, Office of Sustainability