College Council

College Council: Membership

74 MEMBERS OF THE 2025-2026 COLLEGE COUNCIL (as per Governance Article I.1b)

54 Members of the Faculty Senate - (See Faculty Senate Members)

7 Members of the HEO Steering Committee - (See HEO Steering Committee Members)

8 Student Senate (President  + 7)

  • Ashley Villalva, President of Student Government
  • Angie Mekki
  • Vincent Mirabella
  • Jackson Mushnick
  • Michelle Pasaca
  • Gabriella Rosales
  • Gaolan Wu
  • Kelly Zyko

5 Administrators (selected by College President)

  • Patricia Kahn,  Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Information Technology Services
  • Ralf Peetz, Dean, Science & Technology
  • Alex Scott, AVP for Enrollment Services & Dean of Admissions
  • Carlos Serrano, AVP for Finance and Budget / CFO
  • Robert Wallace, Executive Legal Counsel and Chief Administrator in Charge of Community Partnerships and Government Relationships

College Council: Executive Committee

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COLLEGE COUNCIL

Name  Position Department
Ken Gold Chair (2026) Educational Studies
Jonathan Peters Vice Chair (2026) Accounting & Finance
Wilma Jones Secretary (2026) Library
Tara Mastrorilli At-Large Member (2026) Institutional Research
Comfort Asanbe At-Large Member (2027) Psychology
Deborah DeSimone Chair of Faculty Senate, ex officio with vote Curriculum & Instruction

 


College Council: Committees

Name Position Department
Veronica DiMeglio (2026) Member Academic Affairs
Hernán Green (2026) Member Registrar
Michael Paris (2027) Member PSGA
John Verzani (2028) Member Mathematics
Cindy Wong (2027) Member Media Culture
Michael Volpe (2026) First Alternate Psychology
Holly Block (2026) Second Alternate Communications & Marketing

 

Name Position Department
Sharon Christian Member Financial Aid
Ken Gold Chair Educational Studies
Dan McCloskey Member Psychology
Drew Poje Member Mathematics
Carles Solà Belda Member Management

 

Name Position Department
Susan Smith-Peter Chair, Faculty Senate, ex officio with vote History
Brian Cortijo Elected Member-at-Large (2027) Registrar
Richard Flanagan Elected Member-at-Large (2027) Political Science & Global Affairs
Ken Gold Committee Chair Chair, College Council, ex officio with vote Educational Studies
Nathalia Holtzman Appointed by College President Interim Provost
Catherine Lavender Elected Member-at-Large (2027) History
Suzy Shepardson Co-Chair, HEO Steering Committee, ex officio with vote Registrar
John Verzani Elected Member-at-Large (2027) Mathematics
Robert Wallace Appointed by College President VP for Economic Development, Continuing Studies, & Government Relations/ Executive Legal Counsel
Wilson Vaccarino Student Member Student

 

Name Position Department
Warrick Bell (2027) Member Dean's Office, Chazanoff School of Business
Michael Batson (2027) Member History
Wilma Jones (2025) Member Library
Jonathan Peters (2027) Member Accounting & Finance
Suzy Shepardson (2025) Member Registrar's Office

 

Name Position Department
Members of the Academic Facilities Committee (See Faculty Senate Committees )
Jessica Collura Appointed by College President Chief of Staff
Susan Massara (2027) HEO Member Registrar
Carlos Serrano AVP for Finance & Budget / CFO, ex officio with vote  
Elisa Ujkashi Student Member Student
Robert Wallace Appointed by College President Interim VP for Economic Development, Continuing Studies, & Government Relations/ Executive Legal Counsel
Holly Block (2027) Alternate HEO Member Recruitment & Admissions
Name Position Department
Timothy G. Lynch Chair  College President
Alan Benimoff (2028) Elected Member-at-Large Engineering & Environmental Science (S&T)
Jason Bishop (2028) Elected Member-at-Large English (H&SS)
Ruta Gordon Appointed by College President Interim VP of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management
Catherine Lavender (2028) Elected Member-at-Large History (H&SS)
John Verzani (2027) Elected Member-at-Large Mathematics (S&T)
Simone Wegge (2027) Elected Member-at-Large Economics (CSB)
Cindy Wong (2027) Elected Member-at-Large Media Culture (H&SS)
Nathalia Holtzman Appointed by College President Interim Provost & Senior VP for Academic Affairs
Patricia Kahn Appointed by College President CIO and AVP for Information Technology Services
Carlos Serrano Appointed by College President AVP for Finance & Budget / CFO
Robert Wallace Appointed by College President Executive Legal Counsel & Chief Administrator in Charge of Community Partnerships and Government Relationships
Jonathan Peters (2026) First Alternate Member-at-Large Accounting & Finance (CSB)