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Officers & Council
Executive Committee of the Council
Rudy H. Fichtenbaum, President (2018)
Economics, Wright State University
Henry Reichman, First Vice-President (2018)
History, California State University, East Bay
Caprice Lawless, Second Vice-President (2018)
English, Front Range Community College
Michele Ganon, Secretary-Treasurer (2018)
Accounting, Western Connecticut State University
Maria T. Bacigalupo, Member-at-Large (2018)
Administration, Planning, and Social Policy, Curry College
Anne Friedman, Member-at-Large (2018)
Linguistics and Academic Literacy, Manhattan Community College, City University of New York
Lisa Minnick, Member-at-Large (2018)
English, Western Michigan University
Irene Mulvey, Member-at-Large (2018)
Mathematics, Fairfield University
Paul Davis, ex officio as AAUP-CBC Chair (2019)
Behavioral and Social Sciences, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Brian Turner, ex officio as Assembly of State Conferences Chair (2018)
Political Science, Randolph Macon College
Risa L. Lieberwitz, General Counsel (non-voting) (2018)
Law, School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University
Julie M. Schmid, staff
Council
District I
Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
Jonathan Rees (2018)
History, Colorado State University–Pueblo
Chris Nagel (2020)
Philosophy, California State University–Stanislaus
District II
Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Philip Cole (2018)
Physics, Idaho State University
Friedrich Schuler (2020)
History, Portland State University
District III
Michigan
Mehmet Yaya (2018)
Economics, Eastern Michigan University
Lisa Minnick (2020)
English, Western Michigan University
District IV
Arkansas, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia
Nancy McKenney (2018)
Library, Eastern Kentucky University
Kathryn Kuhn (2020)
Sociology, Saint Louis University
District V
Alabama, Canada, Florida, Foreign, Georgia, Guam, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virgin Islands, West Virginia
Kevin Cope (2018)
English and Comparative Literature, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Leslie Bary (2020)
Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
District VI
Ohio
Linda Rouillard (2018)
French, University of Toledo
Julie McLaughlin (2020)
Humanities, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
District VII
New Jersey
Zoran Gajic (2018)
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University
David Hughes (2020)
Anthropology, Rutgers University
District VIII
New York
Anne Friedman (2018)
Linguistics & Academic Literacy, Manhattan Community College, City University of New York
Sally Dear-Healey (2020)
Sociology/Anthropology, State University of New York-Cortland
District IX
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont
Irene Mulvey (2018)
Mathematics, Fairfield University
Julian Madison (2020)
History, Southern Connecticut University
District X
Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
Maria T. Bacigalupo (2018)
Administration, Planning & Social Policy, Curry College
Michael DeCesare (2020)
Sociology, Merrimack College
At-Large Delegates
Jacqueline Aranté (2018)
English, Portland State University
James Klein (2018)
History, Del Mar College
Cynthia Klekar (2018)
English, Western Michigan University
Diana I. Rios (2018)
Communication/El Instituto, University of Connecticut
Natalio “Nathan” Avani (2020)
Secondary Education, San Francisco State University
John Castella (2020)
Labor Studies, Rutgers University
Sonya Hester (2020)
English, Southern University at Shreveport
Greg Loving (2020)
Philosophy, University of Cincinnati
Ex Officio from Assembly of State Conferences
Brian Turner, ex officio as Assembly of State Conferences Chair (2018)
Political Science, Randolph Macon College
Past-Chair (Vacant)
Ex Officio from AAUP-CBC
Howard Bunsis, Chair (2017)
Accounting, Eastern Michigan University
Past-Chair (Vacant)
Julie M. Schmid, staff
Chapters and Conferences
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