Meet the Senate

Membership in the Senate includes representatives from each of the six colleges plus the university library, three continuing faculty at-large seats, and six contingent faculty at-large seats. The Senate also includes a non-voting representative from Loyola Law School. The number of senators from each constituency is defined by the Senate Constitution. 

Officers of the Faculty Senate, 2023-2024

Updated 08/21/2023

Read the 2023-24 Faculty Senate Executive Committee Bios

Leon Wiebers, M.F.A
President
310.338.5284
Leon.Wiebers@lmu.edu

Blake Mellor, Ph.D.
Vice President
310.338.5775
Blake.Mellor@lmu.edu 

 

 

 

 

Nora Murphy, Ph.D.
Secretary
310.258.8639
Nora.Murphy@lmu.edu

Chris Daily, Ph.D.
Fourth Member
Christopher.Daily@lmu.edu 

 

FACULTY SENATE ROSTER, 2023-2024

Constituency  Member  Title Exp/Run Again?   Department   Email 
At Large 1 Dorothea Herreiner Associate Professor  2024/N  Economics Dorothea.Herreiner@lmu.edu
At Large 2 Nora Murphy Professor  2025/Y Psychology Nora.Murphy@lmu.edu 
At Large 3 Patricia Oliver Associate Professor  2026/Y Communication Studies Patricia.Oliver@lmu.edu
At Large Contingent 1 Vacant   2026/Y    
At Large Contingent 2 Brian Moss Senior Lecturer   2024/Y Art and Art History Brian.Moss@lmu.edu
At Large Contingent 3 Brian T. May  Lecturer   2025/Y Screenwriting Brian.May@lmu.edu 
At Large Contingent 4 Courtney Matz Senior Lecturer  2025/Y Specialized Programs in Professional Psychology Courtney.Matz@lmu.edu 
At Large Contingent 5 Vacant   2026/Y    
At Large Contingent 6 Mariko Rooks Lecturer  2024/Y African American Studies Mariko.Rooks@lmu.edu 
BCLA, English, Modern Languages, and Classics and Archaeology 1 Laura Huffman

Senior
Instructor 

2025/Y Modern Languages and Literatures Laura.Huffman@lmu.edu 
BCLA, English, Modern Languages, and Classics and Archaeology 2 Judy Park Associate Professor  2026/Y English Judy.Park@lmu.edu 
BCLA, Bioethics, History, Philosophy, Theological Studies, and Yoga Studies 1 Eric Haruki Swanson Assistant Professor  2024/Y Theological Studies Eric.Swanson@lmu.edu
BCLA, Bioethics, History, Philosophy, Theological Studies, and Yoga Studies 2 Nicholas Brown Clinical Associate Professor  2025/Y Bioethics Nicholas.Brown@lmu.edu 
BCLA, Bioethics, History, Philosophy, Theological Studies, and Yoga Studies 3 Chris Daily Instructor 2026/Y Theological Studies Christopher.Daily@lmu.edu 
BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 1 Vacant   2026/Y    
BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 2 Jennifer Williams Assistant Professor  2024/Y African American Studies Jennifer.Williams@lmu.edu 
BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 3 Máire Ford Professor  2025/Y Psychology Maire.Ford@lmu.edu 
BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 4 Prachi Jain Associate Professor  2024/Y Economics Prachi.Jain@lmu.edu
CBA 1 Richard Zhen Tang Assistant Professor  2025/Y Marketing and Business Law

Zhen.Tang@lmu.edu 

CBA 2 Myla Bui Professor  2026/Y  Marketing and Business Law

My.Bui@lmu.edu 

CBA 3 Dominique Braxton Assistant Professor  2024/Y  Marketing and Business Law Dominique.Braxton@lmu.edu
CFA, Communication Studies and Marital and Family Therapy 1 Meng Li Associate Professor  2026/Y Communication Studies Meng.Li@lmu.edu 
CFA, Fine and Performing Arts 1 Leon Wiebers Professor  2024/N Theatre Arts and Dance Leon.Wiebers@lmu.edu
CFA, Fine and Performing Arts 2 Terry Lenihan Professor  2026/Y Art and Art History  Teresa.Lenihan@lmu.edu 
WHH Library 1 Jessea Young Librarian II 2026/Y Library Jessea.Young@lmu.edu 
SOE 1 Manuel Ponce Clinical Associate Professor  2024/N Educational Leadership  Manuel.Ponce@lmu.edu
SOE 2 Vacant   2026/Y    
SFTV 1 Anupama Prabhala Associate Professor  2025/Y Film, Television and Media Studies Anupama.Prabhala@lmu.edu
SFTV 2 Jonathan Wysocki Clinical Assistant Professor 2026/Y Film & Television Production Jonathan.Wysocki@lmu.edu 
SFTV 3 Gregory Ruzzin Associate Professor  2024/Y Production Film & Television Gregory.Ruzzin@lmu.edu 
SCSE, Engineering and Computer Science 1 Brendan Smith Associate Professor  2025/N Mechanical Engineering Brendan.Smith@lmu.edu
SCSE, Engineering and Computer Science 2 Ray Toal Professor  2024/Y Computer Science Ray.Toal@lmu.edu 
SCSE, Science and Mathematics 1 Vacant    2026/Y    
SCSE, Science and Mathematics 2 Tatiana Kuzmenko Instructor  2024/Y Biology Tatiana.Kuzmenko@lmu.edu
SCSE, Science and Mathematics 3 Blake Mellor Professor  2025/Y Mathematics Blake.Mellor@lmu.edu 
Loyola Law School Liaison David Glazier       David.Glazier@lls.edu 

 

 

Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Academic Year 2023-2024

President: 
Leon Wiebers, Theatre Arts and Dance
Vice President: 
Blake Mellor, Mathematics
Secretary: 
Nora Murphy, Psychology
Fourth Member: 
Christopher Daily, Theological Studies


Academic Year 2022-2023

President: Leon Wiebers, Theatre Arts and Dance
Vice President: Véronique Flambard-Weisbart, Modern Languages and Literatures [Effective 09/08/2022]
Secretary: Nora Murphy, Psychology
Fourth Member: Yu Li, Modern Languages and Literatures

Academic Year 2021-2022
President: Dorothea Herreiner, Economics
Vice President: Cathleen McGrath, Management
Secretary: Inas R. Kelly, Economics [effective 10/07/2021], Linh Hua, Rhetorical Arts
Fourth Member: Lawrence Lacey, Theatre Arts [effective 10/07/2021], Inas R. Kelly, Economics


Academic Year 2020-2021

President: Dorothea Herreiner, Economics
Vice President: Cathleen McGrath, Management [effective 10/22/2020], Mónica Cabrera, Modern Languages and Literature
Secretary: Linh Hua, Rhetorical Arts
Fourth Member: Nina Lozano, Communication Studies


Academic Year 2019-2020

President: Marne Campbell, African American Studies
Vice President: K.J. Peters, English
Secretary: Dorothea Herreiner, Economics
Fourth Member: John Jackson, Library Outreach and Communications


Academic Year 2018-2019

President: Marne Campbell, African American Studies
Vice President: K.J. Peters, English
Secretary: John Jackson, Library Outreach and Communications
Fourth Member: Brian Moss, Art & Art History


Academic Year 2017-2018

President: William Parham, Educational Support Services
Vice President: Marne Campbell, African American Studies
Secretary: Maryann Krikorian, Specialized Programs in Urban Education
Fourth Member: Elizabeth Drummond, History


Academic Year 2016-2017

President: Elizabeth Drummond, History
Vice President: Jeffrey Wilson, Philosophy
Secretary: Dong Chen, Management
Fourth Member: Charles Erven, Theatre Arts


Academic Year 2015-2016

President: Elizabeth Drummond, History
Vice President: Charles Erven, Theatre Arts
Secretary: Meghan Weeks, Access Services and Systems
Fourth Member: Jennifer Pate, Economics


Academic Year 2014 – 2015

President: Jennifer Pate, Economics
Vice President: Franca Dell’Olio, Educational Leadership
Secretary: John Parrish, Political Science
Fourth Member: Anna Muraco, Sociology


Academic Year 2013-2014

President: Jennifer Pate, Economics
Vice President: Thomas White, Center for Ethics and Business
Secretary: Franca Dell’Olio, Educational Leadership
Fourth Member: Hawley Almstedt, Health and Human Sciences


Academic Year 2012-2013

President: John Parrish, Political Science
Vice President: Paul Harris, English
Secretary: Jennifer Pate, Economics
Fourth Member: Sue Scheibler, Film and TV Studies


Academic Year 2011-2012

President: John Parrish, Political Science
Vice President: K.J. Peters, English
Secretary: Laurel Burks, Librarian
Fourth Member: Véronique Flambard-Weisbart, Modern Languages and Literature [effective 09/08/2011], Sue Scheibler, Film and TV Studies


Academic Year 2010-2011

President: Paul Harris, English
Vice President: Charles E. Erven, Theatre Arts
Secretary: Jamie Hazlitt, Library Outreach and Communications
Fourth Member: Michael Manoogian, Civil & Environmental Engineering


Academic Year 2009-2010

President: Philip Wander, Communication Studies
Vice President: Amir Hussain, Theological Studies
Secretary: Jennifer Pate, Economics
Fourth Member: Katerina Zacharia, Classics & Archaeology


Academic Year 2008-2009

President: Seth Thompson, Political Science
Vice President: Patrick Shanahan, Mathematics
Secretary: Jennifer Pate, Economics [effective 09/11/2008], Christina Hennessy, Cataloging Librarian
Fourth Member: Victoria Graf, Education Support Services