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, 2026/2027
Updated 06/05/2026
Brendan Smith, Ph.D.
President
Brendan.Smith@lmu.edu
Mónica Cabrera, Ph.D.
Vice President
Monica.Cabrera@lmu.edu
Jordan Kellerstrass, Ph.D.
Secretary
Jordan.Kellerstrass@lmu.edu
Armando Paz, D.B.A., J.D.
Fourth Member
Armando.Paz@lmu.edu
FACULTY SENATE ROSTER, 2026-2027
| Constituency | Member | Title | Exp/Run Again? | Department | |
| At Large 1 | Mónica Cabrera | Professor | 2027/Y | Modern Languages & Literatures | Monica.Cabrera@lmu.edu |
| At Large 2 | Brendan Smith | Associate Professor | 2028/Y | Mechanical Engineering | Brendan.Smith@lmu.edu |
| At Large 3 | Konstantin Platonov | Associate Professor | 2028/Y | Economics | Konstantin.Platonov@lmu.edu |
| At Large Contingent 1 | Gladys Mac | Senior Lecturer | 2029/Y | History | Gladys.Mac@lmu.edu |
| At Large Contingent 2 | Lauren Cole | Senior Lecturer | 2027/Y | History | Lauren.Cole@lmu.edu |
| At Large Contingent 3 | Angela Torres Camarena | Senior Lecturer | 2028/Y |
Production Film and Television |
Angela.TorresCamarena@lmu.edu |
| At Large Contingent 4 | Keiana Richard | Lecturer | 2028/Y | Theatre Arts & Dance | Keiana.Richard@lmu.edu |
| At Large Contingent 5 | Jo Ann Mendelson | Senior Lecturer | 2029/Y | Theatre Arts & Dance | JoAnn.Mendelson@lmu.edu |
| At Large Contingent 6 | Brian Moss | Senior Lecturer | 2027/Y | Studio Arts | Brian.Moss@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, English, Journalism, Modern Languages, and Classics and Archaeology 1 |
Lauren Smart |
Clinical Associate Professor |
2028/Y | Journalism | Lauren.Smart@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, English, Journalism, Modern Languages, and Classics and Archaeology 2 | Judy Park | Associate Professor | 2029/Y | English | Judy.Park@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, English, Journalism, Modern Languages, and Classics and Archaeology 3 |
Angel Diaz-Davalos |
Assistant Professor | 2027/Y | Modern Languages & Literatures | Angel.Diaz-Davalos@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, Bioethics, History, Philosophy, Theological Studies, and Yoga Studies 1 |
Kevin McDonald |
Associate Professor | 2027/Y | History | Kevin.McDonald@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, Bioethics, History, Philosophy, Theological Studies, and Yoga Studies 2 | Kim Harris | Associate Professor | 2028/Y | Theological Studies | Kim.Harris@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, Bioethics, History, Philosophy, Theological Studies, and Yoga Studies 3 | Rebecca Wall | Assistant Professor | 2029/Y | History | Rebecca.Wall@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 1 | Magaela Bethune | Assistant Professor | 2029/Y | African American Studies | Magaela.Bethune@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 2 | Dorothea Herreiner | Associate Professor | 2027/Y | Economics | |
| BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 3 |
Amanda Christy (On sabbatical AY2026/2027) |
Associate Professor | 2028/Y | Women's and Gender Studies | Amanda.Christy@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 4 | Timothy Williamson | Assistant Professor | 2027/Y | Psychological Science | Timothy.Williamson@lmu.edu |
| BCLA, Social Sciences, Ethnic Studies Programs, and Women and Gender Studies 5 | Vacant |
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| CBA 1 |
Zining Li (On sabbatical Fall 2026) |
Associate Professor | 2028/Y | Accounting | |
| CBA 2 | Vacant |
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| CBA 3 | Trevor Zink | Professor | 2027/Y | Management | Trevor.Zink@lmu.edu |
| CBA 4 | Armando Paz | Clinical Associate Professor | 2028/Y | Marketing and Business Law | Armando.Paz@lmu.edu |
| CFA, Communication Studies and Marital and Family Therapy 1 | Vacant | ||||
| CFA, Fine and Performing Arts 1 | Nenad Pervan | Clinical Associate Professor | 2027/Y | Theatre Arts & Dance | Nenad.Pervan@lmu.edu |
| CFA, Fine and Performing Arts 2 | Vacant | ||||
| SCSE, Engineering and Computer Science 1 | Emin Issakhanian | Associate Professor | 2028/Y | Mechanical Engineering | Emin.Issakhanian@lmu.edu |
| SCSE, Engineering and Computer Science 2 | Jordan Hellerstrass | Associate Professor | 2027/Y | Computer Science | Jordan.Hellerstrass@lmu.edu |
| SCSE, Science and Mathematics 1 | Tatiana Kuzmenko | Instructor | 2029/Y | Biology | Tatiana.Kuzmenko@lmu.edu |
| SCSE, Science and Mathematics 2 | Yanping Ma | Professor | 2027/Y | Mathematics, Statistics & Data Science | Yanping.Ma@lmu.edu |
| SCSE, Science and Mathematics 3 | Blake Mellor | Professor | 2028/Y | Mathematics, Statistics & Data Science | Blake.Mellor@lmu.edu |
| SCSE, Science and Mathematics 4 | Vacant | ||||
| SFTV 1 | Patricia Meyer | Assistant Professor | 2028/Y | Screenwriting | Patricia.Meyer@lmu.edu |
| SFTV 2 | Jacob Martin | Clinical Assistant Professor | 2029/Y | Film & Television Media Studies | Jacob.Martin@lmu.edu |
| SFTV 3 | Gloria Shin | Instructor | 2027/Y | Film and Television Studies | Gloria.Shin@lmu.edu |
| SOE 1 | Manuel Ponce | Clinical Professor | 2027/Y | Educational Leadership | Manuel.Ponce@lmu.edu |
| SOE 2 | Vacant | ||||
| WHH Library 1 | Nicole Murph | Reference & Instruction Librarian | 2029/Y | W.H. Hannon Library | Nicole.Murph@lmu.edu |
| Loyola Law School Liaison | David Glazier | Professor of Law | David.Glazier@lls.edu |
Faculty Senate Executive Committee
Academic Year 2025-2026
President: Brendan Smith, Mechanical Engineering
Vice President: Mónica Cabrera, Modern Languages and Literatures
Secretary: Jordan Freitas, Computer Science
Fourth Member: Armando Paz, Marketing and Business Law
Academic Year 2024-2025
President: Leon Wiebers, Theatre Arts and Dance
Vice President: Brendan Smith, Mechanical Engineering
Secretary: Nora Murphy, Psychological Science
Fourth Member: Christopher Daily, Theological Studies
Academic Year 2023-24
President: Leon Wiebers, Theatre Arts and Dance
Vice President: Blake Mellor, Mathematics
Secretary: Nora Murphy, Psychological Science
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, Psychological Science
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