Faculty Council

The Faculty Council is the legislative body of the college. The Faculty Council is the steward of the college bylaws. The Faculty Council is responsible for reviewing and revising the bylaws, when needed.

The Faculty Council holds at least one meeting, annually. The Faculty Council conducts annual elections for standing committees and for senators who represent the college to the university. 

Faculty Council Executive Committee

Committee Members

Questions? Contact facultycouncil.medicine@wsu.edu

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College of Medicine Faculty Senators

The Faculty Council elects members of the college faculty to serve as representatives to the WSU Faculty Senate. Per Faculty Senate rules, elected senators will include tenure/tenure-track faculty members and non-tenure-track faculty members.

Subconstiutency	Name	Faculty Rank	Start Term	End Term
Tenure Track at Large	Amanda Boyd	Associate Professor	2024	2027
Tenure Track at Large	Ofer Amram	Associate Professor	2025	2028
Career Track	Tadé Ayeni	Assistant Professor	2024	2027
Career Track	Luciana Hebert	Assistant Professor	2025	2028

College of Medicine Standing Committees

Admissions Committee

The admissions committee, in concert with the Dean, establishes the criteria and procedures for the admission of medical students based upon the mission of the college. Members of the Admissions Committee should not be contacted individually about their roles in or knowledge about applicants to the College of Medicine MD Program.

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Committee Chair

Jaime Bowman
jaime.bowman@wsu.edu

Kevin Hodges
kevin.hodges@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Chris Booker Sarwine
bookerc@wsu.edu
509-368-6829

Committee Members

• Hannah Bauermeister
• Joseph Drosdeck
• Tyler Everett
• Nick Freeburg
• David Garcia
• Erin Griffin
• Leila Harrison
• Hans Haverkamp
• William “Bill” Heaton
• Izaskun Iglesias
• Erick Isaacson
• Peter Later
• Anna MacCamy
• DeeDee Mullikin
• Henry Mroch
• Hinah Parker
• Jaswinderpal Sandhu
• Lonika Sood
• Dan Stein
• Éva Szentirmai
• Tara Wasser

Equity Committee

The equity committee advises the Dean on policies and practices that promote diversity and inclusion in the college, including identifying underrepresented and underserved populations and developing initiatives to facilitate an environment conducive to diversity and inclusion.

Committee Chair

Jamie Kennel
jamie.kennel@wsu.edu
360-583-3668

Committee Administrator

Brenna Kingsbury
brenna.kingsbury@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Naomi Bender
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Katheryn Cabbage
• Olivia Coiado
• Tamara Cooks
• Luisita Francis
• Kelli Frederick
• David Garcia
• Leila Harrison
• Lori Hunt
• Jae Kennedy
• Anjali Kumar
• Thomas May
• Oladunni Oluwoye
• Lucia Peixoto
• Nicole Rodin
• Iralda Saavedra
• John Vassall
• Elizabeth Westling
• Michelle Yan

Faculty Rank, Promotion and Tenure Committee

The faculty rank, promotion and tenure committee considers rank and promotions to faculty rank as well as recommendations for tenure, as described in the committee’s policies and procedures.

Committee Chair

Pablo Monsivais
p.monsivais@wsu.edu
509-358-7685

Committee Administrator

Kimberly “KC” Cufley
kimberly.cufley@wsu.edu
509-368-6664

Jewel Roach
jewel.roach@wsu.edu
509-368-6773

Committee Members

• Jamie Bowman
• Franck Carbonero
• Dawn Dewitt
• Jae Kennedy
• Anjali Kumar
• Julie Larsen
• Thomas May
• Amy Meredith
• Jingru Sun

Scholarship Committee

The scholarship committee establishes criteria and procedures for the awarding of college-directed scholarships to undergraduate, graduate, bridge, and medical students.

Committee Chair

Kimberly Honn
kimberly.honn@wsu.edu
509-358-7750

Committee Administrator

Gina Hoal
gina.hoal@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Alison Haddock
• Leila Harrison
• Carl Heine
• Yool Lee
• Libby Manthei
• Judi Marcin
• Jessica Wells
• Farion Williams

Student Evaluation, Promotion and Awards Committee

The student evaluation, promotion and awards committee makes recommendations regarding the standards and procedures for student evaluation, advancement, graduation, and disciplinary action.

Committee Chair

Frank Andersen
harold.andersen@wsu.edu

Judi Marcin
judith.marcin@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Andrew Meyer
medicine.sepac@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Chris Anderson
• June Bredin
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Benjamin Caruso
• Nandita Gupta
• Alison Haddock
• Leila Harrison
• Susan Hecker
• Carl Heine
• Jamie Kennel
• Mary Lacy
• Michael Lavin
• Tina Lindquist
• Radha Nandagopal
• Sandra Smith
• Michael Stralser
• Farion Williams
• Sue Weeks

Undergraduate Medical Education Committee

The undergraduate medical education committee has full and centralized responsibility and authority to design, manage and oversee the curriculum and assessment program for the MD education program.

Committee Chair

Anne Grossman
anne.grossman@wsu.edu

Shannon Helbling
shannon.helbling@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Shannon McCarthy
shannon.r.mccarthy@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Charles Anderson
• Jaime Bowman
• Matthew Chen
• David Conley
• Chris Davis
• David Garcia
• Shruthie Gnaneswaran
• Erin Griffin
• Matthew Hansen
• Carl Heine
• Kevin Hodges
• Dawn Kopp
• Anjali Kumar
• Mary Lacy
• Rachel Larson
• Michael Lavin
• Weimin Li
• Chris Martin
• Susan Matthew
• Natalie Morimoto
• Nicole Moses
• Sara Scott
• Sandra Smith
• Eduardo Smith-Singares
• Lonika Sood
• Molly Thompson
• Santiago Toro Posada
• Tao Wang

Dean’s College Executive Cabinet

Although not part of the Faculty Council, the Dean’s College Executive Cabinet (herein referred to as the Dean’s Cabinet) is an entity listed in the bylaws of the College of Medicine. Any changes to the functions or the composition of the Dean’s Cabinet would require a bylaws amendment passed by the Faculty Council. In addition, the Dean’s Cabinet provides reports to the annual meetings of the Faculty Council on all policy and procedural changes, and on all issues that require a vote of the full faculty.