Faculty Council

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

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

Faculty Council Executive Committee

Committee Members

Past Chairs

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	Georgina Lynch	Associate Professor	2023	2026
Tenure Track at Large	Amanda Boyd	Associate Professor	2024	2027
Career Track	Tadé Ayeni	Assistant Professor	2024	2027
Career Track	Saima Ahmad	Assistant Professor	2020	2026

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

• Myles Avila
• Dawn DePriest
• Nick Freeburg
• David Garcia
• William Ge
• Shruthie Gnaneswaran
• Erin Griffin
• Leila Harrison
• Erick Isaacson
• Peter Later
• Judi Marcin
• Delaney Miller
• Harkirat Minhas
• Henry Mroch
• Hinah Parker
• Subeeh Ahmed Siddiqui
• Lonika Sood
• Eva Szentirmai

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

Judith Marcin
judith.marcin@wsu.edu

Committee Administrator

Brenna Kingsbury
brenna.kingsbury@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Irene Ahmed
• Naomi Bender
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Katheryn Cabbage
• Tamara Cooks
• Luisita Francis
• Kelli Frederick
• David Garcia
• Anna Gisselman
• Leila Harrison
• Lori Hunt
• Jae Kennedy
• Anjali Kumar
• Thomas May
• Oladunni Oluwoye
• Lucia Peixoto
• Nicole Rodin
• Rachel Ryan
• Iralda Saavedra
• John Vassall
• 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

Jae Kennedy
jjkennedy@wsu.edu
509-368-6971

Committee Administrator

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

Committee Members

• Jaime Bowman
• Franck Carbonero
• Dawn DeWitt
• David Jenson
• Anjali Kumar
• Julie Larsen
• Thomas May
• 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
• Elizabeth “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

Committee Administrator

Andrew Meyer
medicine.sepac@wsu.edu

Committee Members

• Chris Anderson
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Dawn Cooper
• Heather Fox
• Ben Goodwin
• Nalini Gupta
• Alison Haddock
• Leila Harrison
• Carl Heine
• Shannon Helbling
• Judi Marcin
• Ken Roberts
• Sara Scott
• Jennifer Troiano
• John Vassall
• Farion Williams

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

• Gabriel Alemayehu
• Chris Anderson
• Kimberly Beine
• Jaime Bowman
• Joanna Breems
• Amy Cheng
• Dave Conley
• Dawn Cooper
• David Garcia
• Shruthie Gnaneswaran
• Erin Griffin
• Matthew Hansen
• Carl Heine
• Kevin Hodges
• Dawn Kopp
• Anjali Kumar
• Mary Lacy
• Rachel Larson
• Susan Matthew
• Skye McKennon
• Natalie Morimoto
• Nicole Moses
• Ken Roberts
• Sara Scott
• 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. 

Cabinet Members

• Ofer Amram
• Lisa Burch-Windrem
• Theodore Chauvin
• Naomi Chaytor
• Dawn Cooper
• Glen Duncan
• Stephanie Engle
• Craig Fischer
• Erika Fleck
• Luisita Francis
• David Garcia
• Alison Haddock
• Jeff Haney
• Leila Harrison
• Carl Heine
• Desirae Knight
• Libby Manthei
• Judi Marcin
• Chris Martin
• Sterling McPherson
• Amy Meredith
• Radha Nandagopal
• Brett Oglesbee
• Noushyar Panahpour Eslami
• Ken Roberts
• Lawrence Schecter
• Sara Scott
• Lonika Sood
• Lisa Tyran
• Farion Williams