Committees
2020-2021 Committee Assignments
Any corrections/changes, please contact Elaine Mattes, Office of the Vice President and Dean, at 621-7621. More information about UArizona committees can be found at the UArizona Faculty Governance website.
Jim Hunt, Career and Academic Services - chair
Quintin Molina, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Nancy Rodriguez Lorta, Career and Academic Services - ex officio
Parker Antin, Associate Vice President for Research
Shane Burgess, Vice President for Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
Jim Davis, Associate Vice President/Senior Director, Development, Alumni, Advocacy and Corporate Relations
Kevin Fitzsimmons, Director, International Initiatives
Scott Going/Laura Scaramella, Co-chairs, CALS Unit Heads
Mitch McClaran, Director, Arizona Experiment Station
Jean McLain, CALS Assistant Dean for Faculty Advancement
Matt Rahr, Director, Communications and Cyber Technologies
Jeffrey Ratje, Associate Vice President for Finance, Administration and Operations
Janis Rutherford, Director, Finance
Bethany Rutledge, Director, Administration and Communications, Office of the Vice President and Dean
Jeff Silvertooth, Director, UArizona Cooperative Extension
Ursula Schuch, Chair, Diversity and Inclusiveness Council
Mike Staten, Bart Cardon Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Career Development
Jennifer Yamnitz, Executive Director, Branding and Marketing
Brian Berrellez - chair
Kelly Arizmendi
Susanna Eden
Dava Jondall
Nancy Rodriguez Lorta
Jeffrey Ratje - ex officio
Joan Curry, Environmental Science - Chair
Jennifer Ravia, Nutritional Sciences - Vice Chair
Betsy Arnold, Plant Sciences
Jim Hunt, Family and Consumer Sciences
Kelly Jackson, Nutritional Sciences
Darin Knapp, Family and Consumer Sciences
Matt Mars, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Dennis Ray, Plant Sciences
Bobby Torres, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Kelly Jackson, Nutritional Sciences, Dietetics - chair
Satheesh Aradhyula, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Emily Butler, Graduate Council Representative
Joan Curry, Environmental Science
Wendy Davis, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Race Track Industry Program
Darin Knapp, Family and Consumer Sciences
Xianchun Li, Entomology
Kirsten Limesand, Graduate Council Representative
Stephen Poe, Biosystems Engineering
Katy Prudic, Natural Resources and the Environment
Amber Rice, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Dari Trujillo, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Microbiology
Dari Trujillo, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Veterinary Science
tba, Undergraduate Student Representative
tba, Graduate Student Representative
Jim Hunt, Career and Academic Services - ex officio
Fiona McCarthy, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences - chair
Mike Crimmins, Environmental Science
Eric Lyons, Plant Sciences
Katy Prudic, Natural Resources and the Environment
Matt Rahr, Communications and Cyber Technologies
Jeremy Weiss, Natural Resources and the Environment
Todd Schlenke, Entomology - Chair
Melissa Barnett, Family and Consumer Sciences
Mark Beilstein, Plant Sciences
Matt Mars, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Donato Romagnolo, Nutritional Sciences
Russell Tronstad, Agricultural and Resource Economics / UArizona Cooperative Extension
Markus Tuller, Environmental Science
Gayatri Vedantam, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Bonnie Hurwitz, Biosystems Engineering
William Smith, Natural Resources and the Environment
Parker Antin, Associate Vice President for Research - ex officio
Ursula Schuch, Plant Sciences - chair
Maria del Carmen Aranguren, Communications and Cyber Technologies
Maya Azzi, Career and Academic Services
Katherine Broneck, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Melissa Curran, Family and Consumer Sciences
Ashley Dixon, Gila County Cooperative Extension
Don Falk, Natural Resources and the Environment
Felicia Frontain, Family and Consumer Sciences
Ravi Goyal, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Alex Hu, Plant Sciences
Angela Kaczowka, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Erin Korte, Plant Sciences
Luciano Matzkin, Entomology
Jackie Maximillian, Environmental Science
Melissa Merrick, Natural Resources and the Environment
Gavin Ng, Division Business Services
Nita Ocansey, Nutritional Sciences
Nancy Rodriguez-Lorta, CALS Advising and Student Services
Christy Stuth, Coconino County Cooperative Extension
Trent Teegerstrom, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Aaron Tevik, Biosystems Engineering
Shane Burgess
Vice President, Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
Charles-Sander Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Parker Antin
Associate Vice President for Research, Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
Associate Dean, Research, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Jeffrey Ratje
Associate Vice President for Finance, Administration and Operations, Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
Janis Rutherford
Director, Finance
Jeff Silvertooth
Director, UArizona Cooperative Extension
Associate Dean, Economic Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Mike Staten
Bart Cardon Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Career Development
Fiona McCarthy, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences - Chair
Kayle Skorupski, Nutritional Sciences - Vice-Chair
Matt Lewis, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Bonnie Colby (FA20), Agricultural and Resource Economics
Dan Scheitrum (SP21), Agricultural and Resource Economics
Ben Renquist, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Kamel Didan, Biosystems Engineering
Goggy Davidowitz, Entomology
Jackie Maximillian, Environmental Science
Kate Speirs, Family and Consumer Sciences
Katie Zeiders, Family and Consumer Sciences
Jeff Fehmi, Natural Resources and the Environment
Steve Smith, Natural Resources and the Environment
David Galbraith, Plant Sciences
Monica Schmidt, Plant Sciences
Ayman Mostafa, Maricopa County Cooperative Extension
Ravi Goyal, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CALS Faculty Senate Representative)
Dan McDonald, Family & Consumer Sciences (CALS Faculty Senate Representative)
Tim Ottusch, Family & Consumer Sciences (CALS Faculty Senate Representative)
Gayatri Vedantam, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CALS Faculty Senate Senator-at-Large)
Sabrina Helm, Family and Consumer Sciences (Ex officio: Co-Chair of SPBAC)
Melanie Hingle, Nutritional Sciences (Ex officio: Vice-Chair of the Faculty)
Ravi Goyal, College Representative CALS (2022), Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Daniel McDonald, College Representative CALS (2022), Family and Consumer Sciences
Timothy Ottusch, College Representative CALS (2022), Family and Consumer Sciences
Gayatri Vedantam, Senator-at-Large (2021), Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Sabrina Helm, Ex officio: Co-chair of SPBAC (2021), Family and Consumer Sciences
Melanie Hingle, Ex officio: Vice Chair of the Faculty (2022), Nutritional Sciences
Craig Rasmussen (Natural Sciences), Environmental Science, term ends 12/2020 - Chair
Jennifer Teske (Biological Sciences), Nutritional Sciences, term ends 12/2021 - Vice-Chair
Satheesh Aradhyula (Social Sciences), Agricultural and Resources Economics, term ends 12/2021
Melissa Delgado (Social Sciences), Family and Consumer Sciences, term ends 12/2020
Benjamin Renquist (Biological Sciences), Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, term ends 12/2022
Michael Riehle (Biological Sciences), Entomology, term ends 12/2022
Steven Smith (Natural Sciences), Natural Resources and the Environment, term ends 12/2022
H. Dieter Steklis, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, term ends 6/2021 - Chair
Scott Hessell, Family and Consumer Sciences, term ends 6/2023
Quintin Molina, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation, term ends 6/2021
Tanya Quist, Plant Sciences, term ends 6/2021
Lisette Rice, Family and Consumer Sciences, term ends 6/2022
Larry Howery, Natural Resources and the Environment, term ends 6/2021 - Chair
Gregory Bradley, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, term ends 6/2022
Mike Crimmins, Environmental Science, term ends 6/2023
Dan McDonald, Family and Consumer Sciences, term ends 6/2023
Scottie Misner, Nutritional Sciences, term ends 6/2023
Trent Teegerstrom, Agricultural and Resource Economics, term ends 6/2021
Barry Tickes, Yuma County Cooperative Extension, term ends 6/2023
Emily Butler, Family and Consumer Sciences, term ends 6/2021 - Chair
Floyd Chilton, Nutritional Sciences, term ends 6/2023
Joan Curry, Environmental Science, term ends 6/2022
Xianchun Li, Entomology, term ends 6/2021
Stephen Poe, Biosystems Engineering, term ends 6/2022
Willem van Leeuwen, Natural Resources and the Environment, term ends 6/2023
VK Viswanathan, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, term ends 6/2023
Robert Torres, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation - chair
Rivka Fidel (Soils), Environmental Science
Ed Franklin (Agricultural Mechanics), Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Sam Garcia (Meats Evaluation), Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Betsy Greene (Horse Evaluation & Selection), Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Gene Hall (Entomology), Entomology
Larry Howery (Range Management), Natural Resources and the Environment
Chris Jones/Noel Fletcher (Forestry), Natural Resources and the Environment
Luise King (Veterinary Technology), College of Veterinary Medicine
Quint Molina (Student Chairs/Volunteers), Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Mike Ottman (Agronomy & Field Crop Management), Plant Sciences
Amber Rice (Job Interview), Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Ursula Schuch (Nursery/Landscape), Plant Sciences
Trent Teegerstrom (Agricultural Business Management), Agricultural and Resource Economics
TBD, unfilled at present (Livestock Evaluation & Selection)
Kelly Jackson, Nutritional Sciences - Chair
Amanda Armendariz, Career and Academic Services
Arun Dhar, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Belinda Oden, Entomology
Bre Watkins, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Bridget Radcliff, Career and Academic Services
Danielle Buhrow, Agricultural and Resource Economics
Danielle Flink, Career and Academic Services
Dava Jondall, Biosystems Engineering
Gabrielle Sykes-Casavant, Career and Academic Services
Gary Thompson, Agricultural and Resource Economics
James Hunt, Career and Academic Services
Jia Hu, Natural Resources and the Environment
Joan Curry, Environmental Science
Jose Rodas, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Juliana Lincoln, Sustainable Plant Systems
Kathleen Landeen, Environmental Science
Katie Hughes, Natural Resources and the Environment
Linda Pallock, Family and Consumer Sciences/Family Studies and Human Development
Lisette Rice, Family and Consumer Sciences/Retailing and Consumer Science
Liz Collins, Family and Consumer Sciences
Maya Azzi, Plant Sciences
Michelle Mendoza, Nutritional Sciences
Mike Staten, Career and Academic Services - ex officio
Nancy Rodriguez Lorta, Career and Academic Services
Nita Ocansey, Nutritional Sciences
Peter Waller, Biosystems Engineering
Quintin Molina, Agricultural Education, Technology and Innovation
Ruben Fierros, Career and Academic Services
Serena Valle, Career and Academic Services
Soo Kim, Family and Consumer Sciences/Retailing and Consumer Science
Tanya Hodges, Career and Academic Services
Tanya Quist, Plant Sciences
Teresa Kudrna, Entomology
Torey Ligon, Family and Consumer Sciences/Personal and Family Financial Planning
Valeria Martinez, Career and Academic Services