Western University of Health Sciences
2022-2023 University Committee Roster
Elected Committees
Faculty Senate
3 year term, 2 members per college
| Members | Length of Term | Colleges |
| Chair – Hyma Gogineni | 2023-2026 | COP |
| Vice Chair – Yadi Fernandez Sweeny | 2023-2026 | COMP |
| Past Chair – Raj Kandpal | 2023-2026 | COMP |
| Acting Past Chair – Malika Kachani |
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| Jeffrey Oyama | 2023-2026 | CDM |
| Brian Chui | 2021-2024 | CDM |
| Khoa (Joey) Dang | 2021-2024 | CGN |
| Patricia Shakhshir | 2022-2025 | CGN |
| Janet Konecne | 2021-2024 | CHS |
| Michael Granado | 2022-2025 | CHS |
| Anu Raisanen | 2023-2026 | CHS-NW |
| Pinakin Davey | 2023-2026 | CO |
| Vishwanath Venketaraman | 2022-2025 | COMP |
| Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny | 2023-2026 | COMP |
| Brion Benninger | 2022-2025 | COMP-NW |
| Peter Oelschlaeger | 2023-2026 | COP |
| David Min | 2023-2026 | COP |
| Mary Schuh-Clark | 2023-2026 | CPM |
| Saba Sadra | 2021-2024 | CPM |
| Babak Faramarzi | 2022-2025 | CVM |
| Yvonne Drechsler | 2022-2025 | CVM |
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| Laura Murphy |
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Senate Committees
*Denotes Committee Chair
**Denotes Ex-officio (Provost’s nominees)
| Members | University Faculty Affairs | Academic Standards and Policy | Academic Support Services and Planning |
| 1 | Peter Oelschlaeger | Vishwanath Venketaraman | Janet Konecne |
| 2 | Michael Granado | Yvonne Drechsler | Patricia Shakhshir |
| 3 | Jeffrey Oyama | Brian Chui | Brion Benninger |
| 4 | Yadi Fernandez-Sweeny | Khoa (Joey) Dang | Pinakin Davey |
| 5 | Raj Kandpal | Anu Raisanen | Babak Faramarzi |
| 6 | Saba Sadra | David Min | Mary Schuh-Clark |
| 7 | Hyma Gogineni |
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| 8 | Malika Kachani |
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Library Committee
2 year term, 1 per college
| Members | Length of Term | Colleges |
| Karen Matgsumura-Lem | 2023-2025 | CDM |
| Dawn Stone | 2022-2024 | CGN |
| Amber Singletary | 2022-2024 | CHS |
| Nicole Biltz | 2023-2025 | CHS-NW |
| Nataly Fahim | 2023-2025 | CO |
| Katherine Mitsouras | 2022-2024 | COMP |
| Anthony Sengul | 2023-2025 | COP |
| Adrienne Estes | 2023-2025 | CPM |
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Research Committee
3 year term, 1 per college, 3 at-large
| Members | Length of Term | Colleges |
| Harshavardhan Deoghare | 2021-2024 | CHS |
| Hendrik Szumant | 2022-2025 | COMP |
| Bradley Andresen | 2022-2025 | COP |
| Yvonne Drechsler | 2021-2024 | CVM |
| Patricia Shakhshir | 2021-2024 | CGN |
| Naveen Yadav | 2023-2026 | CO |
| Zohra Tumur | 2021-2024 | CDM |
| Rebecca Moellmer | 2023-2026 | CPM |
| Anu Raisanen | 2021-2024 | CHS-NW |
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| Lyna Luo | 2023-2026 | AT LARGE (COP) |
Grievance Committee
3 year term, 5 members elected at-large
| Members |
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| Peter Oelschlaeger, COP | Associate Professor (TENURED) | 2023-2026 |
| Mihai Covasa, COMP | Professor (TENURED) | 2022-2025 |
| Mohammed Elsalanty, COMP | Professor (TENURED) | 2021-2024 |
| Preeti Kotha | Assistant Professor | 2022-2025 |