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Senators and Committees

Please use the link below to download a PDF of the Senator Delegation and Committee Listing.

2024-2025 Academic Year Senator Delegation and Committee Listing (PDF)

2022-2023 Handbook for Faculty Senators (PDF)

Please contact Jean Carrano at carranoj@mailbox.sc.edu to make changes to this document.


Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Position 2024-2025 Officer 2023-2024 Officer
Immediate Past Chair Andy Yingst, Lancaster Vacant
Chair Steve Lownes, Union Andy Yingst, Lancaster
Chair Elect Vacant Steve Lownes, Union
Secretary Carmela Gottesman, Salkehatchie Shelley Jones, Palmetto College Columbia
Member-at-Large Shelley Jones, Palmetto College Columbia Carmela Gottesman, Salkehatchie
Member-at-Large Sami Varjosaari, Sumter Sami Varjosaari, Sumter

Other Officers

Position 2024-2025 Officer 2023-2024 Officer
Manual Liaison Kajal Ghoshroy, Sumter Kajal Ghoshroy, Sumter

Standing Committee Chairs

Position 2024-2025 Officer 2023-2024 Officer
Rights and Responsibility Committee Chair Andrew Kettler, Union Rebecca Freeman, Lancaster
Welfare Committee Chair Katie Klik, Union/Hayes Hampton, Sumter Katie Klik/Emily Schafer, Union
System Affairs Committee Chair Jerrod Yarosh, Lancaster Jerrod Yarosh, Lancaster

Local Faculty Organization Chairs

Campus Chair
Columbia Chris Nesmith
Lancaster Dana Lawrence
Salkehatchie Fidele Ngwane
Sumter Andy Kunka
Union Andrew Pisano

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