Full-Time Faculty and TA-GA Officers
Elected leaders from the several bargaining units of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT have seats on the union-wide Executive Council.
Council Members
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Executive Council
President, July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021
Todd Wolfson, Journalism and Media Studies, New Brunswick, 732-964-1000, aaup@rutgersaaup.org
Vice President, July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021
Rebecca K. Givan, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, New Brunswick, 732-964-1000, aaup@rutgersaaup.org
Secretary, July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021
Dilara Demir, Sociology, New Brunswick, ddemir@sociology.rutgers.edu
Treasurer, July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021
David Hughes, Anthropology, New Brunswick, dhughes@aesop.rutgers.edu
Past President
Deepa Kumar, Journalism and Media Studies, New Brunswick, dekumar@rutgers.edu
EOF Representative
Shornna Berkeley, sberk@echo.rutgers.edu
Postdoc Representative
Todd Vachon, dj_mayday@hotmail.com
PTL Representatives
Amy Higer, amyhiger@gmail.com; David Winters, winters.de2019@gmail.com
Emeriti Representative
Ann Gordon, anndgordon@hotmail.com
Executive Council Representatives – Camden
Jim Brown, Chapter President, jamesjbrownjr@gmail.com
Jamie Dunaev, Chapter Vice President, jamie.dunaev@gmail.com
Camden EC Rep, July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021
Bonnie Jerome-D’Emilia, Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden, bjdem@camden.rutgers.edu
Camden EC Reps, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022
Haydee Herrera-Guzman, Mathematical Sciences, hayher@hotmail.com
Patrice Mareschal, Public Policy and Administration, marescha@camden.rutgers.edu
Camden TA/GA Rep to the EC
Sarah DiGiorgis, Public Policy and Administration, sdegiorgis@gmail.com
Executive Council Representatives – Newark
Kathleen Farley, Chapter President, kefarley@gmail.com
Paul Boxer, Chapter Vice President, paubox@hotmail.com
Newark EC Reps, July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021
Sean Mitchell, Sociology & Anthropology, seantm@rutgers.edu
Rebecca Kunkel, Newark Law Library, rjk178@rutgers.edu
Whit Strub, History, wstrub@rutgers.edu
Newark EC Reps, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022
Angela Lawrence, Dana Library, ange0830@gmail.com
Audrey Truschke, History, audrey.truschke@gmail.com
Newark TA/GA Rep to the EC
Alexandra Adams, Biological Sciences, aaa321@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Executive Council Representatives – New Brunswick
Carla Katz, Chapter President, ckatz@work.rutgers.edu
Will Brucher, Chapter Vice President, wbrucher@gmail.com
New Brunswick EC Reps, July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021
Donna Murch, History, dmurch@history.rutgers.edu
Rob Scott, Anthropology, robertsc@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Carmen Martino, Labor Studies & Employment Relations, carmenm@smlr.rutgers.edu
Carlos Ulises Decena, Latino & Caribbean Studies, carlos.decena@rutgers.edu
Melissa De Fino, University Libraries, mdefino@rutgers.edu
Jeffrey Dowd, Sociology, jeffrey.dowd@rutgers.edu
Andrew Goldstone, English, andrew.goldstone@rutgers.edu
Anna Haley-Lock, Social Work, haleylock@ssw.rutgers.edu
Lisa Klein, Materials Science & Engineering, licklein@rci.rutgers.edu
Ana Pairet, French, ana.pairet@rutgers.edu
Troy Shinbrot, Biomedical Engineering, shinbrotkinetics@gmail.com
Ellen Williams, Expressive Arts/4-H Youth Development, williams@aesop.rutgers.edu
New Brunswick EC Reps, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022
Nikol Alexander-Floyd, Women and Gender Studies, ngaf@rci.rutgers.edu
Omar Dewachi, Anthropology, omar.dewachi@gmail.com
Lilia Fernandez, History/Latino and Caribbean Studies, fernandez.96@gmail.com
Kenneth Sebastian Leon, Latino and Caribbean Studies, kennethsleon@gmail.com
Trip McCrossin, Philosophy, trip@mccrossin.org
Paul O’Keefe, Geography, paul.okeefe@rutgers.edu
Andrew Urban, American Studies, urba0090@gmail.com
New Brunswick TA/GA Reps to the EC
David Tate, English and Communication, davidtate95@gmail.com
Danyel Ferrari, Journalism & Media Studies, danyelferrari@gmail.com
Ian Gavigan, History, iangavigan@gmail.com
Phil Yakushev, Comparative Literature, phillipdyakushev@gmail.com
Chapter Officers
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Camden Chapter
President
Jim Brown, English and Communication, jamesjbrownjr@gmail.com
Vice President
Jamie Dunaev, Psychology, jamie.dunaev@gmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer
John Powell, Paul Robeson Library, john.powell@rutgers.edu
Chapter Executive Committee Members
Tim Knievel, Political Science, tknievel@rutgers.edu
Nidhi Sheth, Computational and Integrative Biology, nsheth2910@gmail.com
Katie Anderson, Paul Robeson Library, kelsonanderson@gmail.com
Bart Everts, Paul Robeson Library, everts.bart@gmail.com
Chapter Rep to the TA/GA Steering Committee
Sarah DiGiorgis, Public Policy and Administration, sdegiorgis@gmail.com
Newark Chapter
President
Kathleen Farley, Biology, kefarley@gmail.com
Vice President
Paul Boxer, Psychology, paubox@hotmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Rebecca Kunkel, Law Library, rjkunkel@hotmail.com
Chapter Executive Committee Members
James Pope, Law School, jamesgraypope@gmail.com
Manu Chander, English, mchander@newark.rutgers.edu
Michelle Gittelman, Business School, mgittelman@business.rutgers.edu
Mi Hyun Yoon, American Studies, yoon.mihyun@gmail.com
Chapter Reps to the TA/GA Steering Committee
Ihsan Al-Zouabi, Criminal Justice (elected at-large representative by all campuses)
Miguel Diaz, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, migueldiazacevedo@gmail.com
Katherine Lloyd, Chemistry, nekolove4668@gmail.com
New Brunswick Chapter
President
Carla Katz, Labor Studies and Employer Relations, ckatz@work.rutgers.edu
Vice President
Will Brucher, Labor Studies and Employer Relations, wbrucher@gmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer (Does not serve on Executive Council)
Donna Murch, History, dmurch@history.rutgers.edu
Chapter Executive Committee Members (do not serve on Executive Council)
Chris Hayes, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, chayes@smlr.rutgers.edu
Andres Morera, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, andeerz87@gmail.com
Althea Pestine-Stevens, School of Social Work, althea.ps@rutgers.edu
Todd Vachon, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, dj_mayday@hotmail.com
Chapter Reps to the TA/GA Steering Committee
David Tate, English and Communication, davidtate95@gmail.com
Phil Yakushev, Comparative Literature, phillipdyakushev@gmail.com
Part-Time Lecturer Officers & Representatives
The Part-Time Lecturers have elected leaders who serve on their own PTL Executive Board and, in addition, they send a representative to the monthly Executive Council meeting of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT.
Board Representatives
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PTL Executive Board
President
Amy Higer, Division of Global Affairs, amyhiger@gmail.com
Vice President
David Winters, School of Communication & Information, winters.de2019@gmail.com
Treasurer
Brian Sacks, Philosophy (Camden), bksacks@gmail.com
Secretary
Frank Bridges, School of Communication & Information, ifbridges@mac.com
Newark Vice-President
Roseli Golfetti, Biology, roseli.golfetti@gmail.com
Camden Vice-President
Paul More Mathematics, pdmore67@aol.com
Alternate PTL Representative to the Executive Council
David Winters, School of Communication & Information, winters.de2019@gmail.com
Executive Board Representatives – Camden
Bruce Garrity, FASC Fine Arts, bruce.garrity249@gmail.com
Executive Board Representatives – Newark
Kevin Keogan, Sociology/Anthropology, kevinkeogan@yahoo.com
Executive Board Representatives – New Brunswick
Ann Ilan Alter, The Writing Program, School of Arts and Sciences, annilanalter@gmail.com
Heather Pierce, Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, hnpierce@gmail.com
David Letwin, Mason Gross Arts Online, dpletwin@me.com
Thomas Moomjy, SAS/Department of American Studies, temoomy@gmail.com
Dan Sidorick, Labor Studies, dansidorick@yahoo.com
Karen Thompson (also Senate Rep), English Writing Program, School of Arts and Sciences, kgtkarent@gmail.com
Howard Swerdloff, English Writing Program, School of Arts and Sciences, hswerdloff@gmail.com