Faculty Council Officers

Chair: TBD

Vice Chair: TBD

Secretary: TBD

Parliamentarian: Laurence Brenner

Schedule

Location: Meister (ME), Room 228
Time: 12 – 2 pm

Fall 2025: 9/11, 10/16, 11/13
Spring 2026: 2/19, 3/12, 4/23

Agenda & Minutes

For minutes of previous meetings visit:
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/bx_arch_minutes/

BCC Faculty Council

Current Term: Fall 2025 – Spring 2027

Faculty Council

  • Membership of the Faculty Council: Those Senators who are members of the Instructional Staff and who do not hold the title of President, Vice President or Dean, shall comprise the Faculty Council.
  • Functions of the Faculty Council: The Faculty Council shall have the following functions:
    • The authority to pass recommendations or resolutions which shall express the views of the Bronx Community College faculty and instructional staff.
    • To elect faculty and staff to college and university bodies on which elected faculty, or elected faculty and instructional staff, serve. Such elections shall be conducted by the entire Council.

Officers of the Faculty Council

  • The Council shall elect a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson, and a Secretary from its membership.
  • The term of office for officers of the Faculty Council shall be two years.
  • Meetings of the Faculty Council
    • The Faculty Council shall convene at least once per semester.
    • The Faculty Council shall be convened by the Council’s Chairperson, or by petition of at least 40 percent of the Council’s membership.

Membership

Total voting membership = 41 (40 in 2025-26)

At-Large Senators (18)

  1. John Athanasourelis – English
  2. Mirabel Bell-Gam – Biological Sciences
  3. Kevin Bozelka – Communication Arts & Sciences
  4. Sara Brady — Communication Arts & Sciences
  5. Larry Brenner – Communication Arts & Sciences
  6. Howard Clampman – Business & Information Systems
  7. Carlos Cruz — Communication Arts and Sciences
  8. Hisseine Faradj – Social Sciences
  9. Teresa Fisher – Communication Arts & Sciences
  10. Tanweer Haroon – Business & Information Systems
  11. Farnaz Kaighobadi – Social Sciences
  12. Kyeng (Joe) Lee – Biological Sciences
  13. Ge Li — Biological Sciences
  14. Charles Maliti – Biological Sciences
  15. Sharmila Mukherjee — English
  16. Seth Offenbach — History
  17. Maria Psarelli – Mathematics & Computer Science
  18. Anne Vuagniaux — Art & Music
  19. (possibly at-large in next term)

At-Large Alternate Senators (5)

  1. Theresa Smalec — Communication Arts and Sciences
  2. VACANT
  3. VACANT
  4. VACANT
  5. VACANT

Department Senators (14)

  1. Andrea Ortuño – Art & Music
  2. Shazia Khan – Biological Sciences
  3. James Cecil Simpson – Business & Information Systems
  4. Chelia Cullen – Chemistry, Earth Sciences, & Environmental Sciences
  5. Ellen Mareneck – Communication Arts & Sciences
  6. Barbara Caballero Flores – Education & Academic Literacy
  7. Harrison Carranza – Engineering, Physics & Technology
  8. Melissa Coss – English
  9. Stephen Duncan – History
  10. Nelson Santana – Library
  11. Rony Gouraige – Mathematics & Computer Science
  12. Shanell Rawls – Nursing & Allied Health Sciences
  13. Sa’rawla Stoute – Social Sciences
  14. Salvador Salazar – World Languages and Cultures

Department Alternate Senators (14)

  1. Vacant – Art & Music
  2. Diane P. Banks – Biological Sciences
  3. Thomas D’Arrigo – Business Information Systems
  4. Julio Garay – Chemistry, Earth Sciences, & Environmental Sciences
  5. Vacant – Communication Arts & Sciences
  6. Steve Powers – Education & Academic Literacy
  7. Mohammad Nizamuddin– Engineering, Physics & Technology
  8. Vanessa Taylor-O’Connor – English
  9. Raquel Otheguy – History
  10. Michael Miller – Library
  11. Mehdi Lejmi – Mathematics & Computer Science
  12. Manish Sharma – Nursing & Allied Health Sciences
  13. Nelson Reynoso – Social Sciences
  14. Wedsly Guerrier – World Languages and Cultures

Adjunct Senators (2)

  1. VACANT
  2. VACANT

Adjunct Alternate Senator (1)

  1. VACANT

CLT Senators (2)

  1. Bubacarr Bah – Education & Academic Literacy
  2. Martha Sanchez – Library

CLT Alternate Senator (1)

  1. Peter John – HPER

HEO Senators (3)

  1. Chris Efthimiou – Institutional Research
  2. Albert Robinson – CTLT
  3. Karen Thomas — Student Success

HEO Alternate Senator (1)

  1. VACANT

Registrar Senator (1)

  1. Somaiya Arefeen

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