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Elected Members

AY 2026-2027 (39 current members/representatives, 3 ex-officio)

Unit
Name
Email | Term

Arrupe College
(1 Rep)

Jennifer Armstrong (Communication)

jarmstrong4@LUC.edu | 2026-2028

College of Arts and Sciences: Humanities*
(6 Reps)

Leanna Boychenko (Classical Studies)

lboychenko@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Tisha Rajendra (Theology)

trajendra@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Jenn Finn (Classical Studies)

jfinn4@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Natalia Valencia (Modern Languages & Literatures)

nvalencia@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Joshua Mendelsohn (Philosophy)

Kristen Irwin (Philosophy)

kirwin@luc.edu | 2026-2028

College of Arts and Sciences: Natural Sciences*
(4 Reps)

Katrina Binaku (Chemistry & Biochemistry)

kbinaku@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Christine Beatty (Biology)

cbeatty@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Polina Pine (Chemistry & Biochemistry)

ppine@luc.edu | 2025-2027

Jennifer Mierisch (Biology)

jmierisch@luc.edu | 2025-2027

College of Arts and Sciences: Social Sciences*
(3 Reps)

Zhandarka Kurti (Criminal Justice)

zkurti@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Alexandru Grigorescu (Political Science)

agrigor@luc.edu | 2025-2027

Ben Penglase (Anthropology) bpengla@luc.edu | 2025-2027

School of Continuing and Professional Studies/Institutes
(1 Rep)

David Dault (Christian Spirituality)

ddault@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Quinlan School of Business
(3 Reps)

Maha Halabi Ditsch (Systems and Supply Chain)

mhalabiditsch@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Jami Eddington (Information Systems)

Jedding@luc.edu | 2025-2027

Frederick Kaefer (Management Information Systems)

fkaefer@luc.edu | 2026-2028

School of Communication
(1 Rep)

Jeff Harder (Film)

jharder@luc.edu | 2026-2028

School of Education 
(2 Reps)

Lara Smetana 

lsmetana@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Adam Kennedy (Early Childhood Special Education)

akenne5@luc.edu | 2026-2028

School of Environmental Sustainability
(1 Rep) 

Stephany Virrueta Herrera (Conservation and Restoration Ecology)

svirrueta@luc.edu | 2025-2027

Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health
(1 Rep)

Kevin Pietro (Applied Health Science)

kpietro@luc.edu | 2026-2028

School of Law
(2 Reps)

Sheldon Lyke 

slyke@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Allen Shoenberger (Constitutional Law)

ashoen1@luc.edu | 2025-2027

Stritch School of Medicine: Basic Sciences
(2 Reps)

Jiwang Zhang (Cancer Biology)

jzhang@luc.edu | 2025-2027

Keith Jones (Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics)

wjones7@luc.edu | 2025-2027

Stritch School of Medicine: Clinical
(6 Reps)

Mariah Siddiqui (Radiology and Medical Imaging)

MARIAH.BASHIR@lumc.edu | 2025-2027

Mary Mulcahey (Orthopedic Surgery) mary.mulcahey.md@gmail.com | 2026-2028

Gift Abraham (Surgery)

gabraham@luc.edu | 2026-2028
Anna Czapar (Infectious Disease) aczapar@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Sylvester Barnes (Medicine)

Sylvester.Barnes@lumc.edu | 2025-2027

Sahitya Denduluri (Surgery)

Sahitya.Denduluri@lumc.edu  | 2025-2027

Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing
(2 Reps)

Kim Reschke (Adult Gerontology Primary Care)

kreschke@luc.edu | 2026-2028

Shalini Shrikanth (Community Health)

sshrikanth@luc.edu | 2025-2027

School of Social Work
(2 Reps)

Abha Rai

arai4@luc.edu | 2025-2027

James Marley

Jmarley@luc.edu | 2026-2028

University Libraries
(2 Reps)

 

 (Lake Shore Library)

tgolden2@luc.edu | 2026-2028

(Health Sciences)

ttawzer@luc.edu | 2025-2027

Ex-Officio Members

 

 

Minerva Ahumada |
Chair of University Senate

 

Chris Dickman |
Chair of Staff Council

 

Deborah Goodman |
Chair of Faculty Forward (CAS NTT Faculty Union Rep)

 

*In the College of Arts and Sciences, the following departments are housed under each area:
Humanities: Classical Studies, English, Fine & Performing Arts, History, Modern Languages & Literatures, Philosophy, and Theology
Natural Sciences: Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics & Statistics, and Physics
Social Sciences: Anthropology, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology

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