Category: Members

2022-2023 Committees

NOTE–All College Council Committee Meetings are open to the public under the Open Meetings Law.  All members of the Macaulay community are welcome to attend and participate.  Only College Council members may vote.

Standing Committees

Curriculum Committee Members and Guests: Elizabeth Reis (Chair), Lisa Brundage, Douglas Cohen, Owen Gutfreund, Logan McBride, Kelly O’Donnell, Richard Ocejo, Tasneea Oishee, Karen Shelby, Joseph Ugoretz, Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson

Appointments Committee Members and Guests: Elizabeth Reis, Jolie Huang, David Khaimov,

Admissions Committee Members and Guests: Richard Ocejo, Lavelle Porter, Karen Shelby, Jolie Huang

Ad hoc Committees

Governance and Elections Committee Members and Guests: Joseph Ugoretz, Ira Bloom, Lisa Brundage, Owen Gutfreund, David Khaimov, Lynda Klich, Logan McBride, Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson

Macaulay College Council 2022-2023

Ex Officio
Dara Byrne (Dean-Chair of the Council)
Joseph Ugoretz (Senior Associate Dean)

Members Elected by the Faculty and Appointed by the Dean (15 + 1 Alternate)
Karen Shelby, Baruch
Susan Tenneriello, Baruch
Douglas Cohen, Brooklyn
Betina Zolkower, Brooklyn
Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, CSI
Mike Owen Benediktsson, Hunter
Sylvia Tomasch, Hunter
Owen Gutfreund, Hunter
Lynda Klich, Hunter
Richard Ocejo, John Jay
Ira Bloom, Lehman
Carmen Boullosa, Macaulay Central (alternate)
Logan McBride, Macaulay Central
Lavelle Porter, Macaulay Central
Elizabeth Reis, Macaulay Central
Kara Murphy Schlichting, Queens

Student members elected by the Students (4 + 3 alternates)
Zobia Jamal ’23
Fawziyah Shamim ’24
Yassir Azzam ’26
Ilyanna Garcia ’26

Alternates:
Suha Chaudhury ’23

2019-2020 Committees

NOTE–All College Council Committee Meetings are open to the public under the Open Meetings Law.  All members of the Macaulay community are welcome to attend and participate.  Only College Council members may vote.

Standing Committees

Curriculum Committee Members and Guests: Owen Gutfreund, Lisa Brundage, Elizabeth Reis, Kelly O’Donnell, Regina Bernard, Joseph Ugoretz, Ted Widmer, Sylvia Tomasch, Karen Shelby
Admissions Committee Members and Guests: Lisa Brundage, Douglas Cohen, Ira Bloom, Joseph Ugoretz
Appointment Committee Members and Guests: Roni Natov, Elizabeth Reis, Joseph Ugoretz

Ad hoc Committees

Governance Amendment/Revision Committee Members and Guests: Ira Bloom, Joseph Ugoretz, Lisa Brundage, Mike Benediktsson, Lori Fox

Macaulay College Council 2019-2020

Ex Officio
Mary Pearl (Dean-Chair of the Council)
Joseph Ugoretz (Senior Associate Dean)

Members Elected by the Faculty and Appointed by the Dean (15 + 1 Alternate)
Mike Benediktsson (Sociology-Hunter College)
Regina Bernard (Black and Latino Studies-Baruch College)
Ira Bloom (Political Science-Lehman College)
Doug Cohen (Music-Brooklyn College)
Owen Gutfreund (Urban Affairs and Planning-Hunter College)
Roni Natov (English-Brooklyn College)
Lynda Klich (Art History-Hunter College)
Steve Monte (English-College of Staten Island)
Richard Ocejo (Sociology-John Jay College)
Elizabeth Reis (History/Gender Studies-Macaulay)
David Rosenberg (Law-Baruch College)
Karen Shelby (Art History-Baruch College)
Susan Tenneriello (Theater-Baruch College)
Sylvia Tomasch (English-Hunter College)
Ted Widmer (History-Macaulay)
Betina Zolkower (Math Education-Brooklyn College)

Student members elected by the Students (4 + 3 alternates)

Samah Islam – City, 2020
Shawn Abraham – CSI, 2021
Yina Torres – Baruch, 2021
Dylan Senkin – John Jay, 2021
Alexis Kateridge – CSI, 2020
Helen El-Achkar – CSI, 2023
Adam Mohamed Yasin – Lehman, 2023

2018-2019 Committees

NOTE–All College Council Committee Meetings are open to the public under the Open Meetings Law.  All members of the Macaulay community are welcome to attend and participate.  Only College Council members may vote.

Standing Committees

  • Curriculum Committee Members and Guests: Grazyna Drabyk, Owen Gutfreund, Lisa Brundage, Elizabeth Reis, Kelly O’Donnell, Regina Bernard, Joseph Ugoretz, Darren Staloff
  • Admissions Committee Members and Guests: Lisa Brundage, Gillian Stewart, Douglas Cohen, Ira Bloom, Joseph Ugoretz
  • Appointment Committee Members and Guests: Roni Natov, Elizabeth Reis, Joseph Ugoretz, Jon Peters

Ad hoc Committees

  • Governance Amendment/Revision Members and Guests: Ira Bloom, Joseph Ugoretz, Lisa Brundage, Mike Benediktsson
  • GPA Requirement Amendments/Revision Members and Guests: Owen Gutfreund, Lisa Brundage, Kelly O’Donnell, Joseph Ugoretz, Elizabeth Reis, Gillian Stewart, Regina Bernard, Javiera Morales-Reyes

Macaulay College Council 2018-2019

Ex Officio
Mary Pearl (Dean-Chair of the Council)
Joseph Ugoretz (Senior Associate Dean)

Members Elected by the Faculty and appointed by the Dean (15)
Darren Staloff, Elected Secretary of the Macaulay College Council (History-City College and Macaulay)
Roni Natov (English-Brooklyn College)
Jon Peters (Accounting and Finance-College of Staten Island)
Jennifer Ball (Art History-Brooklyn College)
Elizabeth Reis (History/Gender Studies-Macaulay)
Doug Cohen (Music-Brooklyn College)
Mike Benediktsson (Sociology-Hunter College)
Regina Bernard (Black and Latino Studies-Baruch College)
Ira Bloom (Political Science-Lehman College)
Grazyna Drabik (English-City College)
Steve Monte (English-CSI)
Ted Widmer (History-Macaulay)
Owen Gutfreund (Urban Affairs and Planning-Hunter College)
Gillian Stewart (Marine Biogeochemistry-Queens College)
Richard Ocejo (Sociology-John Jay College)

Student members elected by the Students (4 + 2 alternates)
Nicolette Hussain (2019-Baruch College)
Madhav Bhatt (2018-City College)
Jonathan Penuela (2019–John Jay College)
Alexandria Brown-Panisse (2018-Lehman College)
Genevieve Buccigrossi (2019-College of Staten Island)
Christine Chow (2021-Brooklyn College)