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Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the senior governing body of the Faculty Senate composed of the Senate leadership (President, Past President, and President Elect) and standing committee chairs.

Meet the Committee

Committee Chair

Rebecca Zorach, President, facultysenatepresident@northwestern.edu 

Committee Members

  • Andrea Graham, Budget & Planning Committee 
  • Nasrin Qader, Committee on Cause Chair
  • Danny M. Cohen, Community Affairs Committee Chair
  • Pouya Jamshidi, Educational Affairs Committee Chair
  • Jacqueline Babb, Facilities and Sustainability Committee Chair
  • Ana Maria Acosta, Faculty Rights and Handbook Committee Chair
  • Helen Tilley, Governance and Policy Committee Chair
  • Branden Ghena, Information Technology Committee Chair
  • Axel Mueller, NTE Committee Chair
  • Pablo Durango-Cohen, Research Affairs Committee Chair
  • Cat Fabian, Salary & Benefits Committee Chair
  • Eric Sirota, Social Responsibility Committee Chair
  • Karen Springen, Student Affairs Committee Chair
  • Ian Horswill, President-Elect
  • Ian Hurd, Past President