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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

Jill Wilson, President, facultysenatepresident@northwestern.edu 

Committee Members (chairs are subject to Senate approval at the first meeting of the year)

  • Cat Fabian, NTE Committee Chair
  • Michael Fishman, Budget & Planning Committee 
  • Ian Horswill, Salary & Benefits Committee Chair
  • Ian Hurd, President-Elect
  • Swati Kulkarni, Research Affairs Committee Chair
  • Rebecca Zorach, Social Responsibility Committee Chair
  • Anne Zald, Faculty Handbook Committee Chair
  • Danny M. Cohen, Secure Faculty Survey Committee Chair
  • Regan Thomson, Past President 
  • Ceci Rodgers, Governance Committee Chair
  • Mark Alznauer, Faculty Rights & Responsibilities Committee Chair
  • Jacqueline Babb, Educational Affairs Committee Chair
  • Tom Hope, Committee on Cause Chair
  • Ana Maria Acosta, Student Affairs Committee Chair