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Senators and Committees

Please use the link below to download a PDF of the Senator Delegation and Committee Listing.

2025-2026 Academic Year Senator Delegation and Committee Listing (PDF)

2022-2023 Handbook for Faculty Senators (PDF)

Please contact Jean Carrano at carranoj@mailbox.sc.edu to make changes to this document.


Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Position 2025-2026 Officer 2024-2025 Officer
Immediate Past Chair N/A Andy Yingst, Lancaster
Chair Steve Lownes, Union Steve Lownes, Union
Chair Elect Carmela Gottesman, Salkehatchie Vacant
Secretary Susan Goebel, Sumter Carmela Gottesman, Salkehatchie
Member-at-Large Shelley Jones, Palmetto College Columbia Shelley Jones, Palmetto College Columbia
Member-at-Large Fernanda Burke, Lancaster Sami Varjosaari, Sumter

Other Officers

Position 2025-2026 Officer 2024-2025 Officer
Manual Liaison Kajal Ghoshroy, Sumter Kajal Ghoshroy, Sumter

Standing Committee Chairs

Position 2025-2026 Officer 2024-2025 Officer
Rights and Responsibility Committee Chair Andrew Kettler, Union Rebecca Freeman, Lancaster
Welfare Committee Chair TBD Katie Klik, Union/Hayes Hampton, Sumter
System Affairs Committee Chair TBD Jerrod Yarosh, Lancaster

Local Faculty Organization Chairs

Campus Chair
Columbia Chris Nesmith
Lancaster Elizabeth Easley
Salkehatchie Francis Burns
Sumter David Decker
Union Katie Klik

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