SmSUFA Executive Committee
SmSUFA Executive Committee 2026-2027 Roster
Meetings are held two Monday afternoons a month, 3:30-5pm. All meetings are open to SmSUFA members, and agendas and access information will be distributed via email prior to each meeting.
If you are interested in attending or have any questions/issues you would like to see addressed by the SmSUFA Executive Committee, please contact Maria Kingsbury (maria.kingsbury@smsu.edu).
Most Executive Committee seats are held for two years (see SmSUFA Constitution for election schedule), with the exception of Equity Caucus seats, which are filled at the discretion and frequency of a given caucus.
| Position | Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Maria Kingsbury | maria.kingsbury@smsu.edu | 2025-2027 |
| Vice President | Jenifer Goblish | jenifer.goblish@smsu.edu | 2026-2027 |
| Secretary | Amanda Bemer | amanda.bemer@smsu.edu | 2026-2027 |
| Treasurer | Ben Tokheim | benjamin.tokheim@smsu.edu | 2025-2027 |
| IFO Board Member | Charles Bingen | 2025-2027 | |
| Academic Affairs | Stephen Kingsbury | stephen.kingsbury@smsu.edu | 2024-2026 |
| Academic Technology | Sang Jung | sang.jung@smsu.edu | 2026-2028 |
| Action | Charles Bingen | charles.bingen@smsu.edu | 2026-2028 |
| Budget | Sonya Vierstraete | sonya.vierstraete@smsu.edu | 2026-2028 |
| Contingent Faculty |
Maryjane Dunn- Fixed-Term/statewide Nik Prohl- Adjunct |
maryjane.dunn@smsu.edu nik.prohl@southcentral.edu |
2026-2027 |
| Curriculum Committee | Sami Shahin | sami.shahin@smsu.edu | 2025-2027 |
| Faculty of Color Caucus | Sang Jung | sang.jung@smsu.edu | |
| Faculty with Disabilities Caucus | Heather Rickgarn | heather.rickgarn@smsu.edu | |
| Feminist Issues (statewide) | Ruthe Thompson | ruthe.thompson@smsu.edu | |
| Government Relations | Ben Walker Shoua Yang |
2026-2027 | |
| Graduate Council | Jay Meiners | jay.meiners@smsu.edu | 2025-2027 |
| LGBTQ Caucus | Julie Walker | julie.walker@smsu.edu | |
| Long-Range | LeAnne Syring | leanne.syring@smsu.edu | 2026-2027 |
| Master Contract/Negotiations | Sami Shahin | sami.shahin@smsu.edu | 2026-2028 |
| Membership/Communications | BC Franson | bc.franson@smsu.edu | 2025-2027 |
| Personnel Policies/Grievance | Jessie Hennen | jessica.hennen@smsu.edu | 2025-2027 |
| Physical Plant | Sandy Craner | sandy.craner@smsu.edu | 2025-2027 |
| Professional Development | Laura Koenig | laura.koenig@smsu.edu | 2026-2028 |
| Women's Caucus |
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