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Governance Committee

The Nelson Institute Governance Committee has jurisdiction over all the interests of the division, except those vested in the Executive Committee. Nelson faculty, center directors, program chairs, and the director of sustainability education and research are all automatic members on the Governance committee. Nelson staff and affiliates can serve one-year renewable terms. The Dean chairs the committee and is an ex-officio, non-voting member. Complete information about the Governance Committee's role and processes can be found in NIPP 5.05., "Governance Committee." This document lists the current members and meeting dates for the 2025-26 academic year.

Meeting Dates for 2025-26

Mondays at 3:30 p.m.: September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15 (tentative), February 16, March 23, April 20, May 11 (tentative)

Committee Documents

Agendas and minutes since 2011 are stored in Box. Access can be requested from Kate Wodyn, committee coordinator.

Committee Members 2025-26

Carol Barford
Robert Beattie
Michael Bell
Will Brockliss
Grace Bulltail
Zuzana Burivalova (on sabbatical)
Joshua Calhoun
Ellen Damschen
Julie Dawson
Morgan Edwards
Will Erikson
Joel Ferguson
Alyson Fleming
Anna Gade
Ken Genskow
Holly Gibbs
Asli Gocmen
Feng He
Elizabeth Hennessy
Andrea Hicks
Tracey Holloway
Leah Horowitz
Justin Hougham
Julie Klinger
Christopher Kucharik
Tyler Lark
Rebecca Larson
Adam Mednick
Sarli Mercado
Tara Mohan
Lisa Naughton
Missy Nergard
Michael Notaro
Mutlu Ozdogan
Jonathan Patz
Tim Portlock
Emily Reynolds
Paul Robbins (Chair)
Cooper Rosin
Rebecca Ryan
Annemarie Schneider
Sissel Schroeder
Nathan Schulfer
Diane Stojanovich
Jonathan Sullivan
Steph Tai
Beth Tellman
Adrian Treves
Liza Waters
Aja Watkins
Monica White


Kate Wodyn manages this committee in collaboration with the Dean.

Last update: 7-14-25

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Keywords:
Governance, committee, meeting, shared governance 
Doc ID:
111643
Owned by:
Kate W. in Nelson Administrative Hub
Created:
2021-06-14
Updated:
2025-07-14
Sites:
Nelson Administrative Hub
Nelson Institute shared governance and other committees