Faculty Senate
fort lewis college committees

2025–26 FLC Faculty Senate

President of the Faculty Senate

• David Blake (2026)

Faculty Member of the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees

• Veronika Furst (2026)

Senate Executive Committee

• David Blake, President (2026)
• Ruth Alminas, Vice President (2026)
• Di Ryter, Committees Officer (2026)
• Laura Scull, Corresponding Secretary (2026)
• Candace Nadon, Recording Secretary (2026)
• Veronika Furst, BOT Rep (2026)

Senators from Sciences (3 total)

1. Melissa Clutter, Geosciences (2026)
2. Joanna Casey, Physics and Engineering (2027)
3. Jen Lowell, Public Health (2027)

Senators from Interdisciplinary and Social Sciences (3 total)

1. Ruth Alminas, Political Science (2027)
2. Kaitlin Mattos, Environment and Sustainability (2027)
3. Marnie Thomson, Anthropology (2026)

Senators from Arts and Humanities (3 total)

1. Paul Kuenker, History (2028)
2. Erik Juergensmeyer, English (2028)
3. Cory Pillen, Art (2028)

Senators from the Katz School of Business (2 total)

1. VACANT
2. Michael Valdez, Management (2027)

Senator from the School of Education (1 total)

1. Di Ryter, School of Education (2027)

Senators from Full-Time, Non-Tenure-Track Faculty (2 total)

1. Aaron Ball, Adventure Education (2028)
2. Addy Santese, English (2028) – On leave Fall 2025, seeking one-semester replacement

Senators Elected at Large (9 total)

1. Mark Boespflug, Philosophy (2026)
2. VACANT
3. Kenny Miller, Chemistry (2028)
4. Tim Korpita, Biology (2027)
5. Lorraine Taylor, Management (2026) – Serving as temporary replacement for Mika Kusar, Management (2027)
6. Erich McAlister, Math (2027)
7. Candace Nadon, English (2027)
8. Laura Scull, Math (2027)
9. Leonardo Alvarado, Political Science (2028)