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Purpose

The Administrative and Professional (A/P) Faculty Senate shall represent all A/P faculty members and have the authority and responsibility to act on their behalf through the university governance process. Working with the Commission on Administrative and Professional Faculty Affairs, the A/P Faculty Senate will support legislative recommendations concerning policies and procedures affecting the employment and working conditions of administrative and professional (A/P) faculty. Areas for consideration include morale of administrative and professional faculty; procedures for appointing, evaluating, disciplining, recognizing, and promoting administrative and professional faculty; benefits, educational and personal leave, and extra-university professional activity; and matters of equity and diversity that affect the university's professional environment.

 

To assist faculty and staff in understanding Virginia Tech’s shared governance structure and how it serves stakeholders across the university, the Office of Policy and Governance has created a series of self-paced online tutorials that outline the history of and guiding principles for effective governance, and the role that faculty, staff and student representative bodies play in the process. In addition to the online tutorial modules, Policy and Governance offers a Governance 101 resource with information on structures and procedures.

Get Involved

The 2023 senate election will be held in March using an electronic ballot with the results reported the first week of May.


Complete this interest form if you would like to learn more about the A/P Faculty Senate and opportunities to serve as a senator or committee member.


Join the A/P Faculty Senate Meetings Google group to receive updates including upcoming meeting agendas.

(Senators are listed alphabetically and alternates are listed in the order they would be called to serve as determined by votes cast.)

Academic Support

3-year Term

Nicole Connors, Policies and Issues Committee Chair
Jennifer Gallagher

2-year Term

Janice Austin, Vice President
Marlena Lester

1-year Term

Jennifer Jones, Secretary/Treasurer
Keri Swaby, Elections and Nominations Committee Co-Chair

Alternates

Kara Latopolski
Renee Ryan
Shane Ryan

Athletics

3-year Term

Chris Helms

2-year Term

Andrew Dubs

1-year Term

Vacant

Alternate

Vacant

Extension

3-year Term

Ed Olsen

2-year Term

Tara Brent

1-year Term

Chad Proudfoot, Parliamentarian

Alternates

Kenner Love
Dave Close
Elizabeth Chang
Jeremy Daubert
Paige Thacker
Sandra Fisher
Brian Hairston
Carl Stafford

General Administrative

3-year Term

Leanna Blevins

2-year Term

Stephen Kleiber

1-year Term

Susan Short

Alternate

Harrison Blythe

General Professional

3-year Term

Gwyneth Martin
Lauren Pollard
Scott Weimer

2-year Term

Blair Allen
Lujean Baab
Holli Gardner Drewry, President

1-year Term

Gonzalo Ortiz Ulloa
Terri Pecora, Elections and Nominations Committee Co-Chair
Nicolas Woods

Alternates

Lindsay Schiller

Library

3-year Term

Cathy Duerbeck

2-year Term

Jonathan Bradley

1-year Term

Ian Heflin

Alternates

Shannon Phillips
Michael Sutherland
Nitra Eastby

Research

3-year Term

Aaron Prussin

2-year Term

Stephanie Trout

1-year Term

Sarah Whitt

Alternates

Annie Lawrence
Clara Elpi
Jessica Crawford
Lynn Byrd
Mary Potter
Vince Barnuaskas
David Franusich

Student Affairs

3-year Term

Andrew Dolbin-MacNab

2-year Term

Nikeshia Arthur

1-year Term

Morgen Snowadzky

Alternates

Robert Emmett

President
Holli Gardner Drewry

Vice President
Janice Austin

Secretary/Treasurer
Jennifer Jones

Parliamentarian
Chad Proudfoot

Communications Committee Chair
Vacant

Elections and Nominations Committee Co-Chairs
Terri Pecora and Keri Swaby

Policies and Issues Committee Chair
Nicole Connors

The A/P Faculty Senate will consist of 30 voting senators elected from among the following constituent areas as defined in the Constitution and Bylaws (PDF):

  • Extension (3 Senators) - Professionals serving as agents, specialists, and 4-H program directors
  • Research (3 Senators) - Professionals supporting research not appointed as Teaching and Research Faculty
  • Academic Support (6 Senators) - Advisors and other professionals working to support colleges
  • Student Affairs (3 Senators) - Professionals working in student affairs
  • Athletics (3 Senators) - Professionals working in athletics
  • General Professional (9 Senators) - Professionals not working in academic support, extension, or student affairs
  • General Administrative (3 Senators) - Senior executive roles such as vice president, assistant, or associate vice president

For more information on the definitions of these constituent groups see the Faculty Handbook sections 2.5.1 Administrative Faculty2.5.2 Professional Faculty7.1 Categories and Definition of Administrative and Professional Faculty, and 14.0 Policies and Procedures for Extension Faculty.

The A/P Faculty Senate meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to noon. See the VT Governance calendar for meeting details.