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Elections, Representation & Governance

Chair: Kim Gonzalez (kimgonz@umd.edu)

Coordinator: Rebecca Riley (rlriley@umd.edu)

About This Committee

The Elections, Representation & Governance (ERG) Committee is responsible for preserving the principles of shared governance for the Senate and the University as a whole. The committee reviews the plans of organization for the colleges, schools, and other units on campus, as well as makes any appropriate recommendations for improvement of the overall operation of the Senate. Additionally, it is the ERG Committee's responsibility to review the apportionments for the various constituencies of the Senate to help ensure a proper balance of representation. All changes to the Senate Bylaws and Plan of Organization must go through the ERG Committee.

The committee consists of an appointed presiding officer; six faculty members; one exempt staff member; one non-exempt staff member; two undergraduate and two graduate students; and representatives of the Director of Human Resources and the Associate Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment.

 2025 Fall Semester Meetings

Date Time Location Agenda
Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:00am-11:30am Zoom Agenda
Thursday, October 23, 2025 10:00am-11:30am Zoom TBD
Monday, November 17, 2025 3:00pm-4:30pm Zoom TBD
Monday, December 8, 2025 3:00pm-4:30pm Zoom TBD

 

2026 Spring Semester Meetings

Date Time Location Agenda
TBD Zoom
TBD Zoom
TBD Zoom
TBD Zoom
TBD Zoom
Senate
Doc No
Name Current Status Under Review By
25-26-11 Proposal to Rename the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee to the Community and Belonging Committee in the University Senate Bylaws Under Review Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee
25-26-10 Proposal to Amend Senate Bylaws Regarding Senate Committee Charges Under Review Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee
13-14-37 Revisions to the School of Public Health (SPHL) Plan of Organization Under Review Elections, Representation, & Governance (ERG) Committee
Name Seat College Email Term
Adeyemi, Hannah (Toyin) Faculty ARHU olutyn@umd.edu 2027
Deshpande, Amol Faculty CMNS amol@umd.edu 2027
Dhakal, Bibek Graduate Student AGNR bdhakal@umd.edu 2026
Gonzalez, Kim Chair BMGT kimgonz@umd.edu 2026
Hatcher, Tom Faculty ARHU thatcher@umd.edu 2026
Hunter, Cherise Exempt Staff EDUC cjhunter@umd.edu 2027
Miyamoto, Linh Undergraduate Student INFO lmiyamot@terpmail.umd.edu 2026
O'Hara, Jessica Faculty SVPAAP johara@umd.edu 2026
Phillips, Pamela Ex-Officio - Associate VP IRPA Rep SVPAAP pphillip@umd.edu 2026
Shah, Anushka Undergraduate Student BSOS anu567@terpmail.umd.edu 2026
Thomas McLeod, Tikeetha Ex-Officio - Director of Human Resources Rep VPA ttmcleod@umd.edu 2026
Wilkins, Caroline Faculty ARHU cwilkins@umd.edu 2027
Willis, Derek Faculty JOUR dpwillis@umd.edu 2027
Yordanov, Alexander Graduate Student CMNS aoy240@umd.edu 2026
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