The College of Arts & Sciences Staff Council is comprised of 12 staff members— three from each division of the college—with the goal of facilitating constructive information sharing and dialogue between the Dean’s Office and college staff. The CAS Staff Council meets once per quarter with Dean Harris to share ideas and think creatively together. Each member serves a one-year term.
Click the photos below to learn more about this year’s council members:
![Photo of Alison Alcoba](/sites/default/files/2023-12/alcoba_alison.jpg)
Alison Alcoba
Director of Personnel; Department of Physics
![Photo of Melisa Anderson](/sites/default/files/2023-12/anderson_melisa.jpg)
Melisa Anderson
Administrator; Department of Astronomy
![Ed Connery's photo](/sites/default/files/2023-11/ed_connery.jpeg)
Ed Connery
Administrator; Department of Political Science
![Janet Germeraad's photo](/sites/default/files/2023-11/janet-germeraad.jpg)
Janet Germeraad
Director of Academic Services; Department of Biology
![Photo of Mahmoud Jaber](/sites/default/files/2023-12/mahmoud_jaber.jpg)
Mahmoud Jaber
Assistant to Meany Center's Executive and Artistic Director
![Karoliina Kuisma's photo](/sites/default/files/2023-11/karoliinakuisma-2.jpg)
Karoliina Kuisma
Administrator; Department of Linguistics
![Fatema Mookhtiar's photo](/sites/default/files/2023-11/fatema_web_crop.jpg)
Fatema Mookhtiar Charawala
Administrator; Department of Sociology
![Photo of Kendall Nelson](/sites/default/files/2023-12/kendallnelson_002.jpg)
Kendall Nelson
Graduate Program Coordinator; Department of Anthropology
![Marthadina Russell's photo](/sites/default/files/2023-11/marthadina-russell.jpeg)
Marthadina Russell
Administrator; Comparative History of Ideas
![Photo of Erika Samson](/sites/default/files/2023-12/samson_erika_headshot_2023.jpg)
Erika Samson
Director of Academic Services; Department of Communication
![Kirk L. Van Scoyoc's photo](/sites/default/files/2023-11/kirk-l-van-scoyoc.jpg)
Kirk L. Van Scoyoc
Academic Counselor & Graduate Program Advisor; Asian Languages & Literature
![Photo of Kim Van Someren](/sites/default/files/2023-12/van_someren_kim.jpg)
Kim Van Someren
Instructional Technician; Printmaking, Painting + Drawing