College Advisory Council

MSU’s Bylaws for Faculty Governance stipulate that the bylaws of each college shall provide for a College Advisory Council (CAC) of faculty to serve as a means of participation by faculty in the policy-making of the college.  Members of the CAC serve as advisors to the dean, bringing the voice of the faculty to discussion and planning, and serving as a conduit of information between the dean and the faculty. In addition, the CAC has shared responsibility with the provost to determine procedures for nomination of the dean and for the dean’s five-year review.

The CAC includes one faculty member from each administrative/academic unit of the college, and two medical students and one graduate student, representing different parts of the curriculum. Faculty members are elected for a two-year term by the voting members of the unit. Chairpersons and directors of units are responsible for initiating and supervising, within their respective units, elections in early spring semester with members taking office on August 15. The election procedure is determined by each unit’s bylaws but is limited to eligible internal voting faculty of the college.  In addition to elected voting members, the faculty members representing the college on each university standing committee  serve as ex officio, non-voting members of the CAC and provide a quarterly, or as needed, report of their committee’s activities at a regularly scheduled CAC meeting.  Other ex officio non‑voting members may be added as needed by the CAC and generally include the associate deans for administration, academic affairs, student affairs and faculty development.

The term of office for members will be two years; no faculty member may serve for more than two consecutive terms.

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College Advisory Council Roster

Department	Elected Members	Term Ends	Term
Anesthesiology	Nabil Sibai	8/15/2026	1st term
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rob Quinn, PhD	8/15/2026	2nd term
Charles Steward Mott Dept. of Public Health	Robey Shah - Secretary	8/15/2026	1st term
Dermatology	David Ozog*
Emergency Medicine	Mariah Barnes, MD	8/15/2026	1st term
Epidemiology & Biostatistics	Nicole Talge	8/15/2027	1st term
Family Medicine	Natoshia Cunningham, MS, PhD - Chair	8/15/2026	2nd term
Medical Education Research & Develop. (OMERAD)	Julie Christensen, PhD - Vice Chair	8/15/2026	1st term
Medicine	Max Tamae Kakazu, MD, FCCP	8/15/2026	1st  term
Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology	Ashraf Hassaballa	8/15/2027	1st term
Neurology & Ophthalmology	Theresa Estiphan	8/15/2027	1st term
Neurosurgery	Ellen Air*
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology	Jose Teixeira, PhD	8/15/2026	2nd term
Orthopedics	No rep provided for 25-26
Otolarynology	Steven Chang*
Pathology	Richard Zarbo*
Pediatrics & Human Development	Daniel Vogt	8/15/2027	1st term
Pharmacology & Toxicology	Cheryl Rockwell, PhD	8/15/2026	2nd term
Physiology	Lee Cox, PhD	8/15/2026	1st term
Psychiatry	Farha Abbasi, MD	8/15/2027	2nd term
Radiation Oncology	Benjamin Movsas*
Radiology	Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD	8/15/2026	2nd term
Surgery	Darci Foote, MD	8/15/2027	1st term
Translational Neuroscience	Scott Counts, PhD	8/15/2026	2nd term
Urology	Craig Rogers*
MCE Student Representative	Charla Jackson	8/15/2026
LCE Student Representative	Thomas Kelbel	8/15/2026
Graduate Student Representative	TBD	8/15/2025

* Indicates Chair serving for new department until faculty are added

• Ex-Offico Representatives per bylaws

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  Representative of Faculty Senate	Kelly Hodges (2025-2027)
  Representative to University Committee on Academic Governance (UCAG)	Vacant (2025-2026)
  Representative to University Committee on Curriculum	Erika Williams, PhD (2024-2027)
  Representative to University Committee on Faculty Affairs	Jamie Alan, PhD, PharmD (2023-2026)
  Representative to University Committee on Faculty Tenure	Jean M Kerver, PhD (2025-2028)
  Representative to University Committee on Graduate Studies	David Barondess (2025-2028)
  Representative to University Committee on International Studies & Programs	Ana Vasquez (2025-2027)
  Representative to University Committee for the Library	Kathleen Oberst (2023-2026)
  Representative to University Committee on Undergraduate Education	Kathleen Gallo, PhD (2023-2026)

• Ex-Officio Division Representatives approved per vote

  (Units must annually renew request for representation per bylaws)

  Academic Specialist (approved for a two-year term)	Vacant
  Bioethics and Social Justice (Center for)	Ariel Cascio, PhD
  Cardiovascular Medicine	Vacant
  Clinical Neurosciences	Vacant
  Institute for Health Policy	Dave Scneider, MPA
  Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine	Ryan Doyle, DO
  Radiology & Biomedical Imaging	Joseph Junewick, MD, FACR
  Rehabilitation Medicine	Adam Lamm, MD, MA

• Standing Guests

  Dean	Supratik Rayamajhi, MD
  Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs	Andrea Wendling, MD
  Sen. Assoc. Dean, Diversity & Inclusion/Assoc. Dean for Student Affairs	Wanda Lipscomb, PhD
  Senior Associate Dean for Research	Narayanan Parameswaran, BVSc, MS, PhD
  Associate Dean for Administration	Carol Parker, PhD, MPH
  Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development	Ade Olomu, MD
  Staff Representative	TBD

• Staff

  Executive Assistant to the Dean	Allison Tilma
  Communications Director	Amy Nienhouse

Meetings are the Third Monday of each month from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be via Zoom unless otherwise directed.

Contact

To reach the CAC with questions or concerns, please email your department representative or the Steering Committee directly and CHM.CACSteering@msu.edu. In addition, to reach your CHM Faculty Senators, use CHMFacultySenators@msu.edu.

Updated NOV 2025