Academic Planning & Budget Committee

EC Chair: Shana Ponelis 
BSIST Committee Chair: Margaret Kipp 
BSIST Student Representative: Brooke Ellis (2025-26) 
MLIS Committee Chair: Wil Peekhaus 
MLIS Student Representative: Liz Hadachek (2025-26) 
MSIST Committee Chair: Wonchan Choi 
MSIST Student Representative: Sean Davis (2025-26) 
PhD Committee Chair: Iris Xie 
PhD Student Representative: Sylvia Wang (2025-26) 
TF: Lyndsay Smanz (2025-26) 
Assoc. Dean–ex-officio, non-voting: Nadine Kozak 
Assist. Dean–UBR–ex officio, non-voting: Jessica Russell 
Assist. Dean–ex officio, non-voting: Chad Zahrt 

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BSIST Committee

Faculty 1: Abigail Phillips (2025-28)
Faculty 2: Margaret Kipp (2024-27) (Chair)
Faculty 3: Simon Mu (2023-26)
TF: Hyerin Bak (2025-26)
BSIST Student Representative: Gabe Stamler-Bauer (2025-26)
Assoc. Dean (ex-officio, non-voting): Nadine Kozak
Advisor–ex-officio, non-voting: Brian Williams

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Doctoral Program Committee

Faculty 1: Donald Force (2025-28) 
Faculty 2: Iris Xie (2024-2027) (Chair) 
Faculty 3: Wan-Chen Lee (2023-26) 
PhD Student Representative: Omorodion Okuonghae (2025-26) 
Assoc. Dean–ex-officio, non-voting: Nadine Kozak 
Admissions Coordinator–ex-officio, non-voting: Angie Sadowsky 
Advisor–ex-officio, non-voting: Angie Sadowsky

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Executive Committee

Wonchan Choi 
Jacques du Plessis 
Donald Force 
Maria Haigh 
Margaret Kipp 
Nadine Kozak 
Simon Mu 
Wilhelm Peekhaus 
Abigail Phillips 
Shana Ponelis 
Iris Xie 
Jin Zhang

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Grievance & Appeals Committee

EC Member 1: Donald Force 
EC Member 2: Simon Mu  
EC Member 3: Jacques du Plessis (Chair) 
EC Member 4 (Alternate): Jin Zhang 
EC Member 5 (Alternate): Abigail Phillips 
EC Member 6 (Alternate): Nadine Kozak

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MLIS Program Committee

Faculty 1: Jin Zhang (2025-28) 
Faculty 2: Sarah Beth Nelson (2024-27) 
Faculty 3: Wil Peekhaus (2024-26) (Chair) 
TF: Shaun Hayes (2025-26) 
MLIS Student Representative: Joyce Lee (2025-26) 
Associate Dean–ex-officio, non-voting: Nadine Kozak 
Admissions Coordinator–ex-officio, non-voting: Toby Deutsch 
Advisor–ex-officio, non-voting: Toby Deutsch 

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MSIST Program Committee

Faculty 1: Maria Haign (2025-28) 
Faculty 2: Jacques du Plessis (2024-27) 
Faculty 3: Wonchan Choi (2024-2026) (Chair) 
TF: Khaled Sabha (2025-26) 
MSIST Student Representative: Sakshi Dubey (2025-26)  
Associate Dean–ex-officio, non-voting: Nadine Kozak 
Admissions Coordinator–ex-officio, non-voting: Toby Deutsch 
Advisor—-ex-officio, non-voting: Toby Deutsch

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