Chapter Leadership

UConn-AAUP 2026-2027

Executive Committee

President
Tom Bontly
Philosophy
thomas.bontly@uconn.edu

Executive Vice President
Oskar Harmon
Economics
oskar.harmon@uconn.edu

Vice President For Membership Development & Organizing
Andrew Bush
Earth Science/Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
andrew.bush@uconn.edu

Secretary/Treasurer
Maria LaRusso

Human Development and Family Sciences
maria.larusso@uconn.edu

Regional Campus Representative
Daniela Falco

English – Waterbury Campus
daniela.sovea@uconn.edu

Representative Assembly Co-Chairs

Michele Back
Educational Curriculum and Instruction
michele.back@uconn.edu

James Knighton
Natural Resources and Environment
james.knighton@uconn.edu

Members at Large

KarenAnn Caldwell
Chemistry
karenann.caldwell@uconn.edu

Chen Chen
Educational Leadership
cchen@uconn.edu

Laura Cisneros
Natural Resources and Environmental Science
laura.cisneros@uconn.edu

Sarah Hird
Molecular and Cell Biology
sarah.hird@uconn.edu

Regina Lester-Harriat
School of Social Work
regina.lester-harriat@uconn.edu

Kristine Nowak
Communication
kristine.nowak@uconn.edu

Jeremy Pressman
Political Science
jeremy.pressman@uconn.edu

Martina Rosenberg
CETL
martina.rosenberg@uconn.edu

Valerie Duffy – Past President 2025-2026
Allied Health
valerie.duffy@uconn.edu