UConn-AAUP 2025-2026 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SLATE
Below is the slate of candidates for the Executive Committee of the UConn Chapter, American Association of University Professors selected by the UConn-AAUP Nominating Committee for the year beginning July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
The Constitution of the Chapter allows for further nominations. Any further nominations, or self-nominations, must be received by the UConn-AAUP Office no later than end of the day February 15, 2025. A biographical sketch of each candidate will be sent to eligible voters with the ballot.
Only active/dues paying AAUP members are eligible to vote in Chapter elections. If you are not an active/dues paying member but wish to become one, please follow the Electronic Membership Form link and submit your form by March 10th.
The election will begin on Tuesday, April 1st and end on Tuesday, April 15th at 11:59 p.m. VOTING WILL BE CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY VIA SURVEY AND BALLOT SYSTEMS WEB-BASED VOTING SOFTWARE. You will receive an email on April 1st from AAUP UCONN Chapter Election with voting instructions, login information, and your personalized pass code. If you do not receive this e-mail notification on April 1st, please contact the UConn-AAUP office or email: ginadb@uconnaaup.org.
Elected members of the UConn-AAUP Executive Committee will represent this Chapter at National AAUP meetings and vote on behalf of the UConn-AAUP Chapter.
2025-2026 UCONN-AAUP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CANDIDATE SLATE
PRESIDENT
- Chris Vials, English
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Valerie Duffy, Allied Health Science
PRES/MEMBERSHIP & ORGANIZING
- Sam Sommers, English CSI- Waterbury
SECRETARY/TREASURER:
- Oskar Harmon, Economics- Stamford
REGIONAL CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE
- Claudia Kreamer, Biology- Stamford
MEMBERS AT LARGE
- Mary Beth Allen, Literatures, Cultures and Languages
- Karenann Caldwell, Chemistry
- Joseph Crivello, Physiology and Neurobiology
- Jeffrey Dudas, Political Science
- Nicole Gallagher, Speech, Lang and Hearing Sciences
- Deneen Hatmaker, Public Policy
- Faquir Jain, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Kelley Newlin Lew, Nursing Instruct and Research
- Josh Mayer, Anthropology
- Kristine Nowak, Communication
- Martina Rosenberg, CETL-Faculty Development
- Kathleen Tonry, English